As I was scrolling through the Pretty Presets Facebook group, I came across an image shared from an artist halfway across the world that stopped me in my tracks. I was truly intrigued by so many aspects of the photo ...

  THE BLACK AND WHITE ADJUSTMENT PANEL If you are a fan of black and white images, but want a bit more control than simply desaturating your image, then look no further than the Black and White Panel! In this short v...

I put together a short list of things I wish someone would have told me when I was first starting with In-Person Sales (IPS). I hope these tips help you on your way to becoming confident and successful at IPS for you...

You have asked the questions, watched the videos, attended the webinars, and finally turned your camera's dial to Manual! Congratulations!  But now what? You can get correct exposure many ways by adjusting your expos...

Marketing.  When you read that word do you get all excited to read about it or do you feel your heart beating faster and a little anxiety coming on?  Whichever way you feel about marketing, it’s something that you n...

  When I first started using Photoshop actions, I had already been using Photoshop for about a year. I understood the absolute basics of things like Levels, Curves and how to crop, but I had never given actions a tr...

Do you feel unsure of what to look for and what needs to be edited in your photos, but when someone else looks at them, they find all sorts of things that can be edited? There are typically a few reasons why this mig...

You’ve taken the plunge and decided that a photography business is the path for you! You’re working on getting all your ducks in a row and one of those ducks is a professional looking website. But where to begin? Th...

Did you know there is more to your actions than just hitting 'PLAY' and changing the opacity? Each of our Photoshop action collections is packed full of powerhouse actions that you can use to match your style of edit...

One of the things we love about Photoshop is the ability to manipulate a photo to our artistic vision.  Now, with the 'Magic Color Change' action, which is included in the Pure Color Workflow Collection, it's super s...

  Have you noticed that, after opening your image in Photoshop, when you use the Navigator to zoom in and out, your image is grainy and/or blurry? In this Photoshop tutorial, we will walk you through how to fix this ...

Photographs move me Emotionally, they connect me to a moment in time. When looking at them I can truly be transported back to the exact moment they were taken. I can describe minute details that others would most lik...

Using the White Balance Dropper Achieving a good white balance in your photo will make all the difference in the quality of your final edit.  Luckily, Lightroom has some fantastic tools that will help you achieve a ...

I do feel like I have so far to go in my work! So to say that I am honored to be a part of "Transformation Tuesday" on Pretty Presets is an understatement! I am a self- taught photographer so having the tools that ...

How to Get Sharper Images at Open Apertures Shooting at open apertures gives a beautiful creamy bokeh and blur to the background.  But shooting at open apertures also comes with its own set of difficulties.  These tr...

In May of this year, I finished my M.F.A. (Photography, of course!) and after three years in the protective bubble of the academic art world, I am so fortunate and very thankful to be able to pick up where I left off...

Skin Retouching (Managing Photography Client Expectations) An all-too-common situation with clients involves skin retouching in post-processing.  As photographers, we each have our own comfort level when it comes to ...

I strongly believe in fate and that everything happens for a particular reason. This is how I feel about photography and my journey to becoming a photographer. Never in my early years of artistry did I expect photog...

5 THINGS I'VE LEARNED SINCE STARTING MY PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS: 1. Balance is Key For me over the years it has always been hard to find the correct balance between home life and my photography business. When that ba...

GETTING IT RIGHT IN CAMERA + FREE CHEAT SHEETS/NOTES FOR YOU! Do you find yourself spending too much time editing to fix problems with your images? Enjoy this fantastic recording from our live training all about ge...