Transparent Pricing for Exceptional Quality
I believe in clear and straightforward pricing. My services are structured around an hourly rate, ensuring you invest only in the time and specialized expertise dedicated to your project. This approach guarantees full transparency and allows for the custom care your unique images deserve.
My Hourly Rate: $50/hour
Upon reviewing your images and understanding your specific vision, I will provide a detailed time estimate and a transparent project quote before any work begins. This ensures you have a clear understanding of the investment required, with no hidden surprises.
Important Payment & Test Edit Policy:
To ensure seamless project flow and mutual commitment, 100% upfront payment is required for all projects before work commences. For clients wishing to evaluate my style and quality, a paid test edit is available at 50% of my standard hourly rate ($25/hour). This allows for a dedicated sample of my work tailored to your specific needs.
Project Examples & Estimated Time
To help you gauge the scope and investment for various retouching needs, here are examples of typical projects along with their estimated time frames. These illustrate the level of detail and expertise you can expect.
Example 1: High-End Beauty Retouching (something like this):
Perfect for: Skincare & Cosmetic Brand Campaigns, Makeup Artists (MUA) and Hair Stylists, Macro Beauty & Jewelry Photography, Editorial Beauty Spreads
High-End Skin Retouching: Meticulous blemish removal, pore preservation, and smoothing skin tones using advanced micro Dodge & Burn and frequency separation techniques.
Makeup Cleanup & Enhancement: Perfecting lipstick edges, blending eyeshadows, removing stray mascara flakes, and ensuring cosmetic colors are vibrant and accurate.
Detailed Facial Features: Enhancing the natural catchlights in the eyes, refining the irises, and naturally whitening teeth.
Macro Hair Detailing: Precise cleanup of stray facial hairs, taming flyaways, and refining the shape of eyebrows and eyelashes with pen-stroke precision.
Color Grading: Professional color correction and precise matching to ensure cosmetics represent the brand’s true shades.
Estimated Time: 1 to 2 hours per image (highly dependent on original image quality and desired level of detail).
Approx. Cost: $50 – $100 per image.
Example 2: Fashion & Commercial Retouching (something like this):
Tailored for high-end campaigns, lookbooks, and editorial spreads.
Subtle Skin & Makeup Enhancement: Light, natural skin retouching and makeup cleanup that keeps the model looking authentic and fresh without distracting from the fashion pieces.
Garment & Accessory Detailing: Removing fabric wrinkles, perfecting silhouettes, and enhancing the textures of materials (e.g., leather gloss, jewelry sparkle, fabric weave).
Complex Masking & Compositions: Precision masking for intricate objects (like jewelry or bags), handling multiple elements in a single frame
Background & Environment: Cleaning up studio backdrops, extending backgrounds, or refining on-location environments. Precise Color Matching & Grading: Exact color matching so the final images accurately reflect the designer’s physical products, paired with high-end color grading for that polished, magazine look.
Estimated Time: 45min to 2 hours per image (highly dependent on original image quality and desired level of detail).
Approx. Cost: $40 – $100 per image
Example 3: Full body retouching (something like this):
Perfect for: Swimwear & Lingerie Brands (E-commerce and Campaigns), Fashion & Lookbook Photography, Model Tests & Agency Portfolios, Personal Full-Body Portraits
High-End Body Skin Retouching: Evening out skin tones, removing bruises or blemishes, and applying Dodge & Burn to naturally highlight body contours while keeping the skin texture real.
Garment & Fit Correction: Fixing the fit of swimsuits and underwear, removing awkward fabric wrinkles, creases, and unwanted folds to make the clothing look premium.
Body Contouring: Gentle and natural shape adjustments (Liquify) to correct posture or clothing fit, always respecting the client’s preferences.
Hair & Makeup Adjustments: Enhancing or correcting makeup, fixing stray hairs, and cleaning up unwanted body hair.
Background Cleanup: Removing distractions, studio marks, or outdoor imperfections to keep the focus entirely on the subject. Professional Color Grading & Matching: Advanced color correction to achieve a rich, healthy skin tone, alongside precise color matching to ensure garments reflect the brand’s true colors.
Estimated Time: 1 to 2 hours per image (depends on amound of details).
Approx. Cost: $50 – $100 per image.
Example 4: Business Lifestyle & Personal portrait retouching (something like this):
Ideal for professional business headshots, LinkedIn profiles, lifestyle portraits, and family photography
Natural Skin Retouching: Careful blemish removal and skin tone evening while strictly preserving realistic skin texture.
Dodge & Burn: Professional light and shadow contouring to add depth and dimension.
Facial Enhancements: Subtle eye brightening and natural teeth whitening.
Hair Cleanup: Taming flyaways, stray hairs, and refining the hairline.
Color & Lighting: Color grading, contrast adjustments, and white balance correction.
Background Cleanup: Removing minor distractions, cleaning up backdrops, and fixing wrinkles on clothes.
Estimated Time: 30min to 1 hour per image (dependent on desired level of detail).
Approx. Cost: $25 – $50 per image.
These examples provide a general idea of my workflow and pricing. However, every project is unique, and I’m dedicated to providing a bespoke service tailored to your specific needs and vision. For a precise quote and to discuss how I can elevate your images, please get in touch!