Confession: The last time I had professional photos taken were my senior pictures in 2002.  Did you just gasp and fall over dead?! Let me explain. I’ve always been a documenter of life, filling scrapbooks and albums ...

This year, I did something drastic. It had been building for quite some time. Years of an inability to balance my photography work and family life caused me to lose focus. I photographed families, newborns, seniors, ...

 By: Corinne Brown If you’ve ever wondered how newborn photographers create beautiful images with their adorable little subjects, there is a little more to it than setting up the lights and laying the baby out in a p...

Hi Pretties!  In this tutorial we're going to show you how to remove the automatic pop-up message that sometimes appears at the end of the actions you run.  We love these messages, they are very helpful when you're f...

Editing is one of those things that I’m constantly reevaluating in my photography journey.  Do these colors, tones, and shadows tell the story I’m trying to tell? Do they portray the mood I feel? And frankly, do I sti...

Seeing a total eclipse of the sun is a rare and extraordinary event in anyone’s lifetime and there will be one over North America on August 21.  The last solar eclipse over the United States was February 26, 1979 an...

As with everything in life, we are always searching for the "easy button" when it comes to editing photographs, both in Lightroom and Photoshop. Presets and actions come close to being easy buttons, but often you, th...

Last week, I noticed silver in my husband’s beard and was taken aback.  When did it happen? How long had it been there? And then the dreaded and heavy…why didn’t I notice?  My heart sank. We are busy, so busy.  He wor...

Recently a participant in my Lightroom workshop (at Pretty Forum) mentioned how her Lightroom CC did not look exactly like mine, that it was missing some tools or abilities that were showing on mine. Thankfully she f...

Lifestyle photography can be absolutely magical. Let’s think about it for a moment, what other time do couples, children or families have the ability to take a peek into their own beautiful, ever evolving lives? When...

I’m going to tell you now, I’m not the type of photographer that subscribes to the school of fancy photography gear with all the bells and whistles.  I definitely believe the old line, the best camera is the one you ...

Let me tell you a scary story.  About a month ago, I was held hostage.  By my father-in-law. In his garage.  With a 300-photograph album from the teenage years of his kids. With him explaining every. single. one. Now...

Ahhh…another post about the importance of self-portraits.  If you are reluctant to read this it probably means you aren’t in enough photos and I’m going to need you to listen up. It’s summer, you are loving life, get...

Summer is here! Kids are out of school, calendars are filled with fun activities, and along with all that you have going on, your camera is probably going to get a lot of use in the next couple of months.  Isn’t this...

Several years ago I sat in a conference room and listened to Joy Prouty speak about her photography journey.  It was a great talk and I was jotting down notes…then she showed a personal home video and I was mesmerize...

Congratulations to our 2017 Summer Scholarship Winner! During the past 6 months, Pretty Presets for Lightroom collected essays written by college students from the United States and Canada.  We loved reading through ...

How to Plan & Shoot a Moana Themed Photo Session For all my sessions, I always try to do a lot of research before hand. I find that doing this makes the sessions go a lot smoother. And, the poses and theme deco...

One of the hidden, under-used gems in Lightroom is the graduated filter. I've written tutorials on this particular tool before, but I decided to do another one to highlight why this tool is so useful. Panels (Global)...

When I first started my photography business, I wanted to do it right. I had seen the way established photographers talked about how newbies were always undercutting the market by charging too little and giving away ...

Saying No For Photographers: When and How to Say No If you are a people pleaser, like yours truly, you may find yourself saying yes to every request and then later regretting it. It has taken years to realize that ...