saba fadakar

I am a visual communication designer, photographer, and online creative instructor with more than 8 years of professional experience in graphic design, Photoshop, photography, video editing, and digital media production. I hold a B.A. in Visual Communication & Design (2022–2025) and a B.A. in Photography & Videography (2018–2022) from Istanbul Aydın University in Istanbul, Turkey.

Since 2015, I have taught Photoshop and digital editing techniques through private instruction, workshops, and one-on-one online training sessions for photographers, content creators, and creative professionals. My lessons include Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Illustrator, Canva, photo retouching, compositing, graphic design, motion graphics, and social media content creation. I provide structured beginner-to-advanced training programs focused on practical, real-world creative workflows.

From 2023 to the present, I have worked as a freelance photographer with Localgrapher, Frame A Trip, and Viator, providing portrait and lifestyle photography services for international clients in Istanbul. My work includes professionally edited photography for personal branding, social media, tourism, and digital publishing.

Between 2018 and 2022, I worked as a Freelance Videographer & Graphic Designer for Yerino TV and Metis Property in Istanbul, where I developed digital content strategies and produced video, photography, and branded visual content for tourism and real estate marketing campaigns. My responsibilities included video production, motion graphics, social media campaign visuals, content planning, and visual storytelling for web and mobile platforms.

Earlier in my career, I worked at Blueshot Photography Studio in Tabriz, Iran (2013–2015) as a Retoucher & Visual Quality Specialist, where I handled high-end photo retouching, post-production editing, and visual quality control for commercial and editorial photography projects.

My teaching style is practical, supportive, and project-based. I customize lessons according to each student’s goals, experience level, and learning pace, helping students build confidence and develop professional creative skills for freelance work, branding, photography, YouTube production, and digital media careers. I teach students internationally in English, Persian, Turkish, and Azerbaijani.

My teaching style is supportive, practical, and step-by-step. I focus on helping students build confidence through hands-on learning and real-world creative projects. Each lesson is personalized based on the student’s goals, experience level, and learning pace, whether they are beginners exploring creative software for the first time or advanced students improving professional workflows.

I teach through live demonstrations, guided practice, and project-based assignments that help students apply their skills immediately. My classes emphasize creativity, technical accuracy, visual storytelling, and efficient editing techniques used in professional photography, graphic design, and video production industries.

I encourage students to ask questions, experiment creatively, and develop their own artistic style while mastering industry-standard tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Illustrator, and Canva. My goal is to create an engaging and motivating learning environment where students gain practical experience and develop skills they can use for freelance work, social media content creation, branding, YouTube production, and professional digital media projects.