Alea Warner

New York, NY, USA

Work Experience

Metropolitan Antiques And Gems

Photographer / Administrative Assistant

In charge of photographing incoming inventory which consists of furniture, fine jewelry, sculptures, glassware, silverware, paintings, and other antiques of various mediums. I work closely with the owners and work staff to ensure all inventory is accounted for, priced, and photographed accordingly. Retouching is done to make sure products are clean and as they would appear upon purchase. Heavy computer work dealing with sensitive financial information, customer correspondence, and proper documentation of all activities pertaining to business function.
March 2015 - Present New York, New York, United States

Lois Greenfield Studio

Retoucher / Studio Assistant

I began as an intern with Greenfield in her NYC studio, where I did basic administration, photoshoot assisting, and client relations pertaining to her new body of work. As I became more involved in her upcoming book, Greenfield decided to hire me as a freelance retoucher to complete the project and get her book prepared for it's final deadline. Along with image preparations, I was responsible for creating fine art prints and retouching images for her clients as requested.
April 2014 - March 2015 New York, New York, United States

The Little Agency

Retoucing Specialist

Hired as a freelance post-production artist in charge of overall retouching, color correction, composite, and image matching for various clients associated with Conde Naste (Vogue Japan, Elle France, Yves Salomon, W Magazine) and several advertising projects for companies such as Aaron Bascha, Charming Charlie, Avon, Lucky Urban Survivalist, and the 96 Collective. Worked directly with the artistic director and occasionally the project photographer to achieve the style and retouching desired per every assignment.
July 2014 - March 2015 New York, New York, United States

Education

The Art Institute Of Colorado

Bachelor of Arts

Graduated Salutatorian with my BA in Photography. Emphasis in dance and motion photography with training in studio equipment, video/audio editing and recording, darkroom processing/printing, fine art printing and mounting, on-location shooting, business of photography, general education courses, grant writing, and study of several areas of photography (ie advertising, consumer portraiture, product, editorial, photojournalism, architecture, etc)
October 2010 - March 2014 Denver, Colorado, United States

Skills

Adobe Aftereffects, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier, Broncolor Lighting, Camera Tethering, Canon Cameras, CaptureOne, Hasselblad Cameras, Image Manipulation, Large Format Cameras, Leaf Digital Backs, Light Boxes, Macintosh, Mamiya Cameras, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Word, PhaseOne Digital Backs, ProPhoto Lighting, Quickbooks, Speedotron Lighting, Windows,