About this episode

Brad and Jen discuss photography style and editing with guest Austin Trenholm, exploring how personal voice differentiates photographers in a trend-driven industry.

This week Brad & Jen sit down with Austin Trenholm, a wedding photographer of nearly two decades and the co-founder of Good Light Presets. Between shooting weddings across the country and building editing tools with his business partner Cody, Austin has had a rare front row seat to how thousands of photographers edit, the trends they chase, and the styles they grow into. That vantage point makes him the perfect person to untangle a question every photographer wrestles with: what is style, how do you actually develop it, and what is the difference between borrowing a look and building a voice? Austin's throughline is that YOU are the differentiator. We are all shopping at the same retailers, using the same gear and the same presets, so style is less about the ingredients than how you combine them. What starts as a talk about editing turns into decisiveness, boundaries, creative burnout, and the freedom to experiment without blowing up your business. We also explore: Why you, not your gear or your presets Editing like a home chef From a camera at fourteen to nearly twenty years behind the lens How Goodlight started Why your voice, not one rigid style, is the thing that should…

People in this episode

Hosts: Brad, Jen

Guest: Austin Trenholm

Topics covered

• photography style
• editing techniques
• creative burnout
• personal voice
• wedding photography
• trends in photography

Keywords

• photography
• style
• presets
• editing
• creative burnout
• wedding photography
• trends
• personal voice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Good Light Presets

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