The LMP Collective

Wondering how to become a successful Second Shooter I have no idea where to start? Don’t worry I got you boo! Head to the link in my bio to download the guide to successful second shooting!

3 things you should be doing on the off season

1. Updating your website - Make sure to add some new imagery to your website. Out with the old and in with the new!
2. Writing blogs - Why not write out 12 blogs for the entire year and schedule them to post? We all tend to run out of time for blogging during the busy season. Get it done now so you don’t have to worry about it later!
3. Making a road map of goals for the new year - Make a few set goals for growth this year. Map out how you are going to achieve these goals and make it happen!

It’s that time of year! Time to start thinking about getting a new hard drive. Here are my 5 steps to setting up your new hard drive!
1. Reformat/ erase. Did you know that every drive comes with a bunch of un needed junk from the factory? Reformat to make sure you have all of the space you need.
2. Create a new catalog. You should be working within a new Lightroom catalog each year. No need to create a new catalog for each client. It is much easier to move between editing galleries in one catalog.
3. Create and import preset. An import preset will ensure your images are organized correctly and named during each import.
4. Organize! Create collection sets that will organize your galleries. For example; Family portraits, weddings, senior portraits etc.
5. Don’t forget to mirror copy to a back up drive! Please do not keep all of your images in one place. Remember! Hard drives fail make sure to back up to at least one other place.

If you are just starting out and are in desperate need for hard drive organization make sure to check out my ebook The Ultimate Guide To Lightroom & Hard drives! (Link in bio). This ebook has step by step instructions as well as video tutorials to help you get organized and never lose anything ever again!