I’m a Photoshop editor with over 20 years of experience and a background in fine art, holding a master’s degree from NYU. My career has evolved alongside digital media, spanning photo retouching, image editing, graphic design, and archival work. I also bring extensive experience as a photographer, video editor, and musician, giving me a well-rounded creative perspective.

Manolito Vales

I’m a Photoshop editor with over 20 years of experience and a background in fine art, holding a master’s degree from NYU. My career has evolved alongside digital media, spanning photo retouching, image editing, graphic design, and archival work. I also bring extensive experience as a photographer, video editor, and musician, giving me a well-rounded creative perspective.

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I’m a Photoshop editor with over 20 years of experience and a background in fine art, holding a master’s degree from NYU. My career has evolved alongside digital media, spanning photo retouching, image editing, graphic design, and archival work. I also bring extensive experience as a photographer, video editor, and musician, giving me a well-rounded creative perspective.

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Work Experience

Photo Editor | Digital Archivist | Restoration Specialist at Everett Collection
January 1, 2004 - Present
Restore, enhance, and standardize entertainment and historic photo archives for licensing and publication. Perform advanced retouching, compositing, object removal, and tonal balancing to professional production standards. Correct perspective, exposure, and color inconsistencies across large image collections. Lead ingest, scanning, retouching, and metadata workflows for major archival acquisitions, including large television and print collections. Deliver organized, high-resolution print files and optimized web assets with strict attention to detail and confidentiality.
Photo Technician – Archival Project at LAC Group
January 1, 2017 - Present
Scanned and restored ABC Television photo archives for delivery to Getty Images. Applied professional-level retouching and tonal correction to meet agency standards. Created an efficient production workflow to meet monthly image quotas.
Digital Manager at Gamma Press
January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2004
Managed digital image archive, enhancement workflows, captioning, and quality control. Supported editors and photographers with advanced image correction and research.

Education

M.A., Painting at New York University
January 11, 2030 - February 18, 2026
B.A., Studio Art at University of California, Santa Barbara
January 11, 2030 - February 18, 2026

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment