Studio
Founded in 2002 by Carsten Riese and Michael Wittling as a high-end postproduction studio, GOLD has spent more than two decades evolving with changing markets and demands. Today, GOLD Creative Studio brings high-end postproduction, AI imagery and photography together in one place, combining classic craft with the latest in AI, and staying curious about what comes next.
Retouching, compositing and CGI integration at the highest level, for campaigns that have to be perfect down to the last pixel.
Generative image and motion production with photographic precision, custom LoRA training and full control over your brand.
Campaigns, people and spaces, shot by artists with decades of experience in front of real light.
Concept, art direction and visual design that bring every element together across all formats.
Brands
Occhio · Paulaner · FC Bayern · smart · Prime Video · ZDF · Disney · Munich Re · Burger King · SportScheck · Stabilo · SWM · WWK · Flyeralarm · SZ Plus · vegaGOODS · MOP · Dussmann · Thum & Partner · Smykker Eyewear
Agencies
thjnk · Martin et Karczinski · Team Lewis · Serviceplan · Saint Elmo’s · Saatchi & Saatchi · Heisters & Partner
Yes. Wherever possible, our AI pipeline runs on our own machines with custom ComfyUI workflows, so client assets stay in the studio. We use cloud tools only where they are legally sound or a job can’t be done locally.
No. Many of our projects are classic photography and postproduction. We use AI where it improves the result, the budget or the timeline, and we label AI-generated images.
Yes. We train custom LoRA models on products, characters and styles, so they stay consistent across an entire campaign.
Yes. We work up to print resolution, and our in-house proofing setup lets us check colour and material reproduction before files go to print.
Yes. We produce photography and video ourselves or with photographers from our network, from portraits and people to cars and products.