Valentines Photography I’m a big holiday person. I love every holiday and the excuse to decorate and craft and celebrate with my little ones. Christmas is a biggie in our house, and who doesn’t love Easter?  However ...

Free Valentines Day Cards from Pretty Presets for Lightroom Valentines Day is such a fun holiday! The perfect time to show your friends, family and even clients how much you love and appreciate them! To celebrate thi...

Kraft and Jute Photography Packaging When I received my package from Kraft & Jute delivered in the mail today, I was super excited to see all the lovely things inside! I had been looking online at their hand-cra...

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 photographer, I use all these photo apps to hel...

When I first became interested in off-camera flash, I was completely overwhelmed by the amount of information I found online, and didn’t even know where to begin! But I was determined to learn it because I knew how i...

How to Take Photos in Bright Sunlight While taking photos in the bright mid-day sun presents a certain set of challenges, it can still be done with great results - if you know what to look for.  Unfortunately, taking...

Everything You Need to Know About Lightroom Collections 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. Bu...

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 i...

How to Personalize Lightroom 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 of the screen for th...

4 Tips to Master Indoor Photography Lighting I was not one of those photographers who got a camera as a teen and followed my dreams to art school. Actually, it was quite the opposite... Like many photographers, I am ...

Congratulations to our Winter 2018 Scholarship Winner! During the past 6 months, Pretty Presets for Lightroom has received many essays written by current and prospective college students from around the U.S and Canad...

How to Retouch Baby Portraits in Lightroom When documenting babies or children, whether they are crawling or walking, they are often quick and completely unpredictable. Your framing of them can change in an instant a...

Child Photography Okay, I am asking for a show of hands. How many of you found your love of photography after becoming a mother (or father)? MEEEE!! Yep, no inspiring photography class in high school or time spent in...

How to Take Great Photos From Any Location A few weeks ago, we looked at how to find great photoshoot locations near you and I showed how you can find some really great locations, pretty much anywhere. Its just a mat...

How to Create Beautiful Silhouette Sky 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 photogr...

Photography Studio Lighting The world of studio lighting can be an exciting aspect of photography for some people, while others are intimidated by what seems to be a never-ending stream of equipment and technical inf...

Camera Lens Filters and Effects When it comes to digital camera lens filters, there are so many possibilities, and your choice of filter depends entirely on what you are photographing, and how you would like your pho...

How to Enhance & Make a Sky Blue in Lightroom Sometimes, you just are not going to have perfectly blue skies and big, billowy clouds in your photos. Don’t worry, though – there are a few ways to give your skies s...

20+ Magical Christmas Tree Photos We are so excited to share these festive Christmas tree photos with you. There were so many unique perspectives on this photo challenge. To everyone who participated this week, tha...

Do You Need a Perfect Photography Location for Amazing Photos? Absolutely NOT! If you're like me, and many other photographers, finding new locations can sometimes seem daunting but, in reality, beautiful locations c...

Welcome Packets for New Clients When getting an inquiry from a client, I like to be as organized as I can be. Most of the time, an inquiry wants to know about pricing. I have my photography session fee listed on my w...