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How to Replace Color in Photoshop October and November are my favorite months of the year here in the Southeastern U.S.!  The heat and humidity have finally vanished, and I can get outdoors with my camera, without fe...

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...

sRGB vs Adobe RGB When browsing the settings on your DSLR, you may have come across the color profile settings in your camera's menu.  You will find 2 different setting choices: sRGB and Adobe RGB. In this post, we w...

How to Create a Photography Website Customers Will LOVE As photographers, we spend a lot of time marketing on social media.  After all, it seems that the entire population is addicted to their social sites!  While it...

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...

Food Photography If you’re a beginner to food photography, the idea of making food look appetizing may seem a simple one, however, there is a little bit more to the process when photographing your edible subject. By ...

Congratulations to our 2019 Summer Scholarship Winner! Over the past 6 months, we received many amazing essays written by some very incredibly talented students from around the world.  It was a pleasure to read all o...

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...

Best Spring Photos - Pretty Presets & Actions Photo Challenge We are so excited to share these beautiful Spring photos with you from our PRETTY photo community.  Thank you to everyone who submitted an image and c...

How to Travel with Camera Gear I recently traveled to Costa Rica to photograph a wedding, and I quickly realized that flying with all of my camera gear was a monumental undertaking. Below are a few tips that made my ...

Photographer Spotlight - Rebecca Cook Rebecca Cook is an exceptionally talented portrait photographer who often shares her amazing images in our Pretty Presets & Actions Facebook Group.  Rebecca always receives s...

How to Photograph Lightning I love taking photos of lightning - it is just so powerful and amazing to see!  You may think capturing it in camera can be difficult, but I'm here to show you that photographing lightning...

Congratulations to our Spring 2019 Photoshop Scholarship Winner! During the past 6 months, Pretty Photoshop Actions received so many incredible essays written by some very talented students from around the world.  It...

How to Edit An Image in Photoshop Photography has been around since the 1800's.  It was a way for people to capture moments within history and has evolved from only black and white photos all the way to our newest di...

Image captured by Kristin Michelle Photostories and edited with Aphrodite from Pretty Film Pastels. Framing in Photography for Better Composition As photographers, we tend to primarily focus on the subject of our ima...

How to Make a Great First Impression with Photography Clients Today I want to talk to you about the importance of having a STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE in all areas or your photography business. This includes: Your Photos...

Sometimes when taking a photograph, your subjects eyes can end up looking too shadowed, possibly because there wasn't enough reflective surface bouncing light back on his or her face.  Or, perhaps the overall image w...

How to Create a Photography Website If you’re just starting with a new photography business, creating a great website is a MUST for anyone serious about bringing in business and attracting new customers.  A website i...

Soft Focus Photography The first time I created a softly focused (ie out of focus) image, it wasn’t on purpose, but my heart skipped a beat when it popped up on my computer screen.  I could barely contain my exciteme...

Editing Newborn Photos in Photoshop Come learn how to edit newborns in Photoshop and how to use some incredible newborn actions to make your job easier!  We're so excited to share these helpful tips to edit newborn p...