Organising Your Lightroom Presets Folder
How to Find & Organise Your Lightroom Presets Folder In this tutorial, we’re going to take a close look at the Lightroom Presets Folder. You will learn about: Where to find the Lightroom Presets Folder. How Lightroom Presets are Stored. The changes Adobe made in April 2018 to how Lightroom Presets are stored. And I'll explain how to work with ...
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What are Lightroom Presets
What are Lightroom Presets & How to Create Them In this tutorial, we are going to answer the question "what are Lightroom Presets". But we're also going to look at: How to create your own Lightroom Presets, and What are the benefits of using Lightroom Presets To do this, we'll be using Adobe Lightroom CC (2019) but don't worry if ...
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Soft Proofing in Lightroom
What is Soft Proofing in Lightroom In my printing tutorials, I strongly recommend the process of soft proofing using Adobe Lightroom. If you’re now asking yourself “what is soft proofing in Lightroom”, this tutorial will explain what you need to know. Amazon Associate Notice Please note, the links on this site to Amazon are Affiliate Links. As an Amazon Associate, ...
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Fix Converging Verticals with Lightroom Transform
Using Lightroom Transform to Fix Converging Verticals If you’ve ever tried to photograph a tall building you’ve probably run into problems like converging verticals. This is where buildings appear to lean backwards in a photograph as the “vertical” sides of the building converge inwards. Tilting your camera to get the building in frame causes the effect and it’s further exaggerated ...
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Which Lightroom Alternative is Right for You
Which Lightroom Alternative is Right for You? Are you looking for a viable Lightroom alternative to help manage your photography? If you are, you're not alone. Since Adobe moved Lightroom to be subscription-only, many photographers have been searching for an alternative. In this article, I’m going to introduce you to three great Lightroom alternatives that could save you money. Why ...
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Using the Nik Collection in Lightroom
Using the Nik Collection in Lightroom On the face of it, using the Nik Collection in Lightroom appears simple. You find the photo you want to edit. Right-click with your mouse. Select “Edit in” from the popup menu and pick the Nik plugin you want to use. But if this is how you’re using the Nik Collection in Lightroom, you’re ...
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Lightroom Color Grading for Dramatic Sunsets
Lightroom Color Grading Tutorial In this tutorial I'm going to explain Lightroom Color Grading and how you can use it to enhance your photography. I've also produced this accompanying video to demonstrate the technnique. Lightroom Color Grading Video I published this on my YouTube channel. Subscribe to my YouTube channel for free to ensure you don't miss future videos. What ...
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Ingenious Ways to Create a Lightroom Mask
Ingenious Ways to Create a Lightroom Mask To produce great photography with Lightroom, you need to learn to create a Lightroom mask or selection. It's a crucial image editing skill. Historically if you wanted to create a detailed or precise mask, you had to use Photoshop. You probably had to use complex techniques like channel and luminosity masking; techniques not ...
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Transform a Dull Scene with Nik Color Efex Pro
Transform a Dull Scene with Nik Color Efex Pro In this video I demonstrate how you can transform a dull scene with Nik Color Efex Pro. The transcript for the video is also included below. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel You can also watch this video on my YouTube channel. I publish a new video every week, often based on ...
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Black and White Processing – The Roaches Image
Black and White Processing The Roaches Image I recently published this black and white image which I shot on a foggy day in The Roaches in Staffordshire. Personally, it’s one of my favourites from this year and a few people have asked me to explain how the black and white processing was achieved. The following short video will demonstrate what ...
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