High-End Retoucher for Corporate/Executive Portraits — Editorial Finish (Forbes / FT Style)

Project type: One-time project (with potential for ongoing work) Overview: We're an investment banking / private equity firm seeking a world-class photo retoucher to edit a set of RAW executive portraits and team images from a recent professional shoot. We're after a polished, editorial finish - the kind of imagery you'd see fronting Forbes, the Financial Times, or a top-tier PE firm's website. Think understated, powerful, and expensive. Clean, confident, and timeless rather than flashy. Aesthetic reference: Editorial corporate portraiture (Forbes / FT / Bloomberg cover style) Muted, sophisticated color grading - controlled contrast, rich but restrained tones Crisp, ultra-high-resolution detail with natural skin texture (no plastic over-retouching) The look and mood of Succession - refined, classic, serious Scope of work: Editing of RAW files (will confirm exact count) Color correction and consistent grading across the full set Professional skin retouching — natural, not over-smoothed Background cleanup, dodging and burning, blemish/distraction removal Final delivery in high-resolution formats suitable for print and web What we're looking for in you: A strong portfolio of high-end corporate, editorial, or executive portrait retouching Comfort working with RAW files and delivering print-ready, ultra-HD output An eye for subtle, premium finishing - restraint matters more than effects Reliable communication and ability to take direction on a consistent house style To apply: Please share portfolio samples relevant to corporate/editorial portraiture, your turnaround time, and whether you charge per image or per project.