Photoreal Photoshop / Compositing Artist Needed for 5 Environmental Image Edits

I’m looking for a strong Photoshop retoucher / compositing artist / AI image generator to help create realistic edited versions of about 5 high-resolution nature images. The work involves making environmental changes to existing, high resolution stock photographs. The goal is not a fantasy image or obvious AI result. These need to feel like believable photographic images that will hold up to a fair and reasonable level of scrutiny. I’m especially interested in hiring someone with good judgment around lighting, scale, shadows, reflections, texture, and restraint. This is likely a 5-image project, though the full scope is not yet determined. I’m expecting the budget for the project to land somewhere around $800–$1,200, depending on number of images, experience, complexity, and workflow. I may ask up to 3 finalists to do a small paid test before choosing someone for the full job. Please include: - Before/after samples of relevant retouching or compositing work. Examples where you added or integrated objects into real photographs - A short note about how you approach photoreal compositing - Confirmation that you can deliver layered PSD files along with final flattened images Send me your thoughts and samples. If I like your work, I'll send you full details so you can submit a proper proposal.