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.

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.
• Removing people or altering reality: 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.