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Edit vs Retouch
So, what is the difference between edit and retouch? You may have found on photography websites different terms like “raw”, “unedited”, “light edit”, “edited”, “retouch”, “magazine retouch”, “air brush”, “blemish removal”, or other terms. If you don’t work with photography daily, you’re probably feeling overwhelmed by all the options! We offer three levels of retouching: Basic, Pro, and High End. I’ll take a few moments to separate these terms.
Almost every photographer edits their photo to some degree. Color correction, brightness, contrast, or other elements are a few examples. Editing can add style or artistic flare. If you’re seeing “raw” or “unedited”, you’re receiving photos with no post work. This would be unusual for professional photographers. You may be offered this option from someone who is less experienced. The word Raw in photography terms refers to a file type. A newer photographer may mean this word as in, “I’m giving you the image as I took it”.
Most photographers edit any photo you see before you see it! Individuals have a hard time imaging what the image will look like with post work, so clients just see the end product. Editing can be very time consuming with adjustments to brightness, contrast, coloring, etc. Professional photography includes post work in the pricing. Some photographers spend a few hours after a session just editing! Wow!
Retouching involves Photoshop or other programs to manipulate an image. Basic retouch often covers removal of blemishes, soften shadow and shine, fix a few stray hairs, or other out of place details. Retouching can get complicated with such things as fixing clothing, removing braces, taking away body weight, fixing large pieces of hair, etc. Retouch is typically a service on top of a photographer’s normal process, but can be included in her or his pricing.
RETOUCHING IN DETAIL
We've been frequently asked to show a review of our retouching levels, namely, Basic, Professional, High End of the same image so you have a chance to compare them. If you're on the stage of selecting the best and the most suitable editing level for your images, here is one photograph which shows the most prominent differences between the levels
RAW
This is the "RAW" variant of a shot. With the help of the following examples we'll show you how to apply natural-looking photo retouching to skin, hair, eyes, and other features with Photoshop. This is great for fashion photography, family portraits, or any time you need to make your subjects look their best.
BASIC
Basic Level of editing is the post-production process which makes a photo look professionally retouched.
This Editing Level Consists of:
Blemishes removal (scars, zits, acnes, pimples)
White balance
Contrast adjustment
Exposure correction
Cropping
Straightening
Sharpening
Noise reduction
FREE: INCLUDED IN ALL OF OUR COLLECTIONS
PRO
This Editing Level Consists of:
Basic Retouch for 2-3 Persons
Color/Light Correction
Exposure
Teeth Whitening
Red-Eye Effect Removal
Eye Bag Fixing
Skin Tone Fixing
Cropping/Straightening
No Body Retouch
No Background Touch Up
No Portraits/Indoors Photos Editing
cost; $20 / per Image
3. High End Level of Post-Production
Nowadays High End retouching is frequently chosen by many people around the globe. You can see that the image takes a more expensive and expressive form as if from the cover of a popular magazine.
This Editing Level Consists of:
Pro Beauty Retouching for 3-5 Persons
Make Up Adjustment
Eye-glasses Glare Fixing
Stray Hair Removal
Face Wrinkles Removal
Clothes Smoothen
Dress Correction
Slight Body/Face Imperfections Removal
High End Skin Retouching
Dodge and Burn Effect
Following the Client's Style
cost; $35 / per Image
Complex Photoshop Manipulations - $50 per photo
The Haus of Grey Weddings editors are ready to accept any wedding image editing challenge and give your bridal pictures a charming look. We can digitally relocate you to a mountain peak or an ocean shore, surround you and your fiancé with bright fireworks or beautiful rose petals.
HIGH END / Clothes editing/wrinkles removal - We will edit the bride’s dress and the groom’s suit to detect all defects and remove them in Photoshop. You won’t see any wrinkles on the clothes after we edit bridal photos. / 7-10 BUSINESS DAYS TURNAROUND
PROFESSIONAL / Light & Airy Wedding Photography Editing / Based on our branded approach to wedding photo editing and a big portfolio of professional results, we guarantee your marriage images will create a wow effect. Our photo editors always follow the latest wedding photography trends and can make your photos light and airy, pastel, matte, film, vintage, sepia, black and white, and dark. We work hard to make your photos special, unique, romantic and moody.
7-10 BUSINESS DAYS TURNAROUND
HIGH END / Remove/add objects or people - To place the newlyweds in the center of photo composition, we will realistically remove distracting objects or people in the frame. Editors can do the opposite wedding photo editing and fill the composition with additional objects at your request. / 7-10 BUSINESS DAYS TURNAROUN
BASIC + PROFESSIONAL / Marriage photo retouching - We start with basic wedding photo edits, namely, remove skin defects, enhance the texture, whiten teeth, and then proceed with the deeper photo adjustments – Dodging and Burning, split toning, airbrushing, etc. / 7-10 BUSINESS DAYS TURNAROUN
HIGH END / Background replacement/removal - Our wedding photo editing specialists can completely change the mood of your marriage images by changing the background. Either you want us to simply enhance it or replace it with a totally new one, We will make all the changes as realistic as possible. 7-10 BUSINESS DAYS TURNAROUN
HIGH END / HDR photo blending - We merge two wedding or portrait photos with different brightness levels and temperature to get slightly better bridal image quality out of your highlights and shadows. / 7-10 BUSINESS DAYS TURNAROUND
HIGH END / Stray hair removal - We will remove flyaway hairs on portraits and perform gentle smoothing without over- photoshopping. Only natural portrait and wedding photography editing. / 7-10 BUSINESS DAYS TURNAROUN
HIGH END / Make-up adjustment - We can refresh the make-up, which may lose its original look after several hours of the wedding ceremony. We will make the colors of the lips brighter, highlight eyes, apply blush and eyeshadow. Particular make-up editing requirements are accepted. / 7-10 BUSINESS DAYS TURNAROUN
PROFESSIONAL / Skin tone fixing - Forget about redness or yellowness on the skin caused by improper lighting. We will make sure the your skin is beautiful and healthy.
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