Author:Gayle Vehar

3 Reasons to Use Lightroom Brushes Whenever Possible Lightroom’s Brush Tool is an invaluable tool that I use ALL THE TIME!  Can you believe that at one time Lightroom didn’t even have a brush? Lightroom’s Adjustment ...

How to Remove Dust Spots in Lightroom The Lightroom spot healing tool saved my life! Well it didn't LITERALLY save my life (as in bring-me-back-from-the-dead kind of save my life).  But it did save me TONS of time as...

Sharpening in Lightroom Day 4 of "4 Days to Sharper Photos" When shooting in RAW, you may find that your images tend to look sharp in the LCD preview on your camera, but soft when you bring them in to Lightroom. This...

8 Ideas to Inspire Your Photography We all occasionally struggle with being creative.  Yes, even us photographers! Sometimes we just feel drained - like there is nothing creatively left to pull from. Sometimes we get...

What are Photoshop Actions? Photoshop Actions are a series of steps recorded by a creator, which can then be replayed and applied to images over and over without having to repeat every step.  They are a huge time sav...

How to Create Bokeh Lights Bokeh refers to the aesthetic quality of any lights in the out-of-focus area of your images.  This is NOT to be confused with a blurred shallow depth of field.  Bokeh is all about the shape...

All images in this tutorial edited with Light & Airy Millenium Collection Presets for Lightroom How to Shoot and Edit Light & Airy Photos Light and airy photography is a lovely image style that is VERY popula...

How to Edit Black & White Photos in Lightroom I love a good black and white photo! And the last couple of months I have been in a black and white mood.  Nice black and white photographs are fun and easy to make i...

How to Pose Teens & Tweens for Photos I am so excited to share today’s Posing Tips with you.  Teens and older kids are so much fun to photograph.  First, they love to have their photo taken.  And yet, at the same...

How to Pose Children for Photos I love photographing kids.  They are generally happy, playful, and ready to be photographed.  Many times, however, they need a little warming up to begin with.  Take time with them and...

Tips for Toddler Photography When I first started in photography, posing was a big stumbling block for me.  I really had no idea what I was doing and I tried all sorts of awkward poses with my subjects that really ma...

Here are 10 Lightroom editing recipes from Pretty Presets.  Click here to see exactly how these gorgeous Lightroom edits were achieved in just a couple clicks!

How to Fix Perspective Distortion in Lightroom Sometimes a captured image can have its perspective skewed, either because of the photographer's position to the subject, or even because of the lens that was used to ta...

How to Deal With Constructive Critique on Your Photos If you are a member of one or more of the plethora of Facebook photography groups or forums for photographers, you have probably seen posts of others asking for a...

  Our Favorite Time Management Apps As business owners, we know how hard it is to be your own boss.  The most difficult thing is managing your time in order to get things done successfully.  Here are 10 favorite time ...

Top 10 iPhone Apps for Photographers Chances are, you have a smart phone.  It can be one of the best tools to keep your life and business under control and be able to keep you organized and efficient!  As a photograp...

Lightroom Collections (Everything You Need to Know) Lightroom has a very powerful photo organization tool called Collections! Some of you may know about Lightroom Collections and some of you may even use them. But ma...

How to Create a Stunning Lightroom Slideshow Most users of Adobe Lightroom typically only use two modules: the Library module and the Develop module.  There is another Lightroom module which is really fantastic, but ...

How to Personalize Lightroom's Identity Plate (by Adding Your Logo or Styled Text) You may have seen people working in Lightroom that have switched out the typical Lightroom logo found in the upper left of the side o...

How to Enhance a Silhouette in Lightroom Silhouettes are one of my favorite photos to create for clients.  A dark subject set against a beautiful sky is a stunning image!  (If you want to know how to photograph a sil...