photo post production & cgi Apr 2020

Hamburg-based ADRET - Advertising Retouching is a high-end digital retouching studio focused on still life, luxury, jewellery, beauty and fashion.

Unique images demand perfection and control. With special photography techniques and retouching experience, the highly skilled retouchers at ADRET pursue creative solutions with patience and concentration. With a full menu of services and efficient time management, the ADRET team is prepared to accomplish all imaging needs by deploying its range of skills to achieve outstanding results.

The experienced team takes raw materials and polishes them to form a perfect diamond, setting the mood and correcting lighting and colours along the way. ADRET creates outstanding visual effects and generates images of the highest quality.

ADRET's goal is to support clients with their projects. Visit the website for more information.

Almost Ready offers full production services including CGI, retouching, post-production and animation in their offices in both Romania and Hungary.

"We offer support for the entire process and a complete roster of talented artists: directors, photographers, retouchers, animators and CGI artists. 

We are also ready to do remote work, as we have already done for some of our clients. 

Our CGI work list includes clients like Vodafone, SZIGET, Red Cross, WAW Floors and Panasonic."

Boom is a full-service, London-based CGI studio designed around a world-class roster of artists who can work both in studio and remotely in order to provide breath-taking imagery whatever the global conditions.

Boom's CGI imaging and animation can be used across gaming, films, television, commercials, medical and packaging, allowing the creation of hyper realistic images that would not be possible using other technologies, such as a polar bear enjoying an ice lolly, or a brewery housed inside a cognac bottle.

"We can safely say that our artists are capable of creating any image or animation you can imagine."

Successfully applying creativity is at the heart of everything Bose Collins does. Now in its 21st year, the London-based design consultancy has developed into a successful idea hub for clients in U.S., Europe, and Japan.

From concept to delivery, the group blends concepts from diverse sectors to create distinctive solutions through film, animation, branding, graphic design, illustration, 3D graphics, art direction, sound design, fashion, exhibitions, architecture, and interior design. Plus, Bose Collins handpicks the best talent for each project, with individuals contributing their own perspectives to the creative process. 

This tried and tested method of working seamlessly across disciplines, cultures, and time zones intrigues clients, who trust the consultancy to deliver time and again.

Currently ranked #2 in the world for photography by Lürzer’s Archive, the award-winning Carioca Studio is a well-known image concept house highly acclaimed for their work, specialising in advertising imagery. From their central, fully enclosed studio in Bucharest, through a network of talented artists across Romania, Carioca can create their work safely and securely and share it internationally in the most extreme of situations.

Carioca was founded in 2005 by three artists (Dragos Coman, Andrei Stoleru and Dragos Traistaru), all photographers with fine art and advertising backgrounds, along with production expertise. They always have a strong vision for each new project they are involved in. Carioca starts with a big idea and bring their complete vision and perfect execution from production and shooting to post-production.

Carioca offers integrated visual services, from production (locations, casting, hair & make up artists, set construction, mockups) to photography, illustration, CGI and production. The company now has 23 people working in three different departments - Production, 3D and Post-Production.

Clients include Dalwhinne, McDonald's, Pepsi, Europcar, Mercedes-Benz, Sony Ericsson, VW and WWF.

Carioca Studio won Cannes Lions and Epica awards and have been 200 Best Digital Artists by Lürzers Archive regularly.

Cream Electric Art is a multi-award winning creative production studio based in sunny Sydney. The team works with clients worldwide to create striking and beautifully crafted assets that span a broad range of still and moving content, including interactive, VR and AR.

Directors Bruce, Caroline, Inness, Steve, Piete and Karl bring around 200 years of combined industry expertise to the table to lead their team of talented, multidisciplinary CGI artists, retouchers, animators and producers.

Cream Electric Art was designed from the start to offer remote working for every member of its team, utilising globally linked servers across Australia and beyond, managed by a central team and shared with clients worldwide, and as such, they are in a perfect position to deal with the current situation.

Lürzer’s Archive rank them as one of the top three digital artists internationally. They have worked with some of the biggest brands, ad agencies and photographers around the world and their campaigns have won awards at every major international award show.

Alvaro, also known as Jenue, is a designer and artist who produces creative typographies, images and animations with a vibrant and original twist. Having worked in some of his favourite places around the world, Jenue decided to follow his own path, as he felt it might be the only way to be able to develop his imagination and creativity in a unique way.

Selected clients: Facebook, The New York Times, Time Out, American Express, J&B, Camel, Santander Bank, Spanish National Lottery, The Washington Post, The Economist, U.C Berkeley, Chesterfield, Simba Mattress, The Sunday Times, Pokerstars, Norwegian, British Airways, Bankia, Cosmopolitan, Brussels Airlines, JetStar, FutureNet, Five Stars Painting,  Endesa, MadCool Festival, ESSO, Kate Moross, Aiga Design, Wired, Xenos, and Ambar Beer.

Projects include: 'Koffee Kool' for KFC - Ogilvy Shanghai, Christmas campaign for J&B Whisky - Mother London, 'BeMad BeCool BeSmart' for MadCoolFestival: Mad Cool - McCann Madrid, Adidas - personal project, Eatmenow - personal project, 'No uses Dinero' for Bankia: Bankia banks - CLV Madrid, 'I’m beginning to look shabby not so chick' for Five Stars Painting - Bullish NY, 'If collaboration is so great, why is it so hard' for Facebook - Facebook NY, A Single ray of light - personal project, 'It's time to park this project' American Express - Ogilvy NY, Nike Stars - personal project, San Valentin: Spanish Lottery - Contrapunto Madrid / San Vale.

Marco Verna is a professional photo retoucher based in Italy. He has worked with international brands and photographers on advertising campaigns, editorial content and portfolio pieces. 

Great collaborative art is a result of a great relationship and its secrets lie in communication. This is why Marco is determined to go to great lengths to make sure that the way creatives communicate is as efficient and as effective as possible. The value of a photograph lies in its message, that’s why defining the purpose of every image is essential. He believes his mission is to be the most valuable resource he can be in any stage of the process, be that consulting, retouching or communication.  

That is why he loves to say that what he does is a combination of an obsession for detail, inspiring aesthetics, and beautifully crafted relationships.

Since a lot of companies have reduced their business to a minimum due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, there’s plenty of time to freshen up one’s portfolio. Patrick Salonen has added a series of CGI motifs to his in the area of transportation. The photos are from his own archive, and in some cases, have been just waiting to be used. The complete series was created in his home office and will be continuously updated as long as the measures are in effect.

Besides work in the studio, Patrick also offers services on location worldwide. Among his main clients are advertising agencies, photographers and companies in Switzerland, Germany and throughout Europe. You’ll find even more work on his updated website.