About

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Blake Ralston is an American Artist from Texas. 

Multi-disciplined in multiple mediums, Ralston enjoys working with digital as well as traditional media, all while embracing the challenge of creative problem solving or assisting clients to make their ideas a reality.

His passions include family, church, art & creative works (duh), history, mechanical engineering, horticulture, the outdoors/camping, music, and finishing this sentence with a fancy period right here → . 

Education

B.F.A. – Web/Interactive Media Design | The Art Institute of Houston | ’14
Attended – Digital Publishing | Lone Star Community College | ’04-’07

Certification

*Texas Notary Public | Texas Secretary of State | ’24
Certified Deposition Videographer | A.G.C.V. | ’24
Zoom Video DepositionA.G.C.V. | ’24
FAA Remote Pilot (Part 107)Â| FAA | Pending Renewal

*NOTARY DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN TEXAS AND MAY NOT GIVE LEGAL ADVICE OR ACCEPT FEES FOR LEGAL ADVICE.

Awards

Best Local Visual Artist | 2019 SLM Awards
Best Local Photographer Nominee | 2019 SLM Awards
Best Local Director Nominee | 2019 SLM Awards
Best Musical Video Nominee | 2019 SLM Awards

Skills

Photography

  • Digital Photography
    • Concert
    • Family/Couple/Senior/Graduate
    • Pet & Pet EOL (End of Life)
    • Real Estate
    • Promotional
    • Sequential Imagery
    • Medical (HIPPA Compliant)
  • Digital Image Manipulation
    • Editing/CompositionÂ
    • Retouch
    • Restoration/Colorization
  • Adobe Photoshop CC
  • Adobe Lightroom CC
  • Topaz Labs
  • HDR Composite
  • Panoramic
  • Low-light & Ambient lighting
  • LED lighting
  • On camera/Off-camera flash
  • Drone Photography

Video production

  • Legal Videography
    • Deposition
      • In Person
      • Remote (Zoom)
    • Will
  • Musician Productions
    • Live Performance
    • Music Video
    • Lyric Video
      • Kinetic Typography
    • Promotional
    • Visual Audio Track
  • Directing
  • Video Composition
  • Video Editing
  • Audio Production
  • Adobe Premiere Pro CC
  • Adobe After Effects CC
  • Adobe Audition CC
  • Topaz Labs
  • Storyboard
  • Sequential Animation
  • Drone Videography

Web/Interactive Media

  • HTML/HTML 5
  • CSS/CSS3
  • JS/JQuery
  • PHP
  • CMS
  • UI Design
  • UX Design & Analysis
  • Usability Testing
  • Information Design
  • e-Learning
  • Concept Design
  • Windows & Mac OS

Illustration

  • Graphite
  • Ink & Pen
  • Charcoal
  • Digital

Voice Acting

  • Voice Acting

Music

  • Bass Guitar
  • Jaw Harp
  • Vocals
  • Custom Percussion