How to Color an Overlay in Photoshop We love to spoil our amazing photography community with some great freebies from time to time (Psst...if you're not already member of our community or mailing list, join now so yo...

Free Sharpening Presets for Lightroom - Download Today! Are sharp photos important to you?  They should be.  That's, why we're offering a free set of 8 awesome sharpening, presets that you can download today! You can...

Adobe released a NEW Lightroom CC app recently. We know that many of you will be using this app and want to give you an introduction to this new product!  Read on or check out the video at the bottom of this post for...

How to Blend Sky Overlays There are so many different techniques to help you achieve more realistic skies when using sky and cloud overlays.  In this tutorial I will show you how to blend your overlays with the origi...

    A question that has come up on more than one occasion on our Pretty Photoshop Actions Facebook page is how to add text to an image in Photoshop. As you can imagine, there are many ins and outs when applying text t...

Why Cropping Is So Important Choosing the correct crop, whether its in camera while you are shooting, or in post-processing when you edit (cropping in Photoshop or Lightroom), can completely make or break your image....

By Format Team Building a website can seem intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. As a photographer, you know the importance of using your online presence to connect with new clients and opportunities. Having an on...

Congratulations to our 2017 Fall Scholarship Winner! During the past 6 months, Pretty Photoshop Actions received many essays written by current and prospective college students from around the U.S and Canada.  It was...

Understanding Contrast, Complementary Colors & Gradient Mapping in Photoshop When venturing into photography, there are many who say that the job of the photographer extends far beyond the realm of capturing the ...

HALLOWEEN PHOTO CHALLENGE WINNERS ANNOUNCED We know it's been a fun week where sweet pictures were captured. Here are some creative images we fell in love with in our Pretty Presets group and Pretty Actions group.  ...

We don't know about you, but capturing and editing images taken in the city are some of our favorites! We've created this blog post to show you how we created a dreamy city scene with the Pretty Film Photoshop Action...

First of all, I love that you are here.  You were probably drawn in by the idea of a swear word in the title, so we should be friends, I think.  Alas, the F-word I’m referencing isn’t the same one you might use when ...

Luxe Newborn Photoshop Actions Overview Hello Pretties!  We have exciting news...Pretty Actions now offers an amazing new set of Photoshop actions for all your newborn editing needs! The Luxe Newborn Photoshop Action...

We're going to talk a little bit about using the Let it Snow Action and Brush Collection for Photoshop, Creative Cloud and Photoshop Elements. Excited? We are too! First thing's first, let's talk about installing yo...

Adobe announced some exciting Lightroom news yesterday.  I am sure you have questions and we have ANSWERS! Will my Pretty Presets work in Lightroom Classic? Yes!  The same Pretty Presets you have been using in Lightr...

Adobe announced some new changes to Adobe Lightroom yesterday.  And, while Lightroom had received regular updates in the past, this one was a little confusing so I thought it would be worth it to explain the various ...

Have you ever heard of writer’s block? A similar phenomenon can be experienced by artists of all varieties. Though you neither lack for talent or time, you just can’t seem to create anything of substance. It’s frustr...

August 1st met me with thick, hot, air and about a thousand voices of crickets, toads and  birds yelling their songs for the world to hear.  The evening was a colorful one, the sun exploding through the clouds at sun...

A couple years ago, I got a message on Instagram that went something like this: “Hey Ashley! This might sound weird, but I’ve followed your work for a while and last night I had a dream we were friends.  I was think...

Today I want to talk to you about storing your Photoshop Actions somewhere besides your computer.  For example, in your cloud storage, or on an external hard drive or jump drive. This is really, really important for ...