When it comes to outsourcing your photo editing, people react in different ways. Some people believe in letting go of their worry and trusting their editing to someone else, whilst others may have their guard up for several reasons.
1. Time Is Money, Friend!
around 10 hours on the wedding, and 14 hours editing the photos. The total time of editing, on average, is 40% more than capturing photos!
Say you’re a photographer coming home from work after a long photoshoot and would like to have some time for yourself (just like any normal person would!). But then, you’re faced with the arduous task of editing a catalog of photos you just took. Your clients have different expectations when it comes to editing. They also like to set deadlines for receiving their photos.
Instead of stressing about the long process of editing, you can simply use an outsourced photo editing service to take care of your editing, whilst also saving precious time and money in the process.
Yes, you heard that right. Even though you have to pay to use different editing services, the time you would save by getting rid of the editing process can help you expand your business in other aspects.
It allows you to get back to what you love doing the most, actually doing photography!
2. Outsourcing is cheaper than a permanent hire
Paying for photo editing services and memberships are in general, much cheaper than hiring someone to an editing role at your company. This is because editing services are designed with efficiency in mind, both in terms of time and cost. You don’t need to pay for a dedicated person in the role, buy licenses for editing software, or to have PC equipment dedicated to editing.
You simply pay for the specific services you want, and trained professional editors who do creative editing for a living, will take care of your photos. Instead of training someone for the editing role, simply give instructions to professionals in an outsourcing company, and they’ll take care of your requests.
3. Outsourced Photo Editing Will Account For Your Tastes
One of the most common worries we hear photographers have when it comes to outsourcing their editing, is that no one can edit their photos like they do it themselves.
They are totally right about wanting to preserve their style and craft in the most tangible way possible, but it doesn’t mean that editing services won’t account for your taste and style!
As an example, here at Galexia Editing, we constantly communicate with our clients regarding their editing needs and tastes. Based on the feedback we get, we will prepare handcrafted documents that account for a photographer’s taste, and make sure the photos they get are all congruent with their editing style.
Many of our most valued clients also felt hesitant at first. They put a deep level of care into their work and they want the edits that represent their editing style the best. After some communication, we make sure we land the mark consistently to satisfy their needs in the best way possible, and many of the clients who felt afraid of letting go of their fear, fully trust us in fulfilling their editing needs.
4. Get Access to The Most Diverse Set of Services
There is no one size fits all solution in photo editing. Even in the case of a simple color correction, people tend to have different tastes. Outsourced photo editing services make sure to cover all the editing needs a photographer may have.
As an example, here at Galexia Editing, we have designed our services to provide the widest set of options for as many photographers and in as many types of photography as possible. We’ve made sure all sorts of tastes and editing needs are accounted for, and to showcase this, we dedicated a thorough guide to help you outsource your editing (insert link to the outsourcing guide).
5. Scale Your Business Further
As we discussed before, having a reliable outsourcing partner doesn’t just save time and money, but it removes all the mental load caused by the redundancies and inconsistencies you may experience during editing.
Freed from this mental pressure, you can put this valuable time and money into scaling your photography business. You can sign more contracts, or spend those precious resources into your marketing.
6. Say Goodbye To Deadlines With A Faster Turn-Around Time
Coming home after doing photoshoots all day, and having to edit photos due to a deadline is never a fun experience! Outsourced photo editing services relieve the pressure of aligning with a deadline.
For example, our own clients at Galexia Editing label some of their pictures or catalogs as NDE’s, which stands for “Next Day Edits”. By setting a due date, you’ll get the edited photos in your client’s hand before your deadline.
When you have a whole team of outsourcing editors backing you up, there’s no reason to worry about editing your photos on time!
