Lauren Smit

LAUREN SMIT Photo Retoucher DETAILS -- LINKS Linked-In - PROFILE Hey! My name is Lauren, and I am a fine art printing specialist, as well as a photo retoucher. My career started at Orms, a large photographic company in Cape Town, in 2010. It was there that I was trained to do fine art printing and with that, I delved into the world of Adobe Photoshop. I worked my way up, becoming the head of the fine art department, managing a small team. SKILLS Adobe Photoshop Adobe Bridge Adobe Illustrator Adobe Lightroom Capture One Excel and Word Xero Accounting HOBBIES Photography, gardening, reading, cooking. LANGUAGES English Afrikaans During my 8 year career with Orms, I acquainted many known artists, galleries, and photographers, who I did retouching and printing for. I was given the opportunity to start a small scale printing and retouching studio with help from Pieter Hugo, a South African photographer. I decided to leave Orms to pursue this. I am still with Dog Ear Editions, on a freelance basis, and am currently looking to acquire freelance photo retouching. E M P LO Y M E N T H I S T O R Y Fine art printing specialist and retoucher at Dog Ear Editions, Cape Town January 2019 — Present I currently work at Dog Ear Edition, co-founded by Pieter Hugo, a well-known photographer, and myself. I act as a brand ambassador, therefore responsible for social upkeep as well as the financial upkeep of the company. My role involves liaising with artists, galleries, and photographers alike, for fine art printing and retouching. Head of the Fine Art Department at Orms, Cape Town October 2010 — December 2018 I was the manager of the fine art department in a large photographic based company. My managerial role was to supervise a team of 4 people as well as oversee the financial upkeep of the department. I liaised with clients for fine art printing and retouching. E D U C AT I O N BTech Diploma in Photography, Prestige Academy, Cape Town January 2007 — December 2008 COURSES Darkroom Photography, Orms Cape Town School of Photography October 2017 Black and White Film Photography, Orms Cape Town School of Photography September 2017 Lightroom Introduction, Orms Cape Town School of Photography September 2017 First Aid Level 1, SEESA (Pty) Ltd Customer Service, SEESA (Pty) Ltd Initiator and Disciplinary Procedures, SEESA (Pty) Ltd Junior Management, SEESA (Pty) Ltd INTERNSHIPS Photojournalist at Cape Argus, Cape Town 2008 I interned as a photojournalist and photojournalist assistant at a well known locally-based newspaper. REFERENCES Pieter Hugo from Dog Ear Editions-