How to Make Grass Greener in Lightroom The HSL Panel in Lightroom doesn't get talked about or used very often - especially the Hue section of HSL Panel.  Usually moving the sliders in the Hue Panel can create some in...

Flattering Camera Angles for Portrait Photography Let’s be honest. Most of us have had times when we head out to a photo shoot and our head isn’t really there. We're just there to shoot, be done and go home. Sometim...

How to Blur Background in Lightroom Have you ever have those times when you wish you’d shot something with a wider aperture, so your image would have that dreamy background blur behind your subject? Or maybe like me,...

6 Inexpensive Ways to Advertise Your Photography Business When it comes to advertising fo your photography business, the amount of options can seem overwhelming, and oftentimes very expensive. If you are just startin...

Free Photography Referral Cards from Pretty Presets for Lightroom   Are you just getting started with your photography business?  We would love to help you! We have two beautiful referral card options that you can do...

3 Tips for Getting More Photography Referrals With any small business, especially a photography business, word of mouth and referrals play a critical role in generating new business, as well as sustaining repeat clie...

Planning Tips for a Successful Holiday Photo Sessions It’s almost that time of year again for… Yes, you guessed it -- FAMILY HOLIDAY SESSIONS! The end of the year is quickly approaching and now is the time to make s...

7 Tips Every New Photographer Should Know I know photography can be so overwhelming! When I started out I thought I would never be able to achieve the images I wanted. Even now there are some days that I still wonde...

Coordinating Outfits for Family Pictures When I decided to start my photography business, I had no idea that being a personal wardrobe consultant would be part of the job. I almost always wear clothes that are comfor...

How to Use Split Toning in Lightroom You love the look of your favorite presets, but have you ever looked under the hood to see how they are created? Lightroom is a masterful tool and its split toning panel is one of...

How to Use Snapshots & Virtual Copies in Lightroom These virtual copies and snapshots get mixed up in Lightroom all the time.  Today I will explain what each of these are when you should use each one. You can fol...

How to Use the Lightroom Book Module The Lightroom Book Module is a super-user-friendly feature you can use to create photo books quickly in Lightroom. After you create your photo book, you can export it to the web, ...

Editing with the Dark and Moody Millennium Preset Collection Hello, PRETTIES! We've got something new that we're so excited to share with you today! Our brand new Dark & Moody Millenium Presets have just been rel...

How to Use Lightroom Snapshots Snapshots are this ingenious little feature in Lightroom (that is often overlooked and unused), which allows you to take a snapshop or "bookmark" an editing moment-in-time so you can qu...

Understanding Lightroom Brush Flow & Density The adjustment brush is a very powerful tool for making isolated changes to your image in Lightroom. I use portrait adjustment brushes ALL THE TIME for smoothing skin,...

Using Lightroom's History Panel One of the features that really endeared me to Lightroom from the very beginning was the fact that the History Panel keeps track of what edits you make to your photos FOREVER! And when...

Best Free Cloud Storage for Photos & Presets It has happened to almost all of us - the inevitable computer crash! We don’t plan on it. We try to avoid it. We always feel bad when it happens to others. We pray it ...

How to Export in Lightroom & Other Panels (Day 7 of Mastering Lightroom in 7 Days) Today’s post is the last in our Mastering Lightroom in 7 Days Series.  As I thought about what to share in this final post, abou...

How to Use Lightroom Presets (Day 6 of Mastering Lightroom in 7 Days) Editing photos in Lightroom Classic CC using presets and brushes saves me so much time!  I can’t imagine editing photos without them.  That being...

The Lightroom Develop Module (Day 4 of Mastering Lightroom in 7 Days) The Lightroom Develop Module is where you will be developing (editing) your photos and is the most exciting place to hang out in Lightroom!  Ther...