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Photography/Expert Profile
Expertise
12 years of full time experience as a digital photo retoucher for companies of all sizes, including United Airlines, K-Mart. Ask me about anything related to working on your photos: Color, contrast, manipulation, restoration, software, hardware.
Experience in the area
An exhaustive client list and other information available online at www.PhotoGrafix.pro. I run a monthly Photo Retouching & Restoration webcast here: http://www.photografix.pro/Restoration/PGXU_Live.html. I also run a blog full of great advice: http://photografixpro.blogspot.com/
Organizations
http://www.genealogicalspeakersguild.org
Publications
Education/Credentials
Columbia College Chicago City University of New York
Past/Present Clients
Iqra International Educational Foundation Publications International Creatista Azizah Magazine Sears K-Mart C-Line Products, Inc. Promogul True Modern Harappa Tucker-Knapp United Airlines
What do you like about this subject?
Retouching is a full-time adventure for me. I use Adobe Photoshop almost every day of the year and enjoy working with photos quite a bit. I do not shoot. I only work on photos that are already made.
What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?
To make clients and my students enjoy their photos and broaden their expectations of my abilities.
Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:
EVERY photo you see published in a respectable format is retouched.
Something controversial or provocative about this subject
It can be used to great advantages and great mischief!
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | P | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamela | 12/30/10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you for your support! |
| Gideon | 06/22/10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | thanks |
| Chris | 07/22/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Melinda | 04/01/09 | 10 | 2 | 10 | Thanks! |
| David | 02/09/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks Eric - You've been a great ..... |
Recent Answers from Eric C. M. Basir
2010-12-28 reproducted copy:
Very good question. Pamela, it depends on the type of paper and ink. It also depends on the quality of the frame. You are wise to use a matte to keep it off of the glass. You should also keep it out of
2010-06-22 Photo Recovery:
Gideon, this is a little outside of my expertise. However, it sounds like the images are corrupted. Thumbnails are typically generated separately from the main file. So you can have a bunch of images with
2010-05-16 Disposable outdoor use cameras:
Greetings Melissa: I'm sorry to read about the loss of your husband—and the loss of decent images. Without seeing an image, it's very, very hard to say. It is possible, in most cases, to come up with a
2010-03-27 superimposing & inserting:
Greetings Melissa: Sorry for the delayed response. Some tips to save you lots of frustration: Make sure that the lighting used for your source image (your head) is similar to the target image (the
2009-12-06 Transfering old pictures to digital:
Great question, John. Yes, there are many ways to do this. However, simplicity encumbers upon the degree of knowledge and experience. So it will take a little learning about the fundamentals and lot of
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