Services Details
Standard ProRetouch Service: $6.00
Cost per image. Retouching features are listed below in addition
to your notes* for special requests.
All retouching is done for a natural result so that if the observer is unaware
that retouching was done, they won't notice anything
artificial in appearance, resulting in a completely natural, clean
look of the photo. Typically, the subjects will exhibit a more
youthful & healthy appearance.
Retouching Features:
Standard Optimization of:
Color, Contrast, Brightness, Sharpness, & Color Saturation, plus:
| Acne & Blemishes | Age Lines Softening or Removal | |
| Teeth Whitening | Stray Hair Removal: not excessive | |
| Red Eye Corrections | Cropping to One Specific Aspect Ratio | |
| Eye Glasses Glare: standard amount of retouching, if not obscuring pupils | ||
*Notes may include...
Amount of retouching (such as light or full)
Whether to remove, or how much to retouch specified moles & blemishes
Eye Color Specification (radical change may be additional)
High Key/Low Key Lighting Specification to match intended printing type
Minor background corrections (thin wire visible, etc.)
Cropping directions. If multiple print sizes are needed, we suggest that
you do not request cropping.
ProRetouch will charge additional for retouching requests that are outside of
the above areas on a as-needed time basis
Advanced ProRetouch Service: $10.00
This service includes everything above plus we use the most advanced techniques
and programs to achieve the ultimate quality in retouching. This can
include proportional realignment of the head & face to the degree you specify;
motion blur correction to reduce or eliminate the effects of small movements of
the camera or subject during exposure; the very highest quality sharpening
yielding little or no haloing; hand correction of small off-color areas; and
much more.
Customized Level Retouching Service: (Flat rate cost to be determined by your
needs)
When you need the very finest retouching for your clients or have unique
needs as a studio, we tailor a customized service based on your exact needs.
You receive the services you require at a predictable rate enabling you to be
able to concentrate on growing your business. Many studios have a
particular workflow that includes features that we don't normally include so
we've developed this level to meet every studio's needs.
Image Optimization Service: $1.50
This service is for order consistency for images that require full
optimizing but that do not require the retouching that is offered in our Premium
ProRetouch Service. Complete optimization of: Color, Contrast, Brightness,
Sharpness, & Color Saturation but with no retouching. The optimization
methods we use will perfect your images and bring out all their potential.
Web-optimized
Image Optimization Service: $4.00
This service is ideal for when you need images not only optimized as above
but you need a very specific size in pixels and/or aspect ratio plus you want
the image file to have the highest compression possible that does not show any
image degradation when viewed in a web browser thus enabling the fastest page
load times on the 'net. You may choose a different file format as output.
Example: filename.jpg --> filename.gif (we can help you choose the format
that makes the most sense for what you are doing)