About The Creative Retoucher:

THE CREATIVE RETOUCHER?

I’m a freelance Creative Retoucher based in Manchester, UK. I offer remote retouching services worldwide remotely.

I have over 10 years of experience using Adobe software including Lightroom, Photoshop, and Premiere, and professional industry experience within the creative industry. During my time full time, I worked as a Lead Creative Retoucher in Fashion, gaining extensive experience in high-end commercial imagery and campaign work. I now run my own retouching business, providing professional post-production support across a wide range of projects — from high-volume e-commerce imagery to large-scale campaign work. I work closely with brands, photographers, and creative teams to deliver high-quality, consistent results tailored to each project’s needs.

Below you’ll find an overview of the photo editing services I offer. If you’d like a deeper look at my packages, please click here. For any questions or enquiries, feel free to email me at gary@thecreativeretoucher.com.

COLOUR GRADING:

Colour grading is essential to creating an impactful campaign or photoshoot. For me, it’s often the element that truly makes or breaks a project.

I take great care in translating your vision into the final grade. Typically, I’ll ask clients to provide a mood board or reference imagery so I can build the colour grading around the intended aesthetic. Even if you simply describe a certain mood or visual direction, I can develop a personalised grade to match.

This service is available for all forms of creative imagery and is usually priced as a one-off cost per project.

CREATIVE RETOUCHING:

Creative retouching is where my passion lies. Over the years I’ve built a strong portfolio of high-end work, and I always aim to go above and beyond to deliver exactly what the client is looking for.

My creative retouching work focuses on campaigns, lookbooks, fashion editorials, and commercial imagery for both brands and photographers.

Although each projects needs differ, my style by default is to elevate the project while keeping things grounded and the model looking true to themselves on their best day!

ECOMMERCE RETOUCHING:

E-commerce retouching typically involves editing model photography on plain backgrounds, garment still life imagery, and ghost mannequin cut-outs for online stores.

I also work on other types of e-commerce imagery, such as simple flat lays. However, images that require more detailed or creative work may fall under creative retouching.

This type of work is usually charged on a day rate, making it efficient and cost-effective for larger batches of images.

HEADSHOTS/PORTRAITS RETOUCHING:

I work with many talented headshot and portrait photographers around the world, helping them deliver polished yet natural results for their clients.

My approach focuses on realistic, natural-looking skin retouching, ensuring the subject still looks like themselves, just at their absolute best.

Much of the work featured in my headshots portfolio includes actors and corporate professionals, where authenticity and subtle enhancement are particularly important.