You can now send photos to trusted third-party editing partners, Perfectly Clear, Aftershoot, and Imagen, right from your job in PhotoDay.
When you choose an editing service, you'll pick a provider (PhotoDay or one of our partners), select a service, and pay with PhotoDay Credits. The finished photos come back to the same job so you can move them into your gallery or download them. You don't need an outside account, extra exports, or re-uploads.
PhotoDay's own Post-Processing Services (Knockouts, Color Correction, and Black & White) work the same way they always have. Partner services sit beside them in the same workflow.
Coming soon: More editing partners are on the way. We'll update this article as new partners and services become available.
Available editing partners and services
Each partner offers its own set of services. You choose one provider and one service for each editing job.
Perfectly Clear
Color Correction: automatic color correction using a preset built for school and sports photography.
Glasses Glare Removal: reduces glare and reflections on eyeglasses.
Background Removal: removes the background from the subject.
Auto-crop: automatically crops each photo.
Retouching: available in Light, Medium, or Heavy.
Black and White
Imagen
Crop: automatically detects the subject and crops every photo to a consistent, well-composed frame. Choose a crop type:
Headshot: centers the subject and lines the eyes up across every photo, for yearbook and professional headshots. Available in 4x5 (default) or 5x7.
Portrait: centers the subject with balanced space above the head, for portrait, school and sports photos. Available in 4x5 (default) or 5x7.
Normal: crops to a 2x3 frame for a clean, balanced composition.
Base Edit: AI color correction that balances exposure, white balance, tone and contrast for a consistent, natural look across every photo.
Black & White: converts each photo to black and white with an AI monochrome edit tuned photo by photo, not a single static preset.
Background Removal: removes the background and returns a high-resolution transparent PNG of the subject. Works best on photos shot against a solid-colored backdrop.
Aftershoot
Background Removal
Black & White
Color Editing
Teeth Whitening
How much does it cost?
Most partner services cost 1 PhotoDay Credit (10 cents) per photo, with some costing 0.25-0.75 Credits.
Before you submit, you'll see a summary with the service, the number of photos, and the total credits. If you don't have enough credits, PhotoDay will let you know, and you can buy more right there. You can also buy credits any time from Settings > My Studio > Wallet. Learn more about PhotoDay Credits.
How to submit a partner editing job
Open your job and go to the Photos tab.
Select the photos you want to edit, then click the Services (✨) icon.
Name your editing job.
Select a provider: PhotoDay, Perfectly Clear, Aftershoot, or Imagen.
Select a service from that provider's list. If you choose Imagen Crop, pick the crop type and size.
Review the summary (service, number of photos, and credit total), then create the job.
From the job's Services tab, open the job, review the selected photos, and click Submit.
Track the job's status from Job > Services > Post-Processing.
You can also submit an editing job from Job > Services > Post-Processing and upload your photos there.
Moving results to your gallery
When a partner job finishes, open it from Job > Services > Post-Processing. From there you can:
Click Move to Gallery to add the edited photos to your job.
Download the edited photos.
When you move edited photos into the gallery, PhotoDay keeps each photo's existing subject matches, primary photo settings, and photo selections. You will have the option to keep or replace any original versions already in the gallery.
Things to know
One provider per post-processing service job. Each editing job uses either PhotoDay or a single partner. You can't mix providers in the same job.
One partner service per job. Partner services can't be combined. To apply more than one service, or to make variations like a headshot crop and a portrait crop, run a separate job for each.
Edited filenames. Black & White results always get a _BW suffix. Other edited photos get a short service suffix (for example, _CC for color correction) when the original stays in the gallery next to them, so neither file is overwritten. Imagen crops use a suffix for each crop type, so headshot and portrait crops of the same photo can sit side by side.
Background Removal results are PNG files with a transparent background.
Failed photos. If a partner can't process a photo, it's marked as failed with a short error message. Failed photos are set aside so you can continue with the rest of the job.
Credits for failed photos: Credits are charged when you submit the job. If any photos fail, contact our support team.
FAQs
Do I need my own Perfectly Clear, Imagen, or Aftershoot account?
No. Partner services run through PhotoDay, and you pay with PhotoDay Credits. You don't need to sign up for or connect a separate account.
Can I combine a PhotoDay service with a partner service in one job?
No. Each job uses one provider. To use both, create a separate editing job for each provider.
Can I apply more than one partner service to the same photos?
Yes, but each service needs its own job. Select the same photos again, choose the next service, and submit a new editing job.
Will a partner edit replace my original photo?
Nothing changes in your gallery until you click Move to Gallery. Before then, your originals stay as they are.
Can customers choose backgrounds with my partner Background Removal results?
Partner Background Removal returns a transparent PNG, the same file type as PhotoDay Knockouts. To set up background selection for your job, see Getting Started with PhotoDay's Backgrounds Feature.
How much do partner services cost compared to PhotoDay's services?
Most partner services cost 1 PhotoDay Credit (10 cents) per photo, with some costing 0.25, 0.5 or 0.75 Credits. Glasses glare is 7 credits per photo. PhotoDay's own service pricing hasn't changed. See PhotoDay Credits for details.