Retouching Portfolio

Retouch Case Studies

 

Most of the work included here is for www.autoarts.co, an automotive ad agency purpose built for motorsport

 

Midwest Carriers—www.drivemidwest.com

This job involved creating a series of hero images with complex compositing and atmospheric elements added to create an ideal sense of light and movement.

 
 

1967 Porsche 911 in Sand Beige

Client guidance for this project involved creating a feeling of warmth and nostalgia while preserving the color accuracy of the sand beige paint. Balancing the light and subjective color grading of the environment were key goals and were achieved through global and local edits.

 
 

1966 Lincoln Continental Convertible— for Manda Marier Upholstery

Client guidance was to create a vintage edit with rosy undertones along with a refined look indicative of the iconic car.

 
 

2021 Porsche Taycan

Photographed in two locations on different days, the goal was to align the overall color sensibility along with bringing the car paint color towards a more accurate representation. Paying attention to light and reflection of warm sky was key so that the car settled into the image.

 
 

Porsche 911 Flat Six Engine photographed at Zero to 60 Garage

 
 

Porsche 911R Tribute

This composite required extending the road, carefully color grading and adding motion blur to create sense of energy and excitement while amplifying the warmth of the sunset.

 

Porsche 911R Tribute Engine

The primary goals were to create believable symmetry in the background and subtly color grade the image

 
 

The Strada Americana-a coach built Italian inspired roadster under construction at Paruch Automotive Craftsmanship, Appleton WI

The goal in this project was to present this one of a kind roadster as an iconic sculpture floating on a soft blue-black background.

 
 
 
 
 

Portraits for Daniel Bedell, Inc

I was tasked with changing background and color grading these portraits for inclusion on www.danielbedell.com