Pascal Dangin
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Pascal Dangin is a digital artist associated with retouching fashion photographs. He is the founder and chief executive of Box, a photo retouching business based in New York.
with his family. His parents were musically talented yet Dangin “was indifferent to music.” Dangin had two sisters and a “tumultuous, itinerant childhood, which he does not like to recall” (Collins).
Before he turned fifteen, Dangin left home and worked “as a shampoo boy in a no-name salon in Paris’s Fifteenth Arrondissement
.” Dangin was drafted by the French Army
and after serving for three months, he was discharged and returned to Paris to continue his work as a hairdresser
(Collins)
Dangin moved to America in 1989, taking the first flight out of Paris on New Year’s Day. While doing hair for photo shoots in New York, he became interested in the connection between cameras and computers (Kaufman). He then went to his friend's house to use his computer (Kaufman). Usually Dangin would take it home and work with the computer programs all night long, then would run quickly to return back the computer to his friend before he woke up (Kaufman). Eventually, Dangin got his own laptop. That's when everything started out and led him become who he is today (Kaufman). In 1993, Dangin accepted his first paid retouching job (Collins).
and Vogue
("Pascal Dangin"). Clients usually said that he adds an artistic eye to the mere technical skills that most image editors possessed ("Pascal Dangin"). They also describe him as "a photo whisperer, able to persuade possibilities, palettes, and shadings out of pictures that even the person who shot them may not have imagined possible" ("Final Fantasy"). He has been called "a really powerful man in fashion" ("Pascal Dangin Biography"). Additionally, he's also "a translator, an interpreter, a conductor, and a ballet dancer articulating choreographed steps" (Harris).
, he also works with one of the top ten photographers: Annie Leibovitz
. Since Dangin is so professionally good at editing pictures, Leibovitz and Steven Meisel
won't even print out a picture without Dangin ("Pascal Dangin Biography"). Dangin can do more than anyone can ever imagine. He can deliver sculpted cheekbones, slimmer waists, bigger busts, or more smoldering eyes ("Pascal Dangin:The master manipulator"). He can also banish wrinkles, slim down limbs and paint on make-up; Dangin can plump up breasts, add volume to hair, fatten hips and enhance cleavage ("Art & Design"). He can even remove cigarettes, tattoos or other items deemed unsuitable and splice together facial features from separate images of the same person to create an ideal end product ("Art & Design"). Dangin is always sought out by the top photographers, film stars, and models
that seek perfection or at least the impression of perfection ("Pascal Dangin: The master manipulator"). Everyone believes that he's the man who makes woman beautiful.
Early years
In his youth, Dangin lived in various small towns in CorsicaCorsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
with his family. His parents were musically talented yet Dangin “was indifferent to music.” Dangin had two sisters and a “tumultuous, itinerant childhood, which he does not like to recall” (Collins).
Before he turned fifteen, Dangin left home and worked “as a shampoo boy in a no-name salon in Paris’s Fifteenth Arrondissement
Arrondissement
Arrondissement is any of various administrative divisions of France, certain other Francophone countries, and the Netherlands.-France:The 101 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The capital of an arrondissement is called a...
.” Dangin was drafted by the French Army
French Army
The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre , is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces.As of 2010, the army employs 123,100 regulars, 18,350 part-time reservists and 7,700 Legionnaires. All soldiers are professionals, following the suspension of conscription, voted in...
and after serving for three months, he was discharged and returned to Paris to continue his work as a hairdresser
Hairdresser
Hairdresser is a term referring to anyone whose occupation is to cut or style hair in order to change or maintain a person's image. This is achieved using a combination of hair coloring, haircutting, and hair texturing techniques...
(Collins)
Dangin moved to America in 1989, taking the first flight out of Paris on New Year’s Day. While doing hair for photo shoots in New York, he became interested in the connection between cameras and computers (Kaufman). He then went to his friend's house to use his computer (Kaufman). Usually Dangin would take it home and work with the computer programs all night long, then would run quickly to return back the computer to his friend before he woke up (Kaufman). Eventually, Dangin got his own laptop. That's when everything started out and led him become who he is today (Kaufman). In 1993, Dangin accepted his first paid retouching job (Collins).
The Photo Whisperer
Pascal Dangin is called the "Photo Whisperer" ("Final Fantasy"). He has been dubbed the "premier retoucher of fashion photographs" ("Final Fantasy"). Directors from other places call him when they want someone who looks less than great to look great and someone who looks great to look superhuman ("Final Fantasy"). Dangin is currently the "world's most sought-after photo retoucher" (Kaufman). He's also been referred to as "a master photographer with an artist's eye to any one person" (Kaufman). Dangin is well-known in the fashion world as a Digital artist, editing many shots that have appeared in Vanity FairVanity Fair (magazine)
Vanity Fair is a magazine of pop culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast. The present Vanity Fair has been published since 1983 and there have been editions for four European countries as well as the U.S. edition. This revived the title which had ceased publication in 1935...
and Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
("Pascal Dangin"). Clients usually said that he adds an artistic eye to the mere technical skills that most image editors possessed ("Pascal Dangin"). They also describe him as "a photo whisperer, able to persuade possibilities, palettes, and shadings out of pictures that even the person who shot them may not have imagined possible" ("Final Fantasy"). He has been called "a really powerful man in fashion" ("Pascal Dangin Biography"). Additionally, he's also "a translator, an interpreter, a conductor, and a ballet dancer articulating choreographed steps" (Harris).
Master Manipulator
Pascal Dangin is known as a "Master Manipulator" ("Art & Designs"). He helped Dove "to make more women feel beautiful everyday by widening the definition of beauty and inspiring them to take care of themselves" ("Dove's statement"). While Dangin works with DoveDove
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, he also works with one of the top ten photographers: Annie Leibovitz
Annie Leibovitz
Anna-Lou "Annie" Leibovitz is an American portrait photographer.-Early life and education:Born in Waterbury, Connecticut, Leibovitz is the third of six children. She is a third-generation American whose great-grandparents were Jewish immigrants, from Central and Eastern Europe. Her father's...
. Since Dangin is so professionally good at editing pictures, Leibovitz and Steven Meisel
Steven Meisel
Steven Meisel is an American photographer, who obtained popular acclaim with his work in US and Italian Vogue and his photographs of friend Madonna in her 1992 book Sex...
won't even print out a picture without Dangin ("Pascal Dangin Biography"). Dangin can do more than anyone can ever imagine. He can deliver sculpted cheekbones, slimmer waists, bigger busts, or more smoldering eyes ("Pascal Dangin:The master manipulator"). He can also banish wrinkles, slim down limbs and paint on make-up; Dangin can plump up breasts, add volume to hair, fatten hips and enhance cleavage ("Art & Design"). He can even remove cigarettes, tattoos or other items deemed unsuitable and splice together facial features from separate images of the same person to create an ideal end product ("Art & Design"). Dangin is always sought out by the top photographers, film stars, and models
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
that seek perfection or at least the impression of perfection ("Pascal Dangin: The master manipulator"). Everyone believes that he's the man who makes woman beautiful.