I am an experienced retoucher specialising in commercial, still life, beauty, editorial, and product photography. With a strong technical foundation and a refined visual sensibility, I bring a high level of precision and creative problem-solving to every project. My expertise includes advanced compositing using multiple plated images to build complex, seamless compositions. I am highly skilled in colour grading and accurate colour matching to references or physical products, ensuring visual consistency across campaigns. I also have extensive experience in lighting refinement, creative image enhancement, and high-end skin retouching with a natural, polished finish. I have worked on international campaigns spanning both digital and print platforms. These projects required the creation of intricate adaptations across multiple formats and sizes, as well as managing large volumes of plated imagery to produce impactful, high-quality visuals under tight deadlines

Chris Rivera

I am an experienced retoucher specialising in commercial, still life, beauty, editorial, and product photography. With a strong technical foundation and a refined visual sensibility, I bring a high level of precision and creative problem-solving to every project. My expertise includes advanced compositing using multiple plated images to build complex, seamless compositions. I am highly skilled in colour grading and accurate colour matching to references or physical products, ensuring visual consistency across campaigns. I also have extensive experience in lighting refinement, creative image enhancement, and high-end skin retouching with a natural, polished finish. I have worked on international campaigns spanning both digital and print platforms. These projects required the creation of intricate adaptations across multiple formats and sizes, as well as managing large volumes of plated imagery to produce impactful, high-quality visuals under tight deadlines

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I am an experienced retoucher specialising in commercial, still life, beauty, editorial, and product photography. With a strong technical foundation and a refined visual sensibility, I bring a high level of precision and creative problem-solving to every project.
My expertise includes advanced compositing using multiple plated images to build complex, seamless compositions. I am highly skilled in colour grading and accurate colour matching to references or physical products, ensuring visual consistency across campaigns. I also have extensive experience in lighting refinement, creative image enhancement, and high-end skin retouching with a natural, polished finish.
I have worked on international campaigns spanning both digital and print platforms. These projects required the creation of intricate adaptations across multiple formats and sizes, as well as managing large volumes of plated imagery to produce impactful, high-quality visuals under tight deadlines

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Work Experience

Career Break
December 1, 2024 - April 1, 2025
Travelled across South East Asia and Latin- America while developing my personal photography portfolio.
Photographic Retoucher
August 1, 2025 - February 1, 2026
Retouching and manipulating photographic images to a high standard, ensuring consistency and brand alignment. Performing colour correction, compositing, and other advanced image manipulation techniques. Collaborating closely with photographers, designers, and art directors to achieve desired visual outcomes. Liaising with creative teams to ensure project requirements are met and feedback is incorporated. Maintaining an organised workflow and managing multiple projects simultaneously. Ensuring all retouched images are optimised for various platforms and outputs.
Creative Retoucher at The Body Shop
August 1, 2022 - December 1, 2024
Executed high-end image retouching for global campaigns, ensuring superior image quality through advanced colour grading, composition adjustments, background extensions, product detail enhancements, and seamless 3D render integration, all while maintaining colour accuracy to physical products. Assisted in photo shoots to anticipate and address potential post- production challenges, offering expert advice to enhance workflow effi ciency. Delivered assets optimised for digital, point-of-sale, and e-commerce use, as well as applying specific crop and size requirements. Supervised freelancers, ensuring quality control and guidance to maintain consistency and adherence to strict brand guidelines.
Creative Retoucher at Wellcom
January 1, 2020 - July 1, 2022
Responsible for performing high-quality retouching on a range of imagery, including e-commerce, still-life and lifestyle photography. Enhanced image quality by refining colour, tone, and texture while ensuring consistency with brand guidelines and aesthetic standards. Collaborated closely with photographers and art directors to align with the creative vision and specific project requirements. Worked directly with clients to comprehend their needs and ensure final retouched images meet brand expectations. Maintained a well-structured file organisation system and adhered to project timelines to ensure the timely delivery of completed work.
Assistant Photographer & Retoucher at The Vow Studio
February 1, 2016 - December 1, 2019
Post-production and retouch of product and model imagery across multiple brands and style guides. Assistant photographer for in-house studio shootings: responsibilities involving composition, styling, and lighting setup (natural and with strobe). Quality control on freelancers ensuring imagery corrected and in line with brand guidelines. Interpreted comments and feedback on image correction across multiple brands. Worked independently as well as with other teams in the studio process on projects of different sizes.
Photographic Retoucher at T&P Group
August 1, 2025 - February 1, 2026
Retouching and manipulating photographic images to a high standard, ensuring consistency and brand alignment. Colour correction, compositing, and other advanced image manipulation techniques. Collaborated with photographers, designers, and art directors to achieve desired visual outcomes. Maintained organised workflow and multiple project delivery.

Education

MFA Photography at University for the Creative Arts (Farnham, UK)
September 1, 2012 - April 1, 2014
BA Fine Art at El Bosque University (Bogota, Colombia)
January 1, 2004 - November 1, 2008
MFA Photography at University for the Creative Arts (Farnham, UK)
September 1, 2012 - April 1, 2014
BA Fine Art at El Bosque University (Bogota, Colombia)
January 1, 2004 - November 1, 2008

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Retail, Travel & Hospitality, Consumer Goods, Software & Internet