update:
All slots booked through October 2011.
Get in touch to reserve a future date/slot. Studio Custom Setup / Level2 is full. Level 1 available.
Lightphoria 'SMS' Pro Processing Services
Say hello to SMS. No, not text
messaging. It's "Save My Sundays". Spend time on yourself.
Are you feeling tired and drained from just the RAW and basic image
processing? Is that inhibiting those creative juices within you from
exploding with energy, and giving you the “omph” to create the best images
for your clients? Or holding you back from spending precious time
on other precious things?
It is understandable. Just do a quick estimate of how long you
spend, per image, to sort, load into your raw processor, adjust
color/exposure/etc, export to jpeg, make a black&white, make an artistic
version, ...okay let's stop there. Now multiply by say, only 1000
images. Yikes!! Now think of how much your time is worth and
how much time and energy you can reclaim.
Spend your creative energy on fine tuning those super top 10 shots,
creating products and albums, and getting psyched for your next shoot.
By freeing up the those consuming processes, we'll probably save more than
your Sundays.
What can be done with that freed up time? Enjoy photography, work
on your business, marketing and advertising, spend time with friends and
family.
Overview
Our goal is to get you 90% of the way there. So you
only need to do any fine tune photoshop work or work on your top showcase
images. Some have even used our results to get them 100% of the way there by
delivering the completed files as-is. Simply because we deliver a lot,
and we intend to deliver more value over time.
No mind bending math. We're either right for you (we want to be of
course!) or we're not. So we deliver big value without being nickel
and dimed.
You send us your files, and you get back:
'Level 1':
* Exposure, contrast, density and color corrected jpegs saved at max
quality.
* Full set of All corrected images in black & white (BW)
* Full set of All corrected images in a color artistic enhanced treatment
(ART1) (not avail for non-reserved submissions)
'Level 2': the "level 2" servicing gets all the above in studio-customized
BW/ART1 plus:
* Full set of all corrected images in a second + thrid artistic treatment (custom
ART2+3 )
* All files with camera exif/iptc cleared and set with Studio/Photographer
copyright and web URL.
* Full set of web ready files, noise reduction and sharpening/enhance for
web applied, plus customized watermarking
So all you have to decide is:
i) do you want us to sort? And to what target number (in multiples of
50)?
ii) which service level?
iii) do you want a slideshow ready for DVD and or web flash video?
Pricing
Process
1) Get in touch.
2) (if necessary) Do a round of Studio Customization setup.
3) If availability slot is open, you'll be given instructions to send us the
disc of images, pay the first half of the order and to tell us what you
need.
4) Relax, enjoy your time.
5) Notified of files ready. Complete payment.
6) Receive files.
7) Wow clients.
FAQ
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Are RAW and Jpeg files priced differently?
Not at all. It's the same to us. You're the pro, you know that you've traded dynamic range to use jpg (in general of course, some do send us jpegs from Fuji S5pros). Our process and diligence does not change. -
How do I know I'll like the style of the processing?
Good question. If you're new to us, get in touch, and we'll set up a quick test run over a few of your images. Additionally, that is why we perform the Studio Customization! -
When do I get the images back?
Generally within 5 business days. We'll communicate regarding your deadlines; and optional priority servicing is available. -
Privacy?
Total. We're your silent back end partner. We do not show your images to anyone. Only you get to decide who knows about our relationship. -
Do you offer FTP / web access to order images?
If you prefer, we can have the entire completed images put online for you to download. We can also FTP directly to your server. -
Sorting? Huh?
Cull / sort / "edit-in" ... the many terms that mean selecting out a set number of images. You get to tell us a number to get to. For example, you send us 1000 files and want it sorted down to 250. We'll pick out what we feel are the top 250 keepers and run them through the processing. -
Are my images re-outsourced for processing?
No. It is all performed by our in-house team and bank of machines. We have full control and can assure your files never end up elsewhere. -
How are the final files numbered?
answer The most common forms are sequence_original, original_sequence or just sequence(4 digits). -
What are the payment options? Can you keep a credit card
number on file?
US Check, Paypal, Credit card via Paypal. Funds are verified for receipt before servicing begins/ release of files. No, we do not provide the option of keeping a CC on file for convenience. We feel it is a insecure thing to do. Siang has ran a payments company before, in addition to being a technology security consultant. Most, if not all, companies that keep your CC on file for billing convenience in our photographic industry do not have the full proper access control measures to your CC details. We're not even going to try right now as that is not the best move, security and privacy wise, for us to take for you, our client. -
What RAW processor is being used?
No fixed "RAW processor" is used. We use what we feel is best per client. Our main RAW rendering pipeline is filled with custom software. Our custom highlight recovery helps in many blown out areas, especially skin where our results still have color and not just grayness you observe when using the likes of Lightroom/ACR. Feel free so show us during Studio Customization, a blown out skin photo and what you get from your usual conversion and we'll show you what you get from us! It allows us to tune demosaicing (how RAW is intepreted) algorithms; that is why at Studio Customization, we even tune it the type of RAW file your camera produces. The short of it is, we think our results are sweet.
Contact
Email:
Cell/mobile (USA): 206 719 8977
Skype: humanality