I didn't shoot any of the images you'll find below, but I did edit them. Take a minute to compare the "straight out of the camera" shot with the edited version.
In general, my goal is to use editorial styling and minimal retouching to produce the most natural yet impressive image possible. As you'll see, it's possible to reach that goal even when I'm not the one capturing the image. If you've got a particular style or vision in mind, just let me know - I'm more than happy to work with you to tell your story!
![Straight Out Of Camera](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/c0de2a44-d43c-4a75-b601-7ca04c120e70_rw_3840.jpg?h=115145b262b51093a84bb3ab7658924a)
Straight Out Of Camera
![Edited](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/cb8f2700-185d-4fb2-b85e-667e567c449a_rw_1920.jpg?h=b9c7a47320d9a20b84f3d2a894dbf2e9)
Edited
![Straight Out Of Camera](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/f3f344b1-b8c9-45ea-9b96-fea84c4d4a32_rw_1920.jpg?h=64b39fc6f2ee25a2def045ca2d7a51db)
Straight Out Of Camera
![Edited - Notable changes: Color correction, background extension, blemish removal](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/5585e94c-9163-4551-a706-4e26cd3147a2_rw_1920.jpg?h=c3b005f5777a41ecf7e72a2755291393)
Edited - Notable changes: Color correction, background extension, blemish removal
![Straight Out Of Camera](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/c7164ce9-89d3-4fd4-8a59-c74ce4996066_rw_3840.jpg?h=2f8e680d8e9d61d9d21e362096a6db8e)
Straight Out Of Camera
![Edited - Notable changes: cropping, exposure adjustments, smoothing & sharpening, split toning, added some stylistic "light leaks"](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/82de0882-2777-42ac-b019-dc9a9722cdeb_rw_1920.jpg?h=3747c9195edc162abc41991a1bfa3a55)
Edited - Notable changes: cropping, exposure adjustments, smoothing & sharpening, split toning, added some stylistic "light leaks"
![Straight Out Of Camera](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/4c803458-433f-4aec-a665-f330c7d2f92b_rw_3840.jpg?h=0dc922cc8528dbfd6b855a5ce25908f6)
Straight Out Of Camera
![Edited - Notable changes: Stylization, blemish removal](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/77686dd1-89c4-44ce-ab1d-eaa89bfa2eaf_rw_3840.jpg?h=37ca6a737ad93176c0fb65804bd7ecbd)
Edited - Notable changes: Stylization, blemish removal
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![Straight Out Of Camera](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/733713bb-96b7-42e7-8919-e8e418f6c8d0_rw_3840.jpg?h=38c1ee3f05bf823d9c82ea136d2bb262)
Straight Out Of Camera
![Edited - Notable changes: Exposure correction, blemish removal, power line removal, stylization](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/fdd09354-1d6c-44ee-accd-390813b21acf_rw_3840.jpg?h=a1cc48c85d7104926c415ef0f19ca586)
Edited - Notable changes: Exposure correction, blemish removal, power line removal, stylization
![Straight Out Of Camera](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/1cf177d8-7288-4f1a-a1b2-0d4daaa464f5_rw_3840.jpg?h=c03ff1f012e7cc91c82d04df69326b86)
Straight Out Of Camera
![Edited - Notable changes: Cropping/leveling, distraction removal, blemish smoothing](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/bf4eca05-6ad1-486c-95b1-434796ae4546_rw_3840.jpg?h=9c20a0bd7d29d4f837b95460638cd9e3)
Edited - Notable changes: Cropping/leveling, distraction removal, blemish smoothing
![Straight Out Of Camera](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/fdd80c15-76ae-43c5-8a68-f8f9e3a04a90_rw_3840.jpg?h=332870169cd5956d812a95bed2c023a5)
Straight Out Of Camera
![Edited - Notable changes: cropping, color correction, flyaway hairs, lens flare removal, skin smoothing](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/a791018f-82fa-461d-8972-e2231a9653c0_rw_1920.jpg?h=6518f74de4bf5f9526589db732c435af)
Edited - Notable changes: cropping, color correction, flyaway hairs, lens flare removal, skin smoothing
![Straight Out Of Camera](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/91775936-53c4-4489-b4f1-a59a84d24648_rw_3840.jpg?h=ba4769b58132036e723f1c95445b96ec)
Straight Out Of Camera
![Edited](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/3efe6caf-f689-4e2a-8cf1-5ad792dda0d6_rw_3840.jpg?h=128f1818eb309b486193fc7048c6597f)
Edited
![Straight Out Of Camera](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/fc61b91c-299b-405d-8718-ba1abe39331f_rw_3840.jpg?h=a98976a73badb65eff724c9184ef7842)
Straight Out Of Camera
![Edited](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/16ddf202-7e61-4d77-95cc-95612e4a8b89_rw_1920.jpg?h=acf05f7e035ed97bf765d5dbff0e4b40)
Edited
![Straight Out Of Camera](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/df6f5218-20ea-46f7-831a-e62e0a3174c3_rw_3840.jpg?h=9442eb5e33373a975f2291ac95fd2b7a)
Straight Out Of Camera
![Edited - Notable changes: Color correction, stylization, lens flare removal](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/c9e556c6-15e6-4d81-a7d1-7d74be427c81_rw_3840.jpg?h=9a49be0f39b48ec458d7b5fada325f5e)
Edited - Notable changes: Color correction, stylization, lens flare removal
![Straight Out Of Camera](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/87f324a7-0550-433a-bc33-c95622910120_rw_3840.jpg?h=3ad8ffbba73ac68096ccfc435c7fcddb)
Straight Out Of Camera
![Edited](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/c6803de6-af5c-4cd3-abd3-cfb40f266019_rw_3840.jpg?h=20f73c2a1b8412dd29824f081706cc3a)
Edited
![Straight Out Of Camera](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/25699c3b-bb42-40ff-9624-82cf2d761a5d_rw_3840.jpg?h=08d8c746fd27c70f10a3f81a5601fe39)
Straight Out Of Camera
![Edited](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/b61f53a7-b33f-4c32-b0c0-d028caed83a7_rw_3840.jpg?h=0f607af5c9c79448a68e5a8abb708b47)
Edited
![Straight Out Of Camera](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/967f59bc-be5d-424c-93a5-239b87bcc1bb_rw_3840.jpg?h=28a6e65faf88b6aa30aefd53eb2fd2ec)
Straight Out Of Camera
![Edited - Notable changes: editorial preset/filter, sky enhancement, sharpening, distraction removal](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/52a30a4d-7908-47fa-86bd-9b161d3da528_rw_3840.jpg?h=576ea0fed7c1b9b16d52d612a5c426f0)
Edited - Notable changes: editorial preset/filter, sky enhancement, sharpening, distraction removal
![Straight Out Of Camera](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/cb473270-2274-492a-a45c-f7ffd1354195_rw_3840.jpg?h=d9651ae229969011ddbbbd0a57c99d70)
Straight Out Of Camera
![Edited - Notable changes: Color correction, stylization, distracting element removal](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/002b1861-ca46-4ec6-b94b-30e053ef01fb_rw_3840.jpg?h=ad411a1114e53e30d126f59961dcf4f6)
Edited - Notable changes: Color correction, stylization, distracting element removal
![Straight Out Of Camera](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/d7e04df6-1232-466b-8bf6-9b05beb873b7_rw_3840.jpg?h=18ba76ee601647e0a673d89192bfc424)
Straight Out Of Camera
![Edited](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/799326ac-34b3-4e75-a36e-417c9a7377db_rw_3840.jpg?h=b5bd7fb6d02e4b52da0bbc66fb79a2cf)
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![Straight Out Of Camera](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/71775687-7036-450c-9e29-4c329d5fb15f_rw_3840.jpg?h=10c3abe62812dde5fe63b8e5e3aa04d3)
Straight Out Of Camera
![Edited](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/04df0ef0-2579-4d23-be33-e80dade63b2b_rw_3840.jpg?h=fb06989b9add39f8524ad2cd7cab7144)
Edited
![Straight Out Of Camera](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/d76f0676-bebf-4da5-b7f6-ad2aaf19d37a_rw_3840.jpg?h=d5320be188eb9b6937f2a88fdc732a5d)
Straight Out Of Camera
![Edited](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/af5891d9-566b-434d-b075-1a9d8c8ea754_rw_3840.jpg?h=7726411de0108bc63665a4c72bd587d9)
Edited
![Straight Out Of Camera](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/e84a9ba6-b108-402e-8ec4-065ffa4a0757_rw_3840.jpg?h=6aa9b7ea5c54305215e70aa06985164a)
Straight Out Of Camera
![Edited - Notable changes: Boosted drama, enhanced logo, distraction removal](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/513008f7-e0ff-4278-956b-9c798d81a848_rw_3840.jpg?h=6457680d37b4dc9028d75af233f0c07f)
Edited - Notable changes: Boosted drama, enhanced logo, distraction removal
![Straight Out Of Camera](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/2f0a9499-5ef3-4e17-8906-ace6fb3ff2ed_rw_3840.jpg?h=f0fec841a0164de8c8f97f799dbe1479)
Straight Out Of Camera
![Edited](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/6335706c-6f41-4519-8815-0c23677a4cae_rw_3840.jpg?h=559c5deea3395a9a92531e432858f329)
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![Straight Out Of Camera](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/c88b64df-a9b6-4f65-9cc8-5f588ae32866_rw_3840.jpg?h=cb0f2e5bfc12d9cd903218f96a765229)
Straight Out Of Camera
![Edited](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/7c3d8d2d-2873-4038-83c6-787c585edb29/b77e7f1c-3388-439d-a46c-8b7c0a19b622_rw_3840.jpg?h=308e7e752a4c3d57e7f2dfde77d3017c)