Luisa Rupenian
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Creative and detail-oriented Photo Retoucher and Photographer with over 10 years of experience in high-volume e-commerce, fashion, and product photography. Proven expertise in advanced retouching techniques, workflow management, and team leadership. Skilled in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Lightroom, Capture One) and experienced in managing cross-functional teams, optimizing workflows, and delivering high-quality visual assets under tight deadlines. Passionate about mentoring teams, solving complex challenges, and staying ahead of industry trends.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Photo Retoucher, Assistant Manager
Forever 21 HQ
Los Angeles, CA
10.2018 - Current
- Advanced Retouching: Expertly performed color correction, masking, texture retouching, skin retouching, and product retouching for Forever 21 and Riley Rose e-commerce assets.
- Workflow Management: Delegated and prioritized retouching tasks for in-house and outsourced teams, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality images.
- Quality Control: Proofed and quality-checked retouching work from both in-house and outsourced teams, maintaining brand consistency and adherence to guidelines.
- Team Leadership: Trained, mentored, and supported a team of retouchers, fostering skill development, and maintaining high-quality output.
- Process Optimization: Developed and implemented Photoshop actions and retouching guidelines to streamline workflows and improve efficiency.
- Project Management: Managed multiple retouching projects concurrently, balancing resources, and escalating resourcing needs when necessary.
- Reporting & Analytics: Created and maintained daily and weekly KPI reports in Excel to track team performance and identify areas for improvement.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Primary point of contact for outsourced and overseas teams, ensuring clear communication, and alignment on project requirements.
Photo Retoucher
Reformation
Los Angeles, CA
10.2019 - 01.2020
- Executed high-volume retouching for e-commerce, including skin and skin-tone refinement, body shaping, and product retouching.
- Ensured all images met brand standards and production guidelines before delivery.
- Maintained organized file naming and archiving systems for efficient asset retrieval.
Photographer/Retoucher/Food Stylist Assistant
Social Control Marketing Agency
Westlake Village, CA
12.2017 - 06.2018
- Photography & Styling: Shot high-quality product, food, and lifestyle images for social media and marketing campaigns. Styled and prepped products for still life and on-location shoots, ensuring visually appealing results.
- Retouching & Editing: Expertly retouched, color-corrected, and composited images using Capture One, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Bridge. Processed and marked-up product photography to meet precise file size specifications.
- Graphic Design: Designed banner ads, sponsored social media ads (Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest), and vector art projects using Adobe Illustrator.
- Video Production: Created cinematography content and performed video editing for marketing campaigns, adding dynamic visual elements to projects.
- Social Media Optimization: Cropped, resized, and formatted images for platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest, ensuring optimal presentation and engagement.
- Studio Management: Maintained and organized photo equipment, ensuring a clean, efficient studio environment.
- Digital Asset Management: Named, uploaded, and maintained digital assets on Dropbox for easy access and retrieval, streamlining workflow efficiency.
- Collaborative Projects: Assisted in cooking, baking, and food styling during photo shoots, contributing to the overall creative process, and achieving high-quality results.
Education
Bachelors of Fine Arts - Photography & Imaging
Art Center College Of Design
Pasadena12-2014
Skills
- Advanced compositing
- High-end retouching
- Digital asset management
- E-commerce image optimization
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Capture One Pro
- Digital Asset Management (DAM)
- Team Leadership and Training
- Color correction expertise
- Batch processing efficiency
- Non-destructive editing
- Creative collaboration
- Project and workflow management
- Batch processing
Timeline
Photo Retoucher
Reformation
10.2019 - 01.2020
Photo Retoucher, Assistant Manager
Forever 21 HQ
10.2018 - Current
Photographer/Retoucher/Food Stylist Assistant
Social Control Marketing Agency
12.2017 - 06.2018
Bachelors of Fine Arts - Photography & Imaging
Art Center College Of Design
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