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How I edit

Natural light.
Honest colour.

Every gallery I deliver is edited photo by photo. The goal is the day as it actually looked, at its best: no filters, no trends, and nothing that will date your photos in ten years. Drag any photo on this page to see the difference.

Before and after

The light that was there,
finished properly.

On the left is the file exactly as it came out of my camera. On the right is what you receive.

The edit is about the light that was actually there: bringing back the glow of golden hour, getting skin tones right, and making the scene look the way it felt to stand in it. I set exposure, white balance and tone first, then go through the gallery one photo at a time. Nothing gets a one-click preset.

A couple embracing by the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park at golden hour
BeforeAfter
Couples, Bethesda Terrace

The rules I edit by

You should look like you.
On a very good day.

What I do

  • Keep skin tones true to life
  • Bring out the light that was actually there
  • Remove what is temporary, like a stray hair or a blemish from the day
  • Keep colour consistent across your whole gallery
  • Deliver every photo in colour and in black and white

What I never do

  • Smooth skin until it looks like plastic
  • Remove what is permanent, like freckles, moles or scars
  • Reshape faces or bodies
  • Chase an editing trend or a one-click preset
  • Push colour so far that the photo looks like a filter

Every session

The same approach,
whatever we shoot.

A couple kissing by the lake in Central Park with the San Remo towers behind
BeforeAfter
Couples, Central Park
An expecting mother standing against a pale studio backdrop
BeforeAfter
Maternity, studio
A man seated on a chair in a studio portrait
BeforeAfter
Portrait, studio
A mother lifting her laughing toddler among the trees
BeforeAfter
Family
A newly married couple embracing in a gold-panelled lobby
BeforeAfter
Elopement

Colour and black & white

Every photo,
twice.

You get your whole gallery in both: every photo in colour, and every photo in black and white.

Some moments are about the colour of the light. Others are about an expression, and black and white strips everything else away. You choose which version goes on the wall, or print both.

A bride and groom laughing together, holding a white bouquet
ColourB&W
A baby lying on her tummy, looking up with her mouth open in delight
ColourB&W

Why timeless

Edited for the day
you look back.

Editing trends move fast. Orange and teal, faded matte blacks, heavy grain: each one felt fresh for a year and then made photos look old.

I edit for the version of you that looks back at these in twenty years, so they look as good then as the day your gallery arrived. For the detail on retouching, read how I edit my headshots.

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