Some of you may wonder why it’s takes a week, sometimes longer for me to post your galleries online. Well, here is a sample of an image directly off my camera..or what we photographers call sooc (straight out of camera) versus an images that I have fully edited. I use two programs to edit all your images…Lightroom and Photoshop. I remove the  flatness of the image, add color pop, color correct and ajust the levels. This is the first edit I do. Once you have made the final selection for your image disk or your prints, I then go back and do the final edits for each image you select. I might do skin (acne) touch-ups, lighten eyes, dodge areas (lighten), burn areas (darken). I usually spend anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes or sometimes longer per image ,depending on the image, for the final edit. It is a step-by-step process starting with the time I spend to shoot the session. Then I edit out the ones you don’t see (eyes closed, funny expressions, ect.)  Next, I do a preliminary edit on each and every image you view in your gallery and then I make the final edits once you have made your final selections. Actually, digital photography is alot more time-consuming than film ever was. However, digital photography is alot more forgiving than film ever was.