How to Use Lightroom Spot Removal It used to be that anytime I wanted to remove an unwanted object, stray hair, or skin imperfection I had to take the image over to Photoshop. I don't know about you, but I want and ...

How to Rename a Lightroom Catalog Renaming the Lightroom Catalog is not something you will find yourself doing very often, but when you want to do it, it's good to know how. This will be a short and sweet tutorial, b...

Backing Up the Lightroom Catalog Today I am talking about one of the most important things you should be doing in Lightroom: backing up your Lightroom Catalog to an off site location. In a previous post I explained w...

30+ Happy Halloween Photos We are so excited to share these super fun & happy Halloween photos with you. These were our favorites and we all had a great time choosing the winners! To everyone who participated th...

I love Lightroom.  I think it is pretty user friendly. However, I also know that anytime you start using a new program there are questions and frustrations that come up. This blog series is intended as a resource to ...

What is Back Button Focus? A handy feature on your camera you may not be familiar with is back button focus, often referred to as back button auto focus. When using this feature, a button on the back of your camera (...

Merging Lightroom Catalogs A very common error that new Lightroom users make is to create multiple Lightroom catalogs. Over the years I have helped many Lightroom users and have seen many of them create a brand new c...

Understanding Tone Curves In Lightroom What are Tone Curves?  How do you use Curves in Lightroom? We will answer these questions and more, as we take a closer look at the Tone Curve in Lightroom, what it does, how t...

Free Digital Paper As a thank you for being here and helping us get to 300,000 friends we have not 1 but 3 beautiful paper packs (Celebration, Valentines Day, and Thanksgiving/Christmas) that you can download below! ...

Photography Branding You’ve filled out all the forms, gotten all your legal ducks in a row and have been working hard on building up a rockin’ portfolio. Now you’re looking around and thinking “what’s the next step...

I adore the gorgeous rich colors of Fall Photography. Unfortunately there's only a very short time of year when those colors are in full effect (hello Fall mini sessions)! Thankfully, there are some great Lightroom p...

Family Photo Poses When you have the honor of shooting a family photo session (and I wholeheartedly feel it is an honor) it is CRITICAL to remember one very important word, "CONNECTION". This special group of people ...

How to Remove Stray Hairs & Fix Flyaway Hair in Lightroom Using the clone tool in Lightroom generally works the best for flyaway hairs. In fact, when I am trying to remove something from the background, the Light...

4 Easy Tips for Family Photo Shoot Success Family sessions can be very nerve wracking for photographers - especially in the busy Fall season (Fall Photography mini-sessions anyone?). I love family photo shoots! They...

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 awesome tips I have discovered for super fast ...

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...