7 Tips to Become a Better Child Photographer 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 i...

Why I Changed to In-Person Sales (IPS) About 3 years into my business, I was facing burnout.  I was shooting sessions all weekend long from sun up to sun down, staying up until 2 am to finish my edits and upload to g...

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 ma...

How to Enhance a Silhouette 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 photograph a sil...

Are You Ready to Rock Your Next 365 Photo Challenge? I just finished my second 365 photo challenge a few weeks ago.  Now having completed two 365 projects, I've learned A LOT about what it takes to complete one of th...

Photography Lighting Equipment for Beginners 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 ...

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 ...

Optimizing Photoshop Images for Web and Print Not all file types and color modes are created equal, so when it comes image files, there are a few easy steps you can follow to optimize your image for whatever platform...

How to Restore Old Photos in Photoshop A question that has been asked quite a few times recently our community is how to digitally restore old family photos that originated on film. We all have them: cherished vintag...

Facebook Photo Settings Have you ever uploaded an image to Facebook and noticed that somewhere between editing and the final uploaded image on Facebook, something was lost in translation? Maybe your image looked too ...

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 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 can be found ...

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...

Are You Missing Something in Lightroom? We love Lightroom here at Pretty Presets.  But have you ever almost pulled your hair out because a part of Lightroom goes missing?  Here are some tips to help you find and get ...

Why do Photographers Need a Portfolio The purpose of the ‘portfolio building stage’ of your business is simply to give you a portfolio images to show prospective clients. And what is a portfolio?  Well these days, it...

How to Dehaze in Lightroom Haze generally happens when you have taken a backlit photo with the sun directly behind your subject.  The haze that naturally happens from a backlit photo is a beautiful effect.  However, ...

How to Calibrate Your Monitor There are many technical ins-and-outs to monitor calibration.  Most of us have an average amount of tech-savvy, so I am writing this for people who simply want their images to look bette...

Fixing Color Cast in Lightroom I am SO EXCITED to share this little tip with you today!  It is quite possible that this is something that was SUPER obvious to everyone but me, but it took me a couple of years to have...

Monitor Calibration In this post, we will look at why monitor color calibration is so important, and how you can calibrate your screen in order to ensure the images you photographed look their very best, both when yo...