Over the years, my editing style has shifted and evolved. Part of that comes from learning new skills and keeping up with certain trends, but mostly, it’s about what I like. It’s about how I want my work to feel and look.

When I’m not working on a client order, I often revisit older images to see how I might improve them or bring them more in line with my current style; which, I’ll admit, only changes in small increments. I’ve always preferred to create images in the camera rather than rely too heavily on editing software. That’s how I was trained. I learned photography formally, back in a time before digital. Honesty, I have other things I would rather do than sit at my desk all day. ;)

This week, I chose to rework a couple of older images. The first is of a Persian cat I photographed in 2017 for the Edmonton Humane Society calendar. The cat had been surrendered because its owner couldn’t manage the financial demands of the medical care it needed. The image didn’t end up being chosen for the final calendar, and I was never required to retouch it, so it sat untouched all these years. But this week, I finally gave it the attention it clearly deserved.

The second image is one I had never retouched of my beloved Molly in 2019. Photographed on of those short lived beautiful days with spring blossoms in downtown St. Albert. Now that she’s gone, the images I once overlooked have taken on new meaning. I find myself looking beyond their technical imperfections. What matters most now is the memory they hold.