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Cheap retouch service from india the ugly truth
CHEAP RETOUCH SERVICE FROM INDIA THE UGLY TRUTH
Recently I got a call from a retouch service company. They looked like they are from USA. They wanted to interview me on skype. They tracked me from all the resources available online. When I told them I am from Chennai they told that they have visited Chennai several time. They are signing skype from UK account. Their Ip says they are from USA. But they are from Chennai. They asked my physical address but I already knew who are they.
Finally they told me they are looking for Indian pricing. I just replied them that India has gone global we are now working in $. I did not wanted to be rude but here in INDIA some people don’t work themselves. They don’t understand the pain of working men. They are like parasite they make their living on others work. they go everywhere bidding as low as half $. I have already some horrible experience with retouching company. Their most important question will be how many images you can do per minute! I told them I am not a photo copy machine.
These people are just people who have become greedy over time. May be the competition have made them like that. They have lost their humanity and cool for some money. Their office has no ventilation. They don’t run AC for saving electricity Bill. When they offer job they ask for bond, certificate or money. Their office has no signboard or address. When they give an ad even their website will never talk about a physical address. They don’t give offer letter. They keep very low man power but show as if they are a big company. The consequence is they make them work day and night like bonded labor.
Individual artist cant compete with them. These brokers bid for very less because they don’t work themselves. Most of these smart people are from MNC retouching companies. After few months work they start their own company and steal other clients. The money they get does not go to the artist but these individuals. Most people under them working at 6000 rupees per month. Not hour based rate. So obviously these parasites can bid less than half $. There is no real respect for the photographer or image making process. I told them that I am not working for such group and I will not encourage this kind of exploitation. Photography or retouching is art. It may be pure business for some but we should have respect for artist and those people who create art not for the brokers.
Many photographers understand this and they don’t give their work to such contractors. I request everyone to have some respect for the art of image making and the people who are part of this. if the artist can do this why this work to go to the brokers?
Recently I got a call from a retouch service company. They looked like they are from USA. They wanted to interview me on skype. They tracked me from all the resources available online. When I told them I am from Chennai they told that they have visited Chennai several time. They are signing skype from UK account. Their Ip says they are from USA. But they are from Chennai. They asked my physical address but I already knew who are they.
Finally they told me they are looking for Indian pricing. I just replied them that India has gone global we are now working in $. I did not wanted to be rude but here in INDIA some people don’t work themselves. They don’t understand the pain of working men. They are like parasite they make their living on others work. they go everywhere bidding as low as half $. I have already some horrible experience with retouching company. Their most important question will be how many images you can do per minute! I told them I am not a photo copy machine.
These people are just people who have become greedy over time. May be the competition have made them like that. They have lost their humanity and cool for some money. Their office has no ventilation. They don’t run AC for saving electricity Bill. When they offer job they ask for bond, certificate or money. Their office has no signboard or address. When they give an ad even their website will never talk about a physical address. They don’t give offer letter. They keep very low man power but show as if they are a big company. The consequence is they make them work day and night like bonded labor.
Individual artist cant compete with them. These brokers bid for very less because they don’t work themselves. Most of these smart people are from MNC retouching companies. After few months work they start their own company and steal other clients. The money they get does not go to the artist but these individuals. Most people under them working at 6000 rupees per month. Not hour based rate. So obviously these parasites can bid less than half $. There is no real respect for the photographer or image making process. I told them that I am not working for such group and I will not encourage this kind of exploitation. Photography or retouching is art. It may be pure business for some but we should have respect for artist and those people who create art not for the brokers.
Many photographers understand this and they don’t give their work to such contractors. I request everyone to have some respect for the art of image making and the people who are part of this. if the artist can do this why this work to go to the brokers?
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