The BEST of Our Photography Freebies
Whether it’s a keyboard shortcut cheat sheet for Luminar Neo, Lightroom, or Photoshop, a free photography email mini-course, or a checklist for travel or landscape photographers, it’s all here for you – for FREE!
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Free Photography Cheat Sheets
Cheat sheets are a great way to keep information handy either on your phone or as a printed version to have at your desk or in your bag to use in the field.
We’ve put together a collection of cheat sheets for you including keyboard shortcuts for Lightroom, Photoshop, Luminar AI, and Luminar Neo. You may also like to get a copy of How to Get Sharper Images, Camera Settings for Portrait, or flash settings.
Checklists and Free Course Lessons
Our free photography checklists are perfect to make sure they’ve got all your bases covered under specific situations. The flash checklist, landscape photography, and travel packing checklists will help put your mind at ease and have the information you need right in your hands.
Our course preview lessons provide you with an opportunity to see examples of the quality of our courses before you decide to make a purchase. There’s lots to learn in those preview lessons too!
Free Luminar Neo Course Lessons
Get immediate access to the first two lessons in our Luminar Neo course.
Lesson 1: Getting Started and Navigating the Luminar Neo Interface.
Lesson 2: How to Add Images and Your First Steps.
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Free Lightroom Course Lessons
Get immediate access to the first two lessons of our Lightroom for Photographers course.
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Lightroom Classic.
Lesson 2: The Lightroom Catalog and Important Settings.
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Free Portrait Course Lessons
The free lessons in our Portrait Fundamentals course include learning about lighting patterns and a full hour of frequently asked questions about portrait photography in general and working with models.
Lesson 7: Portrait Lighting Patterns
Lesson 23: Frequently Asked Questions
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Luminar Neo Keyboard Shortcut Cheat Sheet
This keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet is for Luminar Neo. It’s always kept up to date whenever the software gets updated. Print out the PDF to have handy next to your desk while you get to know the program and the shortcuts.
Lightroom Classic Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet
This cheat sheet is for Lightroom Classic keyboard commands. Speed up your workflow by using keyboard shortcuts instead of having to click on menus and pull down lists to find them.
Adobe Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet
Get to know all the most commonly used Photoshop keyboard shortcuts with this free photography cheat sheet. Photoshop has literally 100s of shortcuts and Darlene has curated the ones that she uses most often into a handy one-page reference sheet for you. This Photoshop keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet is perfect for printing and keeping next to your desk or workstation when you’re processing your photos.
10 Photography Challenges
Our free 59-page photography e-book contains 10 photography challenges designed to push you through your sticking points, help you discover ways to look at everything differently and expand upon your creativity. You can do these challenges with any camera!
Camera Settings for Portraits
Our free 32-page camera settings for portraits guide contains 10 settings for getting your best portrait photos. From lens selection, tripod usage, trigger releases, and camera mode to choosing the appropriate white balance for your scene. This handy cheat sheet will get you most of the way to better photos.
Free Photography Basics Email Mini-Course
This is the perfect beginner photography course, delivered by email, for you if you are a new camera user. You’ll receive a series of emails that walk you through the basics of photography and the concepts you’ll need to know to take better pictures.
Free Portrait Photography Basic Email Mini-Course
Are you ready to start taking better portrait photos of your friends and family?
Do you need a helping hand to understand how your camera works, and what makes a good portrait?
Are you ready to start taking better portrait photos of your friends and family?
If you are new to portrait photography and feeling a little overwhelmed, you are not alone. With so much information available, and so much to learn, where do you even start?
That’s easy, start here!
This is the perfect beginner photography course, delivered by email, that walks you through the basics of portrait photography. You’ll receive a series of emails that will cover the concepts you’ll need to know to take better people pictures.
Flash Cheat Sheet
This handy flash cheat sheet will help you with your settings when you’re doing a portrait and want to balance natural light with flash. You can read more about that using the link above.
Get Sharper Photos
This cheat sheet for getting sharper photos was inspired by our article on How to Find Focus and Get Sharper Photos. You can print it out or carry a digital copy with you when you’re photographing for easy reference.
Camera Modes Cheat Sheet
This handy freebie will help you choose the most appropriate camera mode for the situation. Learn more about how to choose the best camera mode here.
Free Photography Checklists
Printable checklists are a convenient way to keep information available for you either on your phone or in your camera bag.
Our checklists include getting your best landscape photos and a travel photography packing checklist that helps you decide what’s essential to take with you.
Landscape Photography Checklist
This downloadable checklist gives you the 5 steps you need to do to ensure you capture stunning landscape photos.
Based on an informative article by landscape photographer Kav Dadfar, this printable checklist is easy to carry with you in your camera bag as an easy reference for helping you get your best shots.
Travel Packing Checklist
This minimalists guide to travel photography packing checklist will help you decide what to pack and how to pare it down.
Based on the article by Kav Dadfar titled How To Decide What To Pack For Your Next Photography Trip, you’ll create a plan for what camera gear you’ll need when you go on your next holiday.
You’ll learn what questions to ask yourself so you’ll have a better idea of what to put in your bag and what to leave at home.