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© Tami Jo Urban Flickr

© Tami Jo Urban Flickr

© Tami Jo Urban Flickr

A photographer(from Greek φωτός (photos), meaning “light”, and γράφω (graphos), meaning “I write”) is a person who takes photographs using a camera. /wiki/

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A Thousand Words

Photography is an art everyone can appreciate. I began my training with an all-manual Minolta x700 shooting Fugi and Kodak films and developing my own black/white prints. I was dodging light before Photoshop turned it into “the lollipop tool.” Despite my old-school start, I embraced digital photography and haven’t looked back. The elimination of film and developing costs makes it easier to take an abundance of shots and assure the capture of that perfect moment. But photography is so much more than just memorabilia. It is a tool I use daily to support my art, graphic and web services. My SLR serves as a high-end scanner for replication and publication of my traditional art, also known as copy stand photography. The same principle is applied to product glamor shots, still life and portraits. Even my camera phone can record textures and screen-resolution images for use in commercial design. Photography does not compete with traditional fine art, it compliments it.

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Digital Retouching

In addition to taking pictures, I use software to massage the images into a more appealing representation of the moment. To be blunt, I can stamp out the drunk guy in the background, shave some years off Aunt Edna’s face and eliminate the wine stains on your shirt. We all have that photo of ourselves that would make the perfect Facebook profile pic but what were we thinking dating that person? Please, just make it go away…

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Events

I am available to shoot weddings, parties and sports as well as family portraits, head-shots and just about any other theme you need. If it’s not listed, just ask! I offer styles of photography ranging from serious to whimsical, technical to edgy. I deliver your photographs via CD/DVD, FTP and electronic transfer of your choice. I will also work with you on hard-copy options and will design photo albums and other forms of printables from various providers such as Snapfish, Shutterfly, CafePress and more.

For project inquiries please contact me.

A web developer is a software developer or software engineer who is specifically engaged in the development of World Wide Web applications, or distributed network applications that are run over HTTP from a web server to a web browser. /wiki/

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Web Design/Development

Web presence is a high-level intangible that everyone wants a slice of. SEO? Yeah, ask any SEO Agency why when you type SEO into Google they aren’t the first return. Rather than feed you a bunch of buzzwords, I deliver a strategy that can create awareness without implementing server-side fraud. I am a front-end designer/coder with the ability to develop ground-up, full-spectrum websites including all the amenities by using industry standard CMS software and associated accessories. If that made sense to you, cool. If that sounded like clicks and hoots, well I can help you most of all, Scarecrow.

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Social Networking

Face it, Facebook and Twitter rule the world (under the tutelage of Google, of course). Printed resumes have become nothing more than a strange smell in the attic. Is your online presence up to the challenge of surviving in a pool of flash and glam being spit out of any basement containing 14-year-old, a PC and a cracked copy of Adobe Gif Spazzer? It’s not as overwhelming as it seems. Sure, I agree, no one cares to read about what you had for lunch or who unfriended whom (gasp!). But social media implemented properly is a powerful tool to bring your brand, product or company into the light of the 21st century. Linking your media across networks reaches the largest number of readers with the least amount of effort leaving time for going out in the sun and actually talking to people. That’s called going analog, just like gramma used to do.

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Google App Integration

Those folks at Google knew what they were doing, and I’ll admit it: the Google owns me, why fight it? In addition to websites and social networking, I can integrate the Professional (and free version) Suite of Google Apps to set your business up for maximum organization and minimal risk of asset loss caused by server and um…PEBCAK or ID-10-T errors. This includes your-domain based email and the associated standard services offered by each package such as Docs, Sites, Calendar, etc.

I offer web and social networking services for a variety of applications and audiences. I’ve worked with companies such as Frog Island Creative and Werewolf Industries on design comps and builds as well as a body of private clients. I work within your budget by creating a plan that is suited for your intent. Oh and I’m also one of those Apple people, so if you break your internets I can fix it.

For project inquiries please contact me.

A medical illustrator is a professional artist who interprets and creates visual material to help record and disseminate medical, biological and related knowledge. /wiki/

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Holding an accredited Master of Fine Arts in Medical & Biological Illustration from the University of Michigan, I have worked with doctors and professors to create everything from surgery plates to patient-education brochures. My portfolio includes hand-drawn/traditional media as well as computer-generated, scalable-vector imaging for print and digital presentations. My fluency in commercial art, photography and web development allows me to offer a variety of deliverable options including pre-flight for printed hard copies, file preparation for digital presentations and website development for interactive review.

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My dedication to this concentration grows as I continue my training in both the arts and sciences. Having teamed with Chiropractic-Neurologist Dr. Stacy Corrado to form Art of Skin & Bones, I am offered the opportunity to create and maintain a medical library of research and case-specific studies for her practice as well as other doctors, surgeons and lawyers across the United States.

I enjoy the challenge of working with all facets of medical, biological and medical-legal professionals. I have the training and critical thinking skills required to assist you on your project by providing understanding and insight to the worlds of art and science.

For project inquiries please contact me.

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