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Many companies are listing the products they sell online on their website, along with photos. Additionally, they are selling the products using marketplaces like Amazon, eBay, and sometimes also through their own website. For listing a product for sale at a marketplace, it is usually necessary to upload at least one image. The marketplace will often check the quality of the image and only images which meet their quality requirements are approved. Since many of the photos of the products are not perfect, businesses should hire our Photo Editing Services for retouching the photos so that they can be used for listing the product for sale online. The scope of our product photo retouching and other related services is described below.
Photo Correction
There are several stages in retouching the product photo after the photo is taken. The photo may include different items in background, so it is cropped to remove these items. The photo is then corrected to remove any blemishes or flaws. Some expensive products may have scratches, stains or dust when photographed. These are blemishes are removed from the photo while correcting it. In some cases, the exposure may not be correct while taking the photo, affecting the photo quality. The exposure of the product can be adjusted while retouching to make the product image more attractive.
Clipping services
Though the photographer tries to ensure that the photo has a white background, it is usually difficult to ensure that the background is perfectly white. After the product image is corrected, photo retouching usually includes a clipping service to remove the photo from its original background and place it against a blemish free background. The clipping path is drawn along the contours of the product, so that the background can be easily removed. The time taken to draw the clipping path depends on the complexity of the product. Often software is used to reduce the time taken to draw the clipping path.
Retouching
Finally the product photo is retouched to make it look perfect. Often this includes adjusting the color and clarity of product, removing the darker shades to make it look more vibrant. The white balance in the photo is also altered, Often some features of the product are highlighted and shadows may be generated to make the product look natural. Other imperfections in the product are also removed during retouching. In some cases, compositing is also required, two or more photos are shot separately and then combined together to form a single image. So this service is available at an additional cost.
Pricing
The pricing of the photo editing services depends on the type of product and quality of the images required. In case of simpler and low cost products, the retouching can be completed quickly and will cost less. However for larger, complex and expensive products like jewellery, cars or machinery, the cost of photo retouching per product is usually higher. The charges also depend on the number of photos for which the retouching services are required, often regular customers will get bulk discounts.