Heather Miles
FLORENCE,AL
Summary
Experienced photographer and editor with a proven track record at Heather Miles Photography, excelling in high-quality image capture and advanced editing techniques. Detail-oriented and skilled in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, I consistently deliver visually pleasing images while ensuring client satisfaction and meeting tight deadlines.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Photographer, Editor
Heather Miles Photography
Florence, AL
11.2019 - Current
- Capture high-quality images for diverse events, ensuring client satisfaction and adherence to deadlines.
- Edit photographs using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom to enhance visual appeal and consistency.
- Setup lighting equipment and backdrops for various photoshoots, optimizing shooting conditions.
- Collaborate with clients to understand their vision, translating concepts into compelling photographic narratives.
- Edit, upload and maintain files for clients in an efficient and organized manner.
- Keeping up to date with new editing techniques to improve photos in the most natural way.
- Maintain Shootproof website and sales for clients with their images.
- Advertise through social media.
Photo Editor, Printer, Photographer
Joseph Romans Photography
Muscle Shoals, AL
08.2023 - 08.2024
- Efficiently edited and retouched images using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop to enhance visual appeal for publications and printing.
- Utilized Capture One for tethered shooting and Darkroom for printing.
- Printed, packaged, and contacted clients for print orders.
- Organized, printed, packaged, and delivered large quantities of photos for 18 schools.
- Maintained printer and insured availability of supplies for delivering prints in a timely and efficient manner.
- Organized, maintained, and shared files for efficient workflow and easy access.
- Optimized images for web usage by adjusting resolution and file formats while maintaining aesthetic quality.
- Uploaded images to Smugmug for clients.
- Created USB drives for schools with spreadsheets and image files for their yearbook publications and records.
- Maintained records and files for 18 schools that included special events, image file selections, student names, grades and dates that images were taken.
- Contributed to brand recognition through consistent application of design guidelines in all edited images.
- Collaborated with other designers to create the best images for clients.
- Handled high-pressure deadlines with ease by implementing effective time management strategies and prioritizing tasks accordingly.
- Created graduate composites for high schools.
- Setup appropriate props, backdrops, and lighting.
- Shot photographs in studio and remote locations.
Graphic Designer
The Vinylroom
Florence, AL
04.2022 - 09.2023
- Utilized Vinylmaster and Adobe Photoshop in order to create t-shirt designs and business logos for clients.
- Sat with walk-in clients in order to design custom shirts, stickers and banners with their ideas in mind.
- Managed emails, orders, and designs to be printed.
- Created a file system for customers to be more time efficient for future projects.
- Printed on banner, vinyl, and adhesive media for clients.
- Created cut files and lined up print jobs for large 52 inch HP printer.
- Maintained the printer and cutters and their supplies for efficiency.
- Insured images from clients were correct size and format for printing.
- Collaborated with clients via emails, phone calls, texts and in person appointments from beginning to end of their projects.
- Lined up print jobs and printed DTFs for clients in a fast paced business.
- Built logos for new businesses and created designs for the business to sell as their own.
- Coordinated with other designers in order to create the best outcome for client projects.
Education
No Degree - Education And Spanish
University of North Alabama
Florence, ALSkills
- Photo editing
- Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom
- Graphic design
- Large format printing
- Digital photography
- Detail oriented
- Strong compositional skills
- File organization and management
- Photograph modification
- Blemish correction
- Color theory
- Wildlife photography
Languages
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Photo Editor, Printer, Photographer
Joseph Romans Photography
08.2023 - 08.2024
Graphic Designer
The Vinylroom
04.2022 - 09.2023
Photographer, Editor
Heather Miles Photography
11.2019 - Current
No Degree - Education And Spanish
University of North Alabama