Composites and variants
A second angle beside the first, a box opened to show what is inside, the mannequin taken out of a garment. The same piece in another color or metal from one shoot, rather than shooting it again.
For businesses that photograph their own products
You shoot it.
We finish it.
Composites, retouching and clean cut-outs for the products that photograph badly: polished metal, glass, stones, garments that need the mannequin gone. Edited by a retoucher, checked by us, back to you ready to list.
One photograph back within 24 hours, free. No card, nothing to join.
- $0.99 a cut out
- $3.99 a composite
- No minimum quantity
Retouch
Octagonal steel watch Off the gray card onto black, the hands set to ten past ten, the facets of the case lit and the dial cleaned.
Real client images, shown with permission, from the archive of Product Packshot, the Essex product photography studio of Picarm co-owner David Forcina. See more of the work.
The work automatic tools get wrong
Background removal is a button now. What is left is the work that still needs a person who knows what the piece is meant to look like.
Reflective, high-value pieces
Gold, steel, glass and stones pick up the studio, the camera and whoever is holding it. We take those out and keep the reflections that make metal look like metal, without changing the piece.
Cut-outs you can build on
Clean edges on every strap, chain and lace, a shadow if you want one, aligned and sized for each place you sell. Transparent PNG or a layered PSD with the path, at no extra cost.
What we edit most
The same studio, four kinds of job. Each page has more before-and-afters and its own prices.
How it works
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Upload your photographs
Straight off the camera or a phone. One, or a few hundred.
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Choose the finish for each
Cut out, retouch or composite, plus the sizes and files you need. The price shows as you choose, before you pay.
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Approve and download
Every image is checked before you see it. Anything not right goes back with your notes; the rest is ready to download.
Prices
Per photograph, whatever the product. Sizes, shadow and file types are included.
Service
What it includes
Price
Composite
Dials, straps, parts and manipulation: a piece built from more than one frame, a part swapped, a mannequin removed. Includes the retouch and the cut out.
$3.99
Retouch
Dust, marks and scratches cleaned, reflections controlled, color corrected. Includes the cut out.
$1.99
Cut out
Background removed, with shadow, alignment and sizes included. PNG or layered PSD.
$0.99
Extra color or metal
The same piece shown again in another color or metal.
$0.99each
Relaunch prices, reviewed . No minimum quantity; orders under $2.99 are charged $2.99. Any tax is shown at checkout.
Same piece, every finish
Photograph a piece once and we make the rest of the range from it: another metal, another stone, another color. $0.99 for each extra color or metal, on top of the edit.
Every face on this cube is a finished file: six letter charms, photographed once and re-rendered across seven stones and three metals. Turn it with a finger or the mouse, or pick a stone and a metal and watch all six change.
Start an order
Piece
Stone
Metal
Not sure yet? Send us your hardest photograph.
Pick the one you would most like to see improved. We send it back finished within 24 hours, with a note on what we did, at no charge. No card, nothing to join.
For studios
Photographers use Picarm too. If you shoot products for clients, send the retouching here and keep the camera time for shooting. Same prices, same files, no account to set up before your first job.
Files come back unbranded, at the sizes and in the formats your client asked for.
Questions
What should I send?
Your photographs as they are. Straight off the camera or a phone is fine. A plain background helps, but it is not needed: taking the studio out is part of the job.
What do I get back?
A finished file for every photograph, at the sizes you ask for (up to eight), as a JPEG and, if you want them, a transparent PNG or a layered PSD with the path. Sizes and file types cost nothing extra.
How does the free sample work?
Upload one photograph, ideally the one you are least happy with. We send it back finished within 24 hours with a note on what we did. There is no charge, and we do not ask for a card.
Is there a minimum order?
No minimum quantity: one photograph is an order. Orders under $2.99 are charged $2.99, shown as its own line at checkout so you can see why.
How long does an order take?
It depends on how many photographs there are and what each one needs. Ask before you order and we will give you a date.
What if an image is not right?
You approve each image before you download it. Anything that is not right goes back to the retoucher with your notes.
Is it only for jewelry?
No. Jewelry and watches are a large part of the work, and so are fashion, footwear, leather goods, homeware and drinks. If it can be photographed on a table, send it.
Who does the work?
Every image is edited by a retoucher and checked by Picarm before it is sent to you.