photo post production & cgi Sep 2012

All of Bsmart's clients have one thing in common: they know that they need their visual communications to stand out from the crowd. In today's age of intensive mass communication, it is absolutely imperative to create emphatic images that captivate the audience.

Bsmart is a team of 18 passionate artists who create those images, either on location around the world or at the company's studios in the centre of Stockholm and at Camps Bay, Cape Town.

As producers, photographers, CGI and retouching artists, the team is ready to bring every kind of visual idea to life.

"Bsmart - quite simply, your creative partner!"

There was no "silly season" for die bildproduktion over the past few months, just lots of hard work! Featured in this Spotlight is a selection of images shot in locations across the globe, including Marrakech, Dubai, Hamburg and Berlin.

Andreas Hempel shot work for Opel in the United Arab Emirates. The core of the image is the Opel logo formed by lights, which has been perfectly integrated into futuristic jungle roads. The streets were originally created in CGI and subsequently adapted to the real roads of Dubai.

More images from Arabia are shown in the BMW Magazine 02/2012, photographed by Erik Madigan Heck and Heckl & Mennemann, and overworked by die bildproduktion.

Even if the German summer hardly materialised, the post production department created stunning beach pictures for the Kappa spring/summer 2013 collection look-book together with agency Grimm Gallun Holtappels and photographer Marcel Schaar.

Every country and each season offers fascinating new challenges, and die bildproduktion is looking forward to autumn and a range of exciting new images.

Using the latest post production techniques, Douglas Fisher continues to create premium imagery for top brands globally. Using a variety of tools, from pre-visualisation to compositing imagery in 3D, Douglas brings concepts to life.

With an unrivalled knowledge of the complete production workflow, clients can be assured of getting first class creative results on challenging projects.

Gokhan Altinigne began his retouching career in 2006 and has worked with a variety of ad agencies and photographers on many successful projects. He is currently working in Istanbul producing high-end creative retouching, colour management, RAW file and RGB-to-CMYK conversions.

Clients include agencies McCann-Erickson, TBWA, Publicis, Grey, Lowe, Saatchi & Saatchi and Y&R, and brands such as Nike, Harvey Nichols, Coca-Cola, Rowenta and Eureko Sigorta.

Visit his website for more information.

Holubowicz Postproduction Studio was born out of passion for photography and graphics that began in the early 90s. Backed by years of experience, the studio was set up in 2004 and today pursues the visions of the most demanding agencies and photographers in the scope of complex montages, photo retouching, colour correction and CGI creation.

The company's highly professional and friendly team of enthusiasts brings the most important aspects out of every photograph while taking care of detailed precision and timing. The team is always willing to offer advice, if necessary.

"Craft is our blood."

Illusion is an award-winning Bangkok-based CGI studio founded in 2001 by Surachai Puthikulangkura.

Illusion has received many Grand Prix awards from Cannes, London International, Spikes Asia, Adfest, Dubai Lynx, Longxi and China 4As, as well as local recognition from B.A.D Awards and Adman, Gold Awards from One Show, Clio, Andy, Art Directors Club, AWARD, New York Festivals and Yellow Pencil D&AD.

The company has great expertise in photography, retouching and illustration and is driven by a passion to craft the finest details, focusing on creative ideas and bringing them to life for the best results and solutions for every brief.

The creative relationship between artists John Parker and Clive Biley is embodied in a seamless blend of technology and art. Parker Biley feed their partnership with an ongoing dialogue that pushes quality and inspires limitless possibilities. They encourage each other to achieve artistic believability through their photography and CGI; old world master craftsmen using new world technology.

Parker Biley’s process facilitates a closed-loop system from creative inception to final artwork in categories such as location, still life, people and animals. Relying on the professional responsibility they have to each other and instincts borne out of a 10-year partnership, they have a unified vision of what they want to achieve and proceed to make images together.

Parker Biley have won numerous International awards including tour AOP Gold’s and three silvers; D&AD Silver Pencil and two Silver Lions at Cannes. Recent clients include General Electric, Microsoft and British Airways.

Pixteur is a Toulouse-based CGI studio with over 10 years of high-end 3D and retouching experience, both in Europe and America. 

The company specialises in finding creative solutions using the most modern technology to produce compelling, realistic imagery. Fine art, photographic and art direction backgrounds give Pixteur a unique, passionate and creative point of view.

The company also shoots custom 360° HDR and backplates for use in CGI production and rendering using its xyz_locator scene and camera matching technology. Pixteur also offers studio and location shoots as well as live-remote 3D integration for seamless integration of 2D and 3D assets.

Pixteur has worked for DDB, TBWA, GE, ATR aircraft, Arsenal, Jigsaw and Snap-on. 

PX Group, with branches in Berlin, Munich and Hamburg, has over 30 years of experience in creative image retouching, composition and colour correction. Over the years, personal service and dedication have made PX its clients’ first port of call for advice and inspiration when it comes to all kinds of image creation and composition.

The company's extensive knowledge of fashion, still life, cars, advertising and people imaging enables PX to be a reliable partner to clients, finding solutions to aesthetics, timing and costs. 

PX Group expanded its services in 2008 to incorporate CGI technology for the creation of still and motion content in automobile and product visualisation. Future developments include handling interactive media content and motion film post production. 

Radoxist studio was established in Slovakia in 2009 with the ambition of becoming a post production studio that focuses on high quality visuals. To date, the studio has accomplished over 60 successful projects and visuals and has become a leading retouching address, co-operating with a number of high profile international advertising agencies along the way.

Clients include Sid Lee (Canada), Ars Theanea (Poland), TBWA (Dubai), BBDO (Dubai), Cossette (Canada), Wiktor Leo Burnett (Slovakia), MUW Saatchi and Saatchi (Slovakia), and Vaculik Advertising (Slovakia).

Based in Madrid, Studio Capicúa is an experienced post production company dedicated to creative retouching, Illutration, and CGI/3D work.

Studio Capicua offers services for photographers, agencies and direct clients worldwide. Recent campaigns include work for Adidas, Absolut and Toyota.

Clients include José Aragón, Saatchi & Saatchi, McCann Erickson, The Circus, Philips, Audemars Piguet, Adidas, Absolut, GTM Sport & Events, Stahlnebel, Led Manville, Tommy Hilfiger, Subaru, Toyota, Peugeot, Havaianas, Alfa Romeo and Tata.

The Image Foundation provides creative retouching and CGI solutions for advertising images.

Based in London, the company specialises in developing print post production, still images and animations (360°, QR CODES) from first sketch to final output.

The Image Foundation combines cutting-edge digital resources with traditional techniques of photographic imaging to offer creative and technically superior solutions to clients.

The Scope Digital Studio specialises in photo-realistic high-end CG Photography productions.

CG Photography stands for creating images exclusively using computer technology. Sets, landscapes, props, cars and lighting are completely computer generated, while production and workflow mirrors a live shoot. CG Photography requires a photographer to supervise the production as a visual leader.

The Scope Finish is the company's in-house retouching department. An experienced team focused around lead retoucher Christian Schubert works closely with the CG department to guarantee a smooth and comfortable workflow.

The Scope has worked with Audi, BMW, Ford, Keuco, Lego, Mercedes-Benz, Mini, Sparkasse, Pirelli, Porsche, Ricola, Volkswagen, and many more.

VUCX specialises in cross-media concepts and solutions for B2C and B2B communication. A highly experienced team of consultants, directors, digital artists and designers provides all areas of digital post production, motion graphics, visual effects and CGI for every kind of media channel.

VISION UNLTD. focuses on strategy with core competencies in branding and online marketing. It conceptualises brand marketing ideas and visions, evaluates a brand's position, carries out a profound analysis of corporate structure and identity, target groups and insights to aim for a successful copy strategy and relevant branding.

CREATIVE WORX acts operatively and handles tasks concerning film, TV, VFX, design, interactive media and rich media content and game production.

The media revolution is an important aspect of the company's corporate culture in which creativity and strong teamwork are required.

For the last 15 years, [Zerone] has been known as one of the leading post production studios worldwide.

Today, the company is pleased to welcome its new partner Tobias Aderhold. Besides the breath of fresh air, [Zerone] has gained another 2D specialist and creative mind. [Zerone] expects an exciting and inspring time ahead and wishes Tobi all the best.