Transparent pricing — 250+ in-house editors

Photo editing priced
from $0.20 a service

Pay only for what you order — one service, one edit, one image. No minimums, no hidden fees. Trusted by Amazon MGM and 12,000+ brands.

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40 yrs
Experience
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3 Free
Trials
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Free
Revisions
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GDPR
Compliant
Shoes & Sports Items - before
Amazon
Adidas
Apple
Etsy
Finish Line
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Amazon
Adidas
Apple
Etsy
Finish Line
LG

Estimate Your Image Editing Cost

Pay only for what you order, with volume discounts that scale automatically.

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    Trusted by Industry Leaders

    Amazon
    Adidas
    Apple
    Etsy
    Finish Line
    LG
    Nordstrom
    Puma
    Samsung
    Shopify
    Sony
    Target
    Pricing

    Choose how you want to work with us.

    All prices are per service — one edit applied to one image (clipping path, shadow, retouch). A photo needing 3 services counts as 3.

    Regular

    $0.35/ service

    Any quantity · pay per job

    Best for small or one-off batches

    • Order straight from the estimator
    • Credit facilities available
    • 24-hour turnaround
    • Volume discount (100+ images)
    • Rush service
    • Automation workflow
    • Free sample
    Get Custom Quote
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    Professional

    $0.20/ service

    From 100 images · pay per job

    Best for photographers & e-commerce volume

    • Upto 50% lower per-service rate
    • Package price for 50+ images
    • Order straight from the estimator
    • Rush service available
    • Automation workflow
    • Free sample (2+ images)
    • Credit facilities
    Estimate your cost

    Subscription

    Creditsmonthly or yearly

    Prepaid — bonus credits included

    Best for steady, predictable workloads

    CreditsPriceBonus
    100$50/mo+$1
    500$250/mo+$6
    1,000$500/mo+$13
    5,000$2,500/yr+$70
    10,000$5,000/yr+$150

    Bonus credits are added on top of your package discount.

    • Lowest effective per-service rate
    • Rush service available
    Choose a credit plan
    24/7 customer support Secure file delivery Track every order
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    Beyond standard editing

    High-end services, priced separately.

    These specialised jobs aren't part of the per-service calculator. Send a brief and we'll scope them individually.

    High-End Retouching

    Skin, product and beauty retouch — dodge & burn, blemish and reflection cleanup.

    High-End Retouching

    HDR Blending

    Multiple exposures merged for balanced highlights and shadows — ideal for interiors.

    HDR Blending

    Focus Stacking

    Frame-by-frame sharpness for jewelry, watches and small products at macro.

    Focus Stacking

    Composite & CGI

    Scene creation, background replacement and 3D-style renders for campaigns.

    Composite & CGI

    Raster to Vector Conversion

    Sharp, infinitely-scalable vectors from raster logos, illustrations and product art.

    Raster to Vector Conversion

    Graphic Design

    Custom layouts, banners and marketing collateral built to your brand spec.

    Graphic Design

    Video Editing

    Product reels, cuts and transitions for e-commerce, ads and social.

    Video Editing

    Image Restoration

    Damaged, faded or scratched photos rebuilt to publication-ready quality.

    Image Restoration

    Need one of these?

    Tell us what you're working on — volume, timeline, sample files — and we'll scope it and send a price. No obligation.

    Request a custom quote

    Why brands trust us

    Built for enterprise. Priced for everyone.

    Every promise in our hero section is backed by policy, process, or a verifiable record. Here’s what each one means for your business.

    40 Years in Production

    Not a startup learning on your images. CEI’s founders have operated in photo editing since 1985. Incorporated in Virginia since 2006.

    VA SCC Reg. No. 07548969
    UK Companies House No. 16336245
    BBB Accredited Business

    3 Free Sample Edits

    Send us 3 of your own images. We edit them to your specifications and deliver within 24 hours. No credit card. No contract. No obligation.

    Your images, your specs — not stock samples
    Delivered in 24 hours or less
    Judge our work before paying anything

    Unlimited Free Revisions

    Not happy with an edit? We redo it — as many times as needed — until it meets your standard. No extra charge, no awkward negotiation.

    No revision limits — ever
    Same editor handles your revisions
    99.8% first-delivery approval rate

    GDPR Compliant

    Your images are encrypted in transit and at rest, processed under a formal Data Processing Agreement, and permanently deleted 60 days after delivery.

    TLS 1.3 encryption · encrypted at rest
    NDA signed as standard with every client
    Images never used for AI model training
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    Quality assurance

    Every image passes 3 stages of QA.

    No edit reaches your dashboard until it clears every checkpoint in the pipeline - six checks across three stages.

    During production

    Production team reviewing the project brief and scope
    01

    Brief & Scope Review

    Confirm scope, services, and reference against your instructions before work starts.

    Editing specialists reviewing product-image work
    02

    Specialist Editing & Self-Review

    Assigned specialist completes the edit, then self-reviews the output against spec.

    Post-production

    Independent QA team inspecting the edited product image
    03

    Independent QA Inspection

    Independent QA reviews edges, color, shadows, and consistency.

    QA and editing team reviewing corrections
    04

    Correction Loop

    Anything flagged goes back to the editor - nothing advances until it passes.

    Pre-delivery

    Team performing final delivery specification checks
    05

    Final Spec Check

    Format, resolution, naming, and batch consistency verified against delivery specs.

    Team reviewing approved files ready for dashboard release
    06

    Dashboard Release

    Approved files land in your dashboard, ready to download.

    Backed Up By

    Complex Image Masking and Color Separation Using a Pen Tablet

    Portrait of a smiling woman with curly hair on an orange studio background before editingThe same portrait after image masking, with the background removed to white

    Pen tablet editing is one of our featured services. Soft-edged images, including hair, fur, feather, blanket, and smoke, can't be clipping-pathed with the pen tool, and mouse-based masking can't capture flyaway hair with the needed quality. We use pen tablets instead of a mouse for image masking, giving editors greater control and precision. We also use pen tablets for color separation, enabling far more accurate isolation of individual color channels.

    If an Edit Doesn't Match Your Brief, We Fix It

    You submit feedback

    Mark up, annotate, or describe changes

    Same editor re-edits

    The original editor applies your corrections

    QA re-inspection

    Independent QA verifies the fix

    Re-delivered

    Updated files appear in your dashboard

    Repeat as many times as needed — no extra charge

    No revision cap. No expiry window. No small print.

    Same editor handles your revisions — nothing lost in translation
    No limit on rounds — ever
    99.8% first-delivery approval rate
    Every fix passes independent QA again before re-delivery

    Unlimited doesn't mean careless — our 99.8% first-delivery approval rate means most edits never need a revision. But when they do, the same editor who worked on your images handles the correction, so nothing is lost in translation. There's no revision cap, no expiry window, and no small-print exceptions. If it's not right, we make it right.

    Not Satisfied With Your First Order? Get a Full Refund

    100% Money Back

    on your first order

    Applies to all first-time orders
    No questions asked
    Refund processed within 5 business days

    Evaluate our quality with zero risk.

    3 free sample edits — zero financial risk
    Full refund on your first paid order if unsatisfied
    US & UK registered — an enforceable commitment

    We know trusting a new editing partner is a big decision. That's why your first paid order comes with a full money-back guarantee — no questions asked, no hoops to jump through. Between the free trial (3 images, zero risk) and the money-back guarantee on your first paid order, you can evaluate our quality across dozens of images before committing a single dollar you can't recover.

    Who we serve

    Built for every industry

    From solo photographers to Fortune 500 retail teams — if your business runs on visuals, we’ve handled your category before.

    Creative & Design
    • Design studios
    • Graphic designers
    • Creative agencies
    • Ad agencies
    • Branding firms
    • Illustrators & artists
    Photography
    • Professional photographers
    • Photography studios
    • Product photo studios
    • Wedding photographers
    • Stock contributors
    • Photo agencies
    E-commerce & Retail
    • Online retailers
    • Amazon & eBay sellers
    • Shopify & Etsy stores
    • D2C brands
    • Dropshipping businesses
    • Retail chains
    Fashion & Beauty
    • Fashion brands
    • Jewelry & watches
    • Cosmetics & skincare
    • Luxury & lifestyle
    • Footwear & sportswear
    • Apparel retailers
    Real Estate & Interiors
    • Realtors & agents
    • Interior designers
    • Architects & developers
    • Home staging companies
    • Property managers
    Automotive & Industrial
    • Car & motorcycle dealers
    • Industrial manufacturers
    • Machinery & equipment
    • Spare parts suppliers
    • Fleet companies
    Food & Hospitality
    • Restaurants & food brands
    • Beverage companies
    • Hotels & resorts
    • Catering services
    • Meal kit & delivery
    Marketing & Media
    • Marketing & PR teams
    • Social media managers
    • Content creators
    • Video production
    • Publishers
    • Corporate communications

    Don’t see your industry? We serve 500+ enterprise clients across every vertical. Tell us what you need →

    Client voices

    What teams say after switching.

    A snapshot of feedback from studios, agencies, and in-house catalogue teams.

    ★★★★★
    Color Experts handles 4,000+ product shots a month for our catalog. The turnaround is dependable and the cutouts are pixel-perfect — we haven't sent a revision in over a year.
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    Maya Schaefer
    Head of Ecommerce, Premium Apparel
    ★★★★★
    We moved from an in-house team to CEI and cut per-image cost by half without losing quality. The instant pricing means I never wait on a quote email anymore.
    R
    Ryan Alvarez
    Creative Ops Lead, Marketplace Retailer
    ★★★★★
    Ghost-mannequin and shadow work that used to take our studio days now comes back overnight. The 6-step QA shows — consistency across thousands of SKUs is what sold us.
    L
    Lena Møller
    Photography Manager, Fashion Group

    Cost comparison

    In-house editing vs outsourcing to CEI

    Adjust the sliders to match your operation. The calculator does the rest.

    2,000
    10050,000
    $4,000
    $800$8,000
    ComplexityStandard
    In-house$15,815
    Editors needed3
    Salaries$12,000
    Software licenses$165
    Overhead (30%)$3,650
    Cost per image$7.91
    CEI$931
    Per-image rate$0.49
    Volume discount5% off
    QA included$0
    Revisions included$0
    Cost per image$0.47

    You save 94% with CEI

    $14,884/month · $178,608/year

    Get your CEI quote

    How it works

    From upload to download in 24 hours

    Nine steps across three phases. Your files never leave a secure pipeline.

    Upload

    01

    Send sample files

    Send 2–3 images for a custom quote or free trial

    02

    Instant quote

    Transparent pricing from the on-site calculator

    03

    Upload your way

    Portal, Dropbox, Drive, WeTransfer, or FTP

    Production

    04

    AI pre-processing

    Auto-leveling, background detection, batch checks

    05

    Human editing

    Specialist editors on pen tablets at 200% zoom

    06

    6-step QA pipeline

    Independent inspection, correction loop, spec check

    Delivery

    07

    Review & approve

    Before/after comparison. Flag revisions in-app.

    08

    Download files

    Bulk download from dashboard or cloud delivery

    09

    Pay your way

    Credits, invoicing, or pay-per-job. You choose.

    Send your sample files No credit card · No contract · Results in 24 hours
    FAQ

    Common questions.

    Everything about pricing, turnaround, and how orders flow through our team.

    First 2 images free

    Try a sample before you pay a cent.

    Upload up to two images. We'll edit and deliver within 24 hours so you can judge the quality on your own files.

    Sample estimate

    $0.69/ image · Level 1 (Basic)
    1 image$0.69
    Volume discount−$0.00
    Rush delivery+$0.00
    Total$0.69

    Includes: clipping path + white background + crop & resize

    Estimated turnaround: 24 hours