• The customer's image file was electronically enlarged using state of the art imaging software.

• Noise reduction tools were used to remove digital artifacts which are present in most digital photos.

• The color was adjusted to remove an unnatural yellow cast and modified to match the lab printer.

• Photo layering, selective erasing and brightness/contrast adjustments were performed to lighten the subjects without washing out the background.

• Editing tools were used to remove an unnatural border around the subjects (probably as a result of in-camera sharpening).

• Editing tools were used to smooth unnatural color splotches on their skin

• The image was cropped to a ratio matching the desired print size.  Cropping also moved attention more to the subjects while retaining interesting elements (island, boat, coastline).

• The image was sharpened.

Was the customer happy?  Here's her comments:  "YES YES YES, I gave it <the photo> to Mark on the 20th of November and he just loved it -- my parents took it to a framing store first and said that all the people that worked there just loved it too! ... thanks again for working on this, this is our all-time favorite picture and can't top that one (ain't even gonna try!)"  - D.D. NY

While many of our customer's images don't require as much work, we'll do what we can to ensure the best possible print.

As an aside, there comes a point where the editing would take too much time to do without charging for Photoshop editing time.  If this is the case, you will be notified and given the option of printing without edits, performing the edits or somewhere in between.  Most customer files require only basic adjustments/editing and it's included in the price.