Lightroom Presets
NOTE: You’ll make a horrible mess of your Lightroom if you download all of the preset collections at once and dump them in your Lightroom. I strongly recommend picking two or three collections and installing them, using them for a while, and then deleting half of the presets that you don’t use very much. Then come get more and repeat the same process. You’ll eventually have the PERFECT set of presets that matches your particular style. Otherwise, you’ll just have a MESS of presets.
Jim’s Makeup Brushes for Lightroom
Fine retouching on a face can really add a polished look to a portrait, but it’s a very time-consuming process–until now! These brushes for Lightroom allow you to quickly whiten teeth, smooth skin, contour, add lip gloss, detail hair, and more with just a few clicks of the mouse.
- Go check it out!
- View/Download the Brushes Here
Photography Contracts
The following are template contracts that you may choose to use in your photography business. While these contracts have been prepared by a lawyer, Improve Photography LLC is not your lawyer, and is not a law firm. These are simply templates that you may alter to suit your needs. Improve Photography LLC recommends you retain a lawyer licensed in your jursdiction before making decisions of legal consequence. Improve Photography LLC does not provide legal advice. By downloading these contracts, you agree to hold Improve Photography LLC harmless and not liable for any consequence that may arise out of your use of these documents. This is merely a self-help legal resource.
Long-Form General Photography Contract
This is suitable for baby, senior portrait, engagement, and family shoots. It covers all your bases in explicit detail.- Short-Form General Photography Contract
For a simple photo shoot, most photographers don’t want to spend an hour having a client sign away every human right they’ve ever had. This contract is the shortened version of the general contract for simple photography shoots. - Model Release
I can’t stand most model releases. They are SOOO long and make the model fill out SOOO much information that it takes forever and probably isn’t necessary. You can cover yourself and get a legally binding model release much simpler with this contract. - Contract for Real Estate Photography
Real estate photography is quite different than most portrait photography, so it has its own contract. - Wedding Photography Contract
Since weddings are usually a higher-dollar shoot and involve many more complicated parts, my wedding photography contract is much better suited to a wedding than the general contract. - Photo Licensing Agreement
When you sell a photo to a company for use on a website, or you allow a photo to be used commercially, you NEED a good photo license agreement that spells out exactly how you’re allowing the company or individual to use your photo. - Second Shooter Contract
If you ever have a photo assistant, you absolutely MUST be clear as to what photos they own, and how they can use the photos from the shoot. You also need to be clear about how much you pay them, what they can and can’t do, and how they should deliver the photos to you. This is another one that photographers often skip over because they don’t have a contract written yet, but it’s a critical contract to fill out.
RAW Background Files
Over the last few years, both Jim Harmer and Nick Page have been building up a collection of photos of amazing skies and other backgrounds, so they can use them to replace boring skies, or for use in composite work. Fortunately for us, they like to share!
- Go check it out!
- View/Download the Sky Files Here
Photography Bundles and eBooks
In this starter pack, you’ll get Lightroom presets for making your real estate photos look their best, a contract between you and the real estate agent, and also a pricing sheet.
Improve Your Photography: How budding photographers can get pro results.