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I am Allison Coles, a Photoshop enthusiast with seven years of professional experience in the commercial and editorial photo retouching industry. I specialize in high-quality retouching, photo compositing, color grading, and finishing for food & drink, product, portrait, still life, lifestyle, and interiors, consistently delivering under tight deadlines. Based in Toronto, I collaborate closely with photographers and producers to craft polished images for diverse clients, including Wayne Gretzky, Food & Drink Magazine, Longos, Loblaws, The Ritz Carlton, Joe Fresh, Perrier Jouet, KFC, and Canada Post, among others, while maintaining organized workflows and attention to detail.…I am Allison Coles, a Photoshop enthusiast with seven years of professional experience in the commercial and editorial photo retouching industry. I specialize in high-quality retouching, photo compositing, color grading, and finishing for food & drink, product, portrait, still life, lifestyle, and interiors, consistently delivering under tight deadlines. Based in Toronto, I collaborate closely with photographers and producers to craft polished images for diverse clients, including Wayne Gretzky, Food & Drink Magazine, Longos, Loblaws, The Ritz Carlton, Joe Fresh, Perrier Jouet, KFC, and Canada Post, among others, while maintaining organized workflows and attention to detail.

Allison Coles

Photoshop Editor, Poster Designer, Graphic Designer, +7

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I am Allison Coles, a Photoshop enthusiast with seven years of professional experience in the commercial and editorial photo retouching industry. I specialize in high-quality retouching, photo compositing, color grading, and finishing for food & drink, product, portrait, still life, lifestyle, and interiors, consistently delivering under tight deadlines. Based in Toronto, I collaborate closely with photographers and producers to craft polished images for diverse clients, including Wayne Gretzky, Food & Drink Magazine, Longos, Loblaws, The Ritz Carlton, Joe Fresh, Perrier Jouet, KFC, and Canada Post, among others, while maintaining organized workflows and attention to detail.…I am Allison Coles, a Photoshop enthusiast with seven years of professional experience in the commercial and editorial photo retouching industry. I specialize in high-quality retouching, photo compositing, color grading, and finishing for food & drink, product, portrait, still life, lifestyle, and interiors, consistently delivering under tight deadlines. Based in Toronto, I collaborate closely with photographers and producers to craft polished images for diverse clients, including Wayne Gretzky, Food & Drink Magazine, Longos, Loblaws, The Ritz Carlton, Joe Fresh, Perrier Jouet, KFC, and Canada Post, among others, while maintaining organized workflows and attention to detail.

Available to hire

I am Allison Coles, a Photoshop enthusiast with seven years of professional experience in the commercial and editorial photo retouching industry. I specialize in high-quality retouching, photo compositing, color grading, and finishing for food & drink, product, portrait, still life, lifestyle, and interiors, consistently delivering under tight deadlines.

Based in Toronto, I collaborate closely with photographers and producers to craft polished images for diverse clients, including Wayne Gretzky, Food & Drink Magazine, Longos, Loblaws, The Ritz Carlton, Joe Fresh, Perrier Jouet, KFC, and Canada Post, among others, while maintaining organized workflows and attention to detail.

Skills

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Lightroom

Blender

Experience Level

Adobe Photoshop

Expert

Adobe Lightroom

Expert

Blender

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Photo Retoucher at Maya Visnyei Stills & Motion

September 1, 2021 - Present

Specializing in commercial and editorial retouching (food & drink, product, portrait, still life, lifestyle, interiors); proficient in photo compositing, file organization, dust & object removal, color correction, skin retouching, background removal, and optimizing images for various formats and resolutions. Collaborates with photographer and producers to ensure creative direction and timely delivery for high-profile clients.

Photo Retoucher at Graydon Herriott

January 1, 2022 - Present

Retouching for still life, lifestyle, and interiors with tight deadlines. Unwanted object removal, dodging & burning, color correction/adjusting. Clients include Toronto Life, Førs, Othership, The Royal Hotel and more.

Photography Assistant at Hilary Gauld Photography

January 1, 2022 - October 4, 2025

Performed basic portrait/event retouching to support the main retoucher. Assisted photographer with lighting setups, equipment management, set changes and studio backgrounds, and behind-the-scenes photography.

Photo Retoucher at Overstreet Media Productions

January 1, 2018 - Present

Retouched real estate photography, including sky replacement, removal of unwanted objects (cables, cars, reflections) and patching grass.

Photo retoucher at Maya Visnyei Stills & Motion

September 1, 2021 - Present

Specializing in commercial and editorial retouching, including food & drink, product, portrait, still life, lifestyle, and interiors while meeting tight deadlines. Expertise in photo compositing, collaborating with the photographer and producer(s), file organizing & handling, dust & object removal, colour correcting/adjusting, skin retouching, background removal, and optimize photos for various formats and resolutions. Clients include Wayne Gretzky, Food & Drink Magazine, Longos, Loblaws, The Ritz Carlton, Joe Fresh, Perrier Jouet, KFC, Canada Post and more.

Photo retoucher at Graydon Herriott

January 1, 2022 - Present

Retouching for still life, lifestyle, and interiors while meeting tight deadlines. Unwanted object removal, dodging & burning, colour correcting/adjusting.

Photography Assistant at Hilary Gauld Photography

January 1, 2022 - October 4, 2025

Performed basic retouching for portraits and event photography to take heavy workflows off of the main retoucher. Assisted support to the photographer by providing lighting setups, equipment management, switching out sets and studio backgrounds, and behind-the-scenes-photography.

Photo retoucher at Overstreet Media Productions

August 31, 2018 - October 4, 2025

Retouched for real estate photography. Sky replacement, removal of unwanted objects, cables, cars, unwanted reflections, and patching grass.

Photo retoucher at Maya Visnyei Stills & Motion

September 1, 2021 - Present

Specializing in commercial and editorial retouching across food & drink, product, portrait, still life, lifestyle, and interiors; proficient in photo compositing, dust & object removal, color correction, skin retouching, background removal, file organization, and optimizing imagery for various formats and resolutions. Collaborated with photographer and producers; clients include Wayne Gretzky, Food & Drink Magazine, Longos, Loblaws, The Ritz Carlton, Joe Fresh, Perrier Jouet, KFC, Canada Post, and more.

Photo retoucher at Graydon Herriott

January 1, 2022 - Present

Retouching for still life, lifestyle, and interiors; unwanted object removal, dodging & burning, colour correcting/adjusting.

Photography Assistant at Hilary Gauld Photography

January 1, 2022 - October 4, 2025

Supported photographer with basic retouching for portraits and event photography; assisted with lighting setups, equipment management, switching out sets and studio backgrounds, and behind-the-scenes photography.

Photo retoucher at Overstreet Media Productions

August 31, 2018 - October 4, 2025

Retouched for real estate photography; sky replacement, removal of unwanted objects, cables, cars, unwanted reflections, and patching grass.

Photo Retoucher at Maya Visnyei Stills & Motion

September 1, 2021 - Present

Specializing in commercial and editorial retouching across food & drink, product, portrait, still life, lifestyle, and interiors, with a focus on meeting tight deadlines. Expertise in photo compositing, file organization, dust & object removal, colour correcting/adjusting, skin retouching, background removal, and optimizing images for various formats and resolutions. Collaborates with photographer and producer(s) to ensure high-quality results.

Photo Retoucher at Graydon Herriott

January 1, 2022 - Present

Retouching for still life, lifestyle, and interiors while meeting tight deadlines. Unwanted object removal, dodging & burning, colour correcting/adjusting. Clients include Toronto Life, Førs, Othership, The Royal Hotel and more.

Photography Assistant at Hilary Gauld Photography

January 1, 2022 - October 4, 2025

Assisted with basic retouching for portraits and event photography to support the main retoucher. Provided lighting setups, equipment management, and background switching; assisted with behind-the-scenes photography.

Photo Retoucher at Overstreet Media Productions

January 1, 2018 - Present

Retouched real estate photography including sky replacement, removal of unwanted objects, cables, cars, reflections, and patching grass.