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PRICING GUIDE
Private Photo Editing
Get ready to get your life back with an editing bestie!
WITH A GROWING PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS:
Spending your time doing all the editing is either going to cap your growth or burn you out altogether.
Maybe you feel burnt out right now? The late nights curled up with your laptop, getting emails from your clients asking for an ETA on their gallery while you keep plugging away to get it finished on time.
Or maybe your spouse and kiddos haven’t seen you come out of your editing cave in weeks. You’re missing precious time to watch your children grow. They grow up so fast—and as a photographer, no one knows that better than you.
You need an editing partner. Someone you can trust to match your editing style. Someone who understands photo editing—and can work together with you on your editing goals so you can have a lighter workload and hours of your time back.
That's where I come in.
With a proven system and a collaborative approach, I make outsourcing your photo editing easy, personalized, and pressure-free — so you can confidently hand off your editing and get back to other things on your to-do list, playing with your kiddos, or just living your best life.
Plus, you’ll always get more than basic edits—touchups and mask adjustments are included, so your galleries come back polished, consistent, and save you even more editing time.
What Working With an Editing Partner Really Gives You:
Hours back in your week — most photographers save 10+ hours per wedding (often more, depending on your process).
More time for what matters to you most — whether that’s your family, your clients, or just catching your breath.
Room to grow your photography business — book more weddings or finally tackle those creative projects waiting on the back burner.
Peace of mind — knowing your photo editing is handled by someone who gets your style, so you can focus on doing what you do best.
Want to see how this would look in real life?
Below is a peek at how your images could look after working together on a wedding edit. It's an entire, fully-edited wedding gallery from one from my amazing clients.
Let me show you a sample of my work:
Photo credit: Kaleigh Moore Photography
Photos edited by: Erika Swafford
👉🏻 Hover over the video and click the four arrows at bottom right to view full screen.
The images you see labeled in red are the photographer's anchor images (images edited as a reference) and the rest are images I've edited to match.
More than Basic Edits
SO YOUR WORK SHINES—WITHOUT EXTRA TIME OR EFFORT
After years of editing for wedding photographers, I realized touchups and mask adjustments shouldn’t be an add-on to color correction—they’re essential for a polished, consistent gallery.
With most editors, that kind of detailed work costs extra. With me, it’s simply part of the service—because your images (and your time) deserve that level of care.
You shouldn’t have to go back through your edited catalog removing random lint, the occasional pimple, or that outlet drawing the eye away from the bride.
And I personally have it out for exit signs—I take them out of the picture whenever possible!
“Erika makes everything so easy!”
“Erika helped me save tremendous time so I could do more shoots/weddings and spend more time being a mom to my 3 children!”
Olivia Jones
You’ll love working together if…
You’re drowning in editing and dreaming of finally feeling caught up.
You want to stay in control of the editing style and don’t mind editing a few reference images to guide me.
You’re looking for a real person who will learn your style, keep it consistent, and make your work shine.
You want more time for what matters—more clients, more family time, and more breathing space.
“Her dedication to bringing out the best in every image are unmatched.”
“Erika’s talent has not only enhanced my work but also gave me so much time back for myself, and my business.”
Valerie Burke
Signature Color Correction
Service Details:
Edited reference images required
Proven system to match your editing style
Included extras: quick touchups, mask fixes and light brushwork
Flexible, no pressure scheduling
Lightroom Classic required (for both of us)
Free access to my WeTransfer page for transferring files
Simple outsourcing workflow
Step-by-step videos for each part of the process
7-12 business day turnaround
Investment:
$0.50 USD per image edited
($50 USD flat rate for under 100 images)
Available Add-on's
Image Culling:
$0.10 USD per image viewed
Lightroom Classic Retouching:
Starting at $18.75 USD per ¼ hour (15 minutes).
“Makes the editing process feel less daunting overall.”
“Erika helped me streamline my editing workflow so I could get more time back into my schedule.”
Halie Child
This Is Your Invitation
Let's talk, shall we? I know you have questions and I want to give you the answers! Let's schedule a video chat or a complimentary trial run to get a behind-the-scenes look into the process of outsourcing with me. You can even do both! It's super-easy—just apply with me below and I'll send you an invitation.
Online private photo editor based in Cleveland, Tennessee, serving wedding photographers worldwide.
Services
Color Correction
Style Matching
Lightroom Classic Retouching
Image Culling
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