Why Some Images Are Delivered in Black and White
Throughout every wedding or engagement session, we capture hundreds of moments filled with movement, emotion, light, and atmosphere. As we curate your gallery, certain images naturally reveal themselves as timeless in black and white. These photographs carry a uniquely elegant mood, highlight emotion over detail, and often become client favorites.
These black-and-white versions are not simply color photos with a filter applied. Each one is selected intentionally during the culling process, then hand-crafted by our editor with its own tonal work: adjusting the white and black points, shaping contrast, balancing luminance, and refining the overall mood so the image feels cohesive within your gallery.
After the stylistic work is complete, every chosen image goes through a separate retouching stage in Photoshop. This includes skin retouching where needed, removing distractions, refining shapes, and ensuring the final result meets our signature aesthetic. The workflow is meticulous, and every step is done by hand—never by automated AI presets.
Why a Color Version Cannot Be Provided Immediately
We often receive requests from clients asking if a specific black-and-white image can be delivered in color. We completely understand the desire—black-and-white photographs tend to stand out, and clients fall in love with the moment captured.
However, preparing a color version is not a one-click process. To recreate the image in color, our editor needs to reopen the original RAW file, rebuild the color grading from scratch, match it to the overall palette of your gallery, retouch it again in Photoshop, export, rename it to match the gallery sequence, upload it back into your cloud folder, and send it to you.
In many cases, the original RAW archive is already moved from the cloud to our long-term backup drives, which means the editor must restore and reprocess the entire sequence. This is why preparing a single color version becomes a full multi-step production task.
Our Commitment to Quality
We always deliver more images than promised, ensuring your gallery feels complete, generous, and emotionally rich. Black-and-white selections are one of the ways we add stylistic variety and a editorial touch that reflects our signature look.
If you truly love a black-and-white photograph and would like to receive its color version, we are happy to prepare it with the same level of care and craftsmanship. Due to the extensive manual work required, this service is available for:
- Engagement or portrait sessions: 50 USD
- Weddings: 100 USD
We are honored when clients take such interest in specific images. It means the moment resonated—and that is exactly why we do what we do.
Every photograph you receive is thoughtfully selected, beautifully crafted, and handled with the attention it deserves. Black-and-white images are part of our artistic signature, created not by filters but by craftsmanship.