For UK 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
Film editing
Multi-day Asian wedding films: one film per event, plus the highlight
Couples want a film for every event and a trailer next week. How to structure, sync and cut a multi-day Asian wedding film when you're a small UK studio.
5 min read
Workflow
How to clear a wedding editing backlog before Christmas
Behind on wedding edits after the season? A plain plan for UK photographers to list, triage and clear the backlog before Christmas without missing dates.
6 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 barn and country-house weddings: festoons, dark beams and window light
Faces orange from the festoons and blue from the windows? How to edit mixed light at UK barn and country-house weddings and keep skin natural.
5 min read
Colour
Grading overcast British weddings without losing the mood
It rained all day and the photos look flat and grey. How to add contrast and warmth to overcast UK wedding photos without fake sun or neon grass.
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
Should you outsource wedding photo culling? What a cull service actually does
Culling takes longer than editing? What a human wedding cull service does, what to send, how to set your keep-rules and what comes back in Lightroom.
5 min read
Outsourcing
Outsourcing wedding editing in the UK: what to check before you send a file
Want the time back but worried it won't look like yours? What UK wedding photographers should check before outsourcing editing, with a checklist.
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
Colour
Scotland elopements: editing mist, rain and Highland light
Half your elopement work is landscape. How to edit Scottish elopements so the mist and drama stay without crushing skin, plus drone and film tips.
5 min read
Culling
Editing a South Asian wedding in the UK: mehndi to reception as one story
Several days, two shooters and a family who wants every relative in the gallery. How to cull and grade a UK South Asian wedding, event by event.
6 min read
Studio business
How long should a UK wedding photographer take to deliver photos?
What's normal to promise UK couples, why delivery dates slip in August and September, and how to put a date in your contract you can actually keep.
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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