Archive for February 2012

Free Printable: Speeding up your workflow in the kitchen this week

Pin It This week in our free Lightroom newsletter we will be talking about speeding up your workflow. I thought it would be fun to include this in the newsletter and to share it with the rest of you too.  If you haven’t signed up for our class then please click here and join us! … Continue reading

Lighting Techniques: High Key and Low Key

Pin It In this post, we will look at two different, yet very popular, lighting techniques: high key and low key. High key lighting is just what you would imagine – very bright, even light, whereas low key emphasizes midtones and shadows. First, let’s look at high key: Varying levels of light can be used … Continue reading

What my K9 Waste Cleanup guy has taught me about business

Pin It     What do you leave with your clients that makes them remember you? What sets you apart from the next Photographer or business owner?  This thought crossed my mind as Caleb, our K9 waste cleanup guy, left our home last Wednesday.  Let me tell you a little bit about my appreciation for … Continue reading

How we paid it forward this week!

 World Vision Donation I am so excited to share that we had an amazing week!  This week we challenged each other pay it forward and many of you found amazing ways to give to those around you.  We gave $1 for each comment and then doubled it to make a gift to World Vision on your behalf. … Continue reading

Making filters work to your advantage

Pin It When it comes to lens filters, the possibilities are endless, and your choice of filter depends entirely on what you are photographing, and how you would like your photograph to look. Here are a few examples of popular filters, going beyond the traditional UV filter. The descriptions of the filters are simply to … Continue reading

Pay It Forward Challenge

Pin It Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to give to people who have went out of their way to help others. In each of these circumstances these photographers felt that they should continue to pay it forward and took it upon themselves to encourage someone else.  One of these photographers made … Continue reading

Who do you compare yourself to?

Pin It One of the many great questions posed on the Pretty Presets Facebook page the other day was, “who do you compare yourself to?” as a photographer. Originally, I wasn’t going to answer this question, because I have learned for me, personally, that comparing my work, or my business, to other photographers, can be … Continue reading

The Sweet Giveaway – Happy Valentine’s Day!

Pin It Tuesday is Valentine’s Day and I wanted to put  together something sweet for you (pun intended)!  Valentine’s Day is such a great opportunity to show love to those closest to you.  Which brings me to my giveaway.  I love the opportunity to work with you each day and I’ve been picking up on a … Continue reading

Pretty Preset Brushes and Graduated Filters

Pin It We’ve had so many beautiful examples shown on our facebook page using the new brushes!  I wanted to put them all into one place so you could see the edits and how they were done.  I hope this helps and thank you to all the Photographers who allowed us to share them here. … Continue reading

What are Aperture and Shutter Speed?

Pin It A common question among new photographers is, “What are shutter speed and aperture?” A lot of people seem to get hung up on this question, thinking that it has a complicated answer, but with a little bit of study, it is really quite a simple concept: your shutter speed and aperture determine how … Continue reading