Senior photo retoucher with 8+ years of professional experience producing high-end creative content for marketing, advertising, and print at two of the most demanding visual brands in the art world. Specializes in advanced photo compositing, color management for both digital and print channels, and integrating generative AI tooling and custom automation into commercial retouching pipelines.

Mark Espinosa Russi

Senior photo retoucher with 8+ years of professional experience producing high-end creative content for marketing, advertising, and print at two of the most demanding visual brands in the art world. Specializes in advanced photo compositing, color management for both digital and print channels, and integrating generative AI tooling and custom automation into commercial retouching pipelines.

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Senior photo retoucher with 8+ years of professional experience producing high-end creative content for marketing, advertising, and print at two of the most demanding visual brands in the art world. Specializes in advanced photo compositing, color management for both digital and print channels, and integrating generative AI tooling and custom automation into commercial retouching pipelines.

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Work Experience

Advanced Imaging Specialist at David Zwirner
January 1, 2026 - Present
Lead complex compositing for marketing and sales imagery by integrating products, figures, and environments into photorealistic scenes that convey scale, context, and brand atmosphere across print, digital, and presentation deliverables. Build and maintain Firefly- and Photoshop-generative AI workflows to generate demographic and scene variations on demand, including wardrobe, faces, hair style, and lighting, from a single source shoot. Develop Photoshop automation scripts in partnership with ChatGPT and Claude AI to reduce standard retouching tasks from 15–30 minutes to under 3 minutes per image, multiplying team output and shortening time-to-delivery on high-volume campaigns. Design and ship internal digital tools that automate scaling of products and figures against environmental dimensions, enabling sales and marketing teams to generate on-demand composites without keeping a retoucher in the loop. Use Midjourney to generate environmental backplates that are composited with subj
Retoucher at David Zwirner
March 1, 2022 - March 1, 2026
Partnered directly with photographers on product production shoots by providing in-shoot direction, coordinating reshoots, and performing post-capture raw processing in Capture One to recover detail and color fidelity. Produced Epson printed proofs and conducted in-person comparisons against original subjects, refining color, contrast, and detail in Photoshop to match physical references under controlled lighting. Delivered high-fidelity retouching for marketing campaigns, exhibition materials, and digital archives while maintaining brand standards across print and digital channels.
Image Editor at Christie's
January 1, 2018 - March 1, 2022
Performed pre-production and post-production editing of high-quality imagery for use in auction catalogs, online marketing, print promotions, and digital campaign materials across multiple product categories including furniture, sculpture, ceramics, paintings, jewelry, and watches. Managed color management at scale by handling full RGB-to-CMYK conversion processes, printing Epson proofs, comparing converted files against physical objects in person, and correcting color and contrast in Photoshop to resolve conversion artifacts and ensure print-accurate reproduction for high-volume catalog production. Developed advanced product retouching expertise in jewelry and watch retouching requiring technical and aesthetic skills distinct from 3D objects and sculpture—focused on surface precision, reflection control, and color accuracy. Collaborated with pre-press on auction catalog assembly, creating product composites, grouped arrangements, and editorial-style layout compositions. Maintained
CAD Designer & Image Compositor (Freelance) at RenShun Accessories
October 1, 2017 - Present
Produce composite imagery and mockups by integrating product designs into existing photography for use in sales presentations and lookbooks. Work directly with the Marketing Director on visual brand development, recoloring and retouching product photography for marketing collateral. Format and design print-ready layouts and create PowerPoint presentations of new product lines.

Education

BFA Communication Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University
January 1, 2018 - March 1, 2022

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services

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