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I am a Creative Leader and Senior Retoucher with 15+ years crafting high-end visual narratives for global fashion and editorial brands, including Elle, Valentino, and Deckers Brands. I guide brands toward a minimalist-premium aesthetic through natural skin texture refinement, sophisticated color grading, and high-fidelity compositing. I excel at elevating standard imagery into magazine-quality editorial assets while maintaining absolute brand consistency across large-scale projects, leading specialized retouching pods and collaborating closely with creative leads to translate complex briefs into brand-defining visuals.…I am a Creative Leader and Senior Retoucher with 15+ years crafting high-end visual narratives for global fashion and editorial brands, including Elle, Valentino, and Deckers Brands. I guide brands toward a minimalist-premium aesthetic through natural skin texture refinement, sophisticated color grading, and high-fidelity compositing. I excel at elevating standard imagery into magazine-quality editorial assets while maintaining absolute brand consistency across large-scale projects, leading specialized retouching pods and collaborating closely with creative leads to translate complex briefs into brand-defining visuals.

Clark Perkins

Photographer, Photoshop Editor, Image Editor, +3

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I am a Creative Leader and Senior Retoucher with 15+ years crafting high-end visual narratives for global fashion and editorial brands, including Elle, Valentino, and Deckers Brands. I guide brands toward a minimalist-premium aesthetic through natural skin texture refinement, sophisticated color grading, and high-fidelity compositing. I excel at elevating standard imagery into magazine-quality editorial assets while maintaining absolute brand consistency across large-scale projects, leading specialized retouching pods and collaborating closely with creative leads to translate complex briefs into brand-defining visuals.…I am a Creative Leader and Senior Retoucher with 15+ years crafting high-end visual narratives for global fashion and editorial brands, including Elle, Valentino, and Deckers Brands. I guide brands toward a minimalist-premium aesthetic through natural skin texture refinement, sophisticated color grading, and high-fidelity compositing. I excel at elevating standard imagery into magazine-quality editorial assets while maintaining absolute brand consistency across large-scale projects, leading specialized retouching pods and collaborating closely with creative leads to translate complex briefs into brand-defining visuals.

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I am a Creative Leader and Senior Retoucher with 15+ years crafting high-end visual narratives for global fashion and editorial brands, including Elle, Valentino, and Deckers Brands. I guide brands toward a minimalist-premium aesthetic through natural skin texture refinement, sophisticated color grading, and high-fidelity compositing.

I excel at elevating standard imagery into magazine-quality editorial assets while maintaining absolute brand consistency across large-scale projects, leading specialized retouching pods and collaborating closely with creative leads to translate complex briefs into brand-defining visuals.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Expert

Final Cut Pro X

Expert

GIMP

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance Fashion & Editorial Photographer / Senior Retoucher at Various Publications

January 1, 2007 - Present

Editorial Excellence: Conceived and retouched high-end beauty and fashion stories for Elle, Self, and The Wall Street Journal, focusing on cinematic lighting and refined post-production. Beauty & Hair Focus: Collaborated with stylists and brands (including Valentino and CoverGirl) to produce emotionally resonant imagery that emphasizes texture, detail, and brand mood. Natural Aesthetic: Specialized in 'invisible' retouching—perfecting skin tones and fabric while avoiding over-processed looks to maintain a premium, artistic feel.

Photoshop Artist at Hogarth Worldwide (Contract for Global Tech Giant)

January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2026

High-Fidelity Finishing: Executed complex compositing and finishing for global marketing launches, ensuring 100% texture realism and color accuracy. Consistency at Scale: Developed automated scripts and layer structures that increased efficiency by 30% while maintaining the highest possible quality standards for print and digital. Art Direction Collaboration: Partnered closely with Creative Leads to translate complex briefs into brand-defining visual assets.

Retoucher at Deckers Brands (UGG, HOKA, Teva)

January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022

Brand Narrative: Managed post-production for five global brands, ensuring a cohesive and premium visual identity across high-volume assets. Precision Retouching: Performed advanced liquifying, shading, and color matching to ensure footwear and lifestyle images met elite editorial standards. Efficiency & Quality: Developed step-by-step teaching guides to standardize 'high-end' finishing practices across the retouching team.

Post-Production Artist at Home Shopping Network (HSN)

January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2019

Naturalistic Corrections: Applied precise skin, fabric, and lighting corrections to 150+ assets daily, adhering to strict brand standards for clean, minimal aesthetics.

Photoshop Artist at Hogarth Worldwide

January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2026

High-Fidelity Finishing: Executed complex compositing and finishing for global marketing launches, ensuring 100% texture realism and color accuracy. Consistency at Scale: Developed automated scripts and layer structures that increased efficiency by 30% while maintaining the highest quality standards for print and digital. Art Direction Collaboration: Partnered with Creative Leads to translate complex briefs into brand-defining visual assets.