Foundation
Reduce the workload and build consistency first.
SelectionColor CorrectionBatch
Post-Production Services
From first-pass culling to full custom retouching and album design, choose the exact level of production your studio needs at each stage of the client workflow.
Choose the right editing depth
Not every image needs the same level of editing
A full wedding might use Selection + Color Correction on the complete gallery, Premium or Beauty on the strongest sales images, Hybrid on one signature frame, and Custom Retouching only when a complex request appears.
Fast & Creative
Digital previews or print-ready toning for selected images.
BlogNoirPremium
High-Touch
Stronger portrait retouching and signature hero-image finishing.
BeautyHybridRetouching
Fulfillment
Move finished images into final delivery and printed products.
Album DesignGallery UploadJPG Export
How the system fits together
One project can move through several service levels
These are not competing choices. A wedding can move from an unculled event to proof-ready color, selected creative edits, one custom retouch and finally an album.
Stage 01SelectCull the event and keep the strongest client-facing story.
Stage 02BalanceColor-correct the full set for exposure, tone and skin consistency.
Stage 03ElevateAdd Blog, Noir, Premium, Beauty or Hybrid to selected images.
Stage 04CustomizeUse Retouching when a file needs art-directed Photoshop work.
Stage 05DeliverBatch-export, upload galleries and convert the story into an album.
Specialty services
Specialized portrait and video post-production
These services sit outside the standard photo-editing comparison matrix because they have genre-specific scope and deliverables.
Boudoir photographers
Boudoir Retouching
Privacy-first skin, shaping, hair, wardrobe, set cleanup and creative portrait finishing.
Wedding videographers
Wedding Video Editing
Trailer, highlight, feature and full-film editing with multicam sync, audio and color.
Comparison Chart
See exactly where each service fits
Instead of forcing all 10 services into one crowded table, the comparison is split into two clear matrices. This keeps every service name readable and each feature aligned to the correct row.
Foundation & Creative Services
Use these services for full-gallery preparation, fast previews and selected creative finishing.
| Feature | Culling & SelectionFoundation | Color CorrectionFoundation | Blog EditsFast Creative | Noir EditsB&W Creative | Premium EditsColor Creative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culling / Selection | ✓ | — | + | + | + |
| Foundational Color | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Creative Color Toning | — | — | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Creative B&W Toning | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Dodging & Burning | — | + | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Basic Beauty | — | — | — | + | + |
| Deep Beauty Retouch | — | — | — | — | — |
| Texture Overlay | — | — | — | + | + |
| Sky Swap | — | — | — | — | — |
| Perspective / Skew | — | — | — | — | — |
| Faux HDR | — | — | — | — | — |
| Full Art Direction | — | — | — | — | — |
| Album Layout / Proofing | — | — | — | — | — |
Culling & Selection
Culling / Selection✓
Foundational Color—
Creative Color Toning—
Creative B&W Toning—
Dodging & Burning—
Basic Beauty—
Deep Beauty Retouch—
Texture Overlay—
Sky Swap—
Perspective / Skew—
Faux HDR—
Full Art Direction—
Album Layout / Proofing—
Color Correction
Culling / Selection—
Foundational Color✓
Creative Color Toning—
Creative B&W Toning—
Dodging & Burning+
Basic Beauty—
Deep Beauty Retouch—
Texture Overlay—
Sky Swap—
Perspective / Skew—
Faux HDR—
Full Art Direction—
Album Layout / Proofing—
Blog Edits
Culling / Selection+
Foundational Color✓
Creative Color Toning✓
Creative B&W Toning✓
Dodging & Burning✓
Basic Beauty—
Deep Beauty Retouch—
Texture Overlay—
Sky Swap—
Perspective / Skew—
Faux HDR—
Full Art Direction—
Album Layout / Proofing—
Noir Edits
Culling / Selection+
Foundational Color✓
Creative Color Toning—
Creative B&W Toning✓
Dodging & Burning✓
Basic Beauty+
Deep Beauty Retouch—
Texture Overlay+
Sky Swap—
Perspective / Skew—
Faux HDR—
Full Art Direction—
Album Layout / Proofing—
Premium Edits
Culling / Selection+
Foundational Color✓
Creative Color Toning✓
Creative B&W Toning—
Dodging & Burning✓
Basic Beauty+
Deep Beauty Retouch—
Texture Overlay+
Sky Swap—
Perspective / Skew—
Faux HDR—
Full Art Direction—
Album Layout / Proofing—
Advanced Retouching & Fulfillment
Use these services for deeper portrait work, signature images, custom Photoshop, batch production and albums.
| Feature | Beauty EditsPortrait | Hybrid EditsHigh-Impact | RetouchingCustom | Batch EditingWorkflow | Album DesignFulfillment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culling / Selection | + | + | C | — | + |
| Foundational Color | ✓ | ✓ | C | + | + |
| Creative Color Toning | ✓ | ✓ | C | + | + |
| Creative B&W Toning | — | — | C | ✓ | + |
| Dodging & Burning | ✓ | ✓ | C | ✓ | — |
| Basic Beauty | ✓ | ✓ | C | — | — |
| Deep Beauty Retouch | ✓ | L | C | — | — |
| Texture Overlay | + | ✓ | C | — | — |
| Sky Swap | — | ✓ | C | — | — |
| Perspective / Skew | — | ✓ | C | — | — |
| Faux HDR | — | ✓ | C | — | — |
| Full Art Direction | L | L | ✓ | — | — |
| Album Layout / Proofing | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
Beauty Edits
Culling / Selection+
Foundational Color✓
Creative Color Toning✓
Creative B&W Toning—
Dodging & Burning✓
Basic Beauty✓
Deep Beauty Retouch✓
Texture Overlay+
Sky Swap—
Perspective / Skew—
Faux HDR—
Full Art DirectionL
Album Layout / Proofing—
Hybrid Edits
Culling / Selection+
Foundational Color✓
Creative Color Toning✓
Creative B&W Toning—
Dodging & Burning✓
Basic Beauty✓
Deep Beauty RetouchL
Texture Overlay✓
Sky Swap✓
Perspective / Skew✓
Faux HDR✓
Full Art DirectionL
Album Layout / Proofing—
Retouching
Culling / SelectionC
Foundational ColorC
Creative Color ToningC
Creative B&W ToningC
Dodging & BurningC
Basic BeautyC
Deep Beauty RetouchC
Texture OverlayC
Sky SwapC
Perspective / SkewC
Faux HDRC
Full Art Direction✓
Album Layout / Proofing—
Batch Editing
Culling / Selection—
Foundational Color+
Creative Color Toning+
Creative B&W Toning✓
Dodging & Burning✓
Basic Beauty—
Deep Beauty Retouch—
Texture Overlay—
Sky Swap—
Perspective / Skew—
Faux HDR—
Full Art Direction—
Album Layout / Proofing—
Album Design
Culling / Selection+
Foundational Color+
Creative Color Toning+
Creative B&W Toning+
Dodging & Burning—
Basic Beauty—
Deep Beauty Retouch—
Texture Overlay—
Sky Swap—
Perspective / Skew—
Faux HDR—
Full Art Direction—
Album Layout / Proofing✓
✓ Included
+ Optional / Add-on
C Custom to Retouching brief
L Limited to defined scope
— Not part of this service
Custom Retouching is different from fixed editing packages: its scope is determined by written art direction and quoted production time.
01
FOUNDATIONAL
Culling & Selection
Send the full event and receive a tighter, client-focused selection. The process combines objective quality checks with story-aware choices.
What’s included
Sharpness & blur review
Closed-eye filtering
Expression review
Near-duplicate reduction
Story continuity
Target final-image count
How the service works
01Technical passRemove obvious blur, missed focus, closed eyes and clear technical failures.
02Sequence passGroup similar frames and choose the strongest expression, composition and interaction.
03Story passKeep transitional and emotional frames that matter to the client’s experience.
04Target countTighten or loosen sections until the selection matches the requested final count.
When to choose Culling & Selection
Choose Selection when editing starts with too many images. It is the first stage before Color Correction or creative work.
02
FOUNDATIONAL
Color Correction
Create a tonally consistent Lightroom catalog around your studio profile, using skin tone as the primary reference across changing light.
What’s included
Personalized preset starting point
Temperature & Tint
Exposure
Highlights & Shadows
Black Point
Secondary detail recovery
How the service works
01Style onboardingDocument warmth, exposure, contrast and skin-tone direction and save the approved starting profile.
02Basic-panel correctionAdjust each image individually for Temperature, Tint, Exposure, Highlights, Shadows and Black Point.
03Skin-tone consistencyPrioritize consistent skin tone from prep through ceremony and reception.
04Secondary cleanupRecover important dress, sky and background detail after the subject is balanced.
When to choose Color Correction
Choose Color Correction when you need a balanced, proof-ready gallery. Creative styling belongs in higher service levels.
03
FAST CREATIVE
Blog Edits
A quick-turn creative option for sneak peeks, blogs, client previews and social media—more finished than basic color and optimized for digital delivery.
What’s included
Base color correction
Creative batch toning
Dodging & burning
Digital-resolution delivery
Optional image selection
Smart Preview compatibility
Creative directions
CinematicDreamyFilm Black & WhiteMoodyRich Black & WhiteVivid
How the service works
01Choose hero imagesSubmit selected images or pair the service with Selection.
02Prepare the base editBalance the files with a foundational color-correction pass.
03Apply creative toneUse the studio’s approved creative direction across the set.
04Dodge, burn & exportAdd subject separation and export digital-ready files.
When to choose Blog Edits
Choose Blog Edits when speed and online presentation matter more than print-ready, high-touch retouching.
04
PRINT CREATIVE
Noir Edits
A print-oriented black-and-white creative service combining a balanced base edit, monochrome toning and local subject shaping.
What’s included
Color-correction base
Creative B&W toning
Dodging & burning
Optional Basic Beauty
Optional texture overlay
Full-resolution output
Creative directions
Classic B&WContrast NeutralMatte WarmContrast WarmSepia directionSelenium direction
How the service works
01Prepare the originalStart from an unedited file and build a balanced base.
02Choose monochrome directionSelect the approved B&W family, from neutral to warmer or cooler stylized looks.
03Shape the imageUse dodge-and-burn to guide attention and add depth.
04Finish for printAdd optional beauty/texture work and export full resolution.
When to choose Noir Edits
Choose Noir when the final image should feel fully finished in black and white, not simply converted from color.
05
PRINT CREATIVE
Premium Edits
Creative color finishing for a small set of sellable images. Premium adds toning and local shaping on top of a controlled foundational edit.
What’s included
Color-correction base
Creative color toning
Dodging & burning
Optional Basic Beauty
Optional texture overlay
Full-resolution output
Creative directions
ContrastDarkenLightenMatteModernVintage
How the service works
01Prepare the fileBuild a controlled foundational color edit before Photoshop finishing.
02Apply the selected toneUse the creative direction approved during onboarding.
03Dodge & burnGuide attention toward the subject and reduce visual competition.
04Optional polishAdd Basic Beauty and/or texture when the image needs more finish.
When to choose Premium Edits
Choose Premium for color hero images that need more presence than standard color correction but less retouching than Beauty or Hybrid.
06
PORTRAIT CREATIVE
Beauty Edits
A print-ready portrait treatment combining creative toning with deeper beauty retouching for client favorites.
What’s included
Skin smoothing
Blemish removal
Face-shine reduction
Body shaping
Stray-hair cleanup
Minor distraction removal
Under-eye softening
Eye brightening
Teeth whitening
Creative toning & dodge/burn
Creative directions
ContrastDarkenLightenMatteModernVintage
How the service works
01Build the color baseCorrect exposure and color before retouching begins.
02Beauty retouchClean skin, blemishes, shine, under-eyes and stray hairs while keeping texture natural.
03Refine shape & distractionsApply subtle shaping and minor distraction cleanup within scope.
04Creative finishApply the chosen color tone, dodge-and-burn and optional texture.
When to choose Beauty Edits
Choose Beauty when skin, hair and portrait polish are central to the final sale. It is a stronger portrait level than Premium or Noir.
07
HIGH-IMPACT CREATIVE
Hybrid Edits
The bridge between Premium and fully custom Retouching: a high-impact artisan edit with a defined scope and less art-direction pressure on the photographer.
What’s included
Color correction
Creative toning
Dodging & burning
Basic Beauty
Texture overlays
Sky swap
Perspective & skew correction
Faux HDR effect
Creative directions
ContrastDarkenLightenMatteModernVintage
How the service works
01Build the creative baseColor-correct the file and apply the selected Premium-style toning.
02Retouch the subjectApply basic beauty cleanup, minor hair and distraction work.
03Transform the sceneUse sky replacement and perspective/skew correction where they improve the image.
04Impact finishApply faux-HDR detail shaping, dodge-and-burn and texture.
When to choose Hybrid Edits
Choose Hybrid when you want a dramatic hero image without art-directing every Photoshop decision.
08
FULLY CUSTOM
Custom Retouching
The open-ended service. You become the art director; the editor builds the finished image to the approved brief and quoted production time.
What’s included
High-end beauty retouching
Head / eye swaps
Braces removal
Complex object removal
Sky/background replacement
Multi-image composites
Liquify & shaping
Perspective fixes
Custom creative toning
Advanced reconstruction
How the service works
01Art-direct the jobProvide written image-specific notes, visual references and source frames.
02Scope & quoteEstimate production time and confirm what is inside the approved request.
03Build the retouchPerform the custom Photoshop work rather than following a fixed package.
04Quality reviewCheck against the approved notes; out-of-scope changes become a new/expanded request.
When to choose Custom Retouching
Choose Retouching when the result cannot be described by a fixed package—especially composites, complex removals or highly specific client requests.
09
WORKFLOW AUTOMATION
Batch Editing Services
Remove repetitive Lightroom and Photoshop finishing tasks from an entire order. Some options are creative; others handle export and delivery.
What’s included
Black & White
Dodge & Burn
Sync Capture Time
Skin Smoothing
Proofing / Gallery Upload
JPG Export
The six batch services
Black & WhiteLightroom or Photoshop. Catalog output for Lightroom workflows; JPG output from image-file workflows.
Dodge & BurnLightroom or Photoshop. Batch-applied subject separation across the order.
Sync Capture TimeAlign timestamps across multiple cameras so large events sort chronologically.
Skin SmoothingPhotoshop workflow that exports JPGs and applies a repeatable smoothing action.
Proofing / Gallery UploadExport and publish final client JPGs to the agreed gallery workflow.
JPG ExportExport the finished order into client-ready full-resolution JPG files.
How the service works
01Choose the batchSelect one or more repeatable operations needed across the gallery.
02Choose the production pathLightroom batches can return a catalog; Photoshop batches work from image files and return JPGs.
03Apply consistentlyThe selected process is batch-applied across the order rather than customized per image.
04Return or publishReceive the catalog/JPGs or let the delivery batch publish to the gallery workflow.
When to choose Batch Editing Services
Choose Batch Editing when the task is repetitive enough to define once and apply across the order. It is not designed for image-specific revisions.
10
FULFILLMENT
Album Design
Turn a finished gallery into a client-ready album with image selection options, story-driven layout, proofing and final design delivery.
What’s included
Pre-Design Albums
Standard / proofed Albums
Heirloom layout
Showcase layout
Image Selection add-on
Batch Skin Smoothing
Batch Toning
Online proofing
Album choices
Pre-DesignHands-off first design aimed at speed and fewer proofing steps.
Standard AlbumIncludes an online proofing workflow and defined revision rounds.
HeirloomImage-rich storytelling with up to 8 images per spread, ideal for weddings and larger events.
ShowcaseCleaner layouts with up to 4 images per spread, ideal for seniors, engagements and boudoir.
Image SelectionAdd selection when the submitted image pool exceeds the chosen layout allowance.
Finishing Add-onsBatch skin smoothing and toning can polish the final book consistently.
How the service works
01Choose workflowUse Pre-Design for a hands-off first design or Standard when proofing is needed.
02Choose design styleHeirloom uses more images per spread; Showcase uses fewer images and more visual space.
03Select & designSubmit the approved JPG pool and add image selection when the pool exceeds layout limits.
04Proof, revise & finalizeFor Standard albums, collect comments, complete revisions and deliver final design files.
When to choose Album Design
Choose Album Design when post-production should continue beyond individual images into a sellable physical product.
Still not sure which service your image needs?
Start with the final use: proof gallery, social sneak peek, print sale, portfolio hero, complex composite or album. Then choose the lightest editing level that reaches that goal.