Best retouchers World has to offer?

Natasa Stojsic · #1 09-06-2007, 03:25 PM

I am putting the list of best retouchers World has to offer that influenced the industry with their style.

Pascal Dangin is one of them, although I couldn't find any info or his web, contact, address, etc.

Would you guys care to add anybody else along with him?

Cheers

superkoax · #2 09-06-2007, 04:07 PM

ANT!!! He's a good one

AMY Dresser

AdamZx3 · #3 09-06-2007, 04:29 PM

Chris Tarantino

Fantastic work
http://www.christarantino.com/

Katrin Eismann
Not really any example on her site but she has excellent books.

pixel_monkey · #4 09-06-2007, 05:07 PM

On top of the two members mentioned from this forum, I'd say TheVeed.

pixel_monkey · #5 09-06-2007, 05:40 PM

Almost forgot about another member goes by the name Conrad.

zganie · #6 09-06-2007, 05:43 PM

I think its not only who is the best but how did they get there

just an opinion zganie

pixel_monkey · #7 09-06-2007, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by zganie

I think its not only who is the best but how did they get there

just an opinion zganie

Absolutely. It'd be great to hear their stories. At one point, their skill levels weren't that remarkable than yours and mine.

dvaught · #8 09-09-2007, 12:41 AM

Too many unknown retouchers that are fantastic to say who is the very best. I will say that Tarantino is the best beauty retoucher I have ever had any experience with and his technical knowledge of the software is stupefying. A dude named Jeff Walker is also a fantastic manipulation/illustrative artist who has to be near the top of the list.

It has been my experience that once you get to a certain level, the really great retouchers almost become specialized in specific areas and do what they do best better than anyone else and everything else that they do is great, just not as mind blowing as their specialty.

Natasa Stojsic · #9 09-10-2007, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by dvaught

Too many unknown retouchers that are fantastic to say who is the very best. I will say that Tarantino is the best beauty retoucher I have ever had any experience with and his technical knowledge of the software is stupefying. A dude named Jeff Walker is also a fantastic manipulation/illustrative artist who has to be near the top of the list.

It has been my experience that once you get to a certain level, the really great retouchers almost become specialized in specific areas and do what they do best better than anyone else and everything else that they do is great, just not as mind blowing as their specialty.

Do you have Jeff Walkers web page or contact?

It would be nice if possible to post the contact or web page associated the artist.

dvaught · #10 09-10-2007, 08:47 PM

Jeff's page is http://www.adv-i-m.com/

Natasa Stojsic · #11 09-11-2007, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by dvaught

Jeff's page is http://www.adv-i-m.com/

Much Appreciated

Thanks

NimfabebeAida · #12 09-13-2007, 03:10 PM

I love Amy Dresser. She was the first retoucher I heard about. When I started doing photomanipulations I looked at her as an idol. I felt her works are magic. ^^
There are other so talented retouchers I've seen since then, but she is my favourite.

NimfabebeAida · #13 09-13-2007, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by dvaught

Jeff's page is http://www.adv-i-m.com/

He is so talented. It's amazing the way he understands light and objects.

SteveB2005 · #14 09-13-2007, 04:25 PM

I don't know who the best retouchers are, but I did have a video of a retoucher working on photos of Cindy Crawford, for the cover of Cosmo, I think shot by the late, great Scavullo. This was back in the Scitex days and the operator was working from a printer's proof where the art director redlined everything to fix, although the image and lighting were great out of the camera. The files were sent to the retouching house located in Tenn from NYC

The bill for the retouching was $20,000 and some change. And this was in the late 80's or 90's!! Of course model Cindy Crawford splashed on any mag cover then was sure to sell more issues and I heard that particular issue set some record sales for HG Brown

steve

pixel_monkey · #15 09-13-2007, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveB2005

I don't know who the best retouchers are, but I did have a video of a retoucher working on photos of Cindy Crawford, for the cover of Cosmo, I think shot by the late, great Scavullo. This was back in the Scitex days and the operator was working from a printer's proof where the art director redlined everything to fix, although the image and lighting were great out of the camera. The files were sent to the retouching house located in Tenn from NYC

The bill for the retouching was $20,000 and some change. And this was in the late 80's or 90's!! Of course model Cindy Crawford splashed on any mag cover then was sure to sell more issues and I heard that particular issue set some record sales for HG Brown

steve

I read some article a long ago stating that Pascal charges $20,000 for a cover and $500 for an inside page. I wonder who else charges this much, or is this the general price for the big retouching houses?

Edit: Here's the article: http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...540121180.html