Getting your e-commerce product photographed by a product photographer is just the first step. Images of e-commerce products require professional Photoshop editing and polishing. Removal of mannequins and dummies, as well as restructuring of furniture product images is probably one of the most complicated Photoshop retouching processes to execute. Even for the most experienced image editors, it can be quite a daunting task.
Having worked with various fashion house and photo studios in London for over a decade, I have been able to find east tips and tricks that have helped me edit and retouch various Here I have compiled a list of the most basic and crucial Photoshop edits you need to ensure you are making when retouching e-commerce product images for online furniture retailers and their e-commerce websites.
1. Fashion Clothing Image Reconstruction For E-commerce Retailers:
During production and fashion photoshoots, when fashion models are used for on-figure photography, their movements tend to create flaws and asymmetry in the garment which is then captured by the e-commerce fashion photographer.
Fashion clothing retouching as a post-production service usually comes in handy when you want to get rid of such fashion photography flaws.
Another useful technique that falls under its purview is the ‘Ghost Mannequin’ effect. It is an easy yet dynamic post-production technique. It is used by apparel and fashion photographers to enable them to showcase their e-commerce products and still images with ease.
By taking multiple photos of a garment on a mannequin or on-figure fashion model, and then combining the final images with the help of Photoshop retouchers to remove the mannequin or on-figure fashion model during the post-production process. The resulting e-commerce fashion product image is of a lifelike “ghost” wearing the product.
2. Dummy Removal & Shoes Restructuring:
There are several factors that e-commerce fashion accessory photographers need to consider when photographing footwear, to ensure they get appropriate high-quality and high-end e-commerce images of men’s and women’s footwear products.
E-commerce product and stills photographers need to present the footwear images in a manner that is visually appealing to the customers, generally that means photographing the footwear in an upright position. This however, is unattainable without the aid of props and other optical aids.
While this does make the footwear product and stills images appear how they would if worn by a person, it does take away from it’s visual appeal. In order to achieve perfection in the high-end visual content you present to your customers, you need to avail e-commerce image editing services from a post-production company that can help you remove the props from your footwear product and stills images.
Additionally, reaching out to professional Photoshop retouchers can also benefit you as oftentimes the e-commerce product and stills images need to be restructured or reconstructed to ensure that no elements are missing once the prop has been removed.
Furthermore, several other e-commerce image editing services like colorways and background removal are necessary to execute on all e-commerce product and stills images, e-commerce footwear images, e-commerce fashion images and fashion accessory images to give consistency to e-commerce websites of online footwear and online fashion retailers.
3. Jewellery Restructuring for online fashion accessory retailers:
Having been in the Photography and Photo Retouching Industry for a while now, in my experience and opinion, Jewellery Products and Stills are one of the most complicated to photograph.
Reaching out to professional Photoshop retouchers can also benefit you as oftentimes the e-commerce product and stills images need to be restructured or reconstructed. The shiny, smooth surfaces of jewellery products tend to cause chaotic reflections and the size of the jewellery product means high magnification is essential to ensure the jewellery product and stills photographers get appropriate high-quality and high-end e-commerce images. Moreover, exposure range, color accuracy, flare from lens and dust are some additional factors that make photographing jewellery a tad critical and arduous.
Furthermore, several other e-commerce image editing services like stone restoration, background removal and color correction are necessary to execute on all e-commerce product and stills images, e-commerce jewellery images, e-commerce fashion jewellery images and fashion accessory images to give consistency to e-commerce websites of online jewellery and online fashion accessories retailers.
In order to achieve perfection in the high-end visual content you present to your customers, you need to avail e-commerce image editing services from a post-production company that can help you restore the stones of your jewellery product and stills images.
4. Accessories & Bags Retouching For Online Fashion Retailers:
e-commerce fashion accessories photographers need to capture the photos of bags and other fashion accessories from multiple angles, especially the top angle (for a bag) to showcase the inside details of the product.
To properly and accurately photograph the insides of the ecommerce fashion accessory or bag, during production it is tied with dental floss to hold in an upright position. Post-production it is essential for you to reach out to professional Photoshop retouchers who can aid you in removing the prop/dental floss as well as to restructure and reconstruct the ecommerce product and stills image to get high-quality and high-end ecommerce images.
Furthermore, several other ecommerce image editing services like fabric smoothening, color correction and wrinkle removal servicesare necessary to execute on all ecommerce fashion accessory images and fashion images to give consistency to ecommerce websites of online fashion and online fashion accessories retailers.
In order to achieve perfection and remove the unwanted elements that have been photographed during the production process you need to avail eCommerce image editing services from a post-production company and present high-end visual content to your customers.
5. Furniture Restructuring
Although image Reconstruction as a post-production service is necessary to be executed on every e-commerce fashion image and fashion accessory image. It is most used on furniture photos for lifestyle image photography and lifestyle image retouching.
This particular service is usually available for lifestyle images when e-commerce retailers need to eliminate dimensions they don’t require such as a table the e-commerce product is displayed on, or when an element needs to be added into the image to improve its overall aesthetic appeal. It is especially important when you need to add in a piece of the furniture to your e-commerce lifestyle image or you need to show multiple options of the same furniture. For example, a 2 seater can be made into a 3 seater and vice versa. Our high-end image retouching services help you to select only what you need, and create what you don’t have.
Put simply, e-commerce image retouching and lifestyle image reconstruction service providers select the best features from different e-commerce products and stills images and combine them into one to craft a natural-appearing e-commerce image which will convey your intended thought.
We hope this blog has been helpful in making you understand why mannequin and dummy removal is crucial for different types of e-commerce Product Images and how you can utilise it for your e-commerce website or online fashion store.
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