Shoot More.
Edit Less.
Stop spending 20 hours a week trapped in Lightroom. Hire a specialized Photo Editing Virtual Assistant to cull, color correct, and retouch your galleries so you can focus on scaling your business. Overseen by a free dedicated project manager.
Images Culled
850 / 3200
Est. Delivery
24hrs
Smith Wedding - Culling
Blinks/Blur rejected. 850 selected.
Color Correction
Applying 'Fuji Pro 400H' Preset...
High-End Retouching
Skin smoothing on bridal portraits.
QA Status
PM Audited & Approved
Proficient in Industry-Standard Editing Software
Lightroom Classic
Photoshop
Canva
Lightroom Classic
Photoshop
Canva
Your style. Scaled efficiently.
Handing over your edits requires profound trust. Our VAs learn your exact creative style, applying your presets and fine-tuning every image so it looks like you edited it yourself.
Culling & Selection
Wading through thousands of RAWs from a wedding or event. We use tools like Photo Mechanic to rapidly reject blinks, missed focus, and duplicates, delivering only the keepers.
Color Correction & Grading
Applying your specific Lightroom or Capture One presets. We meticulously adjust white balance, exposure, contrast, and HSL to ensure consistency across the entire gallery.
High-End Retouching
Taking images into Photoshop for detailed work. Blemish removal, frequency separation for skin smoothing, stray hair removal, and precise dodging & burning for portraits.
Real Estate HDR Blending
Merging bracketed exposures for property photography. Performing Flambient edits, window pulls, lens correction, and removing minor distractions from interiors.
E-commerce Clipping Paths
Preparing product catalogs for Shopify or Amazon. Providing precise background removal, deep etching, adding drop shadows, and formatting files to exact pixel dimensions.
Gallery Admin & Delivery
Uploading final JPEGs to Pic-Time, Pixieset, or ShootProof. Organizing collections, generating sneak peeks for social media, and drafting delivery emails to your clients.
A Smarter Way to Staff Your Studio
Why top photographers and agencies choose Sagedoer over unpredictable freelance marketplaces.
The Challenge
Matching your unique editing style requires consistency. Freelancers often drift off-brand.
Up to 40% hidden markups
You QA every single photo
Risk of stolen RAW files
0% Hidden Fees ($6-$7/hr)
Free Project Manager QA
Secure Transfer Protocols
A Secure Deployment Workflow
Handing over your unedited images requires trust. Our managed 4-step workflow ensures perfect alignment with your creative vision.
Submit Style Guide
Provide your custom Lightroom presets, an anchor image gallery, and your specific instructions for culling/cropping.
Secure Setup
Your PM establishes a fast workflow, typically using Lightroom Smart Previews synced via Dropbox or Google Drive.
Expert Execution
The VA begins culling, color grading, and retouching your catalogs daily under PM QA supervision.
Review & Pay
Export the final JPEGs locally. Pay strictly for the VA's tracked editing hours; PM QA is 100% free.
A Retouching Team That Scales With You
Stop paying unpredictable per-image rates. Pay a flat hourly rate for dedicated talent. Zero hidden fees.
Part-Time
20 Hours Per Week
Est. $560 USD / Month (4 Weeks)
- Pay only for hours of pure editing
- Dedicated Project Manager included
- Free QA & style matching checks
- Zero setup or onboarding fees
- No monthly membership charges
Full-Time
40 Hours Per Week
Est. $960 USD / Month (4 Weeks)
- Pay only for hours of pure editing
- Dedicated Project Manager included
- Free QA & style matching checks
- Zero setup or onboarding fees
- No monthly membership charges
- Ideal for high-volume wedding/E-com studios
Trusted by Professional Studios
See how our VAs are helping photographers reclaim their time behind the lens.
"Wedding season used to mean I didn't sleep. I hired a Sagedoer VA to handle my initial culling and apply my base presets using Lightroom Smart Previews. The PM audits the work, so I just do final tweaks. It saves me 15 hours a week."
Elena C.
Wedding Photographer
"We run a high-volume real estate photography agency. We needed someone who could do rapid HDR flambient blending and window pulls overnight. Sagedoer delivered a full-time expert for $6/hr. Our turnaround time to realtors is now 12 hours."
Jonathan M.
Real Estate Studio Owner
"Our E-commerce store shoots hundreds of products weekly. The VA we got from Sagedoer handles all the background removal, deep etching, and resizes everything for Shopify flawlessly. Way more reliable than Fiverr gigs."
Sarah T.
E-com Brand Manager
"Wedding season used to mean I didn't sleep. I hired a Sagedoer VA to handle my initial culling and apply my base presets using Lightroom Smart Previews. The PM audits the work, so I just do final tweaks. It saves me 15 hours a week."
Elena C.
Wedding Photographer
"We run a high-volume real estate photography agency. We needed someone who could do rapid HDR flambient blending and window pulls overnight. Sagedoer delivered a full-time expert for $6/hr. Our turnaround time to realtors is now 12 hours."
Jonathan M.
Real Estate Studio Owner
Frequently Asked Questions
Addressing common queries regarding our Managed Photo Editing service.
How do I send my RAW files if they are huge?
How does the VA learn my specific editing style?
Why hire through Sagedoer instead of a freelance platform like Upwork?
Do I need to pay for their Adobe Creative Cloud subscription?
Get out of the darkroom. Get back to shooting.
Contact us to get paired with your dedicated project manager. Let's build your post-production workflow today.
Initiate Services
Submit your studio's editing and post-production requirements below.