Freelance Photo Culler + Editor Needed :)

Hey there!

My name is Sara Monika and I am a wedding photographer and educator based out of Ontario, Canada and I'm in search of a passionate photo culler and editor who wants a long-term, stable working relationship in an organized and calm virtual working environment.

You would be the primary photo culler, and the backup photo editor for when I have busier weeks than usual and I don't want to overwhelm my primary photo editor while keeping turnaround time on schedule. So you will receive all the culling projects, and then some editing projects as needed :)

I currently have 22 weddings booked for this year (2026) from June - November and an average of 3 sessions per month. This is what work I have guaranteed right now, but as I book more sessions and weddings, they will be added onto a task board right away so that you can see well in advance what I'll need help with and when it would be due, which will give you plenty of time to plan your life and other culling/editing projects accordingly around that.

As a heads up, I use an Ai editing tool to help me with the base edit so that the editing process is as efficient as possible. This means you would receive a Lightroom catalog with the images partially or mostly edited, but I still need help getting them fully completed through dodging and burning, cropping, straightening, temperature correction, and removing distractions in some images such as exit signs, etc.

Since the Ai editing tool will be taking care of the base edit, this means that it will take you less time per image to finish the edit to the standard I'm looking for since there will already be a strong base edit applied. For this reason I'm looking for someone who can fine tune these images for $0.15 CAD per image.

For culling, here is the flat rate payment structure depending on how many images you'd be culling for me:

0-500 photos: $6 CAD ---------- photos: $12 CAD ---------- photos: $18 CAD ---------- photos: $24 CAD ---------- photos: $30 CAD ---------- photos: $36 CAD ---------- photos: $42 CAD

Here is what I need help with:

- Culling on average 1200 images from each session (down to about 200) - turnaround time the day after each session
- Culling on average 4000 images from each wedding (down to about 800) - turnaround time the Monday after each wedding
- Fine tuning/editing about ---------- photos per wedding in Lightroom using a preset I work with
- Fine tuning/editing about ---------- photos per session Lightroom using a preset I work with
- Using dodging and burning tool, graduated filters, cropping, straightening, and making sure the Ai tool got the correct exposure and colour temperature (you will be trained on how I edit my photos)
- Object removal if there are distracting elements in photos

What I am NOT looking for:

* If you are disorganized or have difficulty with deadlines and structure, please do not apply.
* If you can't take honest feedback well and can learn quickly from the feedback, please do not apply.

What I'm looking for:

* Dedicated, Loyal, On-Time, Organized, Hits Deadlines, Detail Oriented, Creative, Quick Learner, strong in English
* Someone who takes responsibility for the work they do and doesn't make excuses
* Someone who prides themselves on being detail-oriented and creating consistent high quality results
* Someone who is EXCITED to cull and edit wedding and couples photos full of emotion and beauty :)
* Ideally someone who could support me with having a 5-7 business day turnaround time for weddings and a 2-3 business day turnaround time for sessions
* THIS IS A MUST: Someone who could have the cull ready for me the day after each session and the Monday after each wedding (you'll see the schedule in advance so you can plan ahead)

If this sounds like you and you'd love to connect more about this opportunity, reply to this job post answering the following questions:

- What's your email?
- How long have you been culling and editing for other photographers?
- Are you ok with seasonal work being mainly from May - October
- Are you looking for a long term stable working relationship?
- Does the $0.15 CAD per each image edited work for you?
- Does the culling payment structure listed above in CAD work for you?
- Are you ok with the required turnaround times for both culling and editing mentioned above?
- Do you have Lightroom and/or Photoshop?
- Why are you excited to apply to this position? Why do you think you're the perfect fit?
- Do you have a strong internet connection?
- Can you share examples of edited work that you enjoyed editing?
- What is an inspirational quote that makes you happy? :)

As a heads up, I will only be responding to applicants that I will select for the interview process, so if you don’t hear back fro ---------- , I’ve d ---------- to go in a different direction. Thank you for your time!

Sara Monika