Editing excellence

A key Aspect of ROSS’S Work IS THE Time He Devotes To EDITING HIS Images. He TAKES PRIDE IN THE PAINSTAKING ATTENTION He gives To each PICTURE…

how do you stay on top of your workflow and editing?

I try to get off the internet when I’m editing a wedding. Turn on inspiring and upbeat music, head down and edit solidly. My workflow starts with culling, obviously. Not once, nor even twice, but three times. I don’t like duplicates or repetition, my goal is to provide galleries to couples that are full of original, creative and distinct content. I also go through two different Lightroom editing runs and a separate Photoshop run. Editing is very important to me, especially consistency in skin tones, so I put loads of effort into it and I retouch a lot. I don’t nip and tuck, but I’ll clean skin because everyone has spots now and then. Most of my retouching is actually the environment; dirty window or cigarette butts on the floor. Even if it’s in central London the pavement will be spotless, no matter how long it takes me! When people see how much I edit in workshops they just can’t believe it. But it’s all part of the brand, it’s all part of that cleanliness and elegance.

couples and you can’t take loads of stuff; you have to travel lightly.

Will you make use of one or two of those Speedlights?

I mix it up. At the moment I’m using two. I used to use three in the early days, but then I realized when I’m travelling I can’t take all of that. It’s just so easy to get distracted by gear.

When you just concentrate on the skill with the gear you have, you learn how to use that gear properly, that’s how you learn the best. So restricting myself to those two lights means