Rico Ploeg is a commercial photographer, CGI artist, digital retoucher and technical image creator based in Haarlem, the Netherlands. His work combines photography, advanced lighting, CGI, compositing and high-end post-production to create visually powerful imagery for brands, agencies and creative teams.
Images created by Rico Ploeg have been licensed thousands of times worldwide through major stock agencies and have appeared in advertising campaigns, editorial publications, corporate communications, websites, presentations and television productions.
Many assignments involve far more than taking a photograph. Complex productions often require advanced image manipulation, CGI integration, colour management, compositing and extensive retouching. Rico combines technical expertise with creative problem solving to deliver images that would be difficult or impossible to achieve through photography alone.
Specialising in technically challenging assignments involving reflective products, liquids, motion, precision lighting, complex composites and demanding post-production workflows. Technical challenges are often where the most interesting visual opportunities begin.
Based in Haarlem and working throughout the Netherlands and internationally.