How does the Retouching process work?

Custom Retouching

When placing a Custom Retouching order, you'll describe the work you want done and upload the RAW files or high resolution JPG images. We then look over your request, and provide a free quote for the work within about one business day. At that point, you have the option to approve or reject the quote.

As we get familiar with each other, you'll be able to skip the quote step by pre-approving a maximum budget for the order. We'll only charge for the amount of time it takes, and if we need more time, we'll send a quote like before.

Lightroom Retouching

For Lightroom Retouching (formerly called Advanced Retouching) orders, we'll do the retouching in your Lightroom Classic CC (v10, 11, or 12) catalog. Simply flag the images yellow you want retouched in Lightroom, enter the total of images for the service you choose and send us a link to your Lightroom catalog and Smart Previews. These are ideal if you’d like final touches made to a few of your stand out images for social media, your blog, albums, or print.

Here is a list of what is included, for our Lightroom Retouching:

• Adjustment brush for dodging and burning (max 2 people per img)
• Skin blemish removal (max 2 people per img)
• Basic flyaway hair removal (around head, max 2 people per img)
• Skin softening (face, max 2 people per img)
• Whitening of eyes and teeth (max 2 people per img)
• $2.25/img

You can add Lightroom retouching onto a Color Correction order while you're placing an order, or you can place an order solely for Lightroom Retouching!

*Photos courtesy of Benjamin Clifford

Photoshop Retouching

When placing a Photoshop Retouching order, you would simply use the check boxes on the order form to select what kind of retouching you'd like applied to your images.  You can send us RAW files, JPGs, TIFFs, or layered PSDs for processing.  When your order is complete, we will send you layered PSDs, JPGs, or upload the completed files to your online gallery - depending on what was selected on the order form.