WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS
Photo Editing
Services
Get ready to get your life back with an editing bestie!
Ready to get your time back?
This is what you get...
SIGNATURE COLOR CORRECTION I do more than basic edits. I also do quick touchups so your wedding galleries look polished.
LIGHTROOM RETOUCHING Need something removed from an photo? (Or a few photos?) I can do that in Lightroom Classic too.
IMAGE CULLING I go through all your photos and pick out the best ones. This saves you the time and hassle of doing it yourself.
Photos in this image by Kaleigh Moore Photography
A proven method to match your specific editing style.
(Without long Zoom chats or a million emails back and forth.)
Photos in this image by Valerie Marie Photography
THE APPROACH
Here's exactly how I learn your editing style
YOUR STYLE FORM This is where you tell me your preferences, details about how you edit, what you like and don’t like. Easy questions all about your style and preferences. Please spill your guts here (your editing guts, anyway).
ANCHOR IMAGES These are images you edit yourself in Lightroom Classic. Edit one for each different kind of lighting. This shows me how you want the rest of your photos to look.
FEEDBACK If there’s something you want handled differently, let me know. I’m always open to feedback. Reply back by email or we can hop on a quick video chat to work it out. If it’s important to you, it’s important to me. (Tell me when I'm doing it right, too!)
Want to see how this would look in real life?
Below is a peek at how your images could look after working together on a wedding edit. It's an entire, fully-edited wedding gallery from one from my amazing clients.
Let me show you a sample of my work:
Photo credit: Kaleigh Moore Photography
Photos edited by: Erika Swafford
👉🏻 Hover over the video and click the four arrows at bottom right to view full screen.
The photos with red borders are the photographer's anchor images. These show how the rest should be edited. I edited the other photos to match them.
And now a few words from my clients...
Kaleigh Moore
If you are stuck editing for hours on end and feeling like there is no time for anything else, reach out to Erika. She will make your editing process so much easier so you can make time for what really matters most in your life!
Olivia Jones
Seamless workflow, Erika makes everything so easy! She is professional, friendly, timely, does incredible work! Truly such a lifesaver for me this past year!
Val Burke
Erika has this locked down. From the back end, to editing, to the system of getting and receiving photos, she figured out how to make outsourcing efficient, easy, and effortless.
DETAILS ABOUT MY
Editing services...
STYLE MATCHING I match your editing style, so you stay in control. You send me a few edited photos (called anchor images) with each catalog.
LIGHTROOM CLASSIC We both need to use Lightroom Classic. This lets us send Smart Preview catalogs back and forth. It makes sending files easy.
TURNAROUND TIME Weddings take up to 12 business days. I will tell you the exact delivery date after I download your catalog.
EDITING QUEUE You don't need an appointment. Just send your catalog when you're ready, and you'll join the editing queue.
Photos in this image by Olivia Jones Photography
Seeking long-term relationship with wedding photographer.
Must love consistent edits, simple workflows, and a reliable editing bestie.
How Outsourcing Your Editing Can Change Your Life:
Relief and peace of mind—knowing your photo editing is handled by someone who gets your style, so you can focus on doing what you do best.
Hours back in your week—most photographers save 10+ hours per wedding (often more, depending on your process).
More time for what matters to you most—whether that’s your family, your clients, or just catching your breath.
Room to grow your photography business—book more weddings or finally tackle those creative projects waiting on the back burner.
Signature Color Correction
Investment $0.50/per edited image
Turnaround:
7-12 business days determined by editing queue
Image Culling
Investment $0.10/per viewed image
Turnaround:
2-3 business days added to color correction turnaround
Lightroom Retouching
Investment $18.75 per quarter hour
Turnaround:
2-3 business days added to color correction turnaround
SOUND LIKE A YES?
Let's do this!
LET'S WORK TOGETHER
How to Get Started
Fill out the inquiry form
Tell me a little bit about your business below. (If I don’t have openings please join the waitlist.)
Schedule your consultation
I’ll email you a link so we can schedule a video chat. Get answers to any questions you might have.
Sign contract to start onboarding
Lock in your pricing for the year. Tell me your editing preferences during onboarding.
Send your catalog to the queue
You get access to my step-by-step videos to make the process easy to send me your editing.
Inquire Here
Want me to be your editing bestie? Get started by filling out the inquiry form below to tell me about yourself.
For anything else, shoot me an email.
What's Next
Thank you for telling me about you and your photography business! Here's what to expect next:
I’ll email you back within 24 hours
Please check your spam if you don't see my email after 24 hours.
You can also DM me on Instagram @erikaswafford if you don't hear back.
More kind words from my clients...
Join my much-loved group of photographers who got their time back from the editing overwhelm.
Erika is a positive and helpful presence that gives me time back into my day, but also makes the editing process feel less daunting overall.
Halie Child
Halie Child Photography
Erika made the whole outsourcing experience very easy with her detailed instructions and videos for every step. She is also very quick to respond to questions and her communication is great.
Alayna Fox
Alayna Kaye Photography
Still have questions?
All of them! I work directly from your anchor/reference images, so whatever your style is, that's what I edit to.
I don’t currently offer this type of service. I match to your digital anchors—images you’ve edited as a reference in each catalog.
I wish I could! I use Lightroom Classic to edit so all my clients need to also be using Lightroom Classic as well. Oddly enough, the two version DO NOT work together. (Believe me, I’ve tried!)
My specialty is weddings, but if you're a wedding photographer who also shoots portraits or engagements, I've got you covered. I'm not currently taking portrait-only clients.
I don’t currently offer a service like that. I only edit catalogs that have the required anchor/reference images.
That's not a service I offer currently—but if you're in the process of updating your style, I can absolutely keep up! Since I work from your anchor/reference images, any changes you make are automatically reflected in your edits.
Nope! Syncing is where I start, not where I stop. Each image gets a thorough check against your anchors, along with cropping, straightening, and quick touchups to remove distractions. You're getting a polished catalog, not just a bulk sync.
I'm not—I work exclusively with long-term clients so I can truly get to know your style and preferences. I’m your forever-editing-bestie, not a one-and-done type editor.
I specialize in working with wedding photographers. I’m not currently taking clients that do not shoot weddings.
This is for you if:
You’re drowning in editing and dreaming of finally feeling caught up.
You want to stay in control of the editing style and don’t mind editing a few reference images to guide me.
You’re looking for a real person who will learn your style, keep it consistent, and make your work shine.
You want more time for what matters—more family time, more clients, and more breathing space.
This is not for you if:
You want someone to match only to your film scans—without providing any digital reference images.
You're looking for a quick, one-time turnaround with no ongoing commitment.
You don't have a defined editing style yet and are still figuring out your look.
You don't want to touch Lightroom ever again. You're looking for someone to take every bit of editing off your plate.
You're on a tight budget and not ready to invest in a long-term editing partnership.
FAIR WARNING!
My rates are subject to change.
But here's the good news—once you're in, your rate is locked in for the entire year.
I can't wait to meet you for a video chat!
Getting the editing support you need starts with a few questions so we can schedule a virtual coffee chat. We'll talk through how everything works so you can see just how easy it is to get started.
And you just might see my cat, Minnie, too. She occasionally tries to join the conversation.
