Photo fix up?

Question

People who have exprience or knows the facts please. How much would it cost a graphic designer or some one that make photos look like this and if you no y please state:

http://images.juno.co.uk/full/CS143423-01A-BIG.jpg

This includes making skin appear smoother, the text etc.

Answer 1

According to the GAG pricing a guidebook, starting salary for the staff person who'd be processing a photo like that should be around 26,000 a year. As a freelancer, I've done photo touchups like that for around $35 an hour.

Why does it cost what it costs? Because that's what my market will bear. I can't charge less because I deserve to be compensated as a professional for skills I paid to acquire. I can't charge more because my client probably has a cousin or whatever with a warez copy of Photoshop who will do an inferior job for free.