Hello, I'm Adam
A photographer who fell for the quiet craft of working smarter.
I photograph weddings around Edinburgh and across Scotland. Somewhere between the shooting and the editing, I found a second love: workflows. The unglamorous art of making the hard parts of this business quieter, lighter and quicker — so there's more of me left for the people and the pictures.
Why The Co Lab exists
For years I kept quietly building little tools to solve my own headaches — a timer to keep my edits moving, a tracker to see where my hours actually went, simpler ways to manage enquiries. Nothing fancy. Just small things that made a genuinely hard week a little easier.
The more I made, the more I noticed how much of our stress as photographers isn't the photography at all. It's the admin, the systems, the behind-the-scenes friction. And almost all the advice out there treats efficiency as a way to take on more — more weddings, more clients, more hustle.
I don't buy that. I want the opposite. I want the smooth systems and the smart tools precisely so I can shoot a sensible number of weddings, be properly present for the people I love, and still make a good living. Working smarter, so I can live better.
The Co Lab is where I'm putting all of that in one place — the tools, the ideas, and the gatherings — and sharing it with other photographers who feel the same. It's a workshop and a community, not a launch. Come and build a gentler business with me.
What I stand for
A few things I believe.
Life first, work second
The point of a smoother business isn't more work — it's more life. Every decision here bends toward giving you time back.
Small and honest
No bloated suites, no yearly lock-in, no dark patterns. Tools that do one thing well and pricing you can read in a glance.
Collaboration over competition
Photographers do better when we share. I'd rather lift the room than guard my corner of it.
Made from real practice
Everything starts as something I needed on a genuine shoot or edit day — not a clever idea in a vacuum.
Fancy building a gentler business together?
Say hello, poke around the tools, or come to a gathering.
The occasional, unhurried email.
New tools, new journal pieces, and the odd invitation to gather — sent only when there's something genuinely worth your time. No spam, no hustle, unsubscribe in one click.
Not collecting sign-ups just yet — this is coming soon.