By Ann Young 11 days ago, Photo Editing Tips
Dropicts
Verdict: Despite the low prices of about $1.41 per image Dropicts is hardly suitable for anyone because it offers basic services only. It is mostly focused on the eCommerce industry, which is why wedding and portrait photographers should better select an alternative solution.
Dropicts guys don’t perform complex photo manipulations, such as object removal or enhancements with the help of effects, only simple color correction.
This product retouching service can crop your pictures, adjust brightness and contrast, minimize noise, fix details, and perform compositing. They mostly focus on products without retouching models.
✔ Provide services for businesses of all sizes. The team works with individual eCommerce store owners, small and large companies from the eCommerce industry, and photographers who want to enhance their pictures. Companies can get more affordable packages of services and bulk order discounts.
✖ A limited number of techniques. Dropicts provides 5 product photo retouching services. If you compare it with the services offered by its competitors, you will see that it is not a lot. Other companies can enhance pics of glass products, perform creative product image editing, reshape objects, fix symmetry issues, and use a liquefy tool.
✖ No detailed information about revisions. They promise to remove all the issues that you will find in the edited photos. However, it’s not clear how quickly they will be able to do it and how many edits are included in the price.
✖ Don’t specialize in portraits. Dropicts can improve a photo of your product and a model in a photo. However, they will perform only basic edits. They don’t specialize in advanced portrait and headshot retouching. This is why if you want to perform teeth whitening or add makeup, you’d better contact another company.
If you order this service, Dropicts will add a ghost mannequin effect to your photos or give them a 3D feel. You can select a photo that you need to enhance and send it via a form on your website.
✖ Unrealistic results. The company doesn’t have many reviews, but most of them mention that Dropicts don’t always maintain the high quality of their services. It often happens that clothing items in edited pictures don’t look realistic and accessories look quite bleak.
✖ Specialize only in eCommerce. They focus on the needs of eCommerce businesses, which is why they don’t work on creative tasks. Despite this, they can still add a solid background to your photos.
✔ In-staff retouchers. Dropicts states that it has enough resources to fulfill an order of any complexity. They have their own retouchers, which is why they don’t have any issues with finding and hiring suitable candidates.
✖ Communication issues. Dropicts has a Singapore-based office. Due to the time zone differences, it might take them a while to reply to the messages they receive. This is why, if you need to get your images edited quickly, you’d better contact one of their competitors.
Background removal is another popular service provided by Dropicts. They can create a clipping path and replace an existing background with a white one to meet the requirements of most eCommerce platforms.
✖ No mobile apps. Unlike some competitors, Dropicts don’t have a native app, which makes it hardly suitable for those who want to place an order on the go.
✔ Dedicated project managers. You will be assigned a manager who will control all the details of your order and work with you all the time. This option is available only for those who have paid for the Enterprise package.
✖ A limited number of examples on the website. You won’t find a special page with samples of their works on the official website of Dropicts. On the Services page, you will see only 2 examples of edited pictures.
Dropicts also provides color correction services. They can fix issues caused by wrong camera settings or poor lighting.
✖ Colors are not always accurate. Some clients claim that the colors in edited images might be different from the actual colors of a product. The team doesn’t pay attention to color tones and temperature.
✖ No information about data protection. Dropicts claim that your personal data will be stored within the system for 30 days after your order is completed.
However, you can’t be sure that your photos won’t be accessed by third parties. Dropicts don’t provide information about the security measures they take to protect their clients.
✔ Offers a free trial. Before placing a large order, you can test out their services for free. However, you won’t be able to upload a file directly from your computer. You will have to add it to the cloud storage and then add a link to it when filling out an order form.
✖ No full-time support. The Dropicts team is available from 9 am to 5 pm (GMT 8).
Dropicts don’t have a fixed price list on their website. You can find approximate prices in the FAQ section.
Background removal costs around $0.57-2.35 per photo. Retouching costs $0.38-4.72 per photo. The Ghost Mannequin effect costs $1.64-4.24 per photo. To order Flat Lay, you have to pay $1.32-1.98 per picture, while Color Correction costs $0.31-1.41 per photo.
You can also use their “Pay as You Go” service, which allows you to get your first order for free. After paying for the Enterprise subscription, you will be able to get 5 images edited for free.
Verdict: What makes FixThePhoto different from Dropicts is that it is an all-in-one solution for those who want to edit their photos. Besides providing product retouching, this company also specializes in wedding retouching, restores old images, edits real estate photos, etc.
In addition, it provides both basic and advanced services that require a more creative approach. For instance, retouchers can convert your photos into sketches, paintings, or cartoons. Whether you need to enhance your photos before publishing them on eCommerce platforms or create an advertising banner or visuals for social media, FixThePhoto can solve any task.
Similar to Dropicts, FixThePhoto allows you to test out its services for free. Besides, the company has packages for businesses. You can get up to 30% discounts on large orders. The turnaround time is 24-48 hours.
Verdict: If you compare this service to Dropicts, you will see that WeEdit.Photos is more transparent in terms of their pricing policy. Besides basic manipulations, including image resizing and background color changing, they also work with shadows and reflections as well as apply the Ghost Mannequin effect.
Unlike Dropicts, WeEdit.Photos list many samples of their works on their website, which is why you can easily analyze the quality of their services. Besides, they provide 24/7 customer support. If you want to learn more about their prices, services, and other topics, make sure to drop them a line to get a timely reply.
In addition, the team incentivizes long-term clients who have been placing orders on the platform for more than 6 months by giving them discounts. Their turnaround time is about 24 hours.
Verdict: Just like Dropicts, Pixelz specialize in editing eCommerce photos. They provide background removal, object alignment, cropping, resizing, ghost mannequin, clipping path, layer mask, retouching, etc.
You will get your edited images back within 48 hours. Besides, by paying extra for the Enterprise package, you can speed up the process of editing your photos. Like Dropicts, Pixelz provide generous discounts and allow you to get 10 images edited for free to test out its services.
Verdict: Ymage is another well-known company that provides product retouching. It is popular among eCommerce store owners. The team can delete the background, add the ghost mannequin effect, improve colors, etc. What makes them different from Dropicts is that their site has a convenient dashboard adapted for mobile devices.
After registering on the platform, you can get 10 photos edited for free. Besides, they offer discounts on bulk orders. You will get your photos within 24 hours.
Verdict: ClippingPathExperts specialize in providing clipping path, masking, photo retouching, ghost mannequin, drop shadow, and other services. Unlike Dropicts, ClippingPathExperts follow strict standards when it comes to quality. The team checks the finished works thoroughly before sending them to clients.
Their retouchers work on every project from 1 to 3 days on average. Besides, they offer 35% discounts on bulk orders.
Verdict: Ephotovn is another company that specializes in eCommerce photo enhancing. It can perform such tasks as background removal, backdrop color changing, shadow effect creation, clipping path, image masking, ghost mannequin, etc.
If you compare them with Dropicts, you will see that they provide services in other areas as well. For instance, they can enhance wedding photos, real estate pictures, photos of newborn babies, etc. You can test out the services provided by the company for free. Their turnaround time is 24 hours.
Verdict: Clipping Factory can create a clipping path, perform image masking, and create the ghost mannequin effect. Besides, it can fix issues with shadows and reflections.
You can test out this service without paying a dime. However, it’s not clear whether you will be refunded if you aren’t satisfied with the result as they don’t provide this information.
Their standard turnaround time is 24 hours. Unlike Dropicts, this service can meet tight deadlines and send you edited images within 3 hours.
Verdict: Color Experts International also specialize in editing eCommerce photos. Unlike Dropicts, this company mostly caters to the needs of users who need to edit batches of images.
They will perform background removal, tweak colors, adjust exposure, edit shadows, and perform other tasks. Besides, this company can edit a video clip advertising your product.
Verdict: Path Edits specialize in retouching, clipping path, background removal, image masking, shadow, ghost mannequin, and other services. They will enhance your first two pictures for free, which will allow you to test out their services.
What makes this company different from the rest is that it allows you to select a suitable turnaround time. By default, it’s 24 hours, however, you can pay extra to get your edited images faster, for instance, in 6 hours.
Verdict: RetouchGem can improve your product photos by changing the colors as well as removing dust, scratches, reflections, fingerprints, and other defects. Unlike Dropicts, this service provides other services besides eCommerce retouching as well.
Besides, they can create web and graphic designs. You can order online banners, printed materials, custom packaging designs, etc. Their turnaround time is 2 business days.
