Can you imagine such a web site ?

[retouchex]

OK, forget about reality and just try to imagine the following web site:

1. you take photos but you don't know how to post-process them very well. You come on the site, you register and you publish your photos a la pbase. You propose a retouching job and any comments that go with it (the max price you can offer, technical data, wishes, etc...). The next day you go on the site and you discover that 3 professionnals have retouched one of your test photos (with a watermark on it of course). You are amazed by one of them and you decide to let him continue on all the pack. When done, you pay the guy and that's it.

2. Inversely you are the guy who knows how to retouch photos and you would like to make some money with it. You come on the site, you register and you browse all the job offers. You propose your skills to some of them by retouching some photos and some people will hire you to continue all the pack. When done you are paid via the site and that's it.

What do you think about such a web site ? Pros, cons, anything ?
Consider this topic as a brainstorming session.

Nicolas

 

[feivel]

i think it's a fantastic idea
sign me up!

feivel

OK, forget about reality and just try to imagine the following web
site:

1. you take photos but you don't know how to post-process them very
well. You come on the site, you register and you publish your
photos a la pbase. You propose a retouching job and any comments
that go with it (the max price you can offer, technical data,
wishes, etc...). The next day you go on the site and you discover
that 3 professionnals have retouched one of your test photos (with
a watermark on it of course). You are amazed by one of them and you
decide to let him continue on all the pack. When done, you pay the
guy and that's it.

2. Inversely you are the guy who knows how to retouch photos and
you would like to make some money with it. You come on the site,
you register and you browse all the job offers. You propose your
skills to some of them by retouching some photos and some people
will hire you to continue all the pack. When done you are paid via
the site and that's it.

What do you think about such a web site ? Pros, cons, anything ?
Consider this topic as a brainstorming session.

Nicolas

 

[D Juan Hundred]

You post your picture on this forum and get the best of the best to do it..... for free.

OK, forget about reality and just try to imagine the following web
site:

1. you take photos but you don't know how to post-process them very
well. You come on the site, you register and you publish your
photos a la pbase. You propose a retouching job and any comments
that go with it (the max price you can offer, technical data,
wishes, etc...). The next day you go on the site and you discover
that 3 professionnals have retouched one of your test photos (with
a watermark on it of course). You are amazed by one of them and you
decide to let him continue on all the pack. When done, you pay the
guy and that's it.

2. Inversely you are the guy who knows how to retouch photos and
you would like to make some money with it. You come on the site,
you register and you browse all the job offers. You propose your
skills to some of them by retouching some photos and some people
will hire you to continue all the pack. When done you are paid via
the site and that's it.

What do you think about such a web site ? Pros, cons, anything ?
Consider this topic as a brainstorming session.

Nicolas

--
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If the world was a logical place, men would ride horses sidesaddle.

Gary Willson
http://willsononline.com

 

[feivel]

gary

think about the potential from the other side of the equation, not as a user but as a provider.

to people who dont know about this forum

feivel

You post your picture on this forum and get the best of the best to
do it..... for free.

 

[thejaybird]

OK, forget about reality and just try to imagine the following web
site:

1. you take photos but you don't know how to post-process them very
well. You come on the site, you register and you publish your
photos a la pbase. You propose a retouching job and any comments
that go with it (the max price you can offer, technical data,
wishes, etc...). The next day you go on the site and you discover
that 3 professionnals have retouched one of your test photos (with
a watermark on it of course). You are amazed by one of them and you
decide to let him continue on all the pack. When done, you pay the
guy and that's it.

2. Inversely you are the guy who knows how to retouch photos and
you would like to make some money with it. You come on the site,
you register and you browse all the job offers. You propose your
skills to some of them by retouching some photos and some people
will hire you to continue all the pack. When done you are paid via
the site and that's it.

What do you think about such a web site ? Pros, cons, anything ?
Consider this topic as a brainstorming session.

Nicolas

--
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If the world was a logical place, men would ride horses sidesaddle.

Gary Willson
http://willsononline.com

--
http://www.pbase.com/thejaybird

 

[Bob Quinn]

It might work, but you'd have to settle for what you got. Money is more apt to make good things happen. I give this idea a thumbs up.

Bob Quinn

-------------------

OK, forget about reality and just try to imagine the following web
site:

1. you take photos but you don't know how to post-process them very
well. You come on the site, you register and you publish your
photos a la pbase. You propose a retouching job and any comments
that go with it (the max price you can offer, technical data,
wishes, etc...). The next day you go on the site and you discover
that 3 professionnals have retouched one of your test photos (with
a watermark on it of course). You are amazed by one of them and you
decide to let him continue on all the pack. When done, you pay the
guy and that's it.

2. Inversely you are the guy who knows how to retouch photos and
you would like to make some money with it. You come on the site,
you register and you browse all the job offers. You propose your
skills to some of them by retouching some photos and some people
will hire you to continue all the pack. When done you are paid via
the site and that's it.

What do you think about such a web site ? Pros, cons, anything ?
Consider this topic as a brainstorming session.

Nicolas

--
--------------------------------------
If the world was a logical place, men would ride horses sidesaddle.

Gary Willson
http://willsononline.com

 

[retouchex]

Concerning "you'd have to settle for what you got" there could be several possible options:

• when answering an offer, the professional can set a checkbox saying that the customer pays only if happy. This would be a choice. In that case, the customer will have the possibility to review downscaled or watermarked preview images.
• The customer could have the choice to verify on a second picture the validity of the work done.
• if the job has started and the customer is obliged to pay once completed, the result won't be seen until the transaction has been activated.
• to prevent abuses, a ranking system can be put in place (a la ebay to rank customers and artists).

Nicolas

Bob Quinn

-------------------

OK, forget about reality and just try to imagine the following web
site:

1. you take photos but you don't know how to post-process them very
well. You come on the site, you register and you publish your
photos a la pbase. You propose a retouching job and any comments
that go with it (the max price you can offer, technical data,
wishes, etc...). The next day you go on the site and you discover
that 3 professionnals have retouched one of your test photos (with
a watermark on it of course). You are amazed by one of them and you
decide to let him continue on all the pack. When done, you pay the
guy and that's it.

2. Inversely you are the guy who knows how to retouch photos and
you would like to make some money with it. You come on the site,
you register and you browse all the job offers. You propose your
skills to some of them by retouching some photos and some people
will hire you to continue all the pack. When done you are paid via
the site and that's it.

What do you think about such a web site ? Pros, cons, anything ?
Consider this topic as a brainstorming session.

Nicolas

--
--------------------------------------
If the world was a logical place, men would ride horses sidesaddle.

Gary Willson
http://willsononline.com

 

[retouchex]

and think to the guy who wants to process his 100+ holiday photos. I don't think that someone here on this forum will voluntarily do the job ...

to people who dont know about this forum

feivel

You post your picture on this forum and get the best of the best to
do it..... for free.

 

[D Juan Hundred]

I was just kidding. I was trying to give a complement to folks like you. It IS a good idea.

to people who dont know about this forum

feivel

You post your picture on this forum and get the best of the best to
do it..... for free.

--
--------------------------------------
If the world was a logical place, men would ride horses sidesaddle.

Gary Willson
http://willsononline.com

 

[Bob Quinn]

Those are good points. I hadn't really thought about that aspect, when I said "settle for what you got", I was responding to D Juan Hundred's comment of posting it and getting folks here to work on it for free.

But getting back to your points, those are very much worth considering.

Bob Quinn

-------------------

• when answering an offer, the professional can set a checkbox

saying that the customer pays only if happy. This would be a
choice. In that case, the customer will have the possibility to
review downscaled or watermarked preview images.

• The customer could have the choice to verify on a second picture

the validity of the work done.

• if the job has started and the customer is obliged to pay once

completed, the result won't be seen until the transaction has been
activated.

• to prevent abuses, a ranking system can be put in place (a la

ebay to rank customers and artists).

Nicolas

Bob Quinn

-------------------

OK, forget about reality and just try to imagine the following web
site:

1. you take photos but you don't know how to post-process them very
well. You come on the site, you register and you publish your
photos a la pbase. You propose a retouching job and any comments
that go with it (the max price you can offer, technical data,
wishes, etc...). The next day you go on the site and you discover
that 3 professionnals have retouched one of your test photos (with
a watermark on it of course). You are amazed by one of them and you
decide to let him continue on all the pack. When done, you pay the
guy and that's it.

2. Inversely you are the guy who knows how to retouch photos and
you would like to make some money with it. You come on the site,
you register and you browse all the job offers. You propose your
skills to some of them by retouching some photos and some people
will hire you to continue all the pack. When done you are paid via
the site and that's it.

What do you think about such a web site ? Pros, cons, anything ?
Consider this topic as a brainstorming session.

Nicolas

--
--------------------------------------
If the world was a logical place, men would ride horses sidesaddle.

Gary Willson
http://willsononline.com

 

[Doug Barber]

Nicolas....
This is an interesting idea....
Send me an EMail so we can communicate off line.

--
'My camera is for creating memories.... Not taking pictures'
All My Best
Doug Barber

 

[feivel]

I was just kidding. I was trying to give a complement to folks
like you. It IS a good idea.

yeah
i got that, gary

but i thought it was one of those serious within a joke type things
man it's so hard to project nuances in a post
kent's pretty good at it but usually goes over my simple head

feivel

 

[Brian Randall]

--

you kick Feivel, KentC, Ron in Italy, MikeF, and many other experts too long to list, out of this sight. If I was trying to make a living at this, I would starve to death with those experts getting all the work. So, great idea, but one I would starve on.
Brian Randall Photography
http://www.pbase.com/brw_2909

 

[MelissaM]

because you have alot of talent too. i have seen what you've done for Ingrid and on your website so I have to say you rank right up there with the rest of the greats.

Don't see yourself short.

Melissa

--
you kick Feivel, KentC, Ron in Italy, MikeF, and many other experts
too long to list, out of this sight. If I was trying to make a
living at this, I would starve to death with those experts getting
all the work. So, great idea, but one I would starve on.
Brian Randall Photography
http://www.pbase.com/brw_2909

--
Melissa
I am a PBase Supporter

 

[feivel]

ive got to agree with melissa
(if indeed this is melissa)
your skills excel in a different way, just as everyone elses do,

your ability to extract someone and put them in another background, your baseball and other sports stuff, is unequalled on this forum, and im sure there's other stuff i cant recall right now

feivel

Don't see yourself short.

Melissa

--
you kick Feivel, KentC, Ron in Italy, MikeF, and many other experts
too long to list, out of this sight. If I was trying to make a
living at this, I would starve to death with those experts getting
all the work. So, great idea, but one I would starve on.
Brian Randall Photography
http://www.pbase.com/brw_2909

--
Melissa
I am a PBase Supporter

 

[retouchex]

...and as for many things in life, different people are willing to pay different prices for different results. So the guy with very high expectations will pay high a specialist, but my mother with less expectations will pay less for a still decent job

Nicolas

--
you kick Feivel, KentC, Ron in Italy, MikeF, and many other experts
too long to list, out of this sight. If I was trying to make a
living at this, I would starve to death with those experts getting
all the work. So, great idea, but one I would starve on.
Brian Randall Photography
http://www.pbase.com/brw_2909

 

[retouchex]

I get this when writing to you:
unrouteable mail domain

Nicolas

Nicolas....
This is an interesting idea....
Send me an EMail so we can communicate off line.

--
'My camera is for creating memories.... Not taking pictures'
All My Best
Doug Barber

 

[Doug Barber]

[email protected]
TKS
Doug

Nicolas

Nicolas....
This is an interesting idea....
Send me an EMail so we can communicate off line.

--
'My camera is for creating memories.... Not taking pictures'
All My Best
Doug Barber

--
'My camera is for creating memories.... Not taking pictures'
All My Best
Doug Barber

 

[Doug Barber]

Don't sell yourself short....

As I sit back in the weeds and read this board (when I can) you have skills that most would kill for.
So just get your butt back to work....lol

PS....
Miss "M"....

Is that really you or is it someone else..... sorry to here about your troubles....

--
'My camera is for creating memories.... Not taking pictures'
All My Best
Doug Barber

 

[commodor]

OK, forget about reality and just try to imagine the following web

What do you think about such a web site ? Pros, cons, anything ?
Consider this topic as a brainstorming session.

Nicolas

Good idea, but alas it has been done in one form or another.
Many online sites offer photo retouching, embelishments, corrections etc.

Some of the digital printmaking sites also offer various forms of correction for little
or no charge.

Good idea though!
Keep thinking

MC