New Lightroom Workshop! Fstoppers and SLR Lounge Take a Deep Dive into Lightroom

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It’s no secret that post-production can take up a significant chunk of a photographer’s time and greatly extend his or her workflow. There’s a learning curve when it comes to mastering the editing software, and it’s easy to overlook updates that can help streamline the editing process. That is why we’re excited to announce that …

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Lightroom Preset System Examples

HDR Natural Color Lightroom Preset When you want that HDR look, but an overall natural tone. Our Mixology Foundation: Natural Color + Skin Desat Base Tones: HDR+++ Definition: Contrast Boost (max) Definition: Dehaze Before Mixology Applied After Mixology Applied Before HDR Natural Color Preset Applied After HDR Natural Color Preset Applied Before HDR Natural Color …

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3 Techniques for Saving an Overexposed Photo in Lightroom

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Accidentally overexposed your shot? Are your highlights blown out? Don’t toss it just yet. Today, I’ll be walking through 3 steps to saving an overexposed photo. Video: 3 Techniques for Saving an Overexposed Photo in Lightroom Photographers are taught to avoid blowing out the highlights. Blown out highlights are areas of the frame that are …

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Black and White Editing with Lightroom’s AI Based Masking Tools

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Adobe Lightroom is already packed to the brim with powerful editing tools and the new AI features are a welcome addition. The new AI-based masking tools optimize efficiency with surprising accuracy and can help add that extra punch to the final edit. In this video, I’ll be walking through a black and white editing tutorial …

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Advanced Masking in Lightroom Using New AI Features

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Adobe has made local adjustments a whole lot easier by adding AI based masking in their latest Lightroom update. With just a simple click, we can now get quick and clean masks around our subjects and skies. Today, I’ll be walking through advanced masking in Lightroom using their new AI based features. Video: Advanced Masking …

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Quick & Easy Headshot Portrait Editing in Lightroom and Photoshop

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When working as a professional, or even a serious hobbyist, it’s important to have your portrait editing process in the bag. Lightroom and Photoshop provide incredibly intuitive tools that can help you achieve consistent and quick results. Today, I want to show you my approach to speed editing headshot portraits using 6 easy steps through …

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4 Step Lightroom Guide to Cohesive Photo Editing for Portraits

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When telling a story through a series of photographs, it’s important that the images seam together stylistically. In this video, I’ll be walking through an easy 4 step guide to cohesive photo editing for portraits. Video: 4 Step Lightroom Guide to Cohesive Photo Editing for Portraits Cohesively editing a series of images is particularly important …

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8 Step Advanced Black and White Portrait Editing in Lightroom

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Black and white photography is a great way to capture something that feels timeless. Lightroom provides great tools to draw out those rich and dramatic tones. In this video, I’ll be walking through an advanced 8 step black and white portrait edit. Video: 8 Step Advanced Black and White Portrait Editing in Lightroom Rather than …

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Major Update to Pastel Lightroom Presets For Light and Airy Photos

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The soft, filmic, light and airy aesthetic is a popular style for wedding and portrait photographers. The romantic feel and elegant beauty of this style is why the Pastel Pack was the second pack released as Visual Flow two years ago. Since the release, the Visual Flow team has been gathering feedback, testing the pack on …

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How to Edit Black and White Landscape Images in Adobe Lightroom

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Black and white photographs have a whole language of their own. By removing the colors, the tones have to carry all the weight of the story. There’s no right or wrong way to edit black and white images. It’s all about personal preference and what carries the story forward. In this video/article, I’ll be showing …

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