Alright, so everyone has read the Sharpening In Lightroom Part I of our series and is now an expert with sharpening in the Develop Module, right? I hope so, because we are about to explore another sharpening feature offered in Lightroom. Export Sharpening works in tandem with Develop Module Sharpening to prepare an image for […]
I love Photoshop, it’s an amazing program with no peer. With it you can make the impossible possible and the unreal real. Photoshop is the uncontested champion in the world of photo. However, with all this power, Photoshop is also rather complicated – intimidating even. In the same vein, Photoshop can also be the slowest […]
There has been a lot of talk about the Hue, Saturation, and Luminance (HSL for your cool types) panel lately, so I though I would take you through an example of how I use the lesser known Luminance (L) control to solve issues that oftentimes I see folks attack with the Hue, Saturation, Exposure, or […]
Options are good, especially when said options are free. Lightroom users have the option to use a multitude of presets to enhance their images – and most Lightroom users also have the option to use Photoshop and its native RAW processor, Adobe Camera Raw (ACR). However, not many Lightroom users are aware that they can […]
I thought it would be a good time to post our favorite Lightroom tips, tricks, and just plain killer techniques for making your life … and … your workflow faster. Let’s get right to the goods! +HE’S A FAKER! – DEPTH OF FIELD THAT IS … A very slick Lightroom-to-Photoshop trick that is easy, and […]
This month’s preset is inspired by the Chicago “L” Trains and the city-scape environments I like to shoot near the Halsted and West Lake Street line. I am always blown away by the edgy and oftentimes neglected parts of the line where many of these structures have stood for over 100 years. I’m constantly inspired […]
This little gem comes from a recent trip to I took to New York and the beautiful mornings I spent there shooting around the Madison Square Garden area in mid-town. I love the blue hue that casts over the shadows in the morning light. So I’m bringing this mood to you for use in your […]
If you love a soft fuzzy depth of field in your images I’m going to show you a quick and easy technique to enhance or otherwise introduce depth of field into any image of your choosing. Shot at 1/60 f4.0, 28mm, ISO 100 Processed with XEQUALS Summer Rain for Lightroom So how did I achieve […]
This something I read about wayyyyyyy back when Lightroom Beta 2.0 came out – the ability to maintain your vignette edges even when cropping images. Back in pre-2.0 versions of Lightroom the basic vignette adjustment panel would only apply its effect to the 4 corners of the original image (pre-crop). This forced me to export […]
