About
I am an experienced photographer, photo post-processor, photo compositor, copy layout designer, web designer, and web developer. I have retired after 30 years of employement and now work as a freelance contractor.
Photographer & Photo Post-processor/compositor
I have been a full time or part time photographer since my third year in college. I have used Photoshop since the early 1990s and Lightroom since 2010, doing photo post-processing, photo retouching, cleanup and restoration. I have also done extensive photo compositing and copy layout.
UI/UX Designer & Web Site Developer.
I have worked as a system level programmer, process designer, database manager, and UI programmer. Currently I am a web designer and full-stack developer. I have developed web sites for resume presentations (like this one), blogs, organization layout and presentations, and large scale sales using server side databases.
- Website: BWMurphyPhoto.com
- Phone: +434 610-4939
- City: Lynchburg, VA, USA
- Degree: Masters
- Email: bert@murphy.world
- Freelance: Available
I am very interested in discussing your needs and requirements. Please contact me by phone, email, or via this web site.
Skills
Below is a representation of my skill level in each of the indicated areas. This is only a sampling of where I have worked. In my years as a programmer and developer I have worked in many areas from low level system interfaces to high level user interfaces and APPs.
Resume
Following is my resume outlining my background (education), skills and accomplishments.
Summary
Bert Murphy
Innovative and creative design with 20+ years of experience in photography and photo post-processing and compositing, and 10+ years experience in web design and development.
- 2704 Evergreen Rd, Lynchburg, VA
- (434) 610-4939
- bert@murphy.world
Education
Master of Science Electrical Eng- Software Systems
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Degree included all forms of software development from system level control to user interfaces. It also included hardware/software integration and matching
Bachelor of Science Electrical Eng Tech- Logic Systems
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Degree included basic engineering and design principles of software controlled logic circuits.
Professional Experience
Freelance Contractor
2012 - Present
- Full time photographer working for weddings, family reunions, family portraits, personal portraits, and business photography. I also have worked in landscape and wildlife photography used to create stock photos.
- Worked in post-processing - to increase the quality and depth of pictures, to remove unwanted elements, to modify part or all of some elements, and to restore old or damaged photos.
- Worked in compositing photos - adding elements, combining multiple pictures, or creating new layouts from multiple sources.
Software Engineer
- Part time photographer, Photo post-processor, and photo compositor
- Full time software developer for medical related machine interfaces, medical database controls, and user interfaces
- Full time software engineer developing system level controls, process interfaces, and data collection and processing
- Full time software engineer developing hardware machine interfaces and control software matched to the hardware
Services
Below are the various services I am able to provide as a freelance contractor. Currently I work primarily in photographer/photo post-processing/compositing and web design and development. Please contact me if I can work with you in any of these areas
Photography
I have experience in wedding photography, family reunions, family portraits, personal portraits, and business photography. I also enjoy landscape and wildlife photography used to create stock photos.
Photo Post-processing
I have experience in post-processing - to increase the quality and depth of pictures, to remove unwanted elements, to modify part or all of some elements, and to restore old or damaged photos.
Photo Composite/Copy Layout
I have experience in compositing photos - adding elements, combining multiple pictures, or creating new layouts from multiple sources.
UX/UI Design
I can help you decide what you want your web site to do, how it should look, and how it should flow. And then I can build it to your custom specifications
Web Development
I am proficient in HTML, CSS (Flexbox and GRID), Bootstrap, JAVASCRIPT, and other more application specific languages. I can help you decide the best approach for your website.
Backend Process Development
For larger applications, I am a full stack programmer and can help you with server-side and database needs.
Contact
Location:
2704 Evergreen Rd, Lynchburg, VA 24503
Email:
bert@murphy.world
Call:
+1 434 610 4939