For Australian studios
Notes from backstage.
Practical guides on editing, culling, colour and delivery, written for photographers who would rather be shooting.
Culling
AI culling vs a human cull: where each one breaks on a wedding
The AI kept 1,500 frames and you still had to check them all? What AI culling does well, where photographers report problems, and when a human cull is worth it.
5 min read
Studio business
The spring rush: clearing an October–November backlog before March
Back-to-back Saturdays from October and March already booked. A plain plan for Australian photographers to clear the spring backlog without missing dates.
5 min read
Colour
Editing mixed light: tungsten receptions, uplighting and window glare
Purple uplights and orange tungsten wrecked your reception skin tones? How to correct mixed light in Lightroom and keep a whole wedding day looking like one gallery.
5 min read
Colour
Editing beach weddings in harsh midday sun: Gold Coast, Byron and Sydney
A noon ceremony on the sand: squints, hot skin and a white sky. How to grade Australian beach weddings so the sea, the dress and the faces all hold.
5 min read
Workflow
Working with an editing team three to six hours behind you
Will you wait a day for every reply? The real time difference between Australia and our team in Pakistan, state by state, and what it means for your edits.
5 min read
Workflow
How long does it take to edit wedding photos? A day-by-day breakdown
Shot on Saturday and wondering how much of your week the edit will eat? Where the hours go in a wedding edit, stage by stage, and how to plan the calendar days.
6 min read
Film editing
How long should a wedding highlight film be, and what goes in it?
Pricing your film packages, or explaining to a couple why their highlight is six minutes? Highlight vs teaser vs feature, story structure, vows, drone and reels.
5 min read
Culling
Indian and South Asian weddings in Sydney and Melbourne: multi-day editing
Haldi, mehndi, sangeet, ceremony, reception: one couple, five galleries, one deadline. How to edit South Asian multi-day weddings for Australian studios.
6 min read
Outsourcing
What it costs to outsource wedding photo editing in Australia
Per-image rates, USD quotes and GST questions. What one wedding gallery really costs an Australian photographer to outsource, in flat AUD.
6 min read
Film editing
Outsourcing wedding video editing in Australia: what to compare
Quotes in USD, waits of weeks and no clear idea what's in a highlight. What Australian videographers should compare before sending wedding footage out.
5 min read
Colour
Will an outsourced editor match my style? How preset matching actually works
Couples book you for your look, so a gallery that isn't yours is a real risk. What an editor needs to match your style, and what to do if it misses.
5 min read
Studio business
Sending couples' photos offshore to edit: the Privacy Act and APP 8
Do you need to tell couples their photos are edited overseas, and does the Privacy Act even apply to you? A plain guide for Australian photographers.
5 min read
Colour
Vineyard and country weddings: editing Hunter Valley and Yarra Valley light
Golden hour that turns skin orange, green vine rows, dry paddocks and a marquee lit by festoons. How to grade Australian vineyard and country weddings.
5 min read
Outsourcing
White-label editing: how to outsource without another name on your work
Worried your editor will post your weddings or your clients will see another name? What white-label editing means in practice and what to get in writing first.
5 min read
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