Darkroom Creative

Editing Standards for Photography

My photography falls into two camps: journalistic and creative. Therefore, I use two different editing styles.

Journalistic photography gets minimal editing, with only auto adjustments to tone, contrast, and color to make the photo sharper but without overdramatizing it or changing the intention and interpretation of the shot.

Creative photography gets dramatic editing to make details in the image pop and evoke certain emotions.

Please note that some of my photography could fall into either camp and that the style it is edited with is entirely dependent upon my intention for that photo. For example, my protest images will always receive my journalistic editing style, while abandoned buildings, while documenting urban decay, will often receive my creative editing style.