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Do you ever look back and wonder where the time has gone?  Me too!  It's incredible to look back and see how Pretty Presets has grown over the past 7 years.  This business began out of my own desire to save time whil...

Alice in Wonderland Themed Photoshoot Oh, the joy of playing dress up!  There’s just something about slipping on a costume and pretending to be someone else that holds appeal for all ages.  So it didn’t take much pe...

When did you start your photography business and what inspired you to start? I officially got my business license in October 2015.  Every now and then I would do a photo shoot for fun on shoot and burn basis, but w...

I saw this come up in a conversation in the Pretty Presets Facebook Group the other day.  It isn't the first time I have seen this conversation happen.  So let's address it clearly! Are Lightroom Presets Cheating? Ab...

SELF PORTRAIT PHOTO CHALLENGE WINNERS ANNOUNCED We thought it'd be great to start out 2017 with a SELF PORTRAIT Photo Challenge! We hope you'll take a moment to enjoy these images and the stories behind the self por...

CHRISTMAS TREE WINNERS ANNOUNCED For the past two weeks we've loved seeing your beautiful Christmas tree pictures! As always, it's never easy to pick just a few. Thank you for sharing with us. We're so grateful you t...

Our BRAND NEW Pretty Photoshop Actions Retouch & Makeup Collection is a comprehensive editing suite for all your portrait retouching needs.   Our retouching actions allow you to fully customize your look.  We've...

I sat at my desk and did something I haven’t done in a long while. I started looking back through my older work. Not last year’s work, or even the year before that. No, these were images from six years ago that have...

SOMEONE YOU LOVE PHOTO CHALLENGE WINNERS ANNOUNCED There is so much love in this community!  Thank you for being involved in this weeks photo challenge.  It was beautiful to read about those closest to you and what m...

How to Correct a Blurry Eye in Lightroom It happens to every photographer, hobbyist and professional alike, when we capture a wonderful image only to find out later, in post processing, that one of the eyes is "soft"...

Where We Began For most of us we began our photography journey as a hobby, a side job, or just for love of it. Many of us decided to turn this love into a real job. Some of the first advice we may have received was ...

3 Import Settings in Lightroom (You Should Change TODAY) When I first starting using Lightroom several years ago, a BIG mistake I made was not understanding how important the import feature was. One of my missions a...

When I started my own business, trying to find the right print labs, lens rental options, website templates and business forms took more time and energy than I would have liked to give.  We thought of 20 popular que...

I recently wrote about a session where I lost all of the SOOC files.  Then it got worse.  The day of the in-person ordering session came and as I was getting the gallery ready, the files that I had exported from Ligh...

PHOTO CHALLENGE: SHARE YOUR FAVORITE "CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT" PHOTOS WITH US Whether your Can't Live Without item was your family, coffee, nature or your beloved pet, we enjoyed getting to know you a little bit better an...

Overwhelmed? Have you ever felt overwhelmed by a new job? How about starting your own photography business?  Trying to juggle and balance it all, and then BAM! … Life steps in and says, “Well hi there! Remember me?” ...

 PHOTO CHALLENGE: SHARE YOUR FAVORITE FAMILY TIME PHOTOS WITH US I was thrilled when I was asked to choose the theme for this challenge.  I knew right away what I wanted to see.  Pictures of families.  My family is t...

One of the questions we get asked a lot is about how to reduce the matte or haze effect of a preset. Some of the presets in our collections add a slight matte or haze effect to your image and it is easy to adjust if ...

Understanding Shutter Speed and Aperture Shutter speed and aperture are usually discussed in terms of how they affect the exposure of an image, but as part of our ongoing series on obtaining the sharpest possible ima...

 PHOTO CHALLENGE: SHOW US YOUR DELICIOUS FOOD PHOTOS Have you ever been to the grocery store on an empty stomach? Everything looks so good! This week, you might want to approach this newsfeed with the same caution. ...