Photo Processing & Retouching

Taking your wedding photos is really only half the job. Processing and retouching your wedding photos to the style that you see on our website is a really important artistic process that we do ourselves.

When we photograph weddings, the photos are taken in a RAW format. Shooting in RAW means the camera captures all the information and the detail in a photo. It also means that the photos need to be processed through professional photo imaging software to bring out all the contrast and detail.

“We process the images to produce magazine quality images that are modern, clean and classic so they won’t date,”

Adam Cavanagh

How We Edit Images

We don’t batch process the images and slap on an Instagram filter. Every single photo is individually and carefully processed and adjusted to the style you see here on our website.

My editing style is modern, clean and classic so the images won’t date. I try to bring out the natural beauty of the day while balancing all the colours and light. I like my work to have very slightly muted tones so colours aren’t competing with each other, good contrast and I like a slight warmth to my images. But most importantly I edit for good skin tones that look real and natural.

I don’t like to define my editing style as I don’t think it fits in a particular box. My style is definitely NOT, ‘light & airy’, ‘bright & vibrant’ or ‘dark & moody’. It is what you see here on our website, which is hopefully modern, clean and classic. It is sometimes bright and sometimes dark. It all depends on the light we get on your day.

Here is what we do to each image:

• adjust exposure
• correct white balance
• adjust contrast
• fix highlights
• bring out details in the shadows
• certain areas are lightened and darkened
• straighten horizons
• shapen images
• tonal adjustments to give images a modern, yet classic look that won’t date.

What I Won’t Do When Editing Your Wedding Photos

When it comes to editing your wedding photos, my goal is to enhance the beauty and emotion of your day while staying true to the authentic moments that made it special. That means there are certain things I simply won’t do:

• Making people thinner or altering appearances: You are beautiful just as you are, and I’m here to celebrate that. I won’t alter body shapes or features—it’s all about embracing your true self. Set realistic expectations about how you look. You will still look like YOU. But I won’t (and shouldn’t) completely change how you look. My photography is about capturing love, joy and real emotions, not flawless magazine-style posing.
• Creating overly polished images: I believe in enhancing, not over-editing. Skin smoothing or touch-ups will always be very very subtle to keep your photos feeling natural and authentic.
• Removing people: Your wedding photos are a reflection of the day as it happened. That includes the people who were there, the backdrop and all those wonderfully real moments.
• Altering Reality: I won’t change how your day naturally looked due to the weather. So if you want really warm, sunny golden photos but it rained on your wedding day, then you won’t get warm sunny photos. And in turn, if you want dark, moody photos, but you scheduled all your photos at midday in Summer, then chances are you won’t get that either. Accept the reality of how your day looked.
• Changing my editing style: I’ve honed a style that reflects natural, timeless beauty with a touch of creative flair. If you’ve chosen me, it’s likely because my editing resonates with you, and I stay true to that. If you want me to change my editing style to match your vision, then you should really look for a different photographer who matches your style.
• Recreating another photographer’s style: My editing style is part of what makes my work unique. I won’t mimic trends or styles that don’t align with the look and feel you chose me for. If you want me to create photos another photographer took, then you should book them for your wedding, not me.
• Adding unrealistic effects: Glitter explosions, fake sunsets, or dramatic edits that weren’t part of your day? Not my style. Your wedding photos will feel real, timeless, and true to the moment.
• Erasing natural elements: A cloudy sky, wind-blown hair, or a little sprinkle of rain? I embrace the quirks of nature rather than erasing them—they’re part of your story.

Ultimately, I’m here to capture the magic of your wedding day in a way that feels honest, timeless, and uniquely you. Your love story deserves nothing less.

Black & White Images

I love black & white images and naturally I love colour images as well. But I LOOVE black & white photos.

We used to make some images in colour and some in black & white. But I found myself making more and more images just black & white. So now we give a complete set if colour images and a complete set of black & white images. It is more work for me, but I think it is the best of both worlds. It gives couples the best of both worlds and more choices.

Examples

Here are some before and after examples to show you how we process images. The images from the left are the original RAW files and the images from the right are the finished JPEG files.