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!

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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.

You’ve seen it before and maybe you’ve even lived it: photographer is drowning in editing because it’s the fall and it’s wedding, family, senior, and allthethings season. When you dream of running your own business, working endless hours in front of the computer and migraine headaches just aren’t what you had in mind. So let’s speed up your editing so you aren’t living in front of the computer anymore, deal?

Are you ready for a few more light and airy hacks for your Instagram feed? I absolutely loved hearing from you all on Instagram about what you most wanted to learn about creating a light and airy feed and today I’m sharing part two of how to do just that!

Did you miss last week’s post? You’ll want to read that one first: How to Plan Your Light and Airy Instagram Feed (Part One)