canadian retouchers

zganie · #1 02-21-2008, 07:18 AM

I am curious to know what kind of money is available for retouchers in Canada
say Montreal,Toronto or vancouver for example
Any Response?
zganie

zganie · #2 02-22-2008, 03:54 AM

I guess there not working or ?

zganie · #3 02-25-2008, 04:53 AM

maybe all the retouching is done somewhere else?

MatthewMarshall · #4 02-25-2008, 05:15 AM

It depends on how good you are. think of it this way, if you are a chef that cant cook worth a darn, then you will be working at mcdonalds for the rest of your life, and they probably wont even let you cook there. So if you are a crappy retoucher, then be happy with min wage, if your good, you can ask for what you want to get paid, just like me.

lol

zganie · #5 02-25-2008, 10:41 AM

Matthew thanks for answering still curious though ,IT is just because I never see mention of it

MatthewMarshall · #6 02-26-2008, 03:59 PM

Well if this helps in the us i make $1000.00 per photo i edit

zganie · #7 02-27-2008, 04:26 AM

well Matthew you must be one hell of a busy guy (lol) because as far as I can see your the only person doing this in Canada as far as this forum goes

MatthewMarshall · #8 02-28-2008, 09:16 AM

lol, no one like to tell what they get paid, its stupid i think. lol

zganie · #9 03-06-2008, 04:06 AM

This is A joke right? you guys are hiding somewhere.One guy in all of Canada making some kind of money?

Heretic · #10 03-06-2008, 05:45 AM

I work as a digital retoucher in Toronto for one of the largest prepress shops/ photo studios in Canada. There is lots of work here in Toronto, you just have to look for it. And we do most of our work for clients in the USA.

Quasiphoto · #11 03-07-2008, 06:11 PM

Well seeing as this is my maiden post to Retouchpro I thought I'd start in the Canadian Blog.

Hello fellow Canadian Retouchers. I guess you can add me to the small group here. I work in Toronto as a Retoucher. I do work for some of the Ad Agencies in town here.

What Prepress shop do you work at Heretic if you don't mind me asking? Zganie, where are you located? Is everyone keeping busy?

cainam · #12 03-08-2008, 12:31 PM

I frequently do retouching work for a Photostudio in Montreal.
Belgium is about 8000 km from Montreal, so if I can find it from here, you sure can find it from where you live. It might be your neighbour!

robbie1970 · #13 06-01-2008, 04:09 PM

Sorry I realize this thread is probably long gone by now, but I thought I would add my two cents. I do all the restoration and alteration for Black's web restoration service, and I don't even live in Toronto! Like other threads say, It's just a matter of having the right skills, jumping at the right opportunity, making sure you have the best quality possible, and the best work ethic because people will always return to people who are consistent. (In quality and work ethic obviously)

zganie · #14 06-02-2008, 05:45 AM

Thanks for replying Robbie,is that for Blacks Photo stores

robbie1970 · #15 06-03-2008, 11:08 PM

Hi Yes it is for all the Blacks (and Astral in Quebec) Stores.