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We know that learning photography can require a lot of work and re-
membering. We know that many times we learned something once, only
to have to learn it again because we forgot. We also know that having a
visual reference can help boost your confidence in certain shooting situa-
tions.

Here at PRETTY, we strive to make your lives easier. We want you to

have easy access to the tools and products that will help your photogra-
phy journey go more smoothly. We want you to spend less time hunting
for the information you need and more time with those in your life that
matter most.

Hence the creation of this guide. We have included 10 incredibly helpful

cheat sheets to help you on your way to beautiful images. Also included
in this guide are a collection of helpful tutorials across our various sites
that will help make learning photography and post-processing much
quicker.

We are thankful that you are part of our community! We look forward to
all you share with us and hope that you find value in what we share with
you. We have confidence that you can become the photographer that you
desire to be.

Respectfully,

The PRETTY Team

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CLOUDY & SHADE

Tips for Shooting on Cloudy Days Tips for Shooting in the Shade

Cloudy days provide gorgeous even light Shade is beautiful even light, too. On a
almost anytime of day and any location. sunny day, a spot of shade can provide
beautiful light and a bit of variety.
Beware of dull gray skies. Cloudy days give
lots of gray sky that isn’t very interesting When photographing in the shade, place
in photos. Keep the sky out of photos your subject fairly close to the edge of
and take advantage of other beautiful the shade so they are looking out toward
backgrounds you might not otherwise get an area of sunlight. This will help keep
to use on a super-sunny day. catchlights in the eyes.

As a total contradiction, the exception to Avoid the shade from trees, which is
the above is stormy skies. They can be generally splotchy with bright areas in
interesting and dramatic! random places. It is distracting in photos to
have bright patches falling on your subject.
Watch your shutter speed and make sure
it doesn’t get too slow. With limited light The light in shady areas tends to be blue
on overcast or stormy days, this can be a in color. Adjust your white balance to the
problem. shade or cloudy setting to fix this.

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SUNLIGHT & BACKLIGHT

Tips for Shooting in Sunlight Tips for Shooting Back Light

Mid-day sunlight is best shot on manual Back light is best shot in manual mode. (In
mode. (Anytime you are shooting shadows fact, it is one of the best reasons to learn to
and highlights, manual should be your first use it.)
choice!)
Use spot metering or take your meter read-
Position yourself so that your subject is ings with only the face in your frame. Back
looking into their own shadow (you can light will easily trick your camera’s light
use some of the tips for back light here) meter and cause an underexposed photo.
to keep nice, even lighting on the face and
avoid “raccoon eyes” from overhead sun. Haze and sunflare can easily happen with
back light. They are the result of light
Having your subject look away from the streaming directly into your lens.
camera can also be a great way to minimize
the distraction of the mid-day sun. Encourage haze and sunflare by including
the sun in your frame or placing the sun
Avoid bright blown-out highlights and directly behind your subject.
deep shadows on the face. Not only are
they distracting, but they are hard to Avoid haze and sunflare by keeping the sun
post-process. out of your frame and placing it slightly to
the left or right of your subject.

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INDOOR LIGHTING
Any window or door can work as a great indoor light source. Photographers generally prefer south-facing win-
dows and doors. However, any window or door that doesn’t have sun streaming directly into the window will
work. You can tell if there is light streaming in by looking at the floor around the window and seeing if there
are any defined patches of light. If there are, check back later to see if they are gone. If the light is nice and
diffused with no defined patches of light, Yay, it is the perfect time to shoot.

You will likely have to raise your ISO a bit to get a nice exposure. Don’t be afraid to do this. Your photo will
be better quality and have less grain if you raise your ISO and get nice exposure, than if you underexpose and
have to lighten the shot with post-processing.

Tips for Shooting Side Lit Tips for Shooting Front Lit

Side window light has the window light Front window light has your subject facing
coming from 90is degrees to the side of the the window or door and you the photog-
photographer and your subject. rapher with your back in front of the light
source or outside the door.
This lighting is very dramatic light with
more shadow and definition than front This is a simple, soft, even light. This type
light. of light will darken the background since
your subject is closer to the light than the
A reflector can help to even out some of background is.
the dramatic light if you find it too harsh.

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1. FOCUS IN THE RIGHT PLACE
Make sure that you have your focus set to the
mostimportant part of the photo. For people
subjects, choose the eyes as the spot to focus. If
your subject is not a person choose the area of your
frame that tells the story of your photo.
2. CHOOSE WHERE TO FOCUS
Which brings us to our next tip—choose your focus
point instead of allowing the camera to choose it.
Set the camera to single point focusing. If your
camera allows it, move the focus point around as
necessary to ensure the focus is just where you
want it.
3. GOOD LIGHT ALL THE TIME
The camera needs good light in order to grab a
good focus. The more light you have the better. Use
any light that makes you happy—just make sure
that the eyes are well lit on your people subjects
(catchlights are a good way to judge this) and that
there is enough light available for the AF to grab a
good focus.
4. KEEP THE SHUTTER SPEED FAST
Keeping a fast shutter speed will help keep your
photos sharp. When photographing kids, try to
keep the shutter speed above 1/200 whenever
possible. For other shots, keep your shutter speed
at least the same as your focal length (i.e. focal
length 100mm = 1/100 shutter speed.
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5. DEPTH OF FIELD
It takes practice to shoot at open apertures like
f/1.8. When first shooting at these apertures, some
think their photos are out of focus. The reality is
generally that something in the photo is in focus—
but it isn’t what you intended. Practice and being
specific about where you are focusing will help get
your focus right.
6. SAY NO TO FOCUS AND RECOMPOSE
Whenever you are shooting at an aperture f/2.0
or wider and close to your subject DON’T lock in
your focus and recompose the shot. With such a
wideaperture there isn’t any room for error. You’ll
get better results by moving your focus point over
the closest eye.
7. ISO AS LOW AS POSSIBLE
ISO doesn’t really affect sharpness, but images shot
at high ISOs often don’t look as sharp because of
the noise/grain that high ISOs show. Keep your
ISO as low as possible without sacrificing a good
exposure.
8. LENSES CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
A nicer lens will generally give you sharper photos.
Kit lenses (i.e. an 18-55 f/3.5-5.6) are made
withinexpensive glass. Exceptions are the Canon
50mm 1.8 and the Nikon 50mm 1.8. Both are sharp
lenses with an inexpensive price tag.
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CREATING BOKEH
WHAT IS BOKEH? Bokeh is the soft, creamy, out-of-focus blur in an image. Generally, bokeh is best seen in
the background of a photograph.

WANT MORE BOKEH IN YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS? Creamy blur and even out-of-focus circles in the
background of your images are generally seen as desirable—especially in portraits and macro shots. To get
more bokeh in your photos, follow these simple tips.

APERTURE FOCAL LENGTH DISTANCE

Choose an open aperture or low
f-stop number between f/1.8
and f/5.6. The lower the f-stop
number, the less depth of field
there will be (or how much of
your photo is in focus). This is
the #1 way to get nice bokeh in
the background of your photos.
Choose longer focal lengths— Keep your background far behind
preferably 50mm or higher. your audience. The greater the
Longer focal lengths allow you distance your subject is from the
less depth of field. The less background, the more out of focus
depth of field you have, the the background will be. Also, the
more background blur will be closer you are to your subject, the
present in your photos. more out of focus the background
will be.

BONUS: Still not getting the results you want? Multiply your results by combining them!

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MANUAL MODE BASICS
WHAT IS MANUAL MODE? Shooting in manual mode isn’t as scary as it seems. Simply put, in manual
mode, you are controlling three settings to let in the right amount of light for your photo. The light meter
will help you to know when your settings are set so that the right amount of light is coming into your camera.
Sometimes the big words we use along with it are a bit overwhelming. These simple definitions should help!

APERTURE SHUTTER SPEED ISO

Aperture controls how much
light enters through the camera
lens. The more you open your
aperture, the less depth of field.
The more closed your aperture,
the more depth of field.
OPEN APERTURES
lower f-stop numbers like: f/2.0,
Shutter speed controls how long ISO numbers measure how
the light entering the aperture sensitive the camera sensor is
exposes the sensor. The faster the to light. Lower ISO numbers
shutter speed, the sharper the (100, 200, 400) mean the camera
image. Shooting at lower shutter sensor is less sensitive to light.
speeds requires a strong stance, Higher ISO numbers (800,
steady hand and easy breathing. 1600+) mean the camera sensor
is more sensitive to light.
RULE OF THUMB

f/2.8, f/3.5 You can handhold the camera LOWER ISO NUMBERS

when your shutter speed is 1/ less grain or noise; best for

CLOSED APERTURES focal length. situations with lots of light
higher f-stop numbers like: f/11,
f/16, f/22 SHUTTER SPEEDS HIGHER ISO NUMBERS

slow: 1”, 1/20, 1/50 fast: 1/125, more grain or noise; best for
1/500, 1/1000 low-light situations

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EXPOSURE MODES
AUTO MODE This is the mode for when you want to take a picture and not think about a
thing. In this mode the camera does everything for you.

AUTO NO FLASH This setting still chooses everything for you but won’t pop up the flash.
This is good for places where flash isn’t allowed. However, beware of blurry photos.

PORTRAIT MODE In this mode the camera tries to pick an open aperture to throw the
background out of focus. It also softens the skin tones in the photo.

LANDSCAPE MODE This mode chooses a closed(ish) aperture to maximize depth of field. It
is intended for use in daylight. A tripod should be used in low light.

CHILD MODE Keeps photos colorful and vivid and skin tones soft. This mode also tries to
choose a fast enough shutter speed to keep children in focus. (Not available on Canon.)

SPORTS MODE This mode switches off the flash and the camera chooses fast shutter speeds
to help freeze action.

CLOSE-UP MODE This mode helps you take close-up photos. Nikon chooses a small
aperture; Canon a wide one. A tripod is recommended.

NIGHT PORTRAIT MODE This setting combines the on-camera flash and a slow shutter
speed to make use of the available light as well as light up the photo with flash.

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METERING MODES
NIKON METERING MODES CANON METERING MODES

SPOT METERING SPOT METERING

Spot metering only measures the intensity Spot metering measures the intensity of light
of the light over a small circular area around over a small circular area in the center of the
the active auto focus point, so be aware of the viewfinder.
active focus point.
PARTIAL METERING
CENTER-WEIGHTED METERING This metering mode measures the intensity
This mode measures the light across the whole of light over a larger circular area than spot
frame, but strongly biases the reading toward metering.
the center of the viewfinder. On more advanced
DSLRs you can change the size of the central CENTER-WEIGHTED METERING
area. This metering mode measures the light across
the whole viewfinder, but strongly biases the
3D COLOR MATRIX METERING reading to the center of the frame.
The default metering mode on Nikon DSLRs
measures light throughout the whole frame. It EVALUATIVE METERING
then compares the data to an internal database The default metering mode on Canon DSLRs,
of typical photographic scenes to arrive at a and the only option if you choose one of the
suitable exposure. automatic modes. It measures light across the
whole frame, but strongly biases the reading to
the around the current auto focus point.

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ASPECT RATIOS
Have you ever created the perfect image only to print an 8x10 and realize that you are going to lose a signifi-
cant part of the image—possibly even an arm, leg, or head? It’s all about aspect ratio and understanding that
your camera shoots in a different aspect ratio than you may end up printing in.

HOW DO YOU FIX THIS? The answer is simply to shoot a little wider and leave a little space around your
subject so that when a client ask you to print in a ratio other than what your camera shoots in, you have room
to accommodate that request!

HELP FROM LIGHTROOM

AND PHOTOSHOP

Both Lightroom and

Photoshop’s Crop Tool’s can
help you to visually see what
parts of your photograph you
will lose when printing in an
aspect ratio different from the
one your camera shoots in.
In Lightroom, select the Crop
Tool and then click on the
word “Original” next to the
word “Aspect” and choose a
different ratio. In Photoshop,
select the crop tool and click
on the first or second boxes
in the top tool bar for crop
ratio options.

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CROPPING GUIDE
Do you struggle to know exactly where you should and should not crop your subject? Or just want to crop
your image in the most flattering way? Follow these basic tips to get the most flattering image possible.

AVOID CROPPING AT JOINTS. Cropping at joints gives your

subject the appearance of having a limb amputated. The image on the
left uses green lines to show “good” places to crop and red lines to
show “bad” places to crop.

KEEP YOUR SUBJECTS EYES IN THE UPPER-THIRD OF THE

FRAME. As a general rule, it is much more pleasing to the eye have
your subjects eyes in the upper third of the frame vs. having them
centered in the frame.

USE THE RULE OF THIRDS. This simple rule has you divide your
frame into three equal sections horizontally and vertically. Placing
your subject (or horizon for landscape shots) along one of the thirds
is generally considered to be the most pleasing place. Having main
points of focus falling at intersecting points is even better.

GIVE YOURSELF SOME SPACE TO BE CREATIVE. Cropping

in camera is wonderful, but it won’t leave you space to be creative or
give you room to crop to different aspect ratios. Leave a little room
around your subjects and you can get the perfect crop every time!

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TUTORIALS, FREEBIES, & MORE!

Here are the best tutorials, templates, cheat sheets, tips & tricks and business advice we can find to help you
build your skills, boost your business savvy and improve your marketing. All Pretty Presets for Lightroom
approved. (Just click and go!)

TECH & GEAR TIPS 12. Why Use a Tripod?

13. 4 Tips for Sharper Images
1. Must-Have Photography Gear for Your Next
Family Adventure 14. Tips for Editing a RAW Image

2. Using a Tripod for Landscape Photography 15. Back Button Focusing Tips

3. Keeping Your Camera’s Sensor Dust-Free 16. How Can Spot Metering Help You?

4. How to Clean Your Camera Lens 17. What Is White Balance?

5. 3 Tips to Make the Most of Your Photography 18. Where Do I Find the Best Deal on Digital
on a Shoestring Budget Cameras & Lenses

6. RAW and JPEG: The Lowdown! {Part 1} 19. Full Frame vs Crop Sensor - Which One is
Right For You?
7. RAW+JPEG: Should You? {Part 2}
20. How To Recover Deleted Files
8. 15 Everyday Items That Belong in Your
Camera Bag 21. How to Use HD Video on your DSLR

9. What are Aperture and Shutter Speed? 22. How to Get Started with Freelensing

10. Making Filters Work to Your Advantage 23. What is DNG? And Why You Might Consider
Using It
11. What Accessories Are You Missing Out On?

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LEARN LIGHTROOM 19. How to Use Graduated Filters in Lightroom
for Landscape Photographs
1. FREE Video Training: Lightroom for
20. Tips for Editing Landscape Images in
Beginners
Lightroom
2. FREE Video Training: Intermediate Lightroom
21. How to Use Lightroom’s Slideshow Module
3. FREE Video Training: Advanced Lightroom
22. How to Create or Remove Lightroom Smart
4. FREE Video Training: Lightroom Workflow Previews for Existing Images
from Start to Finish
23. Making Manual Adjustments in Lightroom’s
5. FREE Video Training: Mastering Skin Tones in Lens Correction Panel
Lightroom
24. Using the Brush Tool to Selectively Correct
6. FREE Video Training: Mastering Your Clipping
Lightroom Workflow
25. 5 Lightroom Develop Module Shortcuts
7. FREE Video Training: Mastering Brushes in
26. 5 Must-Know Shortcuts for Lightroom’s
Lightroom
Brush Tool
8. FREE Video Training: How Can I Save Time
27. Simple Color Pop in Lightroom
While Editing in Lightroom?
28. 3 Time-Saving Tips Using Lightroom
9. FREE Video Training: How to Save Time
Snapshots
Using Lightroom Presets and Brushes?
29. 2 Tips for Your Folders and Keywords in
10. FREE Video Training: Mastering Skin Tones
Lightroom
and Brushes in Lightroom
30. 5 Ways to Add Punch to Your Photos in
11. FREE Video Training: Editing Newborns in
Lightroom
Lightroom + Managing Files in Lightroom
31. 4 Steps to Picture Perfect Skin in Lightroom
12. FREE Video Training: 10 Ways to Maximize
Your Lightroom Experience 32. 3 Important Import Settings that Will Save
You Time Later
13. Mastering Lightroom in 7 Days Series
33. Work on Images Offline With Smart Previews
14. Exporting Your Photos from Lightroom for
Print 34. Creating an Exciting Silhouette in Lightroom

15. Exporting Your Photos from Lightroom for 35. Using Lightroom’s Hue Panel to Green Up
the Web Grass

16. Using the Clone Tool to Correct Blurry Eyes 36. 3 Things You Might Not Know About the
Split-Toning Panel
17. 3 Best Lightroom Preset Collections for
Editing Newborns 37. Achieving Soft, Dreamy Images in Lightroom

18. Using the White Balance Dropper in 38. Tips for Using Lightroom’s Crop Tool
Lightroom 39. Understanding Lightroom’s Sharpening
Sliders

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40. 5 Steps for Creating Your Own Print 62. Backing Up Your Pretty Presets for Lightroom
Templates in Lightroom 63. How to Enhance Eyes in Lightroom
41. Creating Blog Boards in Lightroom Using the 64. Fixing Under-Eye Circles in Lightroom
Print Module
65. How to Smooth Skin In Lightroom
42. 4 Tips for Using Print Templates
66. How Lightroom’s Collections Can Save You
43. 3 Minute Intro to Sharpening in Lightroom Time
44. Getting Organized: Using Folders and Sub- 67. Did You Lose Something in Lightroom? How
Folders in Lightroom to get it back!
45. An Overview of the Tone Curve Panel
46. Enable Profile Corrections: Enhancing Your USING LIGHTROOM
Photo with 1-Click PRESETS
47. Tips for Using Lightroom’s Clone & Heal 1. FREE Video Training: Achieving a Fall-
Tools Inspired Look
48. Noise Reduction in Lightroom 2. How to Install Lightroom Presets
49. The Basics of Editing with Brushes & Filters 3. How to Install Lightroom Brushes
in Lightroom
4. Adjusting the Haze & Matte Effect of Pretty
50. What is Clipping and How to Fix It Presets
51. 6 Tips for Cloning in Lightroom 5. 5 Ways to Customize Your Pretty Presets in
52. Batch Editing Photos in Lightroom Lightroom
53. 6 Tips for Editing Hazy Photos in Lightroom 6. Editing Newborns with Pretty Presets in
Lightrom
54. 5 Tips for Using the Radial Filter in Lightroom
55. Lightroom’s Magic Targeted Adjustment 7. Editing Faces with the Perfect Portrait Brushes
Brush 8. Classic Editing for Every Photographer
56. How Lightroom’s Spot Healing Tool Saved My 9. Using the Sugar & Spice Brushes to Achieve
Life Beautiful Skin Tones
57. 3 Ways To Add Contrast To Your Photos 10. 3 Quick Steps to Customize the Bokeh Presets
in the Summer Limited Edition Collection
58. Having Fun With the Pretty Preset’s Post
Presets 11. Adding More Haze & Enhancing Sun with the
Enchanted Garden Collection
59. 3 Ways to Rename Your Files in Lightroom
12. Getting Perfect White Balance with the
60. How to Fix Missing or Offline Photos in
Enchanted Garden Collection
Lightroom
13. Editing Portraits with the Enchanted Garden
61. 3 Steps to Transfer Your Pretty Presets to a
Presets & Brushes
New Computer

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PHOTO BASICS ALL ABOUT LIGHT
1. FREE Video Training: Getting it Right In- 1. Night Photography—7 Hints for Getting the
Camera Perfect Shot
2. 4 Days to Sharper Photos Series 2. 4 Tips for Shooting in Harsh Light
3. 7 Days to Mastering Manual Mode Series 3. Getting Started with Off-Camera Flash: Part
One
4. 5 Tips for Composing Better Photos
4. Getting Started with Off-Camera Flash: Part
5. Using Your Timer: A Guide to Perfect Self-
Two
Portraits
5. Can You Photograph People in the Harsh
6. Understanding Focal Length: Which One is
Midday Sun?
Right for Your Subject
6. 4 Easy Tips for Taking Advantage of the
7. 3 Simple Ways to Take Your Photography to
Golden Hour
the Next Level
7. Maximizing the Light for Indoor Lifestyle
8. You’re Using Manual Mode. Now What?
Photos
9. Understanding Focal Plane & Depth of Field
8. Backlight: Illumination from Behind
10. 7 Tips for Sharper Images at Open Apertures
9. 6 On-Camera Flash Tips
11. Photo Composition Rules & When to Break
10. 3 Tips for Finding the Light
Them
11. It’s All About the Light: 5 Tips to Mastering
12. 7 Tips for Dramatically Improving Your
Light Today
Photos
12. All About Light: Making Light Work For You;
13. Photographing Food With Your iPhone
Not Against You
14. How to Easily Capture Sunbursts In Your
Photos
DOCUMENTING YOUR
15. 4 Helpful Tips for Photographing the Night
Sky
OWN FAMILY
1. How to Document Your Children Series
16. 4 Tips to Instantly Make Your Photography
Look More Professional: Part I & II 2. How Your Home Can Inspire Your
Photography Series
17. Tips and Tricks to Taking Black and White
Photos 3. Bringing Out the Beauty of the Everyday

18. How to Take a Self Portrait 4. 5 Ways to Store and Use Your Photos

19. 7 Tips to Capturing the Details 5. Mom’s in the Picture Series

20. 3 Tips for Getting More Than Happy 6. Be Memory Makers and Takers
Accidents In Camera 7. How to Photograph Your Own Children

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BETTER SESSIONS BUSINESS TIPS &
1. 6 Tips for Photographing Children RESOURCES
2. 6 Tips for Photographing Unruly Children 1. Are You Meeting Your Clients Expectations?
3. Photographing More Than Just Faces During 2. What Clients Really Want
an Engagement Session
3. How to Recover from a Mistake In Your
4. 10 Steps to Planning a Styled Shoot Business
5. What to Wear for Families: 4 Steps to 4. 3 Reasons Your Photography Business
Coordinating Outfits Mistakes Might Be Forgiven
6. What to Wear for Families: The Clothing Do’s 5. 5 Ways a New Client is Like a First Date
and Dont’s
6. Donating Your Photography Services to
7. Creating Magical Images from Any Location Auctions or Raffles
8. 9 Things NOT to Do During a Portrait Session 7. 10 Things I Wish I Knew When Starting My
9. 10 Steps Towards a Fun Client Shoot Photography Business

10. Finding the Perfect Location for your Portrait 8. 7 Steps for Turning Your Photography Hobby
Session Into a Business

11. 7 Steps to a Successful Boudoir Session 9. The Fun & Importance of Beautiful Packaging

12. 5 Ways to Enhance a Boring Location 10. 10 Things to Include in Your Client Welcome
Packet
13. 6 Tips for Taking Better Pictures in the City
11. 7 Tips for Successful In-Person Sales Sessions
14. 6 Tips to Better Beach Photography
12. 10 Must-Know Tips for Designing Your First
15. How to Photograph a Silhouette Website
16. 6 Tips to Photographing Your Clients in 13. 5 Things To Consider When Starting Your
Public Photography Business
17. Wedding Photography Series 14. Pricing Your Photography
18. 4 Things Being a Bride Taught Me About 15. 8 Tips For Becoming the Perfect Second
Wedding Photography Shooter
19. 9 Lessons Learned As A New Wedding 16. 3 Tips for Gaining More Referrals
Photographer
17. 5 Tips for Running a Successful Business

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FREE DOWNLOADS
1. Lightroom Tips Cheat Sheet & Monthly
Budgeting Worksheet
2. Free Mobile Photographers Pricing Brochure
3. Free Download: Wedding Details & Shot List
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