PHOTO POST PRODUCTION & CGI Feb 2017

3Dportfolio is an agency based in Dusseldorf (Ratingen), Germany. Since 2008, its staff and its founder, Christoph Pieper, has focused on rendering. 3dportfolio's competence and creativity has grown constantly and is able to generate professional high-end renderings that fullfill even the highest expectations.

So far in its history, the company has worked for great companies like Procter & Gamble, Coty and Délonghi Group, which believe in its quality and allowing 3Dportfolio to serve brands like BRAUN, Oral-B, Wella, Londa, Clairol, Kadus and many more.

3Dportfolio is the perfect answer to every question regarding renderings, 2D and 3D illustrations, product hero-shots, animations, augmented and virtual reality and last but not least the client's satisfaction.

"Next level retouching with the eye of a photographer. Not many projects require the complexity to build a dragon from hundreds of photographs including red cabbage and insect parts, but there is a comfort in knowing your retoucher is capable of it!"

Photographer. Retoucher. Digital Artist. Individually or in any combination, Allan Davey can be brought in at any stage in the project from concept to final retouching. Studio or location, he can shoot everything needed using the best medium format camera on the market. If you already have a specific photographer in mind, Allan can be consulted to streamline the process or simply work with supplied photography.

As a photographer / retoucher he has been creating advertising images for many of the world’s iconic brands for more the two decades. As a digital artist he has created over 1500 book covers, many of them for New York Times best selling authors.

His photography and retouching for Cessna product brochures won “Best of Category” nationally (USA) six times. Allan has been selected for inclusion in Luerzer’s Archive '200 Best Digital Artists Worldwide' 2015/2016 and 2017/2018.

Digital illustration represented in New York with Shannon Associates.

The BOOM team specialise in illustration and animation, including character design, CGI modelling, texturing and retouching. They have developed a thorough understanding of how to craft an image to communicate the right message and captivate the consumer.

It's no surprise that the team have been working together for almost ten years, producing exciting solutions for some of the largest global brands, including: Apple, Coca-Cola, Gillette and Nike. Their keen eye on innovation and trends has earned them a place among the top commercial artists in the world.

Along with their roster of illustrators, photographers and film makers BOOM work across cutting-edge media disciplines to meet the clients' needs.

The Bunker is a high-end creative retouching studio based in the heart of London’s East End. The subterranean studio produces exceptional creative content for some of the world’s leading agencies and most talented photographers.

This Spotlight includes advertising campaigns for McCann (Vauxhall Mokka), Spark44 London (Jaguar Land Rover), and BBC Worldwide (War and Peace, Dickensian and Aliens).

"The core of our team has over thirty years combined experience in photographic post-production and during that time we’ve had the pleasure of working with some of the best photographers, art directors and agencies in the business.

Our aim is simple - to make our clients imagery look the very best it can be. For us, building long-lasting relationships with the people we work with is as important as the work itself."

Carlos Perez Rullán is represented by Fotoempresas Photo Studio, a post-production facility based in Barcelona specialised in retouching for fashion advertising. The company was founded in 2008 and is composed of over 30 professionals with a range of skills and specialties in image manipulation. The company uses the latest techniques and is committed to delivering outstanding service and high quality images.

Carlos learned from professionals including Hunter&Gatti, Andoni&Arantxa, Jonathan Segade, Omar Josef, Cecilia Aranyó and Manolo Laguillo.

He has also worked as a retoucher for MANGO, Massimo Dutti, Harper's Bazaar, Balmain, Hawkers, Hervé Leger, Cortefiel, Marie Claire and Cacharel.

CircleMedia is a leading CGI and post-production studio based in London and represented on both sides of the Atlantic by Peter Bailey Productions.

Projects featured in this Spotlight include:

• Post-production for Bentley's new Continental GT Supersports, shot in Switzerland by Graham Thorp.
• CGI imagery of the Ford Edge, with backplates and talent shot by David Ryle.
• Images of the 2016 Bentley Flying Spur for Keko London, with backplates shot in Cape Town by Graham Thorp.
• Post-production on two Chevrolet campaigns, shot by Atif Abu-Samra for Commonwealth // McCann, Dubai.
• Two retouching projects for Cogent Elliott, both shot by Manvir Rai.
• A full CGI image of the new Ford Focus RS, with both the car and environment created in CG.

Now on Instagram, CircleMedia will be regularly posting behind-the-scenes and making-of images, along with any new work as it’s released.

2017 has started just the same way as 2016 ended for the Curve team, with lots of exciting projects involving many of the great car manufacturers as well as a new emerging brand. The launch of the electric vehicle from the inspirational team at Lucid Motors saw a collaboration with Patrick Curtet to deliver a very different and fresh approach to automotive imagery.

Also Grey NYC asked Curve to jump onboard to assist with the Volvo XC60 and V60 updates. "We were privileged to attend the shoot in ‘The Hamptons’, Long Island where we delivered on location retouching."

The CGI department has also been busy, working again with Patrick Curtet on a set of Porsche images using assets shot in Chicago.

"We hope you like our latest work and would love to talk about your next project."

To see more visit Curve Digital’s website or Behance.

Lyubomir Sergeev, or for short, Lubo, is a creator of the highest caliber: an award-winning digital artist, photographer, and impeccable visual storyteller, boasting a hauntingly beautiful, timeless, and seductive aesthetic. With 20 years of experience in advertising and high-end retouching, his conceptual genius and lust for creation truly make him a force to be reckoned with.

His work is exquisite, possessing an innate attention to detail where every nuance is accounted for, no drop of water or pop of color left behind, leaving viewers in a constant state of awe. Lubo’s perfectionist planning is a talent in itself; a process that allows him to be involved at all levels of production-casting, location scouting, and art direction-making him a sought-after addition to any project.

Clients include HTC, Phillips, Gillette, Audi, Mercedes, Belvedere, Rotana and Eduardo Miroglio, amongst others.

Most recent updates to his awards list are One Eyeland Photographer of the Year and Trierenberg Super Circuit Grand Prix.

Noise In Colour collaborates with photographers, creative directors and agencies, combining known neuroaesthetic research from art history and modern day science to evolve a new visual poetry resonating with impressive results for its clients.

The work is often described as a finely tuned hybrid of traditional advertising and contemporary fine art - this new visual language is based in long-term instinctual human response.

Noise In Colour offers a unique working collaborative process partnered with high-end retouching and creative direction that is able to perform highly articulately in today's world of visual imagery.

Specialising in photographic multi-composite work that includes disciplines in CGI seemlessly executed in high resolution as a well considered final statement of believability and emotional engagement. Assistance on many aspects of pre-production is offered including location presence and pitch visuals.

"Craft your campaign with us, for quotations or enquiries e-mail."

PX Group is a high-end studio for CGI, creative image retouching and pre-press services. An impressive know-how of cars, fashion, still life, advertising and people imagery makes the studio a reliable yet versatile partner, collaborating closely with agencies and photographers and always ready to work on location when needed.

PX Group also offers film and animation services including concept development, shooting and post-production.

With offices in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Frankfurt, the ongoing success of the PX network over the years has been fundamentally due to its commitment to its full-time digital artists. Short-term and large-scale jobs can therefore be handled with efficiency and always to a high standard.

One of PX Group's recent projects was the Audi Sport Brandbook, where PX was able to support with CGI, retouching and pre-press for the whole book.

Radoxist studio is a small art boutique crafting complex visuals for advertising agencies all around the globe, with focus on 3D illustration, CGI photography and creative retouching. 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 TMP Worldwide (UK), FP7 (Bahrain), Helden (Germany), TBWA (Dubai), BBDO (Dubai), Cossette (Canada), Wiktor Leo Burnett (Slovakia), MUW Saatchi & Saatchi (Slovakia), and Made by Vaculik (Slovakia).

The studio was awarded 'Best Commercial Visualization of 2015' in the CGarchitect 3Dawards.

To see more visit Radoxist's Behance or Instagram.

Rocket Studio is launching into 2017 with some serious momentum. Over the past twelve months, it has partnered with some of the industry’s leading creatives for some amazing results. A recent campaign for the iPad app Texture involved blowing up a fireworks truck, by combining Hunter Freeman’s extraordinary photography and Rocket’s creative retouching skills.

Working with the talented people at Burdette Ketchum, Rocket took on full production responsibilities for IN Sleep Health’s Cloud 9 snoring solutions, including photography, CGI and creative retouching, to create two completely different sleeping environments—one in a chaotic battlefield, and the other up in the tranquil clouds.

Other recent work includes creating a T-rex for the LA Zoo, Acura’s precision concept, giant CGI musical instruments for East West Virtual Instrument’s Composer Cloud, and a CGI Dragonfly.

Rocket Studio is an award-winning creative production company best known for photo-real CGI and creative retouching for print and motion.

At Third Eye Studio they are masters in CGI, retouching and animation – the dark arts of visual communication. Transforming client vision into digital imagery, they make the impossible real using a potent mix of technology, creativity and pure alchemy.

Today, Third Eye Studio works in partnership across the creative community – with leading agencies, creatives and photographers – to craft beautiful, effective, award-winning work. To its clients, it is more than a post-production house. "We’re their third eye."

“We’ve worked with the studio on a number of projects over the last couple of years. They are great to work with, delivering quality work on time and to budget.” Kirstie Johnstone, AMV BBDO, Creative Production Partner Board Director.

In the spotlight:  

• Bentley Muslanne // Full CGI and post-production.
• FedEx // Full CGI and post-production.
• Jägermeister // Post-production.
• Molton Brown London // Post-production.
• Nike Vision // Post-production.

"To discuss your project, get in touch by email or call to +44(0)203 620 4049."

ZOOT is an innovative high-end artwork post-production company based in Hamburg, also experienced in creating 3D-modelling/CGI projects for national and international brands. The team is available to provide immediate assistance for international photo productions on location worldwide.

ZOOT has recently worked on projects for BMW, Mini, VW, Audi, Jeep and Siemens as well as the 3D production of 'lost animals' where CGI rendered wild animals are placed in photographed backgrounds all over the world.

ZOOT offers creative post-production at the highest level to bring ideas and pictures to life. With a strong photographic background and many years of experience, the company works passionately on every detail to develop the perfect look and feel for every project.

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