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About Me
About my photography background:
I started taking pictures in my early teens. When I got my first income tax return, I bought my first 35mm SLR camera. I still have it today. I learned how to take better photographs over the years. My first photo lab job was at Newell Color Lab in Los Angeles, Calif. I worked there for about 4 years, Newell Color Lab was where NASA, Lucas Films (Star Wars), etc, has their work process. Then I worked at Photocenter in Los Angeles, Calif. They did work for Playboy, Advertising Clients, etc. Then I worked for West Photo Lab in Seattle, Washington. After I heard about this company going out of business, I started working for First Class Photo in Bellevue, Washington. This is a family owned and operated business. I left there and went to Ultraprint Photo Lab in Tukwila, Washington. After a few years have gone by I went back to college and received a BA in Video Communication. After I graduated, my first and last TV job was at KVAL Ch 13, in Eugene, Oregon.
What I did and learned how to do while working at the Photo labs:
I ran the full service lab in back of the photo lab. Used their Noritsu automated enlarger (QSP-311). Would make enlargements from 5" X 7" to 11" X 14". Ran their E-6 processor. Would run a control strip for the enlarger and the E-6 processor. Made corrections to the chemistry of the enlarger and E-6 processor. The corrections were made by adding water, chemistry or sodium hydroxide to the chemistry. I would load 120 or 135mm slide film. Push or pull the film from 1 to 3 f/stops manually. I would also color correct 135mm slide duplicates, 135mm internegatives, made 135mm color copy negatives, and spotted prints as needed.
What I did and learned how to do while working at KVAL Ch 13:
I was a Video Editor. I edit video from beta and DVCAM tapes to scripts for the live News broadcast. I have knowledge of ENPS, CBS NewsPathNow server, and CNN PathFire server. Uplink stories and packages daily to CBS. Training on new DVCAM cameras. Training and assisting in live truck operations (Microwave, Satellite). Satellite Equipment I was using: Advent Exciter AVM 2951, Tiernan TDR 777 IRD, Drake ESR 1252 Earth Station Receiver.
KVAL Ch 13 is a sister station of KATU Ch 2 here in Portland, Oregon. They are both own by Fisher Communications, Inc. A great company to work for by the way.