Chiara Merico
High End Retouching Photo Editing Design & Direction
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**** – Present: Los Angeles, CA
High End Retouching, Photo Editing, Retouching Direction, Design,
Lead Assistant, Archiving, Image Capture & Delivery, Digital Tech
Companies:
Sketchers
Fine Art Photographer Guido Argentini
Michael Grecco Productions
Image Mechanics
Push Offices
Major Projects:
Barron Magazine
Big Apple Fashion Week?
Botox Infoadvertisement
Hasseblad
Jane Lynch for National College
Wendie Malick for Rental Budget
Danica McKellar for Casio
Naked Ambition Documentary
Porsche Magazine
People Magazine
Reebok
Sunbounce
Tiffen
Ermenegildo Zegna
2007- 2009: Milan, Italy - Thomas Widenhofer
Photography Assistant and Retoucher
Major Projects:
LookBook for Roberto Cavalli
Sergio Rossi
Alberta Ferretti
Pollini
2006 – 2009: Milan, Italy - XTV Productions
Photographer Assistant, Camera Operator, Retoucher
Major Projects:
In Italia, Photographic Book
Indian Stills - Biennale of Photography Brescia, 2008
Video Milano Expo 2015
Campaign for Letizia Moratti Major of Milan
Zona Tortona 2008
2005 – 2006: Milan, Italy - Bruno Rinaldi, fashion week photographer,
Vogue Italia
Photographer Assistant during Fashion Weeks in Milan, Paris, New York
2004 – 2006 Milan, Italy - OmniaVisual Design
Photographer, Photographer Assistant, Camera Operator, Retoucher
Major Projects:
LookBooks for Krizia
Enrico Coveri
Pollini
Borsalino
Lorenzo Riva
Style Sheets for Unicredit Bank
Diadora
2003 – 2004: Florence, Italy - Saverio Lombardi Vallauri, Architectual
Photographer
Photographer Assistant
Major Projects:
Photography Books: “ Le case della Memoria” and “ Liberty in Milan”
Expert:
Adobe Creative Suite from CS to CS6, Nik Software, Tiffen FX,
Xrite, Profile, Eye1, Office
Skills:
Fluent Italian, Translator
Screen Printing, Mosaic Design, Photography, Computer Graphic
Education:
2011 Otis College of Art and Design
Typography, Letter Press
2001-04 Italian Institute of Photography
Equivalent of BFA in Photography
1997-01 Academy of Art Brera, Milan
BFA in Interactive Arts
1991-96 Institute of Art Beato Angelico, Milan
BFA in Decorative and Fine Art Techniques