What Photo Editing Services India does

Photo Editing Services India (PESI) is a New Delhi-based outsourcing provider of image-editing services, founded in 2006. The firm delivers manual, human-executed photo retouching across five core categories: real estate editing (HDR blending, perspective correction, sky replacement, 360° virtual tours, virtual staging), photo enhancement (portrait retouching, skin retouching, restoration, colorization, wedding and newborn editing), image clipping (clipping path, hair masking, product background removal, raw conversion), photo manipulation (vehicle, jewelry, mannequin, distraction removal, image merging, Lightroom batch work), and raster-to-vector conversion. Production is performed by a claimed bench of 100+ digital artists using Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, InDesign, CorelDraw, and CAD tools, with infrastructure including 100Mbps+ dedicated bandwidth, secure access controls, and 24-hour surveillance. The business operates on three pricing tiers — per-image (starting at $0.30 USD), hourly ($5-$7/hour), and full-time-equivalent monthly subscriptions — and offers FTP-based workflow integration with e-commerce storefronts alongside standard file-transfer tooling (WeTransfer, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive).

The go-to-market is sales-led and direct: the company quotes project-by-project via its website, email, and dedicated US and India phone lines, targeting professional photographers, e-commerce businesses, real estate agents and developers, publishers, designers, and individual consumers across 40+ countries. Customer segments are organized horizontally by use case rather than by industry vertical, with named client testimonials skewed toward solo and micro-business photographers (Maureen, Dawn, Patrick) alongside a few SMB/mid-market accounts (Adin Grube, Bethan Brome, Mark B. Thompson Jr.). The company claims 500+ global clients, 18+ years of continuous operation, ISO certification, 8-24 hour turnaround, and 60-70% cost savings versus in-house editing, positioning itself on speed, price, and dedicated-editor familiarity rather than on proprietary technology. There is no disclosed revenue, no external funding, no parent company, and no evidence of M&A or institutional investment — the firm appears to be founder-owned and bootstrapped.

Name

Photo Editing Services India

Legal name

Photo Editing Services India

Website

https://photoeditingservicesindia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Photo Editing Services India is a New Delhi-based, bootstrapped outsourcing firm (founded 2006) providing manual photo retouching, clipping, real estate editing, virtual staging, and vector conversion to 500+ global clients across 40+ countries via per-image, hourly, and FTE pricing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Photo Editing & Retouching Services

NAICS

Photographic Services (54192), Photofinishing Laboratories (except One-Hour) (812921), Commercial Photography (541922)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330), Services-Photofinishing Laboratories (7384)

akta.pro primary industry

Photography & Photo Production (BPAFAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Photo/Video Editing Triage & Album/Project Structuring (HSAFAGAJ), Photography & Still Production (Stills, Product, Lifestyle) (MPAAAMAI)

Keywords

• Photo retouching services
• Image clipping services
• Real estate photo editing
• Product photo editing
• Vector conversion services

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Photo Editing Services: Per-image pricing for various photo editing services including clipping, portrait editing, real estate editing, panoramic editing, and vector conversion. Also offers per-hour rates and full-time equivalent (FTE) monthly plans for large volume or ongoing projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Photo Editing Services India is an outsourced image editing services provider that delivers professional photo retouching, clipping, manipulation, real estate enhancement, and vector conversion to clients worldwide. Operating from New Delhi since 2006, the company assigns dedicated editors to each client and processes thousands of images per day with 8-24 hour standard turnaround, selling per-image, hourly, or monthly full-time-equivalent plans to photographers, e-commerce sellers, real estate professionals, publishers, and individual consumers.

Product overview

Photo Editing Services India operates as a full-service photo editing company offering a comprehensive suite of image editing services organized into five core product categories: Real Estate Image Editing Services, Photo Enhancement Services, Image Clipping Services, Photo Manipulation Services, and Vector Conversion Services. These core offerings are supported by specialized add-on modules including Virtual Staging Services (3D rendering for property visualization), Lightroom Services (Adobe Lightroom-based batch editing), Ghost Mannequin Photo Editing (clothing display technique), Digital Portrait Painting Services (photo-to-painting conversion), Jewellery Retouching Services, Vehicle Image Manipulation Services, Photo Merging Services, Remove Distractions Services, 360° Virtual Tour creation, Logo Vectorization Services, Car Image Clipping Services, and RAW Image Conversion Services. The company provides services on per-image, hourly, and monthly (FTE) pricing models with turnaround times of 8-24 hours. Founded in 2006, the company serves 500+ global clients including photographers, e-commerce businesses, real estate companies, publishers, and advertising agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Real Estate Image Editing Services Comprehensive real estate photo editing for real estate agents, developers, and property photographers, covering image enhancement, color cast removal, perspective correction, panorama stitching, HDR blending, sky replacement, and 360-degree virtual tour creation.
• Photo Enhancement Services Basic and advanced photo enhancement services including portrait enhancement, skin retouching, color correction, image colorization, high-end retouching, wedding photo enhancement, and newborn baby photo retouching.
• Image Clipping Services Professional image clipping including clipping path, hair masking, shadow creation, raw image conversions, car image clipping, product photo editing, background removal, and image resizing/cropping.
• Photo Manipulation Services Advanced photo manipulation including distraction removal, image merging, vehicle manipulation, jewelry retouching, Lightroom services, virtual staging, mannequin photo editing, and digital painting.
• Vector Conversion Services Raster to vector conversion for crests, badges, coat of arms, emblems, logos, sketches, cartoons, clipart, and bitmap images, delivered in formats including EPS, SVG, AI, PDF, and DXF.
• Virtual Staging Services Real estate virtual staging using 3D rendering technology to digitally furnish empty rooms with furniture and decor, helping buyers visualize properties.
• Lightroom Services Adobe Lightroom-based editing including image enhancement, color modification, noise reduction, sky changes, brush effects, skin retouching, and split toning for wedding, event, and portrait photography.
• Ghost Mannequin Photo Editing Invisible ghost mannequin technique to display clothing items without the mannequin, showing how garments fit and drape, including 3D effects, color correction, shadow effects, and background removal.
• Digital Portrait Painting Services Digital oil painting and portrait painting services converting photos into artistic paintings, including self, children, family, couple, pet portraits, and old master style restorations.
• Jewellery Retouching Services Specialized jewelry photo retouching including spot/stain removal, color adjustment, scratch repair, reflection elimination, background changes, and contrast restoration for product catalogs.
• Vehicle Image Manipulation Services Automotive photo editing including car image clipping, reflection removal, blemish correction, lighting adjustment, brand removal, recoloring, and 360-degree car view creation.
• Logo Vectorization Services Conversion of raster logos to vector format (SVG, EPS, AI, PDF), enabling unlimited scaling without quality loss for printing and digital use.
• Car Image Clipping Services Specialized automotive image clipping that removes unwanted backgrounds and distractions from car photos, with shadow addition for natural appearance.
• RAW Image Conversion Services Conversion of RAW/sensor images to standard formats (PDF, TIFF, JPG, PNG) with quality reconstruction and proper RGB formatting.
• 360 Degree Virtual Tour Real estate virtual tour creation providing 360-degree panoramic views of properties for online property listings.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8-24 hour turnaround time for most projects
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability1 record

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Clipping Path India: India-based clipping path and photo editing services provider with comparable per-image pricing, dedicated-editor model, and global client base in e-commerce, agencies, and photographers.
• FixThePhoto: Outsourced photo retouching and editing service targeting portrait, wedding, real estate, and product photographers — overlapping almost completely with Photo Editing Services India's customer segments.
• PicsRetouch: Photo editing services company offering clipping path, background removal, retouching, and vector conversion with comparable per-image and per-hour pricing structures.
• Pixelz: Specialized e-commerce product photo editing and retouching vendor that competes directly in clipping path, ghost mannequin, and product image enhancement — the exact core services of Photo Editing Services India — with similar offshore delivery and enterprise focus.
• Photo Retouchers: Professional photo retouching outsourcing firm offering high-end retouching, portrait editing, and image manipulation services to photographers, agencies, and e-commerce businesses.
• Smart Photo Editors: Offshore photo editing services provider delivering clipping path, image manipulation, restoration, and product photo editing to global B2B clients — a direct competitor in the same delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Outsource2India: Diversified offshore BPO providing image editing, photo retouching, and vector conversion as part of a wider portfolio of data and creative services to global enterprises.
• Flatworld Solutions: Larger diversified BPO offering photo editing, vector conversion, and data services among many other outsourcing lines; competes on the same services but as part of a much broader portfolio.

Emerging players

• Pixelcut: AI-based photo editing app specializing in product image background removal and enhancement for e-commerce sellers; increasingly substitutes for outsourced clipping-path work at small SMBs.
• Photoroom: AI-powered background removal and product image editing platform that automates much of the clipping/background work Photo Editing Services India performs manually; represents the disruptive AI substitution risk for the category.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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