On this episode of the podcast I am talking to the incredible Axelle Manfrini,  Photographer & Retoucher. Axelle talks about her work as a photographer and explains more about how retouching really works, her experience as a fashion photography and how the industry has changed and is becoming more diverse, how influencers have changed the world of fashion photography, the apps and filters which are changing the way we we see ourselves and body image and mental health in the fashion world.

Axelle Manfrini, born in 1987 in Avignon in the south of France, started design studies in high school. After her graduation, she left for Paris where she specialised in fashion design at the Paris School of Art. She then proceeded to study photography at the Université de Paris 8. . Her eclectic background gave her the opportunity to take an interest in design, visual art, fashion, cinema. This curiosity of all things artistic gives her a source of diversified skills from which she draws constantly to enhance her photographic skill set. For her, photography is not just a document, it is a space for creation. She now lives and works between Paris, France and Lisbon, Portugal.

You can find out more about Axelle at: Instagram: @axellemanfrini Website: www.laretouchefrancaise.com & www.axellemanfrini.com   

On The Lou Stokes podcast you'll hear inspirational conversations with fascinating guests sharing their experiences of style, empowerment, sustainability and spiritual development. Now is the time to take action and step into your stylish life.  Lou Stokes is a Stylist and Sustainable Fashion expert, author and international speaker, yoga and meditation teacher. Find out more about Lou at instagram @byloustokes or on www.loustokes.com  

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