Kemal Baransel

Estee Lauder was one of our biggest main brand costumer which we were handling most of their sub-brands like Clinique, Bobbi Brown, MAC, Origins and Tommy Hilfiger. I enhanced my retouching skills on as well as cosmetic products, fashion model shots and close-up skin tone images. I also experienced with new printing technics besides traditional offset printing, creating backlit signage, high quality continuous- tone duratrans, duraclears and C-prints

In this facility I experienced preparing images for different substance for packaging but also retouching high-end fashion images for catalogs and WEB sites. My responsibilities here were preparing images for different type of printing technics, color correcting, merging multiple images and creating realistic look. I also work with our own design department and photo studio to increase our productivity

Responsible for matching colors to customer supplied swatches. Working with Graphic Designers, finalizing digital artwork for CD Labels, Covers and Booklets

Responsible for creating and maintaining all schedules, Team leader of 5 retouchers Accountable for all color corrections, markups and proofs, Working with digital photographers, creating our own scenery sets. Producing catalogs for tens of different companies like Gumps, Polo, Maiden Form, Macy's

Image retouching, color correcting, color enhancing, image manipulation for magazines like GQ, Glamour, Allure, Traveller, Self, Vanity Fair etc.

As well as being Crosfield 9700 studio operator (which we were preparing weekly magazine STAR) I was also involved with photo retouching, color correcting images.