How to Take Better Black & White Photos A simple, black and white photo is timeless, and an art-form all its own.  Here are a few tips and techniques for taking black and white photos, as well as some of the reas...

Basics of Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) This post is an introduction to editing RAW files in Adobe Camera Raw (often referred to as ACR), and assumes that you have a working knowledge of the difference between RAW and JPEG ...

Finding Your Photography Style I have loved photography for many years, and even before I started taking photos of my own, I had an appreciation for what was, in my opinion, great photography. When I first started ou...

How to Become a Wedding Photographer I adore wedding photography!  Without a doubt, wedding photography can have its challenges but it can also be very rewarding!  In this post, I will share some of the personal expe...

How to Use Leading Lines & Curves for Better Composition Sometimes it is hard to photograph outside where there are unpredictable backgrounds.  Have you ever taken a photo that you loved (like, really loved) only...

How to Edit Black & White Photos in Lightroom I love a good black and white photo! And the last couple of months I have been in a black and white mood.  Nice black and white photographs are fun and easy to make i...

How to Pose Teens & Tweens for Photos I am so excited to share today’s Posing Tips with you.  Teens and older kids are so much fun to photograph.  First, they love to have their photo taken.  And yet, at the same...

How to Use the Photoshop Marquee Tool Today we will be taking a look at how to make selections with the Marquee tool in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.  To illustrate the marquee tool, I am going to focus on making...

4 Tips for Taking Photos in Harsh Light While many of us love shooting in the soft light of late afternoon (and early morning!) we may sometimes find ourselves having to shoot in harsh sunlight conditions.  If you fi...

How to Pose Children for Photos I love photographing kids.  They are generally happy, playful, and ready to be photographed.  Many times, however, they need a little warming up to begin with.  Take time with them and...

Spot Metering for Better Exposure Have you ever been in a situation where you are surrounded by uneven, harsh, dark, bright, and just overall inconsistent light?  I’m sure you have, as this type of situation is all-t...

Learn how out of focus, selective focus & motion blur photography can add an entirely new, unique & engaging dynamic to your photos!

How to Put Clients at Ease in Front of a Camera Have you ever heard one of your photography client's say this?  "We get a little nervous having our pictures taken”. I have probably heard this said a dozen times or mo...

Tips for Toddler Photography When I first started in photography, posing was a big stumbling block for me.  I really had no idea what I was doing and I tried all sorts of awkward poses with my subjects that really ma...

How to Quickly Blur the Edges of Your Image in Photoshop Have you ever wondered how to blur the edges of your image in Photoshop to enhance the depth of field around the subject of your image? The beautiful Pretty Ac...

Lightroom vs. Photoshop I get so many emails from folks wanting a simple answer to the question "should I use Lightroom or Photoshop?" I think of it like this: if you want limitless editing possibilities and are inte...

30+ Top Photos of 2018 Pretty Presets Photo Challenge We are so excited to share these incredible photos with you from our PRETTY photo community.  These were our favorites and they absolutely took our breath away!  ...

Here are 10 Lightroom editing recipes from Pretty Presets.  Click here to see exactly how these gorgeous Lightroom edits were achieved in just a couple clicks!

How to Fix Perspective Distortion in Lightroom Sometimes a captured image can have its perspective skewed, either because of the photographer's position to the subject, or even because of the lens that was used to ta...

How to Deal With Constructive Critique on Your Photos If you are a member of one or more of the plethora of Facebook photography groups or forums for photographers, you have probably seen posts of others asking for a...