Every so often a client will ask me what the “post-processing” or “editing” means. Simply put, it’s the artistic touches I treat each and every one of your images with. Untouched images straight out of the camera are normally slightly muddy and flat – they need a bit of help and, well, every photographer has their own style of post-processing. For the most part, I strive to keep my post-processing very subtle, so that you don’t even realize I’ve worked my magic to your lovely images. Sometimes I break this rule and go a little crazy with colors & textures, but for the most part I like subtle. Even at that, I spend more time editing your images than I do taking your picture! A single shoot takes 8 hours or more to process, from start to finish, including downloading images, backing-up files, rating my favorites, post-processing, and finally posting the finished image to your online gallery. So there you have it…my secret is out… I don’t have a magic camera. Every image you see on my website or blog has a certain degree of Photoshop work done to it. Anybody can take a picture, but not everybody can create a timeless artistic portrait.
Stay fabulous!
jenn
p.s. No post is complete without pictures… here’s a few before and after’s so you can see some examples. The image on the left is straight out of the camera. The image on the right is what I would consider an artistically finished image.
Again, the image on the left is straight out of the camera. The image on the right is fully edited.
Top image is straight out of the camera… bottom image is fully edited:
Top image is straight out of the camera… bottom image is fully edited:
Top image is straight out of the camera… bottom image is fully edited:
Thanks for clearing that up Jen. P.S. You still do fab pics!
Thank you!