Beauty Retouching for Beginners
About Me
A course by Xi Chen , Photo Retoucher
About the video: About Me
Overview
“This lesson is an overall introduction of who I am, what my cultural and artistic background is, where I work and live, a brief introduction of my life.”
In this video lesson Xi Chen addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Beauty Retouching for Beginners. Learn the basics of professional image retouching and color correction for beauty and product photography.
Partial transcription of the video
“About Me Hi everyone, my name is Xi Chen, I'm a professional retoucher for commercial clients. To tell you a little bit about myself, I was born and raised in China, in Fujian province. My hometown is a small city for Chinese eyes. None of my family was in the art and creative world, however I have... always really been drawn into visual art since a very young age. One of my first memories is that I was drawing a woman, when I was about two years old, I think, and ever since I was always doodling and drawing on my textbook, and always going for a calligraphy class and Chinese painting class...”
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Course summary for: Beauty Retouching for Beginners
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Areas
Digital Photography, Fashion Photography, Photo Retouching, Photography, Portrait Photography

Xi Chen
A course by Xi Chen
Xi Chen is a freelance photo retoucher based in Brooklyn, New York. Originally a photographer, she now specializes in color correction and retouching images for fashion editorials, portraits, commercial campaigns, social media content, and fine art.
Xi has worked with luxury fashion brands like Chanel, Prada, Alexander Wang, Balenciaga, Calvin Klein, Hermes, Valentino, Bobbi Brown, Vera Wang, and more. Her client list also includes Google, Samsung, Nike, and Adidas, as well as editorials like GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, and Vogue.
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