High-End Automotive Photo Retouch (Studio Look from Outdoor Photo) – For Acrylic Print

Job ID: 40216811

Budget: $40 – $65 USD

I am looking for a specialized automotive photo retoucher to transform an outdoor car photograph into a studio-grade, high-end visual, suitable for acrylic / gallery print (20×30 cm).

This is not basic background removal or AI-generated enhancement.

If your work is mainly portraits, weddings, logos, or generic product edits, this project is not a good fit.

Project Goal

Take a real outdoor car photo and recreate a controlled studio lighting look, similar to high-end automotive press or CGI-style studio photography, while keeping the car fully photorealistic.

Required Skills (Must-Have)

Proven automotive retouching experience (cars, not people or logos)

Advanced masking (windows, mirrors, wheels, panel gaps – no halos)

Re-lighting: reducing harsh sunlight, rebuilding controlled studio highlights

Shadow creation: realistic contact shadow under the car (not blurred or fake)

Reflection & highlight control (paint must look premium, not plastic)

Clean gradients suitable for acrylic print (no banding, artifacts, or AI noise)

Deliverables

Layered PSD (clean structure)

16-bit TIFF, print-ready

Transparent PNG (car + shadow)

Color-managed export suitable for acrylic printing

Technical Specs

Final size: 20×30 cm

300 DPI (or higher native resolution)

No upscaling artifacts

No AI-generated textures or lighting

Reference images and the original, unedited car photo are attached. Please confirm you’ve reviewed them before applying..