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Photo Retouching in Chicago, IL

Our high-end commercial photo retouchers in Chicago specialize in precise color grading and blemish removal to elevate your images to perfection.

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A Few Assets Can Mean Endless Possibilities

For an ad to resonate with consumers in Chicago, it takes about 7-8 exposures. Our team can repurpose your existing assets into versatile layouts for both print and digital channels, maximizing the impact of your marketing message and ensuring consistency across all platforms. Make sure your campaign has a lasting impact.

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Unrivaled Expertise in Visual Enhancement

Our team in Chicago collaborates with agencies and brand owners across diverse sectors, harnessing cutting-edge techniques in color correction and composition to deliver unparalleled quality and creative direction to every image. Some applications include:

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360° Videos

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Ecommerce Sites

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Editorial Advertising

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In-Store Retail Displays

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Packaging

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Product Campaigns

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Batch Processing
Running a multi-image campaign? Our team ensures visual consistency across all images for a cohesive campaign aesthetic.
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Background Removal
Transform your photos by removing backgrounds or replacing them with different scenes or colors.
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Blemish Removal
Our expert retouching artists can dimmish or eliminate any blemishes or imperfections, revealing the natural beauty in every shot.
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Compositing
Bring your creative visions to life by seamlessly blending multiple elements into captivating visuals.
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File Optimization
Whether it is print or digital media, preserve your image integrity throughout your campaign.
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Mechanical Production
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Product Photo Retouching

Elevate your product visuals with our Chicago specialized image enhancements. We enhance images across a broad spectrum of categories, including beauty and cosmetics, jewelry, apparel, electronics, food and beverages, among others. Some of the techniques we perform include:

Color Correction

Background Removal

Clipping Path Removal

Object Removal

Contrast & Brightness Adjustment

Creative Retouching

For creative visual transformations in Chicago, we go beyond basic enhancements and corrections with various manipulation and artistic alteration techniques. Whether it's subject manipulation, background alterations, or enhancing specific objects, our experts use advanced techniques to achieve your intended vision.

Composite Imaging

Advanced Color Grading

Digital Painting & Airbrushing

Textural Element Additions

Surrealistic Alterations

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Beauty Retouching

Our Chicago experts refine and enhance portrait and fashion images, emphasizing the natural allure and unique characteristics of each subject while skillfully removing blemishes. From magazine covers to model portfolios and advertising campaigns, our skilled retouchers bring precision and artistic sensitivity to every project.

Skin Retouching / Blemish Removal

Makeup Enhancement

Hair Refining

Eye and Teeth Whitening

Facial Feature Adjustment

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"The creative team at BluEdge has always gone above and beyond, delivering high-quality results and satisfying the insane demands presented by our marketing deadlines. All communications have always been professional and prompt. This relationship extended over 25 years"

Estée Lauder, Inc.

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Luxury Fashion Retouching
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Volkswagen Campaign Graphics
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Food & Beverage Retouching CGI
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Volkswagen
Back Market
Kimpton La Peer Hotel
Jones Road
Instagram
Blatt
Marc Jacobs
Monkey 47
PepsiCo
Beats
John Vervatos
Hershey's
Estée Lauder
Givenchy
Samsung

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BluEdge, Chicago

650 West Lake Street, Suite 110
Chicago, IL 60661
phone: 312.243.1250
email: csr.chicago@bluedge.com

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"Our successes are the contributions of leading partners/providers, including BluEdge! The team are experts in all things digital, and their proactive business model combined with their global firepower is truly impressive!"

Global Marketing Supply Chain LLC

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Resources

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5 Reasons Marketers Should Partner With Digital Media Artists
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4 Reasons to Choose CGI Over a Traditional Photo Shoot
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Sometimes, Photo Shoots Just Won't Work. When deadlines loom, every moment counts. In many cases, a creative director and production team won't have the luxury of time needed for planning and scheduling a photo shoot.

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