Katie Lamb – Master the Light and Airy Style

Master the Light and Airy Style by Katie Lamb teaches an outdoor natural-light photography workflow, from preparing for a session to editing a cohesive gallery in Lightroom Classic.

The English-language course includes over three hours of HD video across five self-paced modules, along with PDFs and a TAP Profiles bonus guide. It teaches capture and editing decisions rather than offering a preset pack.

Light and airy photography skills

• Recognize what defines true light and airy versus blown-out highlights
• Scout outdoor locations using Katie’s exact look-for and avoid checklist
• Dial in camera settings and exposure for soft, creamy skin tones
• Shoot confidently across golden hour, blue hour, cloudy, full sun, and open shade
• Edit a full session in Lightroom Classic with Katie’s over-the-shoulder workflow
• Perfect greens and skin tones for a cohesive, brand-consistent gallery

Meet photographer Katie Beth Lamb

Katie Beth Lamb runs Studio Ivoire in the Dallas–Fort Worth area and has worked professionally as a photographer since 2008. She holds a BFA in Photography from Baylor University and has taught photographers for more than a decade.

Before starting her studio, she documented orphan care and mission work in Africa, China and Europe. Her work includes family and newborn photography, and this course presents the approach she uses to capture natural light.

The light and airy shooting and editing workflow

Katie teaches the decisions behind the look, from what happens in camera through the final edit. The instruction is divided roughly between location, light direction, exposure and posing, and a desk-based Lightroom Classic workflow.

The course centers on four connected parts of a session: choosing locations, reading natural light, directing clients and editing for a consistent gallery. On-location demonstrations show the shooting process, while over-the-shoulder edits show how Katie works through a session in Lightroom Classic.

The materials include references to recommended gear and settings where relevant. The bonus TAP Profiles guide introduces an alternative editing pathway using The Archetype Process; it is a guide rather than a preset pack.

The five-module curriculum

• Module One: Foundations of the Light and Airy Style — Learn to recognize the aesthetic and distinguish it from images with blown-out highlights.
• Module Two: Pre-Session Prep — Follow Katie’s location-scouting process, including what she looks for and avoids, client outfit guidance and ways to build trust for natural expressions.
• Module Three: Camera Settings and Exposure — Explore settings for soft skin tones, exposure, highlight preservation, metering for skin, the RAW look Katie targets and focus methods.
• Module Four: Lighting — Examine harsh and soft light, golden hour, blue hour, cloudy conditions, full sun and open shade. On-location demonstrations also address backgrounds and greens.
• Module Five: Editing — Follow a complete Lightroom Classic edit, including screen and lighting setup, adjusting presets to taste, skin tones, greens, common pitfalls and changes that keep a gallery consistent with a photographer’s brand.

Photographers and sessions covered

The workflow is relevant to family, newborn and wedding photographers, as well as photographers creating outdoor engagement, maternity, senior and lifestyle portraits. It also addresses consistency issues such as harsh light, muddy greens and orange skin tones.

The course focuses on outdoor natural light. Indoor lighting, studio setups and flash photography are not covered, and the editing lessons require Adobe Lightroom Classic.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Master the Light and Airy Style cover?

The course covers outdoor location selection, natural light, client direction, camera settings and editing in Lightroom Classic. It includes on-location demonstrations and a full editing walkthrough.

Who is the course suited to?

It is aimed at family, newborn, wedding and outdoor portrait photographers who want a consistent natural-light style. Familiarity with manual camera settings is assumed.

What materials are included?

The course includes over three hours of HD video, PDFs and the TAP Profiles bonus guide. It is a workflow course, not a preset pack.

Do I need Lightroom Classic?

Yes. The editing instruction uses Adobe Lightroom Classic; Capture One and mobile Lightroom are outside the curriculum.

Does the course teach indoor lighting or flash?

No. Its lighting instruction focuses on outdoor natural light.