Left: what an idea to build a vibe by cybelebuffilefotografa Right: the titled and wide perfection from theferros
It’s LENSEL. Just like a wedding day timeline running on schedule. Elusive, but magical. Here’s what we have on for you today:
Editing trends and ‘Clean Colors’
Bold hard drives. New blues that you might be seeing everywhere
Inspo and news to keep you ahead in the wedding game
Let’s jump in 👇
NEWS
Happening this Week
Canon’s new f2.8 wide zoom. Canon this week released a new 16-28mm f2.8 zoom lens. It’s much cheaper than Canon’s other zooms and might suit a wide wedding enthusiast out here. Jump in for details here.
Instax is winning for Fujifilm. Fujifilm this week announced soaring revenue and profit on the back of the success of their old and new Instax camera line up. Topping a crazy 1 billion in sales. Another sign film is on the rise - or are we calling the top?
An unformatted season of shooting? New SD card company Team Group just released a 2TB card at V90 speed. (yes that’s the fast one you want). Imagine not needing to format so often! See details of the release here.
PowerKeys gamechanger. The small things add up when editing. Powerkeys can help you speed up by allowing you to create custom keyboard shortcuts for presets and other commonly used actions in Lightroom. There’s a free trial and if you love it, use the code: LENSEL for a very generous discount.
Contact Form Questions. Ever wonder how to think about your contact form questions? Well this chat is quite enlightening. From the terrible to the actually good ideas. Dive into the discussion here.
EDITING
🫧 Clean Colors
Images: juergenteller_ for Leowe and the clean tones of lamomentphotography
Two editing trends in 2025
The internet runs a million miles an hour. And visual/editing trends run just as fast. But as 2025 warms up we are seeing a two big color directions:
One is embracing a bolder and stronger look. Perhaps jumping into something more ‘trendy’ and of the moment. We are seeing stronger edits, heavy grain and imperfections, actual sepia black and whites and dark, desaturated hues that lean into a darker/vintagey era. We LOVE the look right now but that’s a story for another day. The recent Danielle Frankel bridal campaign is peak THIS.
Images from daniellefrankelstudio by photographer: sumustecaplioglu
Cleaner Colors
The other movement we are seeing is toward ‘cleaner colors’. Leaning into generational shifts in online and aesthetic culture where…
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INSPO THIS WEEK
⬇️ Light inspo. Way to embrace the one strong light and make it work. NOTE the clean/er edit vibe too.
⬇️ Zonzo are legends and this set is SO fun of classy ideas. The foot on the table?? Don’t miss it.
⬇️ In our portrait orientated world, we are sensing a little landscape, layered resurgence. When they zig, you zag right.
⬇️ SHOW OFF ALL THE VIBES TOGETHER. And sometimes forcing light just looks cool.
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