AI Creative Director
Visual Storyteller Application

Greetings you magnificent AI fellow Freak.

I’ve put this letter to you here because I really need for you to understand how special this opportunity is to me. Spinning and pressing buttons is not the end game for AI. Content is King. Stories rule.

March 14 and 15 2023 was in my opinion one of the most significant moments in history. ChatGPT 4 and MidJourney V5 were launched. Sure, they were both around before that, but those dates signified a major leap in what was capable. It was a revolution. For me I remember 2 moments that changed my life forever.

First let’s take a step back.

Que “2 weeks ago”
I’ve been a professional fashion, product, and music photographer since 2001. I’ve done some very crazy over the top photography projects because my own artistic style is very chaotic. That would later benefit me in my working relationships. I became an expert in in camera effects and photoshop effects. I’ve always tried to push the boundaries of photography. But there are limitations. Until one day I saw that a photographer had taken one of his models and ‘put’ her in the same pose in the Amazon jungle using MidJourney. WHAT!!! Every creative door that was closed to me because of budget was now blown open.

A month after MJV5 came out I had already made over 30 000 images. As of now I’m almost at half a million images created with MJ and SD. It paid off diving in so deep because I was hired by an AI Fashion company for a 10-month contract. I not only brought my experience as a fashion photographer and photoshop expert to the company, but I also brought my sense of exploring what these crazy new tools could do. Or in my case what these tools couldn’t do became my passion. I was using a watercolor paint brush for oil painting. I then journeyed into how I could bend and break these AI tools to do what I want based on their limitations. And yes, I’ve done oil paintings with watercolor paint brushes. Instead of adding water I added lighter fluid. Why? Well, you’re going to have to ask me about that one. (Hint, I didn’t set the painting on fire).

All this is a deep dive into explaining that I’m a creative soul that’s WAY excited about AI. I’m in full obsessed mad scientist mode with AI. I’ve regularly pulled all night sessions with MidJourney or experimenting with ComfyUI workflows. ComfyUI is an unforgiving mistress, but if can tame it through patients and persistence.

If you take me on as creative partner, I will help you sort through the TON of creative projects burning a hole in your brain. I’m an expert in holding on to dreams long enough to make them real. Let’s approach the boundaries and blow past them. Let’s use the AI tools to discover what possible. And we know more than the clients we CAN make the impossible possible.
I am someone who is doing this stuff for free. As in I’m doing this for me. Would be cool to be paid to do what I’m already doing with AI. I NEED to be doing this. There is nothing like that late night break through, guiding that infinite roulette wheel of possibilities out of chaos.

I love your passion to dominate. Is the motivation behind dominating a chance to prove what you can do? I ask because I’m on a journey to prove myself. Unshackle me and I will impre$$.

Nothing scares me about what you wanting to achieve and the work behind making that happen. I’m hungry, so HUNGRY to finally get the crazy cool visions in my head out.
Regardless of if we partner up, AI, (with my decades of experience behind it), will be my legacy.

Jef Harris

Opportunity is Currency
https://linktr.ee/jefharris

P.S.
This is 100% written by me.

JEF HARRIS RESUME
Multimedia and Digital Imaging Expert.

CAREER SUMMARY

• Professional photographer with over 600 successful photo shoots ranging from lifestyle, fashion, and products.
• Proficient in using industry-standard software programs like, Lightroom, Premiere, Davinci, and Final Cut.
• 25 years professional experience in Adobe Photoshop for high-end fashion image editing and creation.
• Masterful use of AI tools like ComfyUI and MidJourney for the creation of groundbreaking visuals.
• Seeking fearless opportunities to bring ideas to life through innovative and creative editing techniques.
• Open-minded out of the box mindset eager to learn, with a strong foundation in the power of collaboration.
• Seeking a position in a dynamic industry where I can use my skills to convey compelling visual narratives.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Freelancer AI ARTist – Remote – Feb 2024 – Nov 2024

• Completed 10 successful AI generation-based jobs on the UpWork platform.
• Good To Great Schools Australia – Created stock photos using MidJourney and the Flux Dev model with photoshop retouching and Topaz Labs for upscaling and print ready output.
• ComfyUI workflow consultation – Worked with individuals in the fashion and products industry to craft and test custom ComfyUI workflows that included ControlNET and LORA nodes in the final workflow.
• AI Music videos. – Created 3 music videos, one for the folk-rock Singer Lindsay Ferguson called Finger on the Glass, the Canadian Bhangra music group “Josh”, and the Polish music duo “ZM99”. For the AI preproduction workflow, I Utilized ComfyUI, MidJourney, and RunwayGen3 using text to image, video to video, and image to video AI techniques. For the postproduction workflow I used RunwayGen3 for the lip sync and Topaz Labs for the 4K upscale and all edited with Adobe Premier.

Photo Retouching/AI image generation – AI Fashion / Remote – April 2023 – Dec 2023

• Collaborated with an international team of AI artists to produce, quality fashion images for online stores.
• Utilized AI tools like Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and Firefly to create fashion models tailored to client requests, enhancing clothing visuals using Stable Diffusion and Adobe Photoshop.
• Designed professional and captivating locations using Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, Firefly, and Dali.
• Maintained a resource database and conducted daily research on emerging AI tools.
• Specialized in prompt engineering, creating accurate prompts to align with client needs; used ChatGPT for prompt generation, brainstorming, and providing image descriptions.
• Developed expertise in crafting consistent faces, detailed clothing, and natural poses for models, placing them in engaging, fun, or professionally styled backgrounds.

Lead Editor & Post-Production Coordinator. – PIP Animation / On Site – Mar 2001 – 2020

• Oversaw 15 television and film projects, including Caillou, The Ren and Stimpy Show, Tom and Jerry, and the film Pirate’s Passage, while working with a diverse team of 20-30 animators.
• Leveraged Adobe Creative Suite, Premiere, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, and Motion to manipulate, splice, and sync 10-50 scenes daily, adding visual effects, and dialog to complete 1 full episode a week.
• Collaborated with a team of 2-5 production coordinators to meet deadlines, implement best practices, and uphold the integrity of the company vision ensuring compliance with project budgets of $2MM-$3MM.
• Reduced the number of retakes by 60% through the consistent execution of thorough quality control measures, including conducting screenings and performing quality control on 40-100 scenes.
• Effectively implemented changes to 20-50 scenes per day based on feedback from directors, producers, clients, and management.

E-Commerce and Content Creation – Desi Wear / Remote – July 2003 – Dec 2012

• Guided a creative team to establish and operate a streetwear clothing company, overseeing every phase from ideation to launch, including formulating the brand’s appearance and style which contributed to annual profiles of over 500K in sales.
• Conducted intricate professional photo shoots that generated over 500 premium images for print and digital projects using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom for picture editing with an efficient turnaround time.Efficiently processed tens of thousands of raw digital images from diverse events, demonstrating exceptional organizational skills, meticulous attention to detail, and expert use of image editing software to produce visually appealing results, typically narrowing down to less than 100 for prompt release.Deployed and sustained over 100 clothing products on the online store and crafted daily blog content, utilizing platforms such as Magento and WordPress, to provide a cohesive brand experience and effectively display products.
• Established and managed multiple payment gateways, including PayPal, Stripe, Square, and Woo Commerce, ensuring seamless online transactions and timely dispute resolution.

EDUCATION

Algonquin college school of media and design – Ottawa, ON – Sept 2021- Aug 2022

• Ontario College Certificate
  Music Film and Media Fundamentals, Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management – Graduated with honors.
  
  

Advanced certificate in teaching English as a foreign language – June 2019

Understand learners needs, the importance of context, lesson planning, teaching skills, assessment and reflection.

RELATED SOFTWARE SKILLS

Adobe Photoshop • Adobe Premiere • MidJourney • Adobe Firefly • Dali • ChatGPT • Automatic 1111 • ComfyUI • Product Photography • Fashion Photography • Quality Assurance • eCommerce • Microsoft 365 • Image Editing • Final Cut Pro • Davinci Resolve • Adobe Audition • WordPress • Topaz Labs • Cloud Storage • Asset Creation • FaceFusion

TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS

The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing • Adobe Audition • Final Cut Pro X • Premiere Pro • Body Language for Leaders • Boost Emotional Intelligence with Mindfulness • Building a Small Business Website with WordPress • Leading with Fearless Mindfulness • Product Photography • Mindful Team Building • Shopify • How to Get Things Done Ahead of Deadlines • Overcoming Imposter Syndrome • Developing a Critical Thinking Mindset • Leading and Motivating People with Different Personalities • Interpersonal Communication • Producing Podcasts • Digital Transformation Foundations • Working with Actors & Non-Actors in Video Production • Remote Work Foundations • Layout and Composition: Advanced Principles • Compositing Product Photography in Photoshop • Organizing and Archiving Digital Media

LANGUAGE – English