A Family Affair
©2011, Jenna Black - Essential Photography Studios
My husband, Tom, is a talented aviation and motorsports photographer and a competent photo editor in his own right. He began teaching me his techniques and I realized I truly loved graphic art. I continued to hone my skills and study new techniques until the day Tom jokingly told me I had passed him up and should start processing his photos for him. Then I kept going...and going...and going. What I realized next is that not only had I fallen in love with graphic art, I wasn't half bad at it either.
After my husband finished his undergraduate degree, we left our home in Arizona and moved back to southern California to be nearer to our families. Tom had already found work, but I had to leave a job I loved in order to join him in California. In our current economy, jobs are scarce and I had to figure out quick what I was going to do next. I began doing restorations, retouching, slideshows, and every other type of photo manipulation as fast as I could learn it. I worked on friends and family members' old photos and photo projects until I had a nice portfolio and repertoire of skills and techniques and discovered I had a knack for this unique art form. After over ten years of working in the IT field, building and designing websites and other media, I finally decided to go into business for myself and Foto Finish was born.
After my husband finished his undergraduate degree, we left our home in Arizona and moved back to southern California to be nearer to our families. Tom had already found work, but I had to leave a job I loved in order to join him in California. In our current economy, jobs are scarce and I had to figure out quick what I was going to do next. I began doing restorations, retouching, slideshows, and every other type of photo manipulation as fast as I could learn it. I worked on friends and family members' old photos and photo projects until I had a nice portfolio and repertoire of skills and techniques and discovered I had a knack for this unique art form. After over ten years of working in the IT field, building and designing websites and other media, I finally decided to go into business for myself and Foto Finish was born.
Evolution
This business is constantly growing and evolving, just like the graphic art and information technology fields, and so are we. This is truly a family business and we put a great deal of extra love and attention to detail into every job we do. Our priorities are quality work, value, and speed of service. We also strive to offer a wide range of products and services. If it isn't listed on our site, be sure that it is coming soon. Just to be sure, send us an email and tell us what you need. We'll find a way to do it for you - and that's a promise.
