Today I’m sharing the light and airy camera settings (and a few secret tricks) so you can make sure you nail it in-camera and nail your Lightroom edits.

I think the look of film is so much more than a trend. The look of film shaped the world’s view of photography until digital was introduced in 1975. Warm skin tones and a blue-er background are just nice to look at. So it’s no wonder that everyone is wondering how to make digital look like film.

There’s just something about opening your windows in the summer, right?! In the midwest, it’s a big deal when spring finally happens and it’s warm the whole day! You may have heard this before, but our weather can swing from 70 to 30 in 12 hours. So basically we dress in layers if we plan to leave the house!

You open Lightroom for another editing session, bound and determined to make the editing process feel like a trip to the spa.

You and I both want those Light & Airy images, and sure, sometimes you’ll have to deal with editing tricky images, but having a bit of a formula definitely wouldn’t hurt. We took our must-happen-to-every-image edits and put them in a free preset just for you, so if you don’t have that freebie yet, now’s a good time to click, download, install, and come back to this post so you can learn just a bit more about LR secrets that will give your image just a bit of a boost.

Open Lightroom and let’s chat about four areas you won’t necessarily use on every image, but when the time is right, these secrets add that extra somethin’-somethin’ to your photo.

If you do a quick Google search, you might see a tutorial that involves just opening the Develop module (located in the top right menu in Lightroom), locating the presets section and right clicking on User Presets —> Import...

Never do this when importing presets into Lightroom. We've gotta keep Lightroom easy for you to use…

Next time you’re working with a tricky image, try using the Lightroom radial filter to brighten (or darken) parts of the image.

Hey, hey! Curious about the Fuji Modern preset tucked away inside the Light & Airy Preset Suite? Got you covered, friend.

And psssst - can I put a bug in your ear? This Friday is my first day back to work! Maternity leave is wrapping up and I have never felt more excited or focused or inspired in this creative biz. Cannot say enough things about taking maternity leave and just carving out time to go "offline" in your creative business each year.

Light and airy photography is simple once you have the swing of things. Today we’re talking about reflectors, working with shadows and creamy skin tones!

A light and airy preset to fix horribly lit ceremonies and reception lighting? Here’s the lightroom preset that will fix all of that unwanted coloring.