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Self-taught product photographer and Adobe Photoshop expert with years of experience in photography, digital art, photo manipulation, and professional retouching. I focus on bringing concepts to life with high attention to detail, from clean retouch work to artwork-level post-processing and compositing. I combine creative setups, natural light and customized studio lighting, and advanced Photoshop workflows to deliver polished images. I also bring linguistic and communication strength from years working with dictionaries, language forums, and translations.…Self-taught product photographer and Adobe Photoshop expert with years of experience in photography, digital art, photo manipulation, and professional retouching. I focus on bringing concepts to life with high attention to detail, from clean retouch work to artwork-level post-processing and compositing. I combine creative setups, natural light and customized studio lighting, and advanced Photoshop workflows to deliver polished images. I also bring linguistic and communication strength from years working with dictionaries, language forums, and translations.

Victoria Lessina

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Self-taught product photographer and Adobe Photoshop expert with years of experience in photography, digital art, photo manipulation, and professional retouching. I focus on bringing concepts to life with high attention to detail, from clean retouch work to artwork-level post-processing and compositing. I combine creative setups, natural light and customized studio lighting, and advanced Photoshop workflows to deliver polished images. I also bring linguistic and communication strength from years working with dictionaries, language forums, and translations.…Self-taught product photographer and Adobe Photoshop expert with years of experience in photography, digital art, photo manipulation, and professional retouching. I focus on bringing concepts to life with high attention to detail, from clean retouch work to artwork-level post-processing and compositing. I combine creative setups, natural light and customized studio lighting, and advanced Photoshop workflows to deliver polished images. I also bring linguistic and communication strength from years working with dictionaries, language forums, and translations.

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Self-taught product photographer and Adobe Photoshop expert with years of experience in photography, digital art, photo manipulation, and professional retouching. I focus on bringing concepts to life with high attention to detail, from clean retouch work to artwork-level post-processing and compositing.

I combine creative setups, natural light and customized studio lighting, and advanced Photoshop workflows to deliver polished images. I also bring linguistic and communication strength from years working with dictionaries, language forums, and translations.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

Russian

Fluent

English

Fluent

German

Fluent

Spanish; Castilian

Advanced

Work Experience

Linguist at LEO GmbH

December 31, 2024 - October 14, 2025

Built an online dictionary with 300,000+ entries, integrated grammar, created language courses, performed terminological work, standardised entries for algorithmic processing, ensured quality assurance and daily term integration.

Linguist at LEO GmbH

December 31, 2024 - October 14, 2025

Building up a German<->Russian online dictionary of more than 300,000 entries and an English<->Russian dictionary of more than 70,000 entries. The development and expansion of the German<->Russian and English<->Russian dictionaries included not only the volume of the vocabulary but also the standardization of the entries to enable algorithmic processing. Incorporation of grammar. Quality assurance of the dictionary content through its linguistically competent review. The daily integration of newly emerging terms through the evaluation of log files and user suggestions, as well as through exchanges with the editors of the company’s other dictionaries. Supporting, creating, and monitoring the translation of numerous texts into Russian, e.g., the company’s extensive website, social media posts etc. Managing the Russian-language forums with their various sections. Creating specific learning content for the online language trainer. Participating in the creation of the online language co

Linguist at LEO GmbH

December 31, 2024 - October 14, 2025

Building up German<->Russian online dictionary of more than 300,000 entries and an English<->Russian dictionary of more than 70,000 entries. Development and expansion of the dictionaries, standardization of entries to enable algorithmic processing, incorporation of grammar, quality assurance, daily integration of newly emerging terms, management of Russian-language forums, creating learning content for the online trainer, and participation in the creation of online language courses LEO – Languages Made Easy, based on Hueber Verlag materials; survival kits for native Russian speakers learning German.

Photographer | Photoshop wizard

January 1, 2020 - Present

Specialist in product and lifestyle product photography, using natural light as well as customised studio lighting and creative set-ups. Creates creative and tasteful post-processing and compositing in Adobe Photoshop, applying advanced retouching, compositing, and photo manipulation techniques. Able to deliver work from retouch level through to artwork level. Maintains an extensive library of backgrounds and texture layers used to add character and enhance final images.

English Tutor at Self-employed / Online tutoring

January 1, 2020 - Present

Remote English tutor providing a comprehensive tutoring experience across disciplines; designs personalised learning strategies based on initial assessment, identifying individual student needs.

Private English Tutor

January 1, 2020 - Present

Passionate online tutor providing a comprehensive English tutoring experience to students in various fields of study. Designing personalised learning strategies for students based on their individual learning styles upon an initial assessment to identify individual student needs. I offer in-person tuition in London if preferred.

Private English Tutor at Self-employed / Private clients

January 1, 2020 - Present

Passionate online tutor providing a comprehensive English tutoring experience to students in various fields of study. Designing personalised learning strategies for students based on their individual learning styles following an initial assessment to identify needs. Also offers in-person tuition in London.

Linguist at LEO GmbH

January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2024

Built up a German-Russian online dictionary with 300,000+ entries and an English-Russian dictionary with 70,000+ entries. Performed quality assurance of dictionary content through linguistically competent review. Managed Russian-language forums with multiple sections and supported the creation of online language courses (LEO – Languages Made Easy).

Photoshop Wizard

January 1, 2008 - Present

A highly skilled and creative Photoshop expert with over 15 years of experience in digital art, photo manipulation, graphic design, and visual content creation, as well as photography.

Translator/Interpreter at Self-employed / Freelance

January 1, 2008 - Present

Extensive experience in various technical domains including business and IT; remote translation and interpretation services.

Translator/Interpreter

January 1, 2008 - Present

Remote translator/interpreter with extensive work experience in different areas of technical expertise such as business, IT, and others.

Translator/Interpreter at Self-employed / Remote

January 1, 2008 - Present

Extensive work experience in different areas of technical expertise such as business and IT; translation and interpretation work for various clients.

Executive assistant and translator at Content5 AG

January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2008

Supported the CEO with business and legal translation, research, and business intelligence. Contributed to business development and client acquisition while providing executive assistance.