A while back I had a conversation with the mother of one of my clients who called to express her dissatisfaction over my reprint pricing. The word she used was "Unfair". this happens at some point during the year, so I thought it was time to help you understand why they are priced like this as well as share some examples of what we do.
The image on the left represents a straight out of the camera, un-retouched image file. In all it's glory. Remember, digital files can be a bit unforgiving depending on the light and angle and the image on the right has been given our tender loving care in Photoshop.
We will start with an image of one of our grooms. Good looking guy and for the most part, a decent image. For sure a keeper.
This image of Celeste was taken in her hotel room prior to her wedding ceremony. The image out of the camera was a bit cool for her beautiful skin tones. A bit of warming, some porcelain skin tones and a soft focus vingette made this image pop!
this image of Jamie at the Granite Bay Golf Club was just too harsh. flat lighting from the on camera strobe begged for some TLC, Nice!
Here is a nice image from the camera. Good skin tones and soft lighting made this portrait of Niki and Stanford look beautiful to the naked eye. A bit of eye work, some blemish removal and a some contrast bump,,,
This happy image of April and Keith coming out of the Pioneer Church was not bad but with a little color correction and some Siegel's magic, made this image ready for their wall at home!
Here is another good example of how a cloudy day can effect the in camera sensor and cause a very flat effect on an otherwise beautiful young girl. Sweet!
So my point is, I know anyone can get a 4x6 print done at Costco for roughly 19 cents, but for the amount of time and skill required to tweak the images in Photoshop, I really don't think our prices are "Unfair".
