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Offer photo retouching(editing) services
noodle:
--- Quote from: membio on September 22, 2016, 07:20 ---But imagine sending 100 images to retouch from a photoshoot. Only 50 are accepted. Then only 25 sell. I have to sell at least 350 times just to cover the retouching service. And another 350 times to make a reasonable profit. Those 25 images have to sell 700 times. So $1 is expensive...
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You better sharpen your own skills first then...
qwerty:
If you're able to outsource and it costs less than the extra money you can make by shooting researching planning, submitting it's worth it. If you're a photoshop guru and can process an imag in 1 minute then it might not worth it but if you're already at capacity then outsourcing can be good.
I know people who spend an hour processing trying to get everything perfect. Not a receipe for microstock.
Anyka:
I do not outsource retouching for my microstock photography, but I do use outsourcing for portraiture (belly & baby photography). I pay 2 $ per image to remove every skin blemish including acne, cellulite, clothing marks, pregnancy stripes, scars, red spots, bruises, shiny spots etc. No color correcting or other improvements.
- how fast do you work? (turn-around of 2 days possible? I send batches of 8 to 16 images)
- what if a person is really a lot of work (lots of skin impurities), or there are 3 people in the photo? (right now, it's 2 $ no matter how much work).
- you really need a PayPal account, but I pay 5% extra per Paypal payment.
- I send the 40 Mb images in LZW TIF format, in Profoto RGB and I want them back in the same format (I send them through "We Transfer") - is this possible?
- most retouchers offer 1 free sample photo to show their skills.
SpaceStockFootage:
--- Quote from: Anyka on September 23, 2016, 01:38 ---I do not outsource retouching for my microstock photography, but I do use outsourcing for portraiture (belly & baby photography). I pay 2 $ per image to remove every skin blemish including acne, cellulite, clothing marks, pregnancy stripes, scars, red spots, bruises, shiny spots etc. No color correcting or other improvements.
- how fast do you work? (turn-around of 2 days possible? I send batches of 8 to 16 images)
- what if a person is really a lot of work (lots of skin impurities), or there are 3 people in the photo? (right now, it's 2 $ no matter how much work).
- you really need a PayPal account, but I pay 5% extra per Paypal payment.
- I send the 40 Mb images in LZW TIF format, in Profoto RGB and I want them back in the same format (I send them through "We Transfer") - is this possible?
- most retouchers offer 1 free sample photo to show their skills.
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Keep in mind the original post was from 18 months ago or thereabouts. I think it was dragged up by the crazy Russian spammer or the helicopter essay dude. The OP could be no longer of this world.
Anyka:
--- Quote from: SpaceStockFootage on September 23, 2016, 02:19 ---Keep in mind the original post was from 18 months ago or thereabouts. I think it was dragged up by the crazy Russian spammer or the helicopter essay dude. The OP could be no longer of this world.
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