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Senior retoucher with 20+ years finishing high-end beauty, fashion, editorial and advertising imagery to advertising standard. Trained at Studio Private, with editorial credits including i-D, Interview and Elle, and experienced delivering fast, consistent results for demanding, high-volume campaigns. I work in Photoshop and Capture One using fully recoverable, non-destructive workflows, owning post-production from raw capture through final delivery or embedding within existing studio teams. Alongside traditional retouching, I now apply the same finishing eye to AI image and video production, focusing on quality control so outputs look production-grade—not machine-made.…Senior retoucher with 20+ years finishing high-end beauty, fashion, editorial and advertising imagery to advertising standard. Trained at Studio Private, with editorial credits including i-D, Interview and Elle, and experienced delivering fast, consistent results for demanding, high-volume campaigns. I work in Photoshop and Capture One using fully recoverable, non-destructive workflows, owning post-production from raw capture through final delivery or embedding within existing studio teams. Alongside traditional retouching, I now apply the same finishing eye to AI image and video production, focusing on quality control so outputs look production-grade—not machine-made.

Kal Griffig

Image Editor, Post-Production, Designer, +1

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Senior retoucher with 20+ years finishing high-end beauty, fashion, editorial and advertising imagery to advertising standard. Trained at Studio Private, with editorial credits including i-D, Interview and Elle, and experienced delivering fast, consistent results for demanding, high-volume campaigns. I work in Photoshop and Capture One using fully recoverable, non-destructive workflows, owning post-production from raw capture through final delivery or embedding within existing studio teams. Alongside traditional retouching, I now apply the same finishing eye to AI image and video production, focusing on quality control so outputs look production-grade—not machine-made.…Senior retoucher with 20+ years finishing high-end beauty, fashion, editorial and advertising imagery to advertising standard. Trained at Studio Private, with editorial credits including i-D, Interview and Elle, and experienced delivering fast, consistent results for demanding, high-volume campaigns. I work in Photoshop and Capture One using fully recoverable, non-destructive workflows, owning post-production from raw capture through final delivery or embedding within existing studio teams. Alongside traditional retouching, I now apply the same finishing eye to AI image and video production, focusing on quality control so outputs look production-grade—not machine-made.

Available to hire

Senior retoucher with 20+ years finishing high-end beauty, fashion, editorial and advertising imagery to advertising standard. Trained at Studio Private, with editorial credits including i-D, Interview and Elle, and experienced delivering fast, consistent results for demanding, high-volume campaigns.

I work in Photoshop and Capture One using fully recoverable, non-destructive workflows, owning post-production from raw capture through final delivery or embedding within existing studio teams. Alongside traditional retouching, I now apply the same finishing eye to AI image and video production, focusing on quality control so outputs look production-grade—not machine-made.

Skills

Adobe Photoshop

AI Images

AI Video

Experience Level

Adobe Photoshop

Expert

AI Images

Intermediate

AI Video

Intermediate

Work Experience

Lead Photographer & Retoucher at Jack Wills

January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2021

Produced high-end editorial and eCommerce content end to end, including in-house retouching and post-production to brand standard, collaborating with styling, art direction, retouch and production teams. Led and mentored a photography team across model and still-life sets, delivering high daily output while maintaining creative and technical quality. Streamlined shooting and post workflows to reduce production times without compromising standards. Set image quality control standards across capture and retouch; art-directed selected advertising and eCommerce shoots for Fraser Group and wholesale partners.

Photographer & Art Director (Freelance) at Kal Griffig

January 1, 2014 - Present

Freelance photographer and art director delivering high-end editorial and campaign imagery, self-retouched to advertising standard throughout. Includes selected editorial credits such as i-D, Interview Magazine, Elle, Modern Weekly China, and L'Optimum. Works across fashion, advertising and music clients including Warner, Universal, Roc Nation, Marks & Spencer, House of Fraser, Topshop, NEXT, Condé Nast, Hearst, ASOS, Arcadia Group, Fraser Group—handling creative direction and production while ensuring final image finishing quality.

Creative Retoucher at Studio Private Limited

January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2014

Full-time retoucher at a high-end London post-production studio, working with a roster of leading photographers to finish images to advertising and editorial standard. Interpreted creative briefs and retouched to each photographer’s exact vision using Photoshop and Capture One in non-destructive layer-based workflows. Completed high-end beauty and skin retouching including frequency separation, dodge and burn, colour grading, compositing and image quality control across fashion, beauty and advertising work.

Art Department at IMG Models London

January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2009

Collaborated with international IMG offices to deliver print and digital marketing content to the highest global standards. Guided art direction alongside senior management and applied deep knowledge of global markets and trend forecasting to support model-driven marketing deliverables.

Senior Retoucher (Freelance) at Kal Griffig

January 1, 2007 - Present

Senior retouching for high-end beauty, fashion, editorial and advertising clients, delivered remotely and non-destructively to advertising standard. Covers beauty and skin retouching, colour correction and precise colour matching, compositing, clean-up and image quality control. Ensures consistent delivery across high-volume campaigns and tight deadlines. Comfortable owning the full finishing pipeline from capture through final delivery, drawing on both shooting and retouching experience.

Founder, New Faces at IMG Models London

January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2008

Founded IMG London’s New Faces division, handling scouting, recruiting and managing model talent. Managed the production chain from model booking through to final imagery, providing first-hand command of the end-to-end workflow and ensuring final outputs met professional standards.