Date of birth: **.**.**** (** y.o)
Based in Aprilia, Lazio, Italy
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Private retouching courses:
Alina Yakimova (Basics & Beauty)
Ksenia Kazarina (Product)
Anastasia Aiden (Jewellery)
Lightroom & Photoshop
Color Correction
Non-destructive retouch
Dodge & Burn
Frequency Separation
Masking
Clipping Paths
Communication
Responsibility
Growth mindset
Teamwork
Problem-solving
Empathy
Italian & Russian (bilingual)
English (Professional)
Anna Orekhova
Retoucher
Experience
RETOUCHER, PH. ASSISTANT
Collaborating closely with a photographer's studio - Fototanit, located near Rome.
Editing diversified kinds of shots: commercial and still life photography, beauty
portraits, ceremonies, indoor and outdoor shootings. Now collaborating remotely.
BEAUTY RETOUCH
Refining portrait and close up shots with constant focus on perfect but still natural
result, Projects for YSL Beauty, published by IO Donna (April 2023), and Enni Marco.
Worked with Francesco Romano, Irina Tascheva and other photographers.
E-COMMERCE RETOUCH
Editing shots for online stores and catalogs, getting rid of unwanted details, BG
cleaning and realistic shadow reconstruction. Careful analysis of visual perception and
impact on the viewer. In March 2023 edited Chiara Ferragni’s campaign for Benetton.
JEWELLERY RETOUCH
Meticulous retouch of metal and gems in order to bring out the unicity of any jewel,
polishing and enhancing the needed details, creating compositions with shadows
and reflections.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Worked with several B2B companies as graphic designer and retoucher, project
manager, administrative assistant, always growing as a team member towards
higher positions in order to give more value.
Most of my experience comes from a marketing agency and a sales management
company, cooperating happily with 10-20 colleagues.
Other achievements
BEAUTY RETOUCH COACHING
Individual training course for photographers who wanted to improve post-production
skills. developed a program to cover all the basics and beauty-related advanced skills.
also held multiple lessons about post-production for photography trainings.