Beauty Retouching for Beginners

Understanding a GIF

A course by Xi Chen , Photo Retoucher

Photo Retoucher. New York, United States.
Joined November 2020
96% positive reviews (54)
1,673 students
Audio: English, German, Spanish (Latam), French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Turkish
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About the video: Understanding a GIF

Overview

“In this lesson, I will teach you how to create a stop-motion animation GIF using multiple photo sample images. I will show you what tools are needed and how to animate the image. ”

In this video lesson Xi Chen addresses the topic: Understanding a GIF, 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

“In this lesson, we'll be learning on how to make an animated GIF. A GIF is a file format that's both animated and still images. In this lesson, we'll be exploring the potentials of the animated GIF. An animated GIF is a bit like a silent, stop motion animation since it does not support audio. and it's very popular in nowadays aim blocks email blasts, and social media. And it's very useful to have as a promotional tool and is just in general, very, very fun. In the photos we'll be using for this lesson, part of the image is still while the other part moves, which in this case is the light. W...”

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Course summary for: Beauty Retouching for Beginners

  • Level: Beginner
  • 96% positive reviews (54)
  • 1673 students
  • 5 units
  • 18 lessons (2h 53m)
  • 4 downloads
  • Category

    Photography & Video
  • Areas

    Digital Photography, Fashion Photography, Photo Retouching, Photography, Portrait Photography

Xi Chen

Xi Chen
A course by Xi Chen

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Photo Retoucher

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.


  • 96% positive reviews (54)
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Beauty Retouching for Beginners. Photography, and Video course by Xi Chen

Beauty Retouching for Beginners

A course by Xi Chen
Photo Retoucher. New York, United States.
Joined November 2020
  • 96% positive reviews (54)
  • 1,673 students