Photography & Graphic Design

Q. What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A. Ask for proofs and samples of work to see what kind of quality you will be getting. Talk to my clients for referrals!

Q. What important information should buyers have thought through before seeking you out?

A. It is always helpful to know what kind of end product you will be expecting. That will determine the method of layout for fulfillment.

Q. Why does your work stand out from others who do what you do?

A. I love to create striking, impactful designs that make you stop and take another long look, something that you want your potential customers to do with your ads.

Q. What do you like most about your job?

A. Creativity!!

Q. What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A. Usually it centers around price, so I try to work within my client's budget.

Q. What do you wish customers knew about you or your profession?

A. How quickly I can work creating wonderful images and designs. Also, when I promise something, I DELIVER!

Q. How did you decide to get in your line of work?

A. A friend encouraged me to go back to school (after 20 years) and get a skill set that would allow me to have a career that would take me way into retirement years.

Q. What are your most common types of jobs?

A. Layout and design for print production, next would be photo shoots.

Q. Tell us about a recent job you did that you are particularly proud of.

A. I worked on restoring hundreds of WWII veterans pictures in all forms of damage and decay for a Memorial Day celebration honoring them for their service.

Q. Do you do any sort of continuing education to stay up on the latest developments in your field?

A. I am currently taking every class I can on my own to increase my skills set in graphic design and photography.

Q. Describe your most recent project, what it involved, how much it cost, and how long it took.

A. I created a promotional poster for a theater, including photo shoot on green screen, extracting the image and placing on another background, designed the layout and provided proofs to client, got final approval, sent to print!
This project took (including proofing) aprox. 2 weeks and cost around $500.

Q. If you have a complicated pricing system for your service, please give all the details here.

A. Not complicated at all, an hourly rate for all services.

Q. If you were advising someone who wanted to get into your profession, what would you suggest?

A. Study and learn all you can about the current technology and stay up on all the new things coming out, it changes daily!