Photographer Julia Trotti holding a mirrorless camera in a field of purple wildflowers at golden hour

Camera and Lens Reviews · Portrait Photography Tips

Backlit beach portrait brightened in Lightroom
How to Brighten Dark Photos in Lightroom (Without Blowing Out the Sky)
How to brighten dark or backlit photos in Lightroom without blowing out the background, using Shadows, Highlights, Whites and Blacks instead of Exposure, with my exact settings and a before... Read more...
Golden hour portrait with a disposable film look edited in Lightroom
How to Get a Disposable Film Look in Lightroom (Step by Step)
How to get a disposable film look in Lightroom: what makes disposable camera photos look the way they do, how to shoot for it, step-by-step Lightroom settings, and before and... Read more...
iPhone portrait edited with the Hibiscus Lightroom preset
Best Lightroom Presets for iPhone and Pixel Photos (With Before and After Examples)
The best Lightroom presets for iPhone and Google Pixel photos, with real before and after examples from my phone camera reviews, plus how to use presets in Lightroom Mobile. Read more...
Golden hour portrait of a woman in a grassy field, edited in Lightroom by Julia Trotti
Lightroom Presets Not Working? How to Fix Them
Preset looks nothing like the examples on your photo? Here's why it happens and the simple white balance, exposure and colour fixes I use to make any Lightroom preset work. Read more...
Portrait edited with the Meadow natural Lightroom preset by Julia Trotti
Best Lightroom Presets for Portraits: Film, Vintage & Natural Looks (With Before and After Examples)
My favourite Lightroom presets for portraits, grouped by look (natural, film, vintage, cinematic and black and white), with real before and after examples and tips to make any preset look... Read more...
Screenshot from a Lightroom shortcuts editing tutorial, photo 1
5 Lightroom Shortcuts to Save Time Editing!
As photographers, we are spending countless hours in front of our computers editing photos, responding to emails, maintaining our business, on top of a mountain of other tasks. Which is... Read more...
Golden hour portrait edited in Lightroom, photo 1
3 Ways to Edit Golden Hour Portraits in LIGHTROOM
In this easy Lightroom tutorial, learn 3 different ways you can edit your golden hour portraits. Golden hour and the afternoon in general is my favourite time of day for... Read more...
Underexposed portrait edited in Lightroom, photo 1
Lightroom Tutorial: How to Edit Underexposed Photos
In this beginner friendly Lightroom tutorial, I show you how to balance strong highlights and shadows to a portrait. Read more...
Indoor natural light portrait edited in Lightroom, photo 1
How to Edit Indoor Portraits Lightroom Tutorial
Editing portraits taken with natural light indoors can be tricky to balance tungsten light and skin tones. In this Lightroom tutorial I take you through the steps on editing indoor... Read more...
Portrait edited with vintage tones in Lightroom, photo 1
Lightroom Tutorial: How to Edit Vintage Tones in Lightroom
In this Lightroom tutorial, learn how to edit vintage tones for your photography. This tutorial uses NO presets and I show you how to edit vintage colours from scratch. Read more...
Portrait edited in Lightroom using my top editing tips, photo 1
Lightroom Tutorial: 5 Lightroom Tips for Editing Portraits
In this beginner friendly Lightroom tutorial, I share with you my top 5 tips when it comes to editing portraits. These are things I look out for and edit my... Read more...
Photo editing on an iPad Pro in Lightroom, photo 1
iPad Pro Photography Workflow in Lightroom
The iPad Pro can be an incredibly useful tool for photographers. In this video I share with you how I've integrated the iPad in my photography workflow with Lightroom. Read more...
Golden hour portrait from my Lightroom editing tutorial, photo 1
Lightroom Tutorial: How to Edit Golden Hour Portraits
In today’s Lightroom tutorial I take you through the steps on editing golden hour portraits from beginning to end. My aim with this edit is to create a natural looking... Read more...