30+ Captivating Silhouette Images We are so excited to share these incredible silhouette photos with you. These were our favorites and they absolutely took our breath away! To everyone who participated this week, tha...

How to Take Fall Color Photos Without a doubt, my favorite time of year to shoot is in the early Fall. It's the perfect time for family sessions and mini-sessions, too.  I love capturing all the beautiful colors in t...

Photoshop has long been the tool of choice for large cloning jobs. However, in recent years, Lightroom has really made HUGE improvements to it's cloning and healing tools in Lightroom. Now, I do almost ALL my cloning...

As much as I love Lightroom and photography, I don’t want to spend endless hours editing there. I am a busy mom and my time is valuable. Today I want to share with you 5 secrets I have discovered for speeding up my p...

Silhouette Photography is an excellent way to add drama, mood and mystery to a photo. The dark mysterious shape/outline of a subject in front of a lighter background will convey a sense of unknown that can easily dr...

What are the Best Lightroom Preset Collections for Newborn Editing One question we see come up all the time in our groups and forum is the question of what preset collections are best for those who photography newbor...

Colors, Temperatures, & Tints! These are all things that make up "White Balance". It can all get so confusing and can sometimes take what should normally be a fun activity and turn it into a frustrating one. This...

What is White Balance? One of the BEST ways to save time in post-processing is to get your white balance right in-camera! Now, if you are wondering what white balance is, or if you are familiar with the term, but are...

How to Use Lightroom Brushes to Edit Newborns Recently I had the privilege of photographing my grand-nephew (I prefer saying it that way over "great-nephew" because it makes me feel too old), and editing the images w...

How to Rename Files in Lightroom In most programs there is more than one way to do something. And that is definitely true for renaming your files in Lightroom. Today I am going to share with you the three ways to ren...

What is Clipping in Photography? Clipping happens when you have areas with no information in your photo. When an area has no information, it is either pure white (clipped highlights) or pure black (clipped shadows). ...

Manual Mode Cheat Sheet We asked what cheat sheet our Pretty Presets community wanted and one of the top requests was a cheat sheet for Manual Mode! So we put one together just for you! Personally, I love having thes...

30+ Cute Cat Photos to Melt Your Heart After having a week of adorable dog photos we decided to do a photo challenge for our feline friends! You will love these cute and cuddly cats and see why we couldn't resist sha...

Have you been wanting to learn how to use your camera in manual mode?   If you answered "Yes", that was a great decision!  To become a better photographer you NEED to learn how to do this!   To help our awesome Prett...

Practicing Your Way to Manual Mode Perfection - Welcome to Day 7 of Mastering Manual Mode! To be completely honest, this is the most unglamorous part of teaching people to shoot in manual mode. No one wants to hear t...

Perfect Camera Exposure (Putting it All Together) - Welcome to Day 6 of Mastering Manual Mode! In today's post, I will show you how to put everything you have learned so far, together to help achieve better photos! T...

Understanding ISO for Beginners - Welcome to Day 5 of Mastering Manual Mode! Yesterday we talked about how shutter speed works. Today, we will focus on the last of the 3 important elements of the exposure triangle: I...

Understanding Shutter Speed for Beginners - Welcome to Day 4 of Mastering Manual Mode! Yesterday we talked about how your camera's Aperture works. Today, we will focus on the second of the 3 important elements that m...

30+ Adorable Dog Photos We are so excited to share these adorable dog photos with you. You can't help but smile as you scroll through and see these sweet pups. To everyone who shared this week, thank you so much and ...

Understanding Aperture for Beginners - Welcome to Day 3 of Mastering Manual Mode! Now that we have covered the important reasons why you should be learning to shoot in manual mode, and how to use your Light Meter, l...

Understanding Light & Your Camera's Light Meter - Welcome to Day 2 of Mastering Manual Mode! Now that we have covered the important reasons why you should be learning to shoot in manual mode, lets move on to an o...