Style Preferences

Do you want to submit a trial order?*

How do you want to send the files?*

Dropbox Link

You will be redirected to our file uploader after you submit your preferences.

Go ahead and submit your preferences, and then email hello@postpartner.com to set up a shared Dropbox folder. You can then use this Shared Dropbox folder for future orders.

Fill out your style preferences below:

We'll use these preferences when we handle your orders.

Photo Editing
Culling (Image Selection)
Album Design
Retouching

Editing Preferences

Describe your typical editing process:*

ex. What you tweak when you bring images into Lightroom. (Highlights lowered, contrast added, etc.)

How bright do you like your images?*

If an image is overexposed, how do you fix it?*

ex. "I always reduce highlights first, then bring the overall exposure down."

If an image is underexposed, how do you fix it?*

ex. "I'll almost always increase the blacks to +50, then bring exposure up until the faces are properly exposed. If the image still looks too dark, I'll reduce contrast by about -10 to -20."

How do you match images with Flash vs. No Flash?*

ex. "I like the temperature and color to match flawlessly"

How warm do you like your images?*

Neutral (Pure white, not afraid of a little blue)
Slightly Warm (Try to make sure whites are white, but would rather a slightly warmer white than seeing blue)
Warm (Don't want to see any blue, whites look more like cream)
Slightly Cool (Whites look "Ice-y" and blue)

What is your reference point when White Balancing?*

Dress/Clothes
Skin
Overall Environment

Do you tend to lean more Magenta or Green in tint?*

Magenta
Green

How do you handle Tungsten lighting?*

ex. "I like the image to look like it did in person."

How do you handle mixed warm and cold lighting?*

ex. "I'll always prioritize the part of the image that's in focus, even if the cold/warm light looks a bit distracting."

Are there any colors you desaturate often?*

Yes
No

Which color and why?

ex. "I like to desaturate the blues"

How do you add/subtract Contrast to an image?

ex. "I use the black slider first, and then shadows"

If an image is faded, how do you fix it?*

IE: "I'll raise the contrast to +20-30, and bring the blacks down to about -20."

Do you want us to crop for you?*

Yes
No

What's important to you when cropping an image?

ex. "I like to crop out random limbs that make their way into an image"

Do you want us to straighten images for you?*

No
Yes, but only with clear geometric lines
Yes, always

Do you want us to convert to B&W?*

No
Yes - 10-20%
Yes - 20-30%
Yes - 30-40%

We will choose a selection of images based on the percentage you choose and convert to B+W. These are not virtual copies.

Anything else we should know?

Which editing program do you use?*

Your website/blog:*

Please reference a link/blog post that embodies your ideal editing style:*

If you're doing a trial order, please upload any presets along with your images.

Culling Preferences

What is your culling style?*

How do you want us to mark culled images?*

ex. "5-starred, Flagged..."

5-Starred
Flagged
Color Rated

What's your tolerance for motion blur?*

Low - Keep only sharp photos
Average - I prefer sharp photos, but keep the image if the composition is strong
High - Don't worry about sharpness, select images based on composition/editing or when I intentionally shoot that way

What's your tolerance for images that are very noisy/grainy?*

Low - Only keep photos with little to no noise
Average - I prefer little to no noise, but if the composition is strong, keep the image
High - Don't worry about noise, sometimes I intentionally shoot low light to set the mood

How should we handle image sequences that contain lots of similar poses?*

Keep lots of photos so that my clients have plenty to choose from
Keep a few different options so they have a few to choose from
Only keep the best of the best with little to no duplicates

In your own words, explain the answer above if you need:

For family portraits, how many images of each grouping do you want?*

Choose the best and include 1 portrait and 1 landscape version
Choose the best options and give them a few of each pose
Keep a lot of options as long as all their eyes are open

Is there a part of the day/session that you always want prioritized?*

ex. "I like the reception to be very well represented, with at least 40% of the images focused on it."

Do you have any signature images that we always must select?*

Do you pre-select images for your blog/slideshow?*

(If so, let us know how you mark them so that we know to keep them in our selections.)

Do you want an exact amount of images returned, or fall within a range?*

ex. "I want you to deliver +/- 50 images of the amount that I specify."

Anything else we should know?

Album Design

Describe your design style, along with any examples.*

What type of opening/closing images do you select?*

Do you mind mixing B&W/Color on the same page, or should we convert images to match?*

How much negative/white space do you like?*

Almost none. I like big images, and lots of full bleeds.
Some white space. I like some full bleeds, and white space too.
Lots. I love minimalism, lots of white, almost no full bleeds.

Do you like asymmetrical layouts?*

Yes, I love them
Maybe, but only sparingly
No, don't ever use them

(IE. a group of images spanning the entire spread, and not centered)

Anything else we should know?

We proof with www.albumexposure.com, so let us know if you have your own proofing method that you'd prefer to use. You can also let us know if you have any other special requests.

Retouching Preferences

What's important to you while retouching?*

How heavy do you like facial retouching?*

How do you typically retouch the faces of your clients?*

Anything else we should know for retouching?

Editing Preferences

Culling Preferences

Album Design

Retouching Preferences

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