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I’m a creative and detail-oriented photographer and retoucher with 5 years of experience specializing in product, food, and interior photography. I love capturing texture, color, and mood to tell a compelling brand story. I excel at leading retouching teams, delivering high-quality images on tight deadlines, and collaborating with clients, marketers, and product teams to elevate visual storytelling through advanced editing techniques.…I’m a creative and detail-oriented photographer and retoucher with 5 years of experience specializing in product, food, and interior photography. I love capturing texture, color, and mood to tell a compelling brand story. I excel at leading retouching teams, delivering high-quality images on tight deadlines, and collaborating with clients, marketers, and product teams to elevate visual storytelling through advanced editing techniques.

Alexandra Nikolaeva

Photographer, Image Editor, Post-Production

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I’m a creative and detail-oriented photographer and retoucher with 5 years of experience specializing in product, food, and interior photography. I love capturing texture, color, and mood to tell a compelling brand story. I excel at leading retouching teams, delivering high-quality images on tight deadlines, and collaborating with clients, marketers, and product teams to elevate visual storytelling through advanced editing techniques.…I’m a creative and detail-oriented photographer and retoucher with 5 years of experience specializing in product, food, and interior photography. I love capturing texture, color, and mood to tell a compelling brand story. I excel at leading retouching teams, delivering high-quality images on tight deadlines, and collaborating with clients, marketers, and product teams to elevate visual storytelling through advanced editing techniques.

Available to hire

I’m a creative and detail-oriented photographer and retoucher with 5 years of experience specializing in product, food, and interior photography. I love capturing texture, color, and mood to tell a compelling brand story.

I excel at leading retouching teams, delivering high-quality images on tight deadlines, and collaborating with clients, marketers, and product teams to elevate visual storytelling through advanced editing techniques.

Skills

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Lightroom

Experience Level

Adobe Photoshop

Expert

Adobe Lightroom

Expert

Language

English

Fluent

Russian

Advanced

Work Experience

Photo Retoucher at Barrowsky Photography

March 1, 2025 - Present

Retouch luxury jewelry photography with a strong focus on precision, texture, color accuracy, and refined aesthetics. Perform advanced retouching in Adobe Photoshop, including metal cleanup, gemstone enhancement, diamond retouching, reflection control, and color correction. Manage workflows using Photoshop, Adobe Bridge, and Capture One to color grade and optimize final images. Collaborate on set during shoots, assisting with lighting setup and production support, ensuring visual consistency and maintaining luxury brand standards across deliverables.

Freelance Photographer & Retoucher at Independent / Freelance

May 1, 2019 - Present

Collaborated with local and international clients to deliver high-quality photography and retouching services tailored to brand needs. Executed product photography for web and print, developed creative concepts for food and interior photography, and managed multiple projects to meet tight deadlines while maintaining quality. Built client relationships leading to repeat business.

Product Photographer & Retouching Team Lead at Tamgy Inc

June 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024

Capturing high-quality product images for an online retail platform. Set up lighting, backdrops, and props to create a controlled environment; photographed from multiple angles including close-ups; organized digital assets; managed post-production workflow; led a team of retouchers including training, project assignment, and quality assurance.