About

My name is Sam and I'm a freelance creative advertising retoucher. I retouch products, people, cars and landscapes, but I most enjoy combining all four and getting my teeth stuck into a big gnarly comp - maybe with a few special effects thrown in ;) I make bottles of ketchup look as sexy and desirable as supermodels and make computer generated images burst into life.

I have retouched ads and campaigns for worldwide brands (including Nike, Adidas, Guinness, Jaguar Land Rover, Honda, Mini, Canon, Santander, Johnnie Walker, Diesel, Dunhill and Paul Smith), but I like just as much to work with individual photographers on their personal portfolios - building up close working relationships means that I can get to know them, their style, what they creatively want to achieve and what I can bring to the table.

I mainly work from my studio in Bristol, where I have lived for the past 2 years. Before that, I spent nearly 10 years freelancing in London - most of it under the representation and guidance of Happy Finish - a world leading retouching, CGI and post production house.

If you have a project or idea you would like to discuss, please give me a call for a chat on 07886598626 or use the links above to ask me anything.

I would like to to hear from you if you are a creative agency, an art director or a photographer with big ideas, who wants to collaborate with an experienced retoucher to create exciting and fresh new work. I want to hear from you if you are a young photographer, seriously looking to make the transition from assistant to professional and want to make your portfolio more commercial. I want to hear from you if you are looking to find out if something is possible in post (it is!) and want advice on how best to shoot for retouch. I would also like to hear from you if you are a charity in need of competitive rates for retouching, as I am always ready to discuss a reduced project rate if it’s for a good cause.

I'm also happy to discuss work on tests and pitches if the prospects have potential.

All content on this blog has been produced between myself and the photographers and / or agencies mentioned within respective posts, with all rights belonging to myself or shared between myself, Happy Finish ltd. and / or the respective photographers and agencies and may not be reproduced in any form without prior written consent.