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)