Photos in difficult lighting conditions. Stop-action animation and time lapse photography. Retouching, enhancement, compositing, special effects in GIMP (freeware similar to Photoshop) and custom-developed software. 3D modeling and rendering with POV-Ray, Radiance, Blender. Mosaics. Scientific photography, including astronomy, planetary exploration. Color calibration. 2D graphics generated in Postscript, AAG, or other software. Custom software development for image processing filters, automated imaging workflow, cross-platform or linux-based custom apps and modules. High dynamic range, high bit depth image processing. Analysis of images with extreme enhancements. Image quality - quantification, automated monitoring, noise reduction, image repair strategies. UFO photo debunking. Instruction or presentations in image processing. Troubleshooting electronics, software, mechanical, optical systems. Brainstorm, consult for special photography projects with unusual challenges.
Blame it on my grandma - she taught me the basics of photography and darkroom processing when in was young.
Now everything is digital, and photography, taken in a wider sense, includes obtaining the fantastic images returned by NASA and ESA missions to the Moon, Mars, Venus, Saturn, etc. My day job is to work for one of these missions; the results of my image processing have appeared on covers of nation magazines. This work requires mastery of image processing, applied math, software development, and problem-solving skills, along with understanding of physics, electronics, and data processing.
With a keen interest in the topic, i track the current state of the art, while innovating to push the envelope on image enhancements with sophisticated finely-tuned custom processing filters. Careful attention in making seamless mosaics out of multiple images from a moving spacecraft. Deblurring images from out-of-focus cameras, or fixing motion blur. There is much knowledge of value in the published literature, but sometimes one must go beyond that.
As an artist with informal training, i understand composition, color schemes, setting the mood with lighting, artistic vision, and most important - fooling the eye. My understanding of visual perception helps with selecting the best photographic setup, the best image processing techniques, to bring out what is desired in an image while hiding defects.
In addition to photography, CG and image processing, i have worked occasionialy in film, video and music productions. For animated sequences and film/video projects, i may be able to record and edit audio, compose music, create animated logos, titles, credit rolls, and other element creation or post-production tasks, depending on the situation and requirements.