Gloss
Gloss is a New York-based creative production studio providing photographic retouching, pre-press, on-set, VFX, editing, and color grading services to fashion, beauty, and fine art clients, with sister company Griffin Editions handling archival fine art printing.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersNew York, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
Gloss firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Gloss
- Legal name
- Gloss
- Website
- https://glossstudio.com
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Gloss is a New York-based creative production studio providing photographic retouching, pre-press, on-set, VFX, editing, and color grading services to fashion, beauty, and fine art clients, with sister company Griffin Editions handling archival fine art printing.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Gloss is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- New York
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices4 records
Markets served
Gloss business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others
Revenue model
- Creative Production Services: Professional retouching, pre-press, on-set services, editing, VFX, color grading, and fine art printing services offered to fashion, beauty, and fine art clients on a project or contract basis.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels1 record
Gloss product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Gloss is a professional production studio offering photographic retouching, pre-press, on-set services, editing, VFX, and color grading for fashion, beauty, and fine art photographers and brands. The studio operates three divisions—Print (Fashion, Beauty, Still Life, Books, Classics), Motion (Fashion, Beauty, Feature, Reel), and Fine Art (Exhibitions, Griffin Editions)—serving enterprise clients such as Amazon, L'Oreal, Samsung, Calvin Klein, GQ, Louis Vuitton, and Sephora.
Product overview
Gloss is a creative studio offering photographic and motion post-production services organized into three divisions: Print (Fashion, Beauty, Still Life, Books, Classics), Motion (Fashion, Beauty, Feature, Reel), and Fine Art (Exhibitions, Griffin Editions). The company provides retouching, pre-press, on-set services, editing, VFX, and color grading as core offerings, with Griffin Editions as a sister company specializing in fine art printing (silver gelatin, chromogenic, dye sublimation, laser exposed printing) and framing services. Chief Creative Directors Raja Sethuraman and Magnus Andersson lead a team of artists and producers serving fashion, beauty, and fine art photographers.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Griffin Editions: An artist run studio that creates photographic prints for artists, galleries, museums, and collectors. Offers services including silver gelatin, chromogenic, dye sublimation and laser exposed printing, film processing, scanning, mounting and framing. Website: griffineditions.com
Products and services
- Print Fashion Professional photographic retouching and print production services for fashion campaigns, delivering high-end editorial and commercial imagery.
- Print Beauty Specialized retouching and print services for beauty industry clients, focusing on skin, product, and editorial imagery.
- Print Still Life Product photography retouching and print services for still life imagery across luxury goods, consumer products, and editorial content.
- Print Books Pre-press and production services for photobooks, coffee table books, and editorial publications.
- Classics Archive and legacy print services preserving historic photographic work.
- Motion Fashion Video post-production, VFX, editing, and color grading services for fashion motion content including commercials and social media.
- Motion Beauty Motion post-production services for beauty industry video content, including VFX compositing and color grading.
- Feature (Motion) Long-form video post-production services for feature films, documentaries, and editorial video content.
- Reel Showreel and demo reel post-production services showcasing creative work.
- Exhibitions Fine art exhibition services and gallery representation for photographers and artists.
- Griffin Editions Fine Art Printing Artist-run fine art printing studio based in Brooklyn offering silver gelatin, chromogenic, dye sublimation, laser exposed printing, film processing, scanning, mounting and framing services for artists, galleries, museums, and collectors.
Companies that use Gloss
Customer profileNamed customers8 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Gloss technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Gloss partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Griffin EditionscoreGriffin Editions is described as a 'sister company' of Gloss, founded in 1996 and based in Brooklyn. It handles fine art printing services including silver gelatin, chromogenic, dye sublimation, and laser exposed printing, film processing, scanning, mounting and framing. Griffin Editions serves artists, galleries, museums, and collectors and operates as an artist run studio.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Gloss competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- NorthSix: New York-based creative post-production and retouching studio serving fashion, beauty, and advertising clients. Direct competitor in the high-end editorial and commercial retouching space where Gloss operates.
- Mr. Bronx: New York-based post-production studio specializing in retouching and finishing for fashion, beauty, and advertising clients. Closely comparable to Gloss's Print division in client mix and service offering.
- Spotzen Studios: New York-based retouching and digital post-production studio serving editorial, advertising, and beauty clients. Direct competitor for high-end beauty and fashion retouching work.
- Cosmo Street: New York-based editorial and post-production house specializing in editing, finishing, and color for advertising and fashion. Directly comparable to Gloss's Motion/Feature divisions.
- Cabin Editing Company: New York-based editing and post-production studio serving advertising, fashion, and beauty brands. Directly comparable to Gloss's Motion editing and color grading services.
- Arcade Edit: Boutique New York editing studio working across advertising, fashion, and branded content. Comparable to Gloss in culture and client mix, particularly for editorial and fashion commercial work.
Broad incumbents
- The Mill: Global VFX, design, and post-production studio serving advertising, film, and brand clients. Comparable to Gloss's Motion division at scale, though broader in scope across entertainment and experiential.
- Framestore: Global creative studio offering VFX, color grading, design, and integrated production. Comparable to Gloss's Motion capabilities but with a much larger global footprint and feature-film orientation.
- MPC (Moving Picture Company): Global VFX and post-production company serving advertising, film, and episodic clients. Comparable in motion post-production services, with significantly broader scale and geographic reach than Gloss.
- Digital Domain: Established VFX and post-production studio with roots in feature film and expanding into advertising and brand work. Comparable to Gloss's Motion capabilities with broader entertainment exposure.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Gloss social profiles
Digital presenceGloss financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Gloss leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Gloss subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Gloss funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Gloss M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Gloss
What does Gloss do?
Gloss is a professional production studio offering photographic retouching, pre-press, on-set services, editing, VFX, and color grading for fashion, beauty, and fine art photographers and brands. The studio operates three divisions—Print (Fashion, Beauty, Still Life, Books, Classics), Motion (Fashion, Beauty, Feature, Reel), and Fine Art (Exhibitions, Griffin Editions)—serving enterprise clients such as Amazon, L'Oreal, Samsung, Calvin Klein, GQ, Louis Vuitton, and Sephora.
Is Gloss a public or private company?
Gloss is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Gloss founded?
Gloss was founded in -1. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Gloss based?
Gloss is headquartered in New York, United States, in the North America region.
How does Gloss make money?
One revenue line is on record: creative Production Services.
Who are Gloss's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are NorthSix, Mr. Bronx, Spotzen Studios, Cosmo Street, Cabin Editing Company and Arcade Edit. Broad incumbents are The Mill, Framestore, MPC (Moving Picture Company) and Digital Domain.
Does Gloss have an API?
No public API is recorded for Gloss.