About Me
Hello! My name is Pari Kang. I'm a professional freelance retoucher currently based in currently based in Regina, Canada, originally from India.
I'm working as a retoucher since 2010 with over 13 years of experience in the industry.
I specialize in beauty, fashion and commercial high end non-destructive retouching.
I have extensive experience of working directly with clients such as photographers, advertising agencies, brands and fashion magazines.
My work has graced the covers and pages of renowned publications like Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, and GQ, earning me post-production credits in fashion magazines across more than seven countries.
Additionally, I have achieved recognition as an Adobe Certified Professional in Visual Design Using Adobe Photoshop, a milestone I accomplished in 2022.
In addition to my professional journey, I'm currently pursuing a Graphic Communications diploma at Saskatchewan Polytechnic, with a dream to begin my career as a Graphic Designer and ultimately progress to the role of an Art Director. I am working towards this goal through continuous education, aiming to contribute not only my technical expertise but also a unique artistic vision to the creative industry.
Clients
Brands:
Marks and Spencer - OralB UK - McDonalds India - Honda - Ponds - Dyson - Lakme Salon - Himalaya - Evara Platinum - DaMilano - Rosso Brunello - Corto Moltedo - Reliance Jewels - Lacto Calamine - Lux - Kiko Milano Cosmetics - Outhouse Jewellery - RealMe - Juice Salon - Scullers Clothing - Sugar Cosmetics - Piramal - Lifestyle Clothing - Reliance Trends - Bajaj Almond Drops - Body Care Lingerie - Wedding Asia - Medimix USA - Cotton King Menswear - Roadster Clothing - BodyX - The Bombay Shaving Company - Malabar Jewellers - Snapdeal - Xiomi - FBB, etc.
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Publications:
Vogue - Elle - Harper's Bazaar - L’Officiel - Glamour - Peacock - The Man - Tantalum - GQ - Cosmopolitan - Destinasian - Runway Peru - Hello - Elegant - OK! Nigeria - Pride - The Irish Times - Plaid - Edit - Hi Sri Lanka - We Africa - Fabafriq - Status - BB&H - BlackHair - L'affaire India - Xpose - Up-Tap - Fora de Serie - U Lebanon, etc.
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Celebrities:
Irrfan Khan - Hritik Roshan - Salman Khan - Akshay Kumar - Ajay Devgn - Armaan Malik - Varun Dhawan - Kiara Advani - Rashmika Mandanna - Vijay Devarakonda - Aditya Roy Kapur - Yami Gautam - Vidya Balan - Malaika Arora - Parineeti Chopra - Raveena Tandon - Sunny Leone - Amy Jackson - Aditi Rao Hydari - Chitrangada Singh - Lisa Haydon - Lopamudra Raut - Sonalee Kulkarni, and more.
Services
My non-destructive retouching workflow consists of
- Raw processing using Capture One, Adobe Lightroom or Adobe Camera Raw.
- Liquify, to adjust the distortions in terms of shapes and silhouettes.
- Cleanup of blemishes and imperfections in the image.
- Dodge and burn on the skin and overall image to refine the lighting.
- Color correction and color grading to bring out the colors and match the desired moodboard of the shoot.
History
I’ve always been interested in art and literature and ardently wanted to be an artist so I pursued my dream of becoming a visual artist by enrolling in an art institute after finishing my high school from a small town in India.
I was so anxious to get started with my career that I hustled and landed a job right after I turned 18 before finishing my course at the institute and got busy with the job.
Meanwhile I took admission in a college degree with an English literature major, as I’ve always been fascinated with Victorian novels and stories. I wanted to understand English literature better. And as life went on I was doing well at the job but felt like there’s more to my career path than this. I was working in a retouching studio which specialized in retouching stock images so it was not a very creatively fulfilling job. I just felt this isn’t for me anymore and started going online, reading forums and learning from the internet. I eventually left the job and started my freelance retouching business in 2010 and since then I’ve never looked back.
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