JOSHUA NAYLOR

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EDUCATION

BFA Photography ♦ Indiana University ♦ Bloomington, Indiana May 2006

BA Art History ♦ Indiana University ♦ Bloomington, Indiana May 2006

Expert in coding standards based XHTML and CSS utilizing javascript, Flash, PHP, MySQL, & various UI libraries
Highly experienced in Adobe Dreamweaver and Adobe Flash CS4
Versatile in applying Adobe Fireworks as a rapid prototyping application for wireframing, mockups and user interface designs
Professionally experienced in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) and best web practices
Knowledgeable in creating and administering various CMS solutions including Wordpress, Joomla, and Drupal
An authority on social networking and viral marketing techniques including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, etc.
Vast knowledge of Google Adwords, Google Analytics, and Webmaster Tools and how to optimize for a business application

Adobe Photoshop guru and specialist of digital photography retouching/photo manipulation techniques
Excellent understanding of studio lighting techniques including strobe and flash
Wide-spread expertise in media ranging from 35mm film, 120mm, 4x5 and digital raw files
Detailed knowledge of photographing commercial products in studio and other environments
Extensive black and white darkroom experience in both developing film and printing on fine art papers
Broad knowledge of type-C color printing and archival digital inkjet printing techniques

Skilled in various design software for print production including Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop CS4
Extremely knowledgeable in commercial printing formatting and procedures

Experienced in all Microsoft Office 2007 applications with an extensive knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
Expertise in the Google Docs platform and in migrating Microsoft documents to Google Docs.
Trained in various CRM solutions and Invoicing software

Designed and programmed standards based websites for small to medium sized businesses utilizing various programming languages including xhtml, css, javascript, php, mysql. Implemented CMS systems and ecommerce shopping carts utilizing Wordpress, Joomla, and Magento Ecommerce.
Regularly met with clients to review project goals and to create proposals for future developments.
Photographed commercial products for ecommerce as well as business personnel and buildings for both web and print mediums.
Administered Google Adwords campaigns on clients’ behalf, set measurable goals, and tracked trends and metrics in Google Analytics.

Based on an eleven month grant, I photographed and archived the permanent collection into a digital database.
Created various web and print design campaigns for both visitor marketing and educational purposes.
Installed and packaged artwork for each exhibition and event.
Curated and headed an exhibition of four museum teachers whose careers had spanned over thirty years.
Provided IT support for staff members.

Contract photographer shooting various events including university, college, and highschool graduations; sorority bid days; Indianapolis symphony orchaestra special events; Conner Prairie symphony on the prairie.
Traveled all over Indiana and the neighboring states, often solo, to photograph graduation processionals and family and class group portraits.
Worked with 35mm film, 120mm, various digital cameras as well as strobe, flash, and natural light situations.

Taught Digital Photography & Photoshop
The Class focused on understanding the DSLR and the point-and-shoot digital camera as well as how to work with digital files in Adobe Photoshop.
The Course covered importing, scanning, manipulation, retouching, restoration, and printing.