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Louis Sabo III ¥ 49 Mayfield St., Rochester, NY 14609 ¥ (585) 288-1159(h) ¥ lrsiiimages@gmail.com

 

Career Objective:    Obtain a position in advertising that employs and challenges my photography, design, and teamwork skills.

 

Education:               Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

B.F.A. in Photo Illustration, May 1987.

 

Job experience:

9/90-present            LRS IIIMAGES, Rochester, NY: Freelance Photographer & Mac Support Specialist

¥ Providing digital & film photography services for customers who need product/catalog, food, public relations, and portrait photography; video coverage; Web site design; brochure design. Portfolio on www.lrsiiimages.com

¥ Apple Macintosh hardware and software support services for individuals & design agencies.

 

3/99-3/01                PETsMART Direct, Brockport, NY: Digital Photographer & Web Designer

¥ Digital Photography &Image preparation for publication & web sites; Petsmart.com, RCSteele.com

¥ Web site manager for NationalBridle.com involving page design &database maintenance.

¥ Network Administrator for Macintosh workstations & network. Integrating Macs with NT Servers.

 

11/98-1/00              PETsMART Direct, Brockport, NY: Special Projects Administrator

¥ Year 2000 Compliance Coordinator - Direct all aspects Y2K preparation for company.

                                   

8/93-11/98              PETsMART Direct, Brockport, NY: Publications Photographer

¥ Complete photography for the company's six (four color) catalogs within budget and on time.

¥ Titles: R.C. Steele, State Line Tack English & Western, Wiese, Pedigrees, and Groomer Direct.

¥ Photograph people and animal models, styled product and cover shots. 

¥ Work with designers and merchandisers to complete the best quality catalogs in their field

   while meeting deadlines.               

¥ Schedule & manage photographic assistants to complete photography workload.

¥ CMYK color correcting at the proof stage and at press OKÕs.

¥ Network Administrator for Macintosh workstations & network. 

 

9/88-8/93                Campos Photography Center, Rochester, N.Y.: Photo Lab Technician

Responsible for custom printing services, which include Custom Color and B&W printing;

B&W and color copy work; technical training instructor; 4 x 5 internegatives and chrome dupes;

maintenance of RA-4 process and chemical mixing; maintenance of processing and enlarging equipment.

 

7/87-9/88                Mel Simon Inc., Rochester, N.Y.: Photo Lab Technician

 

Skills:               Digital photo skills: Proficient in studio and location lighting, lighting temperature balancing, image prep for print & web. PDF file prep for print.
Web Design skills: Proficient in CSS, html code, Dreamweaver CS3, Flash CS3, Fireworks CS3.
Software proficiency: Photoshop CS3, ImageReady CS, Freehand, Quark X-press, PageMaker/IndesignCS3, FileMaker Pro 9, Excel, PowerPoint, Word. Non-linear video editing with iMovie & Final Cut Pro.
CMYK color proofing & four color press OKÕs. Macintosh network administration Apple X Server hardware, & software service.
Technical training instructor.

           

Exhibitions:     9/2002    George Eastman House- 9/11 exhibition                    

9/90      Campos Photography Center, Rochester, NY 

2/86      National Warplane Museum, Geneseo, NY

           

Honors:            9/07-Present  NRG Network Referral Group of Rochester - Treasurer

3/87             Rochester Institute of Technology Traveling Showcase.

           

Interests:          Family, skiing, fishing, cycling, camping, aircraft, and woodworking.