About: Joseph Schuman

Note: The pictures on the Graphic Design and Photography pages are low-quality for easier page loading and copyright protection. For higher-quality images just send me a message at schumanjes08@gmail.com.

Hello, and welcome to my personal portfolio. I was born in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida in 1986 and grew up in South Florida for 22 years immersed in the sunny beaches and the high-end homes of Palm Beach. After 22 years I wanted a change of scenery and moved with my family to Greenville, South Carolina, which brought me new sights in the form of beautiful mountain backdrops and the beauty of all four seasons (fall is definitely my favorite.) In the beginning my career path was not always clear as after high school I got my Technical Degree in Automotive Technology from New England Tech of Palm Beach since I liked automobiles, but later on I realized that I was not that highly skilled to be in the auto repair industry so after moving to South Carolina I decided to go back to school.

In 2011 I started classes at Greenville Technical College with the intent to get a two-year degree in business management and to transfer to USC Upstate for the four-year bachelor's degree, but after seeing the amount of work and time it would take for a part-time student like me who works full-time to get there I decided to take a different course and went into the Information Technology field to get a two-year degree in Web Development in 2015. Also I decided to get two more certificates to match a four-year degree with a certificate in Cisco Network Systems Administrator in 2015 and a certificate in Graphic Design in 2018. My work career ranges from automotive repair and retail sales to bakery associate and inventory associate with additional skills learned from various fields. Out of all of those fields I have more interest in the design aspect as I have vast skills in graphic design, web design, and self-taught photography. I have samples of my work in web development based on school exercises and my personal portfolio is created and maintained by me personally with help from a template.

What really blossoms my career and hobby is graphic design and photography, as presented with the samples on this portfolio. I always like to create logo's and package designs that are unique, eye-catching, simple, and gets to the point of the product with realism. I might not be a professional photographer, but my pictures are crisp and excellent for a novice photographer: I give credit to my model car collection, likely somewhere to be 1,000 model cars in my collection, that help me exercise my photography skills with excellent close-up pictures that are a challenge to create for any beginner photographer. In fact, I have a blog called Two Lane Desktop that not only showcases the excellent photography but also some insights on each model car as some of them have a very interesting story to tell about the real vehicle. Outside of model cars I also tend to take photos of landscapes, buildings, signage, and even people if they want.

Enjoy looking at my portfolio and if you have any questions you can contact me at schumanjes08@gmail.com.