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...

Do you believe in unicorns?  Those who don’t believe will never find one! How to Plan a Unicorn Photoshoot Offering unicorn photography sessions can be a wonderful way to create some magic and excitement with your cl...

How to Change a Blanket Color in Photoshop Today I'm going to show you some handy tips for using the Change Blanket Color Action that's included in the Pretty Actions Luxe Newborn Complete Workflow Collection for Pho...

How to Use Photoshop Blanket Brushes for Newborn Editing It's super easy to give your newborn images a beautiful and professional polished look using the five different blanket brushes that are included in the Pretty...

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...

Editing with the Light and Airy Millennium Preset Collection Hello, PRETTIES!  We've got something fresh and new that we would like to share with you today! Our brand new Pretty Presets Light & Airy Millennium Co...

Editing Newborn Photos (Using the Bella Baby Preset Collection) Newborn photography is more popular than ever and is one of the more challenging types of photo sessions for photographers to pose, shoot AND edit.  But...

Best Family Photos Pretty Presets Photo Challenge We are so excited to share these beautiful family photos with you from our PRETTY photo community.  This was such a fun challenge and we loved hearing more about you ...

Common Image File Types As a photographer and a user of both Lightroom and Photoshop, I see quite a range of photo file types - from our original RAW files, to TIFF, JPEG and PNG.  If you are wondering about the char...

What is Photoshop's Lasso Tool? The lasso tool is one of several selection tools used in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements and is great to use when you need to select of a particular area of your image.  The Photoshop...

Why You Should Network With Other Photographers I have a lot of friends who are photographers.  It hasn't always been this way, though - I only had one or two photographer friends before I got into photography myself...