Luke’s advice on the importance of editing

I’ve always felt that learning to edit images effectively and efficiently is just as important as learning how to control your camera and compose an image. I liken editing to seasoning when cooking; most dishes would be bland without it! Sure, cameras nowadays can produce some incredible-looking JPEGs (I’m looking at you, Fujifilm), but shooting in raw and postprocessing is the best way of ensuring maximum control over the final output. I’ve always been enamoured with the look of film: it lends a certain ‘feeling’ that digital doesn’t do right out of the box, so is something I try to replicate when editing my images. I don’t feel my work would invoke the same feeling without it.

Conversely, many people nowadays prefer a punchier, ‘contrasty’ look, and that’s great. It’s what sets our images apart from one another and ultimately makes this medium interesting. You should never be afraid to play with those sliders.