Today I’m sharing some handy keyboard shortcuts and Lightroom flags that make getting around Lightroom a lot easier! In this video, I show you how to easily: Maximize the image size on your screen Flag and label images Stack flags/labels Navigate flags/labels Navigate between Library Grid View and Develop View Filter by camera serial number […]

Do you ever feel like you have so many ideas you don’t know where to start or which ones are more important? Is your weekly to do list system failing you? Or do you ever find yourself setting goals for yourself at the beginning of the year or the beginning of a season never to […]

I’m sharing my best tips for creating your weekly schedule!

Step 1: Exporting your Catalog Pre-edit at least 5-10% of the images for me to use as guidelines for how the rest of the gallery should look It is helpful if the pre-edits are scattered throughout the gallery so I know how you would handle different lighting situations. Label your pre-edits with a color label. […]

In my last post I shared my journey to productivity and effectiveness. I mentioned a couple influential resources that helped me get where I am now. They were my Cultivate What Matters goal planner and the book What’s Best Next by Matt Perman. Those books helped me immensely in 2018. 2018 was a defining year […]

Or How I Went from Being a Workaholic without boundaries, to an unstructured creative without systems, to a disciplined solopreneur with big dreams and the plans to back them up If you know me at all, you know I talk a lot. Apparently my blog is no different. I sat down to write one post […]

Outsourcing your editing to a private photo editor is a GREAT way to get some much-needed time back to invest into your business. I know that it is a TOUGH decision to make because it is not cheap. But I promise you that the money you spend can be worth it if you use the […]

One question I get A LOT from photographers is if they can see some before and afters of my editing. I completely understand this question, and it seems like it would make sense for an EDITOR to show their EDITS, right?! For a retoucher, it absolutely does make sense and is a great question to […]

Have you ever come across a game changer in your business? You know what I’m talking about. Something that makes your life SO MUCH BETTER that you can’t even remember how you existed without it? In my 10 years as a photographer, I had several business game changers. One of the biggest game changers in […]

Have you considered outsourcing your editing but just aren’t sure if you’re ready? It can be difficult to give up control on such a big aspect of your business. Perhaps you’re worried that you won’t like the edits, your clients will be upset, or you just don’t want to ask for help. I totally get […]