Bold & Vibrant + True To Life

The Portraiture Gold Standard for North Central West Virginia

Every Image Individually Edited by Hand

(no presets or other shortcuts; thank you!)


The care and attention your images receive does not stop when your session is over. The editing process is where the true magic happens, as I painstakingly sort and hand-edit each of your "keeper" images to be the best and loveliest version of what was happening in the moment.


No two sessions, families, or even moments are the same, so I do not use presets in my editing process. (Presets are purchased, pre-determined combinations of settings that are applied to images with a click of a button, in much the same way as Instagram filters are.)

A Winter Waterfall Couples Portrait Session with Laura Priestley Photography in Fairmont, WV
A Summer Family Portrait Session with Laura Priestley Photography in Morgantown, WV

True-to-the-Moment Editing

(A rejection of editing fads that will soon look dated)


Your images will be edited to bring out the full beauty of what was happening in the moment we were shooting, in a way that is artful, but true to life. Sessions shot in different circumstances will look different from one another-- your session will never be smashed into the mold of a narrow editing style.


True-to-the-moment editing means that, as trends in photography come and go, and photos edited according to fads look dated, your images will continue to look fresh. Truly excellent photography remains relevant and beautiful as the years pass-- and it's worth investing in!

Pet Photography in Morgantown, WV with Photographer Laura Priestley
Family Photography Session in Morgantown, WV with Photographer Laura Priestley
Morgantown WV Family Photographer Laura Priestley Photography
Morgantown | Bridgeport | Parkersburg | Charleston
laura.m.priestley@gmail.com | (304) 997-4649