PHOTO EDITOR | DIGITAL IMAGING SPECIALIST | COLOR & PRINT CONSULTANT

for Professional Photographers

Creating Elevated, On-Brand Photo Edits While Providing the Gift of Time

 
 

Shelby Leeman is an experienced photo editor who not just authentically captures each photographer’s unique style, but connects with and understands their brand on a deeper level. When handling your images, Shelby also becomes a trusted collaborator, saving precious time and producing elevated, on-brand images at the highest quality. 

In the years since working under Chief White House Photographer Pete Souza in the Obama White House, Shelby has collaborated with a wide range of documentary, editorial, and wedding photographers to prepare their images for gallery shows, award-winning films and documentaries, New York Times best-selling books, and more. 

COrE SErVICES

Shelby’s relationship-focused approach and wealth of experience allow her to adeptly handle editing projects for a range of styles. Shelby’s first goal is to understand each photographer’s vision and values, reflecting that in the final product while maintaining consistency throughout. Shelby’s trusted eye saves her clients valuable time while allowing them to focus on other aspects of their businesses.


  • For Documentary Photographers

    • Deep understanding of photojournalism editing ethics

    • Precise, ethical masking

    • Global Toning Adjustments with Camera Raw

    • On-Brand image optimization with an elevated feel

    • Files prepared for print and digital output


  • For Commercial and Editorial Photographers

    • Background Swaps or Removal

    • Clipping Paths and Masking

    • Photo Composites

    • Image Cleanup and Portrait Retouching

    • Gif Creation

    • Photography Consulting for optimal retouching


  • For Wedding and Event Photographers

    • Basic panel adjustments

    • HSL, Tone Curve, Cropping and Straightening

    • Preset application

    • Personal relationship with your editor (who genuinely cares about mastering your unique style to save you time)

    • Easy transfer of Smart Preview catalogs via Dropbox


  • • Source high quality vendors and produce accurate reproductions

    • CMYK conversions for publishing projects

    • Custom file optimization and proofing for fine art printing

    • Evaluate and optimize color management workflow across multiple systems

    • Research and execute lighting, printing and framing solutions


  • • Ingest and Cull Images from multiple photographers

    • Edit images to create a consistent look to images (despite camera body or photographer)

    • Establish a workflow and backup system for the event

    • Produce timely photo edits to quickly deliver images to client

THE FOuNDEr, SHeLBY LEEMAN

Shelby has had a camera in her hands since she can remember. She fell in love with black and white film photography and spent hours and hours in the darkroom whenever she could. In retrospect, it’s clear her passion has always been the art of editing, whether it’s been peering through an enlarger in the dim red glow of a darkroom or editing a client’s documentary photos for their soon-to-be New York Times best seller in front of her computer. 

In over a decade since entering the professional photography industry, Shelby has steadily built a strong reputation as a talented editor with sharp skills and an authentic eye. Her clients view her as a trusted collaborator or team member: the person who can deliver a bride’s edited gallery within a week so the photographer has time to run their business; the fine art print consultant who ensures that the large format prints in a gallery show are true to color; the editor who can skillfully color tone commercial or documentary photographs for award-winning clients. 

 
 

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KIND WORDS

“I was so happy with the color correction work Shelby did on my photographs for an exhibition that I hired her again to work on my printed portfolio. On both projects, she saved me hours of work. In fact, I had already spent many frustrating hours trying to color correct one particular exhibition photograph that she seemed to handle with ease. I should have hired her earlier! Shelby is a true pro: a wonderful listener, a detailed person, and a breeze to work with. You can't go wrong hiring her.” - LAURA ELIZABETH POHL | PHOTOGRAPHER AND FILMMAKER