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Corporate event photography is extremely challenging. It not only requires long hours of shooting where you have to be attentive and creative in every moment but also calls for the tedious post-processing. And, this is where most photographers struggle.
Event photo editing asks for undivided attention and a lot of time. But, this is not it. The challenge lies when clients involved in such events want the event images as soon as possible. Corporate clients need event images immediately because they either have to upload it on social media or use it for promotions and marketing.
However, when photographers are working with large sets of event images, it gets nearly impossible to deliver the project on time. It takes about weeks to properly edit and get the final images ready as shooting alone takes up most of the day. Moreover, photographers have other commitments too, like spending time with family and friends, household chores, running errands, traveling, attending some events, etc. besides their day job.
Let’s say, you have a day job and you are doing photography as a freelancer. Your day job would take about 8-10 hours of your day including traveling. After this, you may want to spend some time with your kids or have dinner or some other important chores to complete. By the end of the day, you will feel exhausted or have less energy to put into your freelance projects that are waiting to be edited.
Though you have an alternative of putting up unedited images. Most photographers are not comfortable in doing so, as editing significantly enhances the images. It even eliminates the slightest distraction from them, bringing out the best in focus. Thus, editing is imperative for a good reputation in the market. So, are you left with no other option but to go through the laborious task of event photo editing? There are other options; one of the best among them is to outsource corporate event photo editing. You get professional event photos editing services at a relatively low cost. We will discuss the benefits of outsourcing later in this blog, after giving a couple of alternatives on how photographers can save the time that goes into photo editing.
The Primary Tips On How To Save Time That Goes Into Event Photos Editing
- Reduce The Scope Of Editing By Capturing Flawless Images
Reach the venue before the start of the event so that you can observe the space and setting. You can analyze the angles that can get the best shots. Study the interactions that take place during the event.
Being prepared well in advance always helps. For instance, for a corporate event, keep in mind – who is hosting the event, the programs involved, the VIP’s arrival, the peak moments in their speeches, etc. Having this mindset will help you capture the most genuine emotion in your images, without letting you miss any key shot.
Another good tip to use while capturing event images is to reduce the time to capture. Shooting events is an ongoing affair. Often, in order to capture the perfect moment, you need a different lense than the one you are using. You may miss out on the moment if you fumble around in search of the other lense to switch.
Thus, if you have the requirement of more than one lense, use multiple bodies with the required lenses. This way you can save the time of transitioning between lenses with one camera setup.
Minding these tips will ensure that you get perfect shots in one go. Such good shots do not require much editing. Shoot in JPEG so that these images will serve the purpose even if they are not edited.
- Don’t Work On Every Picture To Make It A Masterpiece
No worries, if you feel you cannot present the shoot unedited to your clients. But then, how are you going to save time if you are going to start editing each and every picture. Since most photographers want to give their best through their work, they often get trapped into nitpicking over the tiniest details. Honestly, working on such details will eat up most of the time.
Nitpick is easy but you must understand that among so many event images, no one is going to pick a couple and say – ‘the blemishes on someone’s face is so distracting”, “some more editing was required in this image” or “we should get rid of the shadows around the conference table.”
Thus, the key is to choose the best shots. You can choose about 10% – 20% of the images that you know are spectacular. Edit them with a heavier hand and work on every detail to create a masterpiece. The rest of your work, say 90% – 80%, can have some minor adjustments with basic edits. You can also use Lightroom presets. Develop a preset in Lightroom that you can use on most images and mass edit the rest of your work.
Use basic adjustments to most of your images and give your best to the impressive ones. This way you will give your clients a surprise element with each picture they will come across, leaving them awestruck. Going through your work, they will definitely take a couple of minutes to stop and appreciate the images.
- Outsource Corporate Event Photo Editing To Save Time And Efforts
The primary benefit of outsourcing – you can save about 80% of your time that goes into post-processing. You can either channelize this time in growing your business or make cherishable memories with your family and friends. Besides, you don’t have to worry about the editing part.
Outsourcing will let you have access to experts who are going to take care of enhancing your shoots. They hold years of experience and impressive skills to deliver nothing less than the best to you.
Not just it, you get your valuable time and edited work at the most reasonable cost. In a nutshell, you save time, effort and money too. Hiring experts for event photos editing services remains the best way to save your time.
Ready to have experts at your assistance for editing your event shoot? Drop an email to info@photozworld.com and get in touch with our dedicated team of event photo editing experts. You can have a free consultation on your projects or even ask for a free trial.