Image Post Production Glossary
Mahdy Hasan
Empowering Businesses with Data Analytics & AEM | IBA, DU | University of Sunderland, UK
To get your product photos edited professionally, you need to be able to communicate your editing needs. Photo editing terminology is an equal blend of what you might hear in-studio on a product photography set, see on-screen using Photoshop, and natural language.
3D Mannequin / Ghost Mannequin / Invisible Mannequin
An “invisible mannequin,” aka “ghost mannequin” or “3D mannequin,” or “Neck Joint” is a retouching technique that combines two or more product images to remove a mannequin or model in post-production. The result is a product that has a natural shape like it’s being worn, without the distraction of a body.
Crease / Wrinkle Removal / Reduction
Creases are the bane of stylists, product photographers, and retouchers everywhere. Not all creases are bad: pleats are almost like intentional creases, and a few folds can look natural. Sometimes it’s better to reduce creases in post-production rather than to remove all creases outright.
Match Shape Collar
It’s a best practice to maintain a consistent collar shape across apparel product images. You can style for a specific shape, but samples have difficulty retaining the perfect shape, so retouching in post-production will ensure consistency. The three most common collar shapes for shirts and jackets are curved in, curved out, and straight.
Background Removal / Clipping Path / Silo Path
Removing the background from product images is one of the most productive and standard edits for product images. Clipping out the studio removes distractions, minimizes file size, and creates extremely consistent product images.
Based on the image or picture type: clipping paths, alpha channels, or layer masks are done through different techniques of professional background removal services to get the job done.
Color Correction
Sometimes color isn’t captured accurately during product photography. A bad exposure, inaccurate white balance, or noise from ISO turned up too high can create problems. Color correction is the process of restoring true color during post-production. Color correcting your product images is a good way to reduce returns; you don’t want your customers to be surprised once they receive the order.
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Image Reflection Service / Mirror Effect
Reflection shadow Service allows you to make your images more realistic. This type of shadow has a significant impact on your online store. When you use reflection shadow on your product images, it appears as if the product is standing in a mirror and receiving reflection. Customers value beauty in product photos, and this reflection creates a more realistic shadow. It’s a simple and effective image editing technique that every eCommerce owner and photographer uses to improve the look of their products, make them more appealing to customers, and give photos a professional look.?
Model Cleanup / Headshot Retouching
Most companies, regardless of their aesthetic, don’t want model skin to show bruising, scars, goosebumps, or dirt in their product images. “Model cleanup” is a blanket term typically used to refer to retouching away skin blemishes.
Jewelry Retouch Cleanup
Jewelry is notoriously challenging to photograph and retouch. Metals and gemstones are highly reflective, and show fingerprints and dust, and customers want to zoom in as closely as possible on each product image searching for the slightest imperfection. Jewelry retouching can help you clean up smudges, control reflections, even out lighting, and create your desired sparkle.
Alpha Masking
Clippings and alpha maskings are one of the most commonly used techniques in image editing. They separate picture elements from their background and are often the basis for the presentation of products in e-commerce, in catalogs or for use in composing and layout design. Alpha masking, also known as soft masking, is ideal for precisely separating fine picture elements such as hair, and fur, or even partially transparent elements such as smoke.
In case of alpha masking, the image motif is cropped by editing the individual color channels and using the contrast to the background. There are several methods of creating alpha masks. The effort depends on various factors: the overall complexity of the image motif, the difference in contrast between the object and the background, etc. The editing process can be relatively quick or even take several hours.
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