Independent Photography and Design Professional
Greater Chicago Area
- Current
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- Owner at Christopher Dilts Photography | Design
- Creative Director at Killing Machine Apparel Co
- Past
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- Designer / Print Specialist at SK Intertainment
- Designer at Panik House Entertainment
- Photographic Editor / Associate Designer at P8NT Magazine
- Education
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- Earlham College
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Chris Dilts’s Summary
I'm a photographer and designer with over 10 years of experience in the music, action sports and web design industries. I am able to bring a unconventional look and feel to projects with a breadth of experience unique in it's diversity.
In addition to six years traveling the world producing an independent magazine, I've worked doing packaging design for DVD and record labels, worked as a designer for a dynamic content website that receives more than six million unique visitors a month and have served as the creative director of a small clothing label.
I've shot for bands like Milemarker, Cursive, The Murder City Devils, and Bright Eyes; worked as the still photographer on a variety of video productions and for event promotors.
Photography
A wide range of documentary, editorial and lifestyle photography. Studio, product and portraiture. Photojournalism.
Web Design
CSS, HTML, Flash Animation, Animated GIF, Wordpress, Moveable Type, Image Optimization, CSS Layout and Flash Object Integration.
Print Design
Print Publications, Digital Pre-Press and File Preparation, Identity/Logo Design, Brand Identification, Layout Design, Advertising, and Magazine Layout.
Software Literacy
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Acrobat, Quark XPress
Chris Dilts’s Specialties:
Editorial, documentary photojournalism and lifestyle photography. Bridging conceptual visual design with functional web solutions.
Chris Dilts’s Experience
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Owner
Christopher Dilts Photography | Design
(Design industry)
August 2005 — Present (4 years)
Full service Photography and Design studio, specializing in music, underground sports, documentary and lifestyle. Clients include Mother Jones Magazine, Office Max, The NPPL, Formed Records, Tatu Tattoo, COG Magazine, Luminaire Chicago, Chrome Bags and the Chicago Soy Dairy.
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Creative Director
Killing Machine Apparel Co
(Apparel & Fashion industry)
August 2005 — Present (4 years)
I serve a Creative Director for Killing Machine Apparel Co, a small boutique apparel company, and am responsible for overseeing the branding, marketing, look and feel of the company.
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Designer / Print Specialist
SK Intertainment
(Internet industry)
January 2007 — April 2008 (1 year 4 months)
Print Specialist and part of the design team servicing the family of SKIntertainment websites and projects, including MrSkin.com and MrSkinPress.
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Designer
Panik House Entertainment
(Motion Pictures and Film industry)
January 2006 — January 2007 (1 year 1 month)
In-house designer for the Panik House label and their subsidiary label CasaNera Entertainment responsible for packaging design, marketing and promotional design, web design and site administration.
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Photographic Editor / Associate Designer
P8NT Magazine
(Publishing industry)
June 1999 — August 2005 (6 years 3 months)
I was the Photographic Editor and Associate Designer at P8NT, a competition paintball magazine, focusing on the emerging professional paintball circuit. I was responsible for all photographic content for the magazine, managing a stable of free-lance photographers as well as traveling and handling primary photographic duties. Additionally I worked as part of the design team and specialized in digital pre-press and production.
Chris Dilts’s Education
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Earlham College
BA , Sociology / Anthropology , 1995 — 1999
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Chris Dilts’s Interests:
Cycling, Music, Photography, Tattoos, Vegan Cooking
Chris Dilts’s Contact Settings
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