June 20, 2006

• I dunno how the heck "Curious George" got in there twice on that post. I guess I am not a web designer either!
• Photo fluffer.
• Digital image corrector. Photo touch-up technician. Photoshop (or whatever app you're using) operator.
• hehe. I need a real title.
• Fluffer works, too. Depends on your intended clients... : )
• er. Gah. But what's the "official" title?
• Visener. Ya gets the red out.
• Free-lance web dev (design and implementation, no title) Pornographer (no title) however, I am always interested in an opening for the position "Imperatrix Mundi"...
• Me: "I'll take Hard To Define Occupations" for $200, Alex." Alex: "This job, done for free by thousands on Fark and SomethingAwful, is a paying occupation for gorgeousjunkie. (BEEEP!) "What is..."
• Those ones I posted would be the 'official' terms used by the companies I've known when searching for artists. Of course, if you have some paper with an 'official' name, guess that would be the one to use...
• *flashback to 'but just what is it that you do with the computer... and you get paid for it?' chat with father long, long, long ago. Ah well.*
• I don't think there's any "official" title for any job, really. Generally, in your resume, use the one you've worked under at your company to avoid any misunderstandings if they check references. Use the title in the ad or posting when you tell them what job you're applying for. The important thing is to point out to them how your experience meets the requirements of the job description. There are some good books out there which give advice on how to apply. I used "What Color is Your Parachute" some years ago with success. The job title is the least of your worries.
• Digital imager?
• It's funny... my mother used to do this job in the early 80s... it was called "photo retouching" it was done by airbrush onto prints, or sometimes directly onto the negative. She actually got furious with me when I threw out her (broken) airbrush compressor... she stated that she might want to get "back into the business".. I informed her about Photoshop and other apps, but she's a die hard old school photo retoucher... You might wanna try that title when dealing with some "dinosaurs" (esp. in the publishing industry), not saying my mom is a dinosaur, but speaking from someone who used to work in publishing, there are TONS of people who just won't let go (i.e. the editor who refused to upgrade his computer as he'd lose the ability to write to 3.5" inch floppies)
• I worked in a bakery one summer and got to airbrush a lot of cakes. It was fun! And it's a good way to cure you of ever wanting a doughnut, ever again.
• ...oh.. I'd add digital to that title as in "digital photo retoucher" if the situation arises, as my mother just informed me (in an I told you so manner) that there are still some ye olde photo retouchers out there who work with photographers using non-digital formats. I guess it would be pretty weird if someone doddy at a company handed you an airbrush and told you to remove a zit from a bride. You'd probably be screwed, (and of course, vice versa goes for the hardcore airbrush folk given a PowerBook and a copy of CS 2). Anyway, that's how I'd define your job... but I guess I'm biased because of my mom's old job...
• THere's probably someone out there still removing smallpox scars from people's Daguerrotypes.
• Underpants is a "cake retoucher!!!!!" But I don't think I want my cake touched or especially retouched by an Underpants Monster!!!!! (I should really start hyphenating that word, the more I type it I keep thinking that I'm typing re touché'd) so... Touché to you Underpants... you win this time...
• Professional Image Consultation, Pre-Press and Finishing Technician.
• Easy, "photo retoucher". If you wanna be all cyber about it, add "digital" to it.
• Chief crop and wattle blotter, leaves no stern untoned.
• "Graphic Artist"? Then fill in the details in your actual resume? Debaser626: My mother did the same thing in the 80s, except more with the super fine brushes that looked like a single eyelash and a type of specialized colored pencil. She would sometimes bring the restoration jobs home to work on, I loved watching her.
• I started working in graphic design back in the neolithic, with stuff like those letraset adhesive sheets and rubylith film mask for actual airbrush painting. Never got any further with it that very basic photo coloring and tacky chrome designs. An unforgiving medium, and yes, a pleasure to see a skilled artist going at it. When the mighty c0mput3r arrived and we got a whiff of the 'undo' command, most of us fell in the trap. Of course, PShop today does things that 20 years ago just weren't physically possible. Ah, I'd love to see TUM airbrush some freshly baked buns... ; )
• sheez I *did* click post... damn
• how about production artist? that sounds like an accurate description to me.
• I was also going to suggest photo retoucher.
• Monkeyfilter: Chief crop and wattle blotter, leaves no stern untoned.
• Digital image editor/enhancer/adjuster?
• you're a photo finisher
• A gorgeous . . junkie? -=Bzzzt!=- *sigh*
• Thank you roryk, that sounds correct.
• I'm glad you got your answer, gorgeousjunkie. Now, on another note, I asked recently elsewhere that people take Curious George posts a little more seriously. The eeked threads especially are fine to muck around in, but if someone has a genuine question, please be helpful in answering. Not looking at anyone in particular *ahem*ralphthedog*ahem*...
• *swats Ralph with rolled up newspaper*
• Yeah! *hides behind Koko*
• I make one constructive comment on the blog about a botched link, and ME-OWWW!
• ARF!
• CAAWW!
• MOOOO!
• Uh...HOO! HOO!
• Pleased to meet you! Hope you guessed my name!!
• I don't know whether it's worth mentioning since I'm a bit late to the party, but as someone who was a photographic printer for about 3 1/2 years, the term "photo finisher" has a different meaning for me than the job you described. I'd go with the digital image editer/retoucher. It could be different where you are though. (I'm in Australia)