Michael Dorman: Photographer, Owner in Los Angeles, CA

Outdoors + Adventure Lifestyle + Sports Photographer • Collaboration with Creative Dirrectors and Clients to produce successful + creative imagery that in on target and on brand. • Management and production of photo shoots, talent casting, location scouting, and logistics. • Image re-touching and color correction. • Image database management.

• Strategic build-out of in-house photographic capabilities. • Work directly with Marketing Department to create imagery used across all corporate literature and branding. • Service photographic needs across all domestic events • Managing and production of photo shoots, talent, location scouting and logistics. • Art Direction. • Image re-touching + color correction • Image database management

• Work with Creative Director to streamline work flows • Corporate and Creative asset management • Source and qualify new print vendors • Created SOP • Creation and deployment of new file server and naming convention to facilitate new opportunities for global expansion and service to newly created sales regions • Created numerous Procedure Guidelines and internal One Sheets

• Worked with top management, strategically development and implement production workflows and techniques • Manage and co-ordinate all print production in studio • Work directly with Client and Art Directors to efficiently and effectively create media that exceeds Client expectation.

• Strategic client consultation • Enhancement of current in-house photographic capabilities • Working directly with client and Art Directors to efficiently and effectively create award winning imagery that exceeds client expectation. • Managing and coordination of photo shoots, talent, location scouting and logistics. • Art Direction

• Significantly reduced costs by bringing photography in- house and developing new workflows • Brought new technologies onboard to integrate image files into DAM post capture Photographer for World Wide Marketing responsible for assignments including Indy 500, Amgen Tour of California, Herbalife 2011 global lifestyle photo shoot, Executive and Doctor portraits, apparel catalogue shoots, product imagery for labels and product photography. Also responsible for color-correction and retouching of captured images. Developed new strategies and work flows for a single source of photography, digital retouching and digital asset management, as well as assisting in print production and large format output.

• Sourced new technologies to assist in color management Retouching artist working on a wide range of projects such as print, web, photography and environmental graphics. Managed the large format output production and coordinated with vendors in the printing of billboards, banners and posters.

• World wide packaging with knowledge of global regulatory • Strong knowledge of Consumer Packaged Goods Servicing International Product Marketing needs by producing product comps, label mock-ups, copy correction and foreign language typesetting, while maintaining regulatory compliance accross all brands and sub brands.

• Researched and deployed new technologies to help streamline Color, Color Calibration and file management • Attended Heidelberg Color school Digital Production Operator in charge of color management and correction for clients consisting of top photographers and magazines often working one-on-one with clients to achieve desired color and quality.

• Worked with in-house design team and Print/Plate making department to co-ordinate and insure proper file output and maintain output and print deadlines