How to Backup Your Lightroom Catalog In my previous post I explained what the Lightroom Catalog was - the compilation of all the images you have imported into Lightroom. This Lightroom catalog file (.lrcat) is not o...
How to Use the Lightroom Clone Tool 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 Light...
5 Tips for a Faster Lightroom Workflow 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 aweso...
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 Lightroom Changed Photography For those wondering if there are editng options other than Photoshop, the simple answer is "Yes there are! Lightroom is an amazing tool and it has changed the lives of photographers....
How to Add Sun Glow in Lightroom Using Light Brushes The Illuminate Collection is all about adding beautiful light effects to your photo that will bring a bit of extra interest or beautiful focus to your subject. In ...
How to Retouch & Edit Senior Portraits in Lightroom Retouching skin is an art form and retouching senior skin takes special skill. While teenage skin is young and vibrant it comes with its own set of challenges....
Installing Presets in Lightroom CC Adobe recently released a new version of Lightroom - Lightroom CC. This version of Lightroom has a web-based application, mobile application, and a desktop version. Currently, thi...
How to Brighten and Make Eyes Pop in Lightroom Eyes are generally one of the first things we notice in a portrait. Since they are what we notice first, having beautiful, bright and sharp eyes that pop is critical to...
Lightroom Brush Tool Keyboard Shortcuts At Pretty Presets, almost everything we do is about helping you save time in Lightroom. We want you to spend less time on the computer and more time with those that you love. ...
How to Resize Images for Facebook Did you know that you can export directly from Lightroom to the web, and to popular sites such as Facebook? Last week, I noticed that, when uploading images to Facebook, some of my i...
How to Create Lightroom Print Templates Lightroom is an amazingly powerful program. We all love it for the many ways that it saves us time in editing and the simplicity of using it to edit images. Usually, our main ...
How to Remove Virtual Copies in Lightroom Is Your Lightroom Library View Cluttered with Lots of Virtual Copies? Do you have ten versions of the same image because you couldn't decide which preset or look to use? Don...
How to Crop Portrait Photos for MORE Impact! Get it right in camera, so you don't need to crop your images in post processing! We’ve all heard this before — from art school professors and workshop hosts to conferenc...
9 Lightroom Develop Module Shortcuts At Pretty Presets, almost everything we do is about saving time in Lightroom. We want you to spend less time on the computer and more time with those that you love. That is why ...
Using Lightroom's Brush Tool Do you shy away from using Lightroom's Brush Tool because you are not sure what or where it is? Are you using the Pretty Presets Brushes but not sure if you are using them to their fulle...
Layering Lightroom Presets Not ALL presets can be layered. But, Pretty Presets for Lightroom has several Workflow Preset Collections that have presets that can be layered or stacked together. Today I want to show y...
Clean Edit Portrait Workflow Hey, Pretties! Have you heard the good news? Pretty Presets for Lightroom has just released its newest collection and you’re going to drool over what’s in it! Introducing the Clean Edit P...
How to Organize Your Photos in Lightroom In this digital age where images rule, keeping our images organized is no small feat. No matter what "category” of photographer you fit, it’s likely you have lots of photos t...