The Journal

Editing, grading,
and the craft between.

Written by Gary Nunn · Wedding photographer, Cotswolds UK
Candlelit wedding reception, low light editing tutorial

Why your reception photos look muddy (and how to fix them)

Dance floors and candlelit rooms turn brown in the edit for four specific reasons. What's actually going wrong in low-light wedding files, and the order to fix it in.

13 July 2026 · Editing · 6 min
Golden hour wedding portrait, film look Lightroom tutorial

The film look in Lightroom: digital files, film manners

Grain isn't the film look. Highlight rolloff, colour density, palette discipline and blacks with weight: how to build a grade that feels like a stock.

13 July 2026 · Editing · 6 min
The Collection

The grades behind these posts, packaged for Lightroom and the edit suite. Two preset editions, five cinema LUTs, one complete house.

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