Julia Nikel
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Julia Nikel

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I shoot, perfect every frame and create the impossible

Yulia Nikel — photographer, retoucher and AI creator. Based in Siberia, Russia. Available for travel. I guide you through every step — from styling to the last pixel.

Photo · Retouch · AI

Light, shadow and detail — in one pair of hands

Three directions

Choose what you need

Photography

Photography

Fashion, portrait, family, wedding

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Retouch

Retouch

Portrait, product, jewellery

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AI video

AI visual

Campaigns, AI photoshoots, video

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01 — Photographer

Photographer

Series, large frames, air. Fashion, portrait, family and wedding photography.

How the shoots go: short clips from set.

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Burgundy05
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Winter08
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Photo sessions

Prices and what's included

IndividualLove storyFamilyMom & babyBoudoirBrand content

Express

30 min
4 000 ₽
  • 1 look
  • 30+ edited photos
  • 5 retouched
  • posing and location help

Light

1 hour
7 000 ₽
  • 2 looks
  • 60+ edited photos
  • 15 retouched
  • styling consultation
  • idea and location planning
most popular

Comfort

2 hours
13 000 ₽
11 000 ₽

when booked within 48 hours

  • 3 looks
  • 120+ edited photos
  • 30 retouched
  • styling consultation
  • idea and location planning

Every package includes

  • posing guidance
  • online gallery

Terms

  • Ready in 7–14 days.
  • 30% deposit.
  • Need more time? +7 000 ₽ per hour. Extra retouched frames on request.
  • Studio, make-up artist and stylist are paid separately. I'll help you choose and book.

Give a photo session

A gift certificate is a lovely present for a birthday, March 8 or an anniversary. Digital or printed. Valid for 3 months.

Gift certificate — 7 000 ₽. Other packages on request.

Order a certificate
Retouch

Skin stays skin

Even tone and light, with texture, pores and natural glow kept intact. Even in macro.

02 — Retoucher

Retouch

Real texture. Precise light. Consistent colour.

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Beauty, blue eyes

Move the loupe over the frame to see the original underneath. After retouching, skin stays skin: texture, pores and natural glow remain.

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The Hat

After retouching

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Three profiles

Composite · complex work

How I work

The retouching process and the path from shoot to result.

Process: beautyRetouch
Process: pinstripe suitRetouch
Shoot → resultBackstage

What I do

Skin
Natural retouching that keeps texture, Dodge & Burn, even tone; I remove blemishes, tapes and stray hairs.
Face and make-up
Expressive eyes, brows and lashes, freckles, blush, facial volume, white teeth and eyes, lip highlights, recolouring make-up in any shade.
Hair and nails
Flyaways, volume, nails of any complexity.
Body
Delicate shaping, full-length frames, longer legs, double chin. The person still looks like themselves.
Background and clothing
Background clean-up, recolouring backgrounds and clothes in any colour.
Colour
Colour matching to a reference, film, old money, gloss, soft tones, deep black-and-white, tan and «golden skin».
Effects
Sunset light, glow, shadows on the model, motion blur, neon, collages, magazine typography.
Series and catalogues
Consistent colour across a large series, fast retouching for catalogues and reportage.

I work in Capture One and Photoshop

Portrait retouching levels

Naturalfrom 800 ₽skin, even tone, natural colour
Signaturefrom 1 500 ₽+ Dodge & Burn, eyes, brows, make-up, hair
High-Endfrom 2 500 ₽+ body, background, clothing, complex colour and effects
Flowseries30 frames from 4 500 ₽ · 50 from 7 000 ₽ · 100 from 13 000 ₽

Portrait from 800 ₽ · Product from 800 ₽ · Jewellery from 1 200 ₽ per frame

Request the price list

Product & Jewelry

The material, light and details of your product.

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London topaz earrings

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Emerald ring

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Sapphire ring

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Blue topaz earrings

Before / after

Pendant

Before / after

Ruby pavé ring

Before / after

Bracelet

Before / after

London topaz ring

Before / after

Amethyst «sun» ring

Before / after

Amethyst earrings

Before / after

Serum

Before / after

Solitaire

Before / after

Link earrings

Result

Tom Ford Oud Wood

Personal concept

Gold tube

Result

Watch

Result

AI visual

I shoot what can be seen. I create what can't be shot

AI extends the shoot: new scenes, light and looks without travelling to a location.

03 — AI creator

AI Visual

From idea to finished visual: concept, generation, selection, retouching and colour.

· AI video

Case 05 · key case

From shoot to ad

One piece of jewellery: shoot, retouch, AI scene and video. Open the case →

05 — From shoot to ad
  1. Shoot
  2. Perfect
  3. Create
  4. Animate

The original frame: London topaz earrings straight from the shoot.

London topaz earrings before retouching London topaz earrings after retouching AI scene: earrings on ice — AI

Cases

Each case — from the brief to the final frame

What an AI project includes

  • brief and brand DNA analysis
  • references and concept
  • a unique model just for your brand
  • 3–5 generation options per frame
  • retouching and colour
  • 2 rounds of revisions

Stages

  1. brief
  2. brand DNA and references
  3. concept and approval
  4. generation
  5. retouching and colour
  6. revisions
  7. final files

Terms. 30% deposit. A new idea after the concept is approved is a new project. An extra model, product or round of revisions — on request.

Images from 2 500 ₽ · AI portraits from 6 500 ₽ · Clothing on an AI model from 700 ₽ per frame · Video from 4 500 ₽

Request the price list
04 — About

About

Close-up portrait of Yulia Nikel in a blue jacket, smiling

I'm Yulia Nikel

Photographer, retoucher and AI creator based in Siberia, Russia. Available for travel.

I started with photography, fell in love with retouching, then with AI. Now I shoot, perfect every frame and create images that can't be captured by a camera.

On set I guide you through every step — styling, make-up artist, studio, posing. We shoot until the result is right.

In retouching I'm meticulous: skin stays real, sharp and textured. Jewellery retouching is my special love.

With AI I create brand campaigns, AI photoshoots and scenes no studio could build — blended with real photography for a natural, premium look.

Frequently asked

Where do you shoot?
In Zelenogorsk and Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. Happy to travel wherever the shoot is — on request.
How do I book a date?
Message me on Telegram. The date is held once the contract is signed and a 30% deposit is paid.
When will the photos be ready?
Photo sessions — 7–14 days. Weddings — a preview and Reels in a week, the full series in an online gallery within 45 days.
What does a photo session include?
Posing guidance and an online gallery. Studio, make-up artist and stylist are paid separately — I'll help you choose and book.
Can I give a photo session as a gift?
Yes, there is a gift certificate — 7 000 ₽, digital or printed, valid for 3 months. Other packages on request.
What do you need for an AI photoshoot?
10–15 of your photos. From them I create looks no studio could shoot.
How many revisions does an AI project include?
Two rounds. A new idea after the concept is approved is a new project; an extra model, product or round of revisions — on request.
How do I get the full retouch and AI price list?
Press «Request the price list» — I'll send a PDF on Telegram.
05 — Contact

Tell me about your project

Zelenogorsk and Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. Available for travel

Message on Telegram