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01/17/2012 01:50:24 PM · #1 |
Twice in the last week I've had two different people come to me and ask me to retouch their photos that they have. I know they want it done for free, but I don't have the time to retouch photos for free that will get me no tearsheets, publications, or future work. Actually I don't have much time to do those even if they do provide one of the three. So now I have to come up with a price for retouching photos.
Retouching would be pretty much my usual, color correcting/exposure correcting in Lightroom and then using photoshop to remove blemishes, editing eyes, lips, etc. Doing any blurring...all the details. Probably looking at 30-1 hour per photo since I do it all by hand and not with actions.
Do other people charge just to retouch photos and if so, where do you get an idea of what to charge for just the retouching portion.
I'm currently thinking of charging just my normal per photo fee without the sitting fee.
Also I know the whole deal about making sure they are allowed to be edited, what their usage rights are etc...I normally wouldn't touch other peoples photography and retouch them, but if two cases have asked me to do so I might consider it. |
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01/17/2012 02:31:34 PM · #2 |
| I would probably charge between $30-60/hour for that kind of work, depending on their ability to pay ... also, depends if they mean "adjusting" (e.g. for prints) or actual retouching, the latter being more expensive .... |
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01/17/2012 03:36:53 PM · #3 |
I'm pretty much in line with Paul, but perhaps a little higher. My philosophy is that I would need to do the calculation as if I were working full time at it; what would it take to pay me, my expenses and any tax burden (e.g. social security contribution). I come up with right around $60/hour, and that's probably the minimum I would charge. Of course, an hour buys quite a bit of retouching. Hell, you could turn the Wicked Witch of the West into Miss America in that time ;-)
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01/17/2012 03:59:27 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
Hell, you could turn the Wicked Witch of the West into Miss America in that time ;-) |
Or, if you're me, Miss America into the Wicked Witch of the West... More my style :-)
R. |
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01/17/2012 08:21:41 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by kirbic:
Hell, you could turn the Wicked Witch of the West into Miss America in that time ;-) |
Or, if you're me, Miss America into the Wicked Witch of the West... More my style :-)
R. |
haha..thanks guys. I wouldn't plan on doing any crazy serious editing. I think I have na idea of what I will charge him. Since I didn't take the photos there's a higher risk of him not liking the photos and my correcting the photographers lighting. I'll charge $50/hr because it is taking me away from other work I'm getting done also and he needs them done quickly. |
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10/25/2012 10:25:44 AM · #6 |
| hmmm, i always thought about doing this as extra money, how does one actually advertise for this service? |
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10/25/2012 10:29:15 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by Tomcruise:
After a careful inspection of you image we will email you with a firm price of how much the payment will be. Only after we have an ok from you will work start on the project for photo retouching.check it our price list.started from.
Tattoo Removal (Removing unwanted tattoo from your photos) 10$
Nose Reshape (retouch your photo) 10$ |
Scientology not working out for you too well buddy?
Those prices seem awfully cheap. But since you're Tomcruise, I guess I'll trust you, ya know, since you can fly a fighter jet.
Message edited by author 2012-10-25 10:29:44. |
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10/25/2012 10:40:45 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by Cory:
Those prices seem awfully cheap. But since you're Tomcruise, I guess I'll trust you, ya know, since you can fly a fighter jet. |
Tower, this is Ghost Rider, requesting a flyby.
Negative Ghost rider, pattern is full. |
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10/25/2012 10:42:07 AM · #9 |
Such a waste of a perfectly good username. stupid spammer. I haven't checked but do we already have a Goose?
Edit: We do but he ain't active.
Message edited by author 2012-10-25 10:43:17. |
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10/29/2012 05:32:23 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by peter3455:
the retouchxp did an excellent job on a very personal photo for our family.The photo included our daughter who passed away several years ago. All the original photos were lost in a house fire this spring. The only digital copy we had was a mess. they removed tape and ball point pen damage cleanly and efficiently. |
I do so hate it when tape and ballpoint pen damage get on my digital copies. I need to do something about keeping my office trash in my back up hard drives. |
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10/29/2012 06:17:00 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by BrennanOB:
Originally posted by peter3455:
the retouchxp did an excellent job on a very personal photo for our family.The photo included our daughter who passed away several years ago. All the original photos were lost in a house fire this spring. The only digital copy we had was a mess. they removed tape and ball point pen damage cleanly and efficiently. |
I do so hate it when tape and ballpoint pen damage get on my digital copies. I need to do something about keeping my office trash in my back up hard drives. |
F'ing lol... This old thread is like fly bait. :) |
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10/29/2012 06:56:50 PM · #12 |
When I'm doing coffe table book style of wedding albuns I always throw in some hours of photo editing, in a mix of layout design and actual photo manipulation/edition.
because some brides are never tired of asking for changes I started to charge per hour of extra editing. I usually charge 35€ (around 45 USD) per hour of photo editing. I also retouch damaged old photos that sometimes means reconstructing missing parts of the photo and extensive editing. although I set my fee to the same level (and charge more for reprinst after editing) I find myself wanting to charge more, but as this normally is heavy editing and several hour work I'm afraid to scare costumers off. |
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10/30/2012 05:12:22 AM · #13 |
Here's my menu:
"Dorian Gray" (Wrinkle removal) - $50
"Jenny Craig" (Girth Reduction) - $75
"Chaz-tity" (Gender Reassignment) - $250
"Tokyo Special" (Godzilla Injection) - $100
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