Archive for January 2012

Memories N More Wedding Photography using Pretty Presets to edit

Pin It I began using Pretty Presets for lightroom a few years back and I can’t say enough how they have truly changed the way I take photos.  Not only did I fall madly in love with the art of wedding photography all over again, I got very excited about each image and the editing … Continue reading

Exclusive Valentines Day Storyboards – FREE DOWNLOAD

Pin It These are for you and we hope you enjoy!  I love Valentine’s Day for many reasons and wanted to have something very special for you to enjoy.  I love working with Elena from EW Couture and she put together this exclusive Valentines Day pack just for our readers. In appreciation of these free … Continue reading

How to Organizing Your Favorite Lists in Facebook

Pin It Do you ever feel like your Facebook newsfeed is a bit cluttered and you wish you had a way of narrowing down the updates to certain categories or lists of pages you’re following? If so, here is a quick tutorial on how to create lists to organize your Facebook newsfeed:     1. After logging … Continue reading

Should I sell my unedited pictures to clients?

Pin It There seems to be a lot of debate going on amongst photographers about whether or not to sell unedited files to clients. Originally, I was of the “No photographer should EVER do that!” mentality, which I still am, for my own business, but this isn’t necessarily an all-encompassing rule. Let me explain why … Continue reading

Snow Day Giveaway + Getting Started in Lightroom Mini-Workshop

Congratulations to the winners!! Congratulations to Courtney Dunworth and Lindsey Wolfrom on winning a spot in the January 26th Workshop + Clean and Creative Editing in Lightroom Workshop To Go!  Please email me at laura@lightroompresets.com to claim your prize! Congratulations to Michelle Clements, Karen Gibas, Melanie Williams and Kadee Jenkins on winning $50 Gift Cards. … Continue reading

Snow Day Giveaway!

  It’s a snow day here and so the kids and I have the WHOLE DAY to drink hot chocolate and bake some cookies (chocolate chip, of course!).  While being crafty and thinking of a day off I thought it would be fun to bring our “snow day” to you! I would just LOVE to … Continue reading

8 Tips For Becoming the Perfect Second Shooter

Pin It Before I photographed a wedding on my own, I worked as a second shooter for a couple of different photographers, just to get a feel for what wedding photography entails. The second-shooter experiences really helped me learn the ropes, and now, I am completely comfortable being the primary photographer for weddings. My husband is also a photographer, … Continue reading

The 15 Most Viewed Posts on Pretty Presets

Pin It ========== Below are some of our most viewed tutorials and posts!  We hope you enjoy going over them again if you’ve been here awhile.  If you’re new to the site then we hope these encourage you in your business and use of Lightroom and Pretty Presets.  Please share this with your friends who … Continue reading

Free Pretty Presets Timeline Covers

Pin It   **Special thanks to my business partner Karlen Kleinkopf for creating these**   FREE Pretty Presets Timeline Covers! Thanks for being a fan of Pretty Presets We are so thankful for you! Please SHARE this with your friends or on facebook by clicking on one of the share buttons below.   Enjoy the templates.  All templates … Continue reading

Finding the Perfect Location for your Portrait Session

Pin It When I first took up photography, I would go anywhere I could to find a great location to shoot. Now, this also meant that I did a fair amount of trespassing, which I no longer do. Never. Ever. Under any circumstances. And, I don’t recommend it to you, either!  With this in mind, I also … Continue reading