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Jaime Gutierrez

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Available to hire

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Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Lead Photographer & Senior Retoucher at Dream Studio
January 1, 2023 - Present
Execute end-to-end commercial photography projects, from conceptualization to advanced digital post-production.

Education

Master’s Degree in Marketing & Management at Universidad del Norte
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) at Universidad del Norte
January 11, 2030 - April 15, 2026
Master’s Degree in Marketing & Management at Universidad del Norte
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2015
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) at Universidad del Norte
January 11, 2030 - April 15, 2026

Qualifications

Adobe Certified Associate (ACA)
January 1, 2015 - April 15, 2026
Adobe Certified Associate (ACA)
January 1, 2015 - April 15, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Retail
    uniE621 Modern Smartwatch Advertising Campaign | Geometric Product Staging
    This project features a high-end advertising campaign for a new line of smartwatches, emphasizing a sleek, futuristic, and premium technological aesthetic. The visual concept utilizes geometric set design and clean lines to make the product the hero. Key Highlights: Architectural Staging: Employed a minimalist set design featuring custom cylindrical bases and risers to elevate the product, creating a sense of prominence and architectural depth against a seamless solid background. Material & Texture Handling: Focused on precisely lighting the different materials—capturing the high-gloss shine of the glass display, the brushed finish of the metal casing, and the matte texture of the straps. Color Blocking & Modernity: Utilized a clean, mono-color or complimentary color palette for the background and risers to reinforce a modern, premium brand identity and enhance visual contrast. Tech-Ready Retouching: Applied immaculate digital retouching to ensure a "factory-perfect" finish, removing all imperfections and dust, crucial for technology advertising. Technical Specs: Category: Technology / Commercial Photography Aesthetic: Minimalist / High-Key / Geometric Post-Production: High-end frequency separation and professional material rendering. Final Output: Optimized hero images for product landing pages, digital banners, and social media advertising.
    uniE621 Premium Guitar Accessories Campaign | Cinematic Photography
    This project features a high-end advertising campaign for a musical accessories brand, utilizing a sophisticated low-key photography style. The visual narrative was designed to appeal to professional musicians and enthusiasts, focusing on the craftsmanship and premium materials of the products against a deep, seamless black background. Key Highlights: Chiaroscuro & Mood: Implemented dramatic, directional lighting to create a "noir" aesthetic, emphasizing the sleek contours and textures of the accessories while maintaining deep, rich blacks. Separation & Rim Lighting: Utilized precise rim lighting techniques to ensure perfect product separation from the dark background, highlighting edges and fine details without washing out the shadows. Texture Emphasis: Focused on the tactile quality of materials—capturing the grain of high-quality leather straps, the polished finish of metallic components, and the intricate details of custom guitar picks. Advertising Post-Production: Advanced retouching to ensure a flawless finish, removing micro-dust (critical in dark backgrounds) and enhancing contrast to make the products feel bold and "stage-ready." Technical Specs: Category: Advertising / Music Industry Style: Low-Key / Cinematic Noir Technical Focus: Rim lighting and texture enhancement. Final Output: High-impact assets for social media ads, website hero banners, and premium print catalogs.
    uniE621 Modern E-commerce Footwear Photography | Solid Color Backgrounds
    This project focuses on a contemporary approach to e-commerce footwear photography, utilizing solid colored backgrounds to create high-contrast, visually engaging product listings. Moving beyond the traditional white background, this style is designed to reinforce brand identity and make products "pop" in a crowded digital marketplace. Key Highlights: Color-Block Aesthetic: Carefully selected monochromatic or complementary backgrounds to enhance the product's primary colors and materials, creating a cohesive and modern look. Shadow & Depth Control: Specialized lighting techniques to maintain natural, soft shadows, ensuring the product feels grounded and three-dimensional despite the flat background color. Color Accuracy: Meticulous post-production to ensure that both the product and the background colors are accurately represented, maintaining consistency across the entire digital catalog. Market-Ready Assets: High-quality imagery optimized for mobile-first shopping experiences, social media carousels, and high-conversion product pages. Technical Specs: Category: E-commerce / Product Photography Style: Solid Color / Color-Block Post-Production: Advanced color grading and professional cleaning for a flawless, commercial finish. Deliverables: Web-optimized files for modern e-commerce platforms (Shopify, Amazon, Instagram Shop).
    uniE621 Commercial Footwear Campaign | High-Impact Product Advertising
    This project showcases a professional advertising campaign developed for a footwear brand, blending technical precision with commercial storytelling. The goal was to highlight the design ergonomics, material textures, and brand identity for a diverse range of styles, from athletic performance to luxury leather goods. Key Highlights: Texture & Detail Enhancement: Focused on capturing the intricate details of materials—leather grains, fabric weaves, and stitching—ensuring the viewer can "feel" the quality of the product. Dynamic Composition: Utilized creative blocking and suspension techniques to create a sense of movement, making the footwear look ready for action and visually engaging. Color Grade & Consistency: Applied meticulous color correction to ensure the digital assets match the physical product perfectly, a critical factor for reducing returns in e-commerce and maintaining brand integrity. Versatile Assets: Produced a mix of clean studio "hero shots" for advertising banners and lifestyle-oriented compositions for social media engagement. Technical Specs: Category: Commercial / Footwear Photography Post-Production: Advanced frequency separation for material cleaning and high-end color grading. Deliverables: High-resolution masters for print and optimized web-ready assets for digital storefronts.
    uniE621 Precision Jewelry E-commerce Photography | Macro Focus Stacking
    This project focuses on high-end macro photography for a jewelry collection, specifically designed for premium e-commerce platforms. The primary objective was to capture the intricate details and brilliance of rings on a seamless white background, ensuring maximum clarity and visual appeal. Key Highlights: Focus Stacking Technique: To overcome the limitations of shallow depth of field in macro photography, I utilized Focus Stacking (merging multiple focal planes) to achieve edge-to-edge sharpness across the entire piece. Lighting & Reflections: Implemented a specialized lighting setup to control highlights and eliminate distracting reflections, emphasizing the natural luster of the metal and the fire of the gemstones. E-commerce Optimization: Every image was delivered on a pure 255 white background, perfectly calibrated for high-end online marketplaces, Shopify, and Amazon luxury listings. Advanced Retouching: Professional digital cleaning to remove micro-dust and imperfections while maintaining the authentic texture and color accuracy of the materials. Technical Specs: Category: Jewelry / Macro Photography Technique: Digital Focus Stacking (Multi-shot blending) Style: Clean White Background (High-Key) Final Output: High-resolution assets optimized for web zooming and catalog use.
    uniE621 Lychee Bags | High-End Product Photography & Retouching Campaign
    This project features a comprehensive commercial photography session for Lychee Bags, a premium accessory brand. The objective was to create high-impact visual assets versatile enough for both fast-paced social media environments and high-resolution large-format printing in retail stores. Key Highlights: Art Direction: Focused on a minimalist and elegant aesthetic to highlight the texture, stitching, and material quality of the bags. Technical Execution: Utilized advanced lighting setups to ensure color accuracy and depth, essential for brand consistency across digital and physical media. Post-Production: High-end digital retouching was applied to every image, ensuring a "pixel-perfect" finish suitable for large-scale in-store displays. Deliverables: A curated set of assets optimized for Instagram/Facebook ads and high-resolution files for commercial printing. Technical Specs: Category: Commercial / Product Photography Software used: Adobe Premiere Pro (video assets), DaVinci Resolve, and Professional Retouching. Final Output: Social Media Sets & Retail Print-Ready Files.