25 Essential Lightroom Keyboard Shortcuts We love saving you time!  This has been our primary goal at Pretty Presets since we started in 2010!  Today's post will help you do just that - SAVE TIME! We have put togethe...

How to Batch Edit in Lightroom Mobile Many Lightroom users have been enjoying the mobile version of Lightroom!  However, until the most recent update, a critical editing feature was missing from Lightroom Mobile comp...

How to Add Copyright Metadata to Photos in Lightroom A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about watermarking.  In addition to watermarking your photos in Lightroom, you can also embed copyright information into the metada...

How to Make Photos Look Like Film in Lightroom Mobile Recreating the LOOK OF FILM in digital photography is quite the trend at the moment, with an increasing number of people taking and posting Film-type photos to th...

Congratulations to our 2022 Lightroom Essay Scholarship Winner! We received many amazing essays written by some very incredibly talented students from around the world.  It was a pleasure to read all of the creative ...

Printing in Lightroom If you are like me and enjoy printing your images from home, you will love the Print module in Lightroom!  The Lightroom Print module allows you to select from a list of print templates or even ...

Don't Move Image Files or Folders Outside of Lightroom One of the most repeated mistakes that new and even experienced Lightroom users make is to move files or folders outside of Lightroom.  The problem it creates i...

Newborn Photography Posing Guide There's a particular joy in newborn photography that is unlike any other.  It's the baby's first professional photos, the expressions are uncontrolled, and the bliss of the photograph...

Guide to Lens Hoods Lens hoods are one of those camera accessory items that most people have seen and are even INCLUDED with most new lens purchases but are rarely used by many photographers.  Why is that? Lens hoods...

Lightroom Zoom This will be a relatively simple and straightforward tutorial; however, these simple tips will be VERY HELPFUL! When I first learned Lightroom, I often wanted to zoom in on a particular spot, but I cou...

From the minute we start learning our way around a camera, we are taught to adapt to the many rules of photography.  We are taught how to: Pose our subjects properly Frame subjects in our viewfinders using the rul...

How to Resize an Image in Photoshop Resizing allows you to adjust the dimensions and resolution of an image and is one of the most common photo editing needs.  For example: You may want to change the resolution of ...

What is the Rule of Thirds? If you take an introduction to photography class, more than likely, one of the very first things you will learn is the “Rule of Thirds.”  Even if you haven’t taken a photography class, you...

How to Create a Fast and Effective Lightroom Workflow A fast and effective workflow aims to be efficient and keep you from having to backtrack or take unnecessary steps while editing or exporting. In this tutorial, I...

What Do the Numbers, Letters, & Symbols on a Camera Lens Mean? If you are new to photography, you might find yourself wondering what all of the different numbers, letters, and symbols on your camera lens mean.  T...

How to Organize Your Lightroom Presets I recently revised the way I organize my Lightroom presets.  And when I say recently, I meant yesterday.   As I was organizing mine, I thought I would share some tips for organi...

How to Move from Lightroom CC to Lightroom Classic Here at Pretty Presets, we hear from so many users in our Lightroom Facebook group who: have mistakenly downloaded and are using Lightroom CC only to find out THAT ...

How to Install Presets & Use Lightroom on Your iPad Lightroom for mobile devices like the iPad is fast becoming a popular way to edit images on the go.  The ability to sync photos between your devices and the she...

How to Transfer Your Presets to a New Computer Say!  You’ve got some exciting news.  A new computer always feels like a fresh Spring morning - so clean with nothing to clutter it up!  But then comes the dilemma, “How...

The image above edited with Light and Airy Millenium Presets and Kaleidoscope Sun Flare Overlays Presets for Lightroom Mobile?  Can it be True? The day has finally come, and we have been waiting for this feature FORE...