What encouraged me Pretty Presets has taken me to the next level in photography, it has helped me learn the different ways in editing an image, to take it from the ordinary to the extraordinary achieving amazing resu...

I come from a family of “picture takers” and don’t remember a family get together or holiday when my grandmother didn’t have a camera of some sort in her hand. My great grandfather (her dad), owned a portrait studio ...

If I am a Current Member of Rock the Shot Do I Need to Join Again to Access All the Goodies? Nope!! It is all there just waiting for you to log in and enjoy!  If you are close to the end of your membership, you can t...

I love chocolate.  When I’m in charge of baking dessert, it will usually include some form of chocolate.  The richer and darker, the better.  Every now and then, I venture outside what I love and try something new.  ...

Here are some tips to remember when shooting on the same plane: Keep people close together.  As I am getting a family together, I tell them that we are going to put them in the right spot first, then we are going...

My Journey to find the Photographer in me… I have never met a photographer (whether professional or a hobbyist) who is not completely passionate about this form of art. This passion I have for photography has been th...

Free Training Lightroom Basics 101 Class We asked for suggestions for our next free online training webinar and received so numerous thoughtful ideas, which made it hard to narrow down. This next webinar will cover ...

Congratulations on your new Pretty Presets purchase. You've likely seen some of the amazing images shared around our Facebook Page, Facebook Group, and Instagram and decided that they were just right for you.  But no...

Meet PRETTY! This is our very first issue!  As a special thank you for being a part of our community, you can enjoy it COMPLETELY FREE!  This is a LIMITED TIME OFFER and will be available in the store for purchase s...

  Editing with Presets, Brushes & Graduated Filters in Lightroom Thank you so much for attending. We had such a wonderful time and enjoyed all of the fantastic questions at the end, too. Be sure to watch it throu...

How to Smooth & Fix Wrinkles on a Background in Lightroom Last month, Erika of Erika Marie Photography posted a photo in our awesome Lightroom Facebook Group where she had used the cloning and healing tools in Li...

If you edit in black and white, the Dodge and Burn tools will become two of your favorites! Dodging and burning are traditional darkroom techniques, but the concepts have also carried over to digital editing in Photo...

Photoshop's Lens Flare filter is a wonderful way to add hazy light to your images, and also a great way to brighten an underexposed image. In this tutorial, I will show you a couple of tricks to get the most out of t...

Mini Session Edit with Pretty Presets

Workflow Wednesday Edits

Workflow Wednesday Each week we do a "Workflow Wednesday" in our blog.  We give you the chance to share your unedited image and we offer to show you what can be done in Lightroom to help enhance the image and show y...

ESSENTIALS TO EDITING IN LIGHTROOM TRAINING COVERS: During this one hour online class we will discuss how to speed your workflow and edit efficiently with adjustment brushes, graduated filters, the tone/curve panel...

I am super excited for the new version of Lightroom.  However, I know that many of you have questions about upgrading and some of you even find it downright scary.  Today, I wanted to answer some of the questions I h...

It is an exciting day for Lightroom users.  The long awaited release of Lightroom 6 is finally here.  If you are wondering what is new in this version of Lightroom, continue reading and I’ll fill you in! 1. NEW Brus...

I just celebrated 5 years of being in business (yay me!!).  I remember when I first started my business, thinking it can’t be too hard.  After all, I just need to take great pictures, edit them, and give them back to...