For American studios
Notes from backstage.
Practical guides on editing, culling, color 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
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
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
Workflow
How long should wedding photo delivery take? Setting a turnaround you can keep
Couples emailing to ask where their photos are? How to pick a delivery window you can keep, write it into your contract and handle sneak peeks in busy season.
5 min read
Colour
One wedding, one grade: matching your photos and your film
The film looks warmer than the gallery and the couple noticed? Why stills and video drift apart, and how photo and video teams match color from shared references.
5 min read
Outsourcing
Outsourcing wedding photo editing: what it costs and what you get back
Is outsourcing your wedding editing worth it, and how does it work? What you hand over, what comes back, how pricing models compare and how to test an editor first.
5 min read
Film editing
Outsourcing wedding video editing: a filmmaker's guide to handing off the edit
Booked out and buried in footage? How to organize cards and audio for an editor, handle music licensing, get the project file back and choose highlight or feature.
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
Local guide
Park City winter weddings: editing snow, lodge interiors and blue hour
Snow that goes blue, lodge tungsten that goes orange and a white dress that vanishes against the snow. A Lightroom approach for Utah winter weddings.
5 min read
Local guide
Bridals, formals and engagements: one editing style across every session
Utah couples often book bridals or formals, an engagement session and the wedding. How to keep every session in one look so the album reads as one story.
5 min read
Local guide
Harsh midday light and big family formals: editing a Utah wedding day
Midday sun at an outdoor ceremony, huge family groups, a garden ceremony and an evening reception. How to cull and grade it all as one gallery.
5 min read
Local guide
Red rock skin tones: editing Moab, Zion and St. George without orange faces
Sandstone bounces orange light onto skin. How to keep Moab, Zion and St. George rock vivid while skin stays true, with masks, HSL and a consistent set.
5 min read
Local guide
Editing Bonneville Salt Flats bridals: white dress, white ground, harsh sun
Blown whites, flat faces and salt that turns blue in one frame and gray in the next. A practical Lightroom approach to Bonneville Salt Flats bridals.
6 min read
Local guide
Planning a Utah wedding season without falling months behind on editing
Utah's peak runs mid-May to mid-October, with September busiest. How to count your season, test an editor in spring and stay current through fall.
5 min read
Studio business
Peak-season survival: plan your editing before May, not in August
Every fall you end up months behind on edits? How to count your season in hours, decide what to hand off, trial an editor in the off-season and set honest timelines.
5 min read
Film editing
Wedding reels for Instagram and TikTok: cutting 9:16 from your wedding footage
Couples want a reel the week after, and you don't have time to cut one? What makes a wedding reel work, vertical reframing, music caution and realistic turnaround.
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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