I am a seasoned photo retoucher, illustrator, and creative leader with over 30 years in the industry. I specialize in refining imagery for advertising, branding, and entertainment, blending technical precision with a strong eye for composition and storytelling. When I’m not working, you’ll likely find me at a concert with my family or painting in my home studio, always exploring new ways to bring ideas to life through photography, illustration, and motion.…

Gary Book

I am a seasoned photo retoucher, illustrator, and creative leader with over 30 years in the industry. I specialize in refining imagery for advertising, branding, and entertainment, blending technical precision with a strong eye for composition and storytelling. When I’m not working, you’ll likely find me at a concert with my family or painting in my home studio, always exploring new ways to bring ideas to life through photography, illustration, and motion.…

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I am a seasoned photo retoucher, illustrator, and creative leader with over 30 years in the industry. I specialize in refining imagery for advertising, branding, and entertainment, blending technical precision with a strong eye for composition and storytelling.

When I’m not working, you’ll likely find me at a concert with my family or painting in my home studio, always exploring new ways to bring ideas to life through photography, illustration, and motion.

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English
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Work Experience

Digital Retoucher at Fanatics Collectibles
November 1, 2024 - Present
Photographic digital retouching & imaging including Uniform Swaps for Professional, NCAA and Sports Entertainment images, silos, compositing, color corrections & image preparations for the Pre-press Department.
Senior Retoucher/Lead Creative at Indigo Studios
June 1, 2004 - September 1, 2024
Lead Creative for overseeing creative strategies, concepts, CGI, photography, retouching, imaging and compositing, design and illustration for advertising accounts. Directed on-staff and freelance designers, retouchers, CGI artists and illustrators; oversaw photo shoots, on-site presentations, motion graphics and VR applications; managed studio social campaigns and promotions; contributed to a revenue increase from 2-3M to 6-8M annually.
Senior Art Director at The Ben Marketing Group/Ogilvy Atlanta
July 1, 2000 - May 1, 2004
Design and execution of advertising, marketing and promotional material for Coca-Cola's South-Eastern regional accounts; produced logos, packaging, POS, Direct Mail, brochures and web design; supervised designers and illustrators; led photo-shoots and press checks.
Digital Illustrator/Retoucher at Digitango/Vertis
April 1, 1998 - June 1, 2000
Photographic digital illustration, retouching & imaging including prepping files, masking, compositing, color corrections & special effects for national advertising accounts.
Art Director/Project Manager at Scientific Games International
September 1, 1992 - April 1, 1998
Design, execution, and supervision of scratch-off & pull-tab/break-open games for domestic and international markets including brochures, logos, POS, collateral material and company newsletter; supervised 10 designers and freelance production artists.
Technical Illustration Supervisor at Global Technology Assoc. LTD
February 1, 1992 - September 1, 1992
Recruitment and supervision of approximately 30 on- and off-site freelance Illustrators and Graphic personnel for automotive technical illustration.
Volunteer Designer & Creative Director at The Aware Wildlife Center
May 1, 2016 - Present
Volunteer design and creative direction for wildlife center projects.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts at College For Creative Studies, College of Art & Design, Detroit, MI
January 11, 2030 - January 15, 2026

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Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Software & Internet

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