When a photographer takes on the task of shooting small objects, be it watches, costume jewelry, or jewelry, the result of the photo shoot should be flawless images.

Every detail should be visible, shiny surfaces should shine but not illuminate the frame, and small imperfections of products will need to be hidden. That’s why a lot of time is spent on preparation for photography: light and background are carefully selected, surfaces of objects are polished to mirror shine, and tripods are set up to work from different angles.

But no matter how much painstaking work was done before the photo shoot, you can’t do without retouching. The popular RetouchMe Pro service will help you get perfectly processed photos in a short time. You can familiarize yourself with its capabilities at retouchme.com/pro/packages/jewelry-retouching.

What tasks processing solves

When the shoot is complete, the photographer must divide the footage into several groups:

• shots for deletion – backlit or cropped shots are not subject to further retouching;
• doubtful shots – not the most successful images, which are saved just in case:
• photos for superficial retouching – need only color correction or light calibration of other settings;
• images for deep processing – successful shots that require detailed manual retouching to become simply superb.

Photos from the third and fourth groups are either handed over to experienced designers for processing or remain in the photographer’s work. The specialist faces several key tasks.

Removal of noise and defects of the product itself.

In large-format photos, even the smallest scratches or irregularities in the metal will look very noticeable. Pre-polishing eliminates what is visible to the naked eye, but the sensitivity of the camera is much higher. All of these imperfections, as well as sensor noise, need to be removed.

Improving light and shadow patterns and correcting reflexes. 

When shooting small subjects with many reflective surfaces, it is not always possible to perfectly set the light. Careful working out of contrasts, balance of light and dark spots, and drawing of reflexes is an important part of the retoucher’s work.

Processing of precious stones.

A faceted stone is a complex surface on which you need to achieve the right play of light. It is not always possible to do this during shooting, so during processing work with sharpness, contrast, and color spectrum.

Staging in the background.

Sometimes it is easier to shoot the whole range of products in one box, and then cut out the object and place it on the selected background.

RetouchMe Pro perfectly copes with these tasks, because it is not just a photo processing service, but a full-fledged team of designers. To take advantage of their services at a favorable price, you just need to upload photos to the site and describe all your wishes. Upon completion of the work, all sources will be deleted from the server, so confidentiality and copyright will be fully respected.