When wedding photographers talk about ‘photo retouching’ though they are most likely referring to touching up these photos in Adobe Lightroom, after editing has taken place. Indeed it is possible to become so skilled at retouching photos in Photoshop that this is someone’s entire job. So Adobe Photoshop is largely used by professional photo retouchers in the commercial space, such as fashion photography. There just isn’t the time to do that and it is quite frankly, unnecessary. Having said that, most wedding photos are not touched up to an advanced level in Adobe Photoshop. They can be done from within Adobe Lightroom using the brushes and spot removal tools, or they can be individually exported to Adobe Photoshop for even more advanced touch ups. Well, photo touch-ups always occur after the photo has been edited and are largely focused on the face and skin of the subjects (which in this case are normally always the bride and groom).īut wait there’s more… Photo touch ups can be done in two ways. It is applying a standard recipe (and colour profile) and then making further tweaks and edits to suit each photo.īut what about photo touch ups? How do these differ from editing? This process detailed above is essentially what editing photos consists of. If the photographer got ‘everything right in the camera’ (which is rare) then they may not have to adjust any sliders in Lightroom. However, most photos (such as the ceremony photos) will be edited within 30 seconds to 1 minute in Adobe Lightroom. This is especially true if it’s an epic portrait photo, where more time may be spent editing these photos. It is entirely possible for your photographer to spend 10 minutes just editing one photo. There are over 40 sliders, tools and settings within Adobe Lightroom to edit each photo. If the photographer was not holding the camera level, they may have to make level adjustments etc. For example, if the photographer underexposed every photo, they would have to raise the exposure on every single photo individually (by moving the slider in Adobe Lightroom). How many adjustments that are made to each photo will depend to a large extent on the skill of the photographer in terms of the settings they used and how they captured the photo. Your photographer will then make minor adjustments to the initial recipe. This is all done within the Adobe Lightroom Classic software (Windows or Mac) for the vast majority of photographers. This first stage of editing (otherwise known as a basic edit) is essentially automated when the photos are initially imported, or the photographer's standard recipe (aka preset) can also be applied once photos have been culled (the best ones selected). For example, the highlights (super bright spots) are reduced, and the shadows (mid tones) are raised to expose more of the background. Almost always your wedding photographer will apply a ‘standard recipe’ to the raw format which makes adjustments to colour and exposure otherwise known as a preset. If the photographer was not shooting in raw format, there would be less latitude or scope to change the exposure afterwards.īut raw photos are just that, they are raw and require ‘cooking’ or editing which normally consists of a two stage process. Often photos are slightly over or under exposed. It is almost impossible to capture every flash photo at exactly the right exposure. Raw files contain more information than JPEG files making them more pliable and dynamic.įor example, during the reception your photographer will likely use flash to add light to various scenes. To explain what wedding photography touch-ups on photos actually are, it’s important to know the difference between touch-ups and what you might call ‘standard editing’.Īlmost every professional wedding photographer shoots in raw format, which simply means the photos are captured in the most flexible and dynamic digital file format for post production changes such as colour and exposure.
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