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    Ty Teach yourself Lightroom All you need to make your best photos even better v Pro image-editing techniques i if Camby) fo Bical ao AA v All the important tools and features Welcome to Teach yourself Lightroom Welcome to the latest edition of our Lightroom bookazine! Adobe's excellent software is a dual-purpose tool It organises your images and enhances them 100, so we start out here by looking at its import and cataloguing tools. Lightroom’ editing tools grab the headlines, but it’s often in the Library module that the really important work is done as you learn to sort, search and organise an ever-growing collection of photos. Next, we run through the image enhancement tools in Lightroom’s Develop ‘module, from basics such as cropping and straightening, to tone curve adjustments and the inereasingly powerful localised adjustment tools. We also run through Lightroom’s Print, Map and Web modules, as i’s no use collecting 3 vast library of photos if you don’t do anything with them. And we've a specially expanded section on Lightroom’s increasingly important mobile app. We hope you enjoy our new, updated guide to Lightroom and discover how it can help you to transform your awn photos into images you can be proud of. 4 L FUTURE 4 r Teach yourself Lightroom EB) S CHAPTER 1 Import and sort images CHAPTER 2 brary module CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 Photo-fixing tools CHAPTER 5 Selective adj ments DDedgeandburnin Litrecm Eating ith Auto Mas Usethe Graduated iter oo. ‘Matter the RacaFiter tal CHAPTER 6 Special effects ‘Master the HSL panein Lightroom ‘Mae etter bark and wheimages Create HOR images CHAPTER 7 Advanced edi ing Introducing the Tone Curve panel Reducenase hie preserving deta ‘Make chargesinthe Camera Calbation panel Lightroom powerkdedtng pe CHAPTER 8 Creative effects rr yourlandscapesto ein Lightroom. Creative css processing, ‘Merge pancran Use Merge to HDR tocreata cramatc andscapes, CHAPTER 9 Print and publish Soft proof yourimages. recucing the Preto. reateacustom print yout Watermarkyour mages bleh your pictures ithLightroom Web Create anoninephotoportaio, CHAPTER 10 Advanced skills Getcreat esouch) vith Lightroom, urimagestikea| CHAPTER 11 ightroom Mobile room Ms with ughtom Noble yur Library wth Lightroom Mba wooing super enageswth htroom bi LLghtroom Mabie’ paveruledtrg too Rn x 84 36 5 0 4 96 8 100 102 104 108 uo m2 4 16 120 1 124 Rs 130 158 44 M6 MB 160 156 a IMPORT AND SORT IMAGES Import and sort images Get started in Lightroom fast by learning the best ways to import and organise your images fataccing the | Find phatos fast using 10 Beco nerspace 142 ta Durpose of Lightroom’ photo organising, editing tnd sharing modules 1 Dee Import your photos dnd video hard drive themed Collections, toautomaticaly file beepy/bitlytylrz0n6 The Lightroom workspace Get to know the general layout and purpose of Lightroom’s photo organising, editing and sharing modules hhotoshop Lightroom combines the | management. It provides easy ways to add | can create themed collections, or even set professional raw-processing tools keywords to batches of files as you import up Smart Collections, which automatically Inthe more expensive Photoshop them from a memory card, 80 you can find collet files that meet ms Cc with the: specific images more quickly in the future. on this ina few pages, powers ofthe cheaper Photoshop Elem fn overview of Lightroom’ Iealso has plenty of unique photo-fixin organising tools ofits own, 25 you'll i ‘while working through this book ess oft and organise them ina variety of ways, You familiarise yourself with the Module picker, Lightroom Anatomy Module picker nodules in Lightro en ke vork' LIBRARY a eorge Carns iE en open Lary es. Te Lira thing the Giek Develop pone 2 DEVELOP. 3MAP rast cp gn poke Se igtoomto manly go ag pote 4 BOOK share them n a photo book. This madule enables you thebook toa publisher who wl produce 3h 5 SLIDESHOW 7 WEB Inthe modula you can presen your potas PACU} Silly PANEL CONTROL IN LIGHTROOM Each Lightroom bottom af the serean. rmorilenasarange | youwantless cutter fpanelsucnae | andtoget rio thoee theLibrarymodule's | displays tnt you dont Keywording panel 1]. | use, then rightclick ‘panel to sctvate ‘Some paneismay be | acontextsensive rmoreusetultoyeu | pop-upmen. than others, 0 you anminimise the ones | Clear any panels [3] youwanttohideby | that you dontoften ‘hoki these Use tomake more [2}.Thenidden panels | space, The Solo Mode wilreappear when you | (4] option means that ‘move the cursornear | youve ne open the sides (or top and panelat time. tp /bitlyaylez0n6 Import your photos into Lightroom Discover how to import images and video clips from amemory card or hard drive into Lightroom Teach yourself Lightroom me ]am PESO) AMVC tc} ph u thumbnail to take it into the Le you're Importing files from a folder Include in Import box if you want drive, an a physically moving or copying them, whi 6 Import the images . ih betpy/bitlytylrz0n6 Find photos fast using metadata Protect your images by assigning your copyright and adding your contact details to every picture's metadata them, which isa huge time-saving step in your Picture processing wore. Add more personal details "Toad more detailed information, click the Default adata drop-down menu esred custom preset Teach yourself Lightroom felcaw ANP) GET THE FILES HERE: eepy//bitlytytrzon6 Organise images using Collections Learn how to sort your photos into themed Collections, and use Smart Collections to automatically file your shots for you vhanks to digital cameras, you can generate ‘thousands of photogsaphs ina relatively short time Lightroom gathers images from multiple folders and external hard drives and stores link to them in its Catalog. You might have to spend along time scrolling through the Library module's imported thumbnail ‘mages in search of a specific photo. The Catalog panel has ‘the option to display all the photos in the Catalog, or you can narow things down by clicking the Previous Import label 10 ee your most recent additions tothe Catalog, In chapter two we'l lok in detail at the ways Lightzoom's Library module enables you to organise your images using range of tools and commands. However, well pre-empt that chapter by introducing you to a quick and effective way to begin organising and displaying your imported photos Make a Quick Collection The Caio fanel on the eff the Lary module as 1 Gulck Collection bel To gic addr spied Tandcpe:theed photos oa Quick Colction cick each tthe thumbnails and pres Bre we've calcd sx Unde themed pote together ins Quik Colton In bygone analogue days we'd gather our favourite prints {nto albums so that we could browse through the images, ‘Albums tended to collect and present our photos acconding to themes (such as a wedding ora holiday. This traditional ‘model of storing and accessing images can be applied to the photographs inthe Lightroom Library module, courtesy of, the Collection panel In this walkthrough we'll show you quick ways to gather specific photos into Collections, so that you can display small Collection in the Grid view instead of having to Scroll through thousands of thumbnails in the main Catalog You can create as many Collections as you like. We'll also demonstrate how to get Lightroom to automaticaly create Collections according to specific metadata criteria, using the aptly named Smart Collections tab ‘Save the Quick Collection Goto the Catalog pane and click the Quick Collection label The Grid view will now display the images you fathered, Right-click the Quick Collection label o suman the Save Quick Collection window. Label t‘Landscape Collection Click Save Set as Target Collection The Quick Colleton wll empyy one you've a the photos to their own Colton, Click on he Tandscape Collectio’ to sets contents igh-click the Celection bel and hoo Set Ae Tare Collection, Chick the all iotgaphs option fo se il he photos again Create new Collections ‘To create new Collections click the + icon to the right ofthe Collections panel. You can set any new Collections up to be Target Collections. You can also create your own Smart Collections to find files that match specific {xitria suchas a high 180 setting, for example. Keywords abet Fag ating Use the Painter tool Now when you select a thumbnail and press B, the photo will be added tothe new Target Collection Instead ofthe default Quick Collection. You can also click the Painter icon and set the Paint drop-down menu to Target Collection Click the Painter tool on any thumbnail to addi Create a Smart Collection Click + and choose Create Smart Colletion, Name {t°High ISO Speed Tick inside Collection Set and choote Smart Collections Set Match to Any, Change the Rating mens to Camera Info and choose ISO Speed Rating (Choose the I n Range option and pu in a suitable range See your custom Collection ‘The Fgs 10’ Smart Collection inal ofthe photos that match he ues you set Click the Tigh 180 Sped abel andthe photos wl appear inthe grew. Click the photo an loo inthe Metadata panel. This pote wl fave a high 80, wot met the les oust. Select photos via their shape Smart Collections en also rani fines y heir shape. To display only porttorened pos nthe Libary mode cates new Snart Collection, Scel down to Size and choose Aspect ata Fis choose le fom the scond then and Forti fom the thd Click Create Bila mleipt Am e2L6) The Library module Locate, rate, give images keywords and apply quick photo fixes with Lightroom’s Library module Introducing the Library module Discrere hey fares the Library module, 2 deaner ooking wo comise it to create Sort and rate your | images in Lightroom | “Pe tool inthe Library module to gar oramising Your photos to make ‘them Find images fast jentify particular pictures by adding Keywords to the metadata then search for specific Images using keyword filters Tag your images with location data thet Gr nebo your photon the Map moddle Introducing the Library module Discover the key features of the Library module, and customise it to create a cleaner-looking workspace nthe previous chapter we demonstrated how to import Images into Lightroom, We also touched on ways to organise your assets by placing them in Colletions. In this chapter we'll delve deeper into the Library ‘moslile and demonstrate how it can help you to manage (and edit) your images. You may have thousands of photos to deal with, and Ata gence FOLDERS PANEL Irena ighis ra Cataoe Rat Felder toupdatet how you ate fiers the key features of Lig! ‘module appear a telmage display they may be scattered across a variety of folders and external hard drives, Without Lightroom’s Library module, you'd have to rummage around in those separate folders ooking for specific photos. Lightroom gathers assets together and places them in its Catalog So that they ae all under one roof. You can then see your images more convenient in the Library modal IMAGE DISPLAY ‘TOOLBAR Photoeraphs and vido cps that hvebeenimpartedintotheLivery ——adraings ago Schas Capture Time. ‘Te eons inthe Tolar enable youto Snaps them by arangect eters hetpy/bitlyaylez0n6 ‘On this spread we introduce the key panel dnd tools in the Libeary madule, so you can famillrise yourself with its layout. We also ‘explain how to change the default iayout so you can hide panels until you need them, ‘Well then move on to shove you how to ‘organise your images using keywords and star ratings and tag them with the coordinates of the location in which they were esptured. HISTOGRAM (ordube ck view tenth Loupe Wie), you can ee the image's pad ‘tones nthe histogram wr Ths tncuating Bap enables you to analyse exposure rates posers 92 KEYWORDING PANEL Here you can assign keyardstos potato help youn it mre easly Inthe future Lhe panels tean be Saeco oan spurl youcar sear parid pant METADATA cn dc ato Captures nladegeamerasetngs senor Sand apres se ighroomtoadé extra Scoorsnates, inomet eked 9G At a glance Creat rer worksp HIDE OR SHOW iryouctthe te tangle icons bythe brary mace’ ide Spaceto workin Tosunmen a pael simply sie the mouse {othe appropiate eageaf te seen FULL SCREEN Press Shite toccl trough fret sreen options Here ‘weve used this shortcut toe the top mentor Pres Fo Take the current selctes hurt the sreen We've ‘SURVEY VIEW Te Survey vew enables youtocompare a selection of photos stage thumbnail Si che to salt ange ot photos tour. ryovonly wato compare va photos, ck the ‘Comper ican mmedlatay to tele othe Survey eon, and compare f FILMSTRIP hen using the Surveyor Compare views, t's handy to beable the tangle atthe boom a the workspace tosumman the Flt. Trscffers an alternate tothe Ged vie, SELECT Sntelokin te Fimstrp ta select range of thumbnatsto ompareinthe Survey view:The is tumoral slected ithe Seti photo twilapiny a whe border Toremave a photo SORT You canbeeinto sort your photos by cickng eons ang Fatngs Here we've teed the keep fagicon fo this pote Vee aso added four stars cleking th eons below the Image Theres much more on sorteg onthe follwing pages. Teach yourself Lightroom GET THE FILES HERE: apy /bitlyaylrz0x6 Sort and rate your images Use the tools in the Library module to start organising your photos to make them easier to manage { you've imported thousands of photos into Lightroom’s Library module, you may be daunted by the challenge of finding specific files when you ‘eed them. Fortunately, Lightroom is packed fall of tools and commands that are designed to help you separate the wheat from the chaff In chapter one we demonstrated how to ad selected photos to Collections, so you could sroup images together in a similar way to putting prints into photo album. We also demonstrated how to use the Smart Collections feature to collect and display files according to specific metadata criteria, such as whether they had a portrait for landscape aspect rt, for example, Lightroom displays all your thumbnails according to the date they were captured, 50 mas Change the sorting options Press © pny the Cri en ote ae sted by fhe they were captured with the newer thumbnails at {hetop From the Toor a the bottom you can we te Sort Pop-up mento change the way photo are payed, uch a ‘king the ighetrted photo apen athe top ‘you can scroll back through time and rely on your memory ‘Of when particular images were taken, As this chapter progresses, we'll show you alternative and much more efficient ways to organise and search for files. ‘We'll stat by examining quick and easy ways to sort ‘your photos using ratings nd flags, so you can begin the {quality-conteol process by highlighting your favourites, ‘while marking others fr tejection. We'll also show you how to filter the photos in the Grid view to display images that ‘match specific criteria contained in each photo's metadata ‘We'll then move on later in this ehapter to explore more advanced ways of organising photos, using tools such a5, [keywords and geo-tagging. Rate your photos ‘Torte photo cick thumbna then click below the thumbnall to asign between 2eo and fve nara ‘Aernatively, you can tap one ofthe nmber keys or lick 2 starting icon nthe Tolar You can also rgh-cick thumb and use the Set Rating command L Check the quality Dowble-ccea thumb or press) to take the photo into Loupe view You can then cick the age tovoomn nto a view that wl show ou the image at 100%. TPyou want to kep the phota tick te Set an Fek fag on inthe Toba, Otherwite, clk the Set as Reed fn Remove or delete? ‘When yo choose to delete a photo, you have two options I ou click Remove, i will tay in its original folder om your PC butt wil vanish from Lightroom Catalog To permanently delete from its original fldes, click the Delete from Disk option Colour-code your pictures “The Fe ar lo dpa photon according o clout lies Click the Custom Filer men and choose Piers 6th wl dpa al th pots, To sign coloured label toa hot simfyrightelite thumb choose St Clr Label and chow cou om the lis Delete the rejected files ‘You can ure the Toolbars Sore menu to display he picked pictures atthe top ofthe Grd view Photos that have been flagged as Rejects wil appear 2 greyed ‘out thumbnail tthe bottom of the Grid view. Choose Photo»Delete Rejected Photos to remove them. Sort using filters Goto View Sho Filter Ba. Tick Atbut. lick the Pk con today photos tat have ben gerd You canalao chow today photo tht hae been ted eater reels by letng Metadata and chooing an atrbute Stack images to save screen space oumay hn accion of nr pots cht he ortoce, To ave hue Shick ench mfr, thhmbna then iht-clck an chowe Stalin Goup ito Stack, Youcan then ick the right ofa collpsed stacks thombnal oepand tore fo colape hnetpy/bitlyaylez0r6 Find images with keywords Identify particular pictures by adding keywords to the metadata, then search for specific images using keyword filters ¢ just looked at ways to begin sorting your particular pictures in an instant. Keywords area series of callection of phot ‘words that describe the content of a photo. They are stored and using ther ada photos inthe photo's metadata so that when the file s shared according E ‘or uploaded, the keywords remain attached to it. This can ‘or camera model. La Tocate photos according to where they W ta the GPS coordinates stored inthe mi o via search engines, 11's handy to beable to search for files according to Ta this walkthrough well show you how to coloured labels or shooting locations, but these tools will from scratch, and then use the handy Keywor. ‘ful if you want to sell your work as stock ecause potential buyers can use keywords to ‘only go so far. To find a photo according to its actual subject assign common keywords to photos with just a matter, we could try to remember when it was taken and-—_‘Te may seem unnecessary if you dont have many photos to then scroll down through the Grid view inn attempt to begin with, but the more effort you put into adding keywords identify its thumbnail. Alternatively, we could add keywords to your photos, the easier they willbe to find in the Future, to our photos and then use Lightroom's Filter bar to find the Let Keywords are King’ be your image-organising mantra Recent Keywords Portrait Photography ‘Wedding Photography Save Current Settings as New Preset. Restore Defaut Presets Delete preset “Outdoor Photography” Rename preset ‘Outdoor Photography" else. Assign keywords on import Sou car assign Rewer toa butch of photos when you import them into igtroms Catalogo tote Ary During ior panel and ype nto the Keywor fel. Sept ich epword wa comma, Ligtoom il umber previous keyword and suggest then ab You Manually assign keywords lca pest keyword uch a Laneeae't asin it tothe selced photo, The signed keywor! pens inte Keyword tags panel. lek Spring! That wend wil ao pear nthe Keyword tag nel seperated hy 90 ehthen manly ype mow specie wr sucha oven re Find keyworded photos Toye oper the Reports panel ere youl sea Tinto all the keyword tht hae been aed to photos toons Catalog You can ab ae how many het Contain particular keywords Place the csr ona Keyword {ohh he appropiate thunbnal with white border ma, You Keyword Sets Inthe ary modal, double-click to selec landscape pote Tose» photograph Info label press Cnt ie Tope open the Reporting pane Click {he Keyword et op-dow men and choose an appropriate set ech ae Outdoor Photapaphy = Use keyword suggestions Frees tng tothe Gril View and dole click Sir photo tol sce mor keyword vugetions Ceased on reviouny add keyword) nthe Keyword panel Clk appropiate Keyword suggestions fo ad them foe Filter by keywords Ifyou cll the wit row onthe right of keyword (Gachas‘andscape it wl summon the Libary ite ‘The keyword Landscape wil be bihlgted inthe bay Titers Keyword panel and ony photos containing that Keyword wile viable inthe Grd ew beep /bitlytylrzon6 Tag your images with location data Use and add GPS data embedded in your images to pinpoint the shooting location of a photo in the Map module "od 0 source iin peo {Tagged location coordinates. Make sure that you import the ay to find particular files. supplied iPhone-sourced images into the Library module smart phone the software | which provides a fun and 1 ind your photos Taga location the Curtom filter drop-down menu inthe Libary Inthe Map module, type a placename int the search Fier o Camera Info. On the Ca Its then find ton ‘ees GPS information in the Metadata panel Tees) MC odo eres See Re stot toe 2 erento eae a era nd by a yel the cursor over lag to see the tagged photo. Use the arow ys to cyte through multiple photo. fn the map. Use Map Style to change the look of the map yourself THE DEVELOP MODULE The Develop module Discover how to make basic adjustments to images quickly and easily using the Develop module Make basic colour adjustments tools toboo strong ones Discover how to Crop and straighten use the histogram your photographs Use Lightroon’s Netogam window Top Overy tol to-quchy and ensiycgnose and fix tonal problems | to straighten tited horizon an improve the in your digital photos ‘composition of your photos Use Smart Previews to edit remote images Ea images in the Lighttoom Catalog that aren't currently aecessile on your computer using Smart Previews 8 » beepy/bitlytylrz0n6 Introducing the Develop module You'll find Lightroom’s key image-editing tools and photo-fixing panels in the Develop module eal with more complex ima challenges ~ and this is whe developed ina darkroom, which is why tthe end ofthe previous chapter the Develop module's na also evokes unprocessed raw files, The word "negative harks back to the traditional days of analogue fre you could see a film negative's 1d tones, t needed to be At a glance Get to know the k produced ty 3 ‘etalon the oppo page ‘SOLO MODE PRESETS. NAVIGATOR HISTOGRAM TOOLBAR we or photo fing exits tthe top to Strong shadows on tele ara an remove magneton. sbsence of strong bright gts se spots, of ake onsets At a glance WHITE BALANCE, 2 htpy/bitlyaylez0r6 The histogram Use Lightroom's histogram window to diagnose and fix tonal problems in your digital photos Ine histogram window is one of the most useful tools inthe Develop module. The histogram graph performs a similar function to the medical chart clipped to a hospital patient's bed, Just asa doctor for nurse can use a chart to help diagnose the health of a patient, we can look atthe shape of a photo's histogram graph 10 see ifthe image is under~ or over-exposed. ‘We can also use Lightroom’ histogram window to help ‘us create an image that has a healthier spread of tones that Sav vy Analyse the histogram The eaph is bunched up towards the mid and ight ofthe stra window: Tis nds ta the age Tomists motif midtones Gn the mill anh Go the right The fc that ther no aghata onthe far lett demonstrates te photo's ack of hao Show the clipping warnings Drop Shadows to-71-A po shoud hae some Black pins so dng Black ef to 62 Click he Show Siow Clprng icon ose the blacks shadows 2 ofbiue Then cipped aes wl prin as pure lc, bat Shere no ri deal being loot in these sl eons. displays more detail in its shadows, midtones and highlights, In the wallthrough below well show you how to analyse a histogram so that you can understand how parts of the ‘undulating graph equate to a photo's tonal characteristics (Our TYLRO4.dng starting image looks over-exposed to the aked eve. We'll show you how to use the histogram to create correctly exposed photo, To get started, frst import ‘TYLROS.dng from the download files into Lightroom and the Develop module Darken the midtones {Awel-exposed photo should have a graph tht spreads from th blacks onthe fa left to the whites on the far ght Place the cursor over the peaks inthe mide The Exposure slider wil be highlighted. Drag left on the graph to reduce Exposure o -0.60. This darkens the midtones hi, NN Improve the contrast Fora tong contrast we ned some wit highlights. ‘urnon Show Highligh Clipping Drag Whites to 450, few red patches wl ppese when ou ep to Bee sp detain the brightest hg, bt ssn thew’ portant etal oe n these ara Teach yourself Lightroom THE DEVELOP MODULE GET THE FILES HERE: s in the Catalog that aren't currently accessible by Lightroom using Smart Previews Teach yourself Lightroom THE DEVELOP MODULE port a photo drive Inthe Source section ofthe import window and elec the Rood thumbnal Click the Add utton so hat Lightroom link to the pote witout moving onto you P leave the Build Smart Previews box un-tcked at this stage, because you can always choose this option for ates Clik Import. ile photograph alter Build the Smart Preview ick the Build Smart Preview button, After a short while anew dialog will appear indicating that ‘One Smart Preview was bul’ Click OK to dismiss the window, Lok below the histogram window. ‘A new label wil indicate that you now have the original le plus a Smart Preview version, As an experiment, eject the external hard drive ing it from your PC. Now only the Smart Preview label below the histogram, Standard versus Smart By default Lightroom will create a standard preview of any Imported photo so that you cn see it in the Library module ‘The orignal high-resolution aw file will emain on the external drive However, ifthe exter drive fn’t connected then you won't beable to edit standard preview version of an image. Goto the histogram window and click the Original Photo box. A Smart Preview dlalog will pest Ifyou click the Smart Preview label below the histogram graph, new dialog wil appear indicating thatthe photo is missing ot cffine, but it ean stil e edited using its Smart Preview-Click OK to ‘isms the warning. Any other standard preview photos inthe Library that were on the external drive will esture an‘? (photo missin) symbol Ifthe external drive is sill disconnected, then our TYLROS, dng thumbnail will have a Smart Preview icon oni. 4 Dismiss the warning utp /bitlyaylez0n6 Make basic colour adjustments Use Lightroor's colour-correcting tools to boost weak colours without over-saturating strong ones f you plan to share your edited photographs online | your camera's automatic white balance se then you don’t need to worey as much about ‘whites looking white in particular lighting se puter screens x mn ore deal nthe follow ails to get ios. We'll cass, Thee warm orange or cold bluc ints can occur when | different looks. Adjust the saturation Adjust the Vibrance (Open TYLRIB.dng in Lightroom’s Develop module, The Restore Saturation to 0. Reduce Vibrance to -100, The ‘hoo looks little desaturated, apart from the bright weaker colours become grey, while the stronger orange ‘range lichen onthe rock. Go ta the Presence section ofthe lichen retains some colour. This demonstrates how the Basie panel. Ifyou decease the vale ofthe Saturation slider |) Vibrnce slider selectively adjusts colour saturation, It also 0-100 then al the colours become greyscale has a stronger influence ove typical landscape colours. Selectively boost the colours IE you increase Saturation, the lichen becomes too Before making further colour adjustments let's record saturated and unprintable To selectively boost the thie version a a Snapshot. Ga tothe Snapshots panel greens and bss without over-saturating the stronger ‘on the left of the Develop mode's workspace. Click on the ranges drag the Vibrance slider right toa vale of +74 + ion to create anew Snapshot. It names the Snapshot using "This ives the blue ocean and the green moss more impact. ate and time. Re-label t"Vibrance adjustment” Click Create Adjust the white balance Compare the versions ‘The'Vibrance Adjustment’ Snapshot wil appeat in the ‘You car now click the Snapshot labels to togele ‘Snapshots panel, To enhance the ocean's Bes, drag between the two versions ofthe photo. The Vibrance the Temperature slider to S066, This makes the green sea ‘Adjustment Snapshot has a greener hue than the White look more blue. Counteract the gren tnt by dagging Tint Balance version. You can create ax many Shapshots as you. to +15. Createa new Snapshot called" White Balance like tohelp you decide which edited version you prefer. tp /bitlyaylez0r6 Crop & straighten your photographs Use Lightroom's Crop Overlay tool to straighten tilted horizons and improve the composition of your photos hil looking at a scene through your camera's photo into Lightroom, Thanks tothe Crop Overlay tool you viewfinder, you can zoom and pan the lens to can remove distracting objects with ease, straighten wonky Compose the photo, You may knov what makes horizons and even turn a landscape-oriented photo into a 4 good composition, or you might employ a more _portrait-oriented ane, Duc tothe high resolution produced intuitive point-and-shoot approach, Often, i's only when by DSLR camerss you ean use the Crop Overlay to make looking at photos on the camera's LCD display (or even in certain features look more prominent in the frame and still Lightroom's Library that you cam spot apioto that stands produce lage prints from a cropped photo. Cropping raw ‘out as being well-composed, files in Lightroom is also non-destructive, so you can always ‘When taking the picture you may not notice adistracting restore the cropped photo's original composition. By activating the Crop tool's range of overlays you can that th adhere to of composition been used Taster artists for centuries. We'll take alook at those handy overlays in more detail in our walkthrough. ‘object atthe edge ofthe frame. For example, whe model in th problems such as tilted horizons until you've imported 3 BEFORE * As Shot Original Custom ra 4x5 / 8x10 85x11 5x7 2x3 / 4x6 teed 4x3 1024x768 16x9 1920x 1080 16x10 1280x800 Enter Custom, Use a preset crop Impore of TYLRSS ng starting image into Lightroom’ Library tn Quek Develop you cn accent and apply pest cope ‘Sekng the Grp Rt drop-down men Some of thes presets sch Se) eal change the pot sh fe laspect ato). Others Image’. A square erop does’ sult this particular image 0 revert back to the As shot option. Create a landscape crop ‘Toleep the cropped phot shape the same a the orginal ck the pot con tome sure tht its ina old potion, Dag Shrvop eft corer hand ofthe Crop Pe tol dows tothe ight remove the np onthe e-hand side ofthe fame, Drains the fia the rina Ck Doe ontzol over the cop ake the photo into the Develop dul. Click the Crop Overlay icon an the left ofthe too! panel. You can summon different ovetlays to help you crop subjects 0 0 ToolssCrop Gulde Overlay and explore the options. Thi summons a rule-of-thitds grid that helps you to place objects ina ioking fr balanced composition, Gris especially handy whe unwanted tied horizons. Create a portrait crop ur photos subject doen’ elt a landscape-shaped cop However, 0 click the Crop Ovely fon to eve the Crop Frame too’ ovr, Dag the top-left handle up othe right andthe cel wil change ts landscape shape oa porteat-orented one. Drag the corner bands to create a tighter crop. She now loks towards the space onthe righ of the fame. The unbalanced datactionson the se hidden, lek De Snapshot Name: [Portrait version Cancel} (Greate i bi Keep the shapes consistent Create a crop Snapshot ause we kept the padlock icon ticked, the cropped photo stil (On the previous spread we recorded diferent colour treatments thas the same aspect ratio (or shape) as other porttalt-rlented ‘ofthe same image as hand photos produced by the same camera, eventhough it stated out with a [J experiment with different looks, sing the Snapshots to compare ape orientation. This means thatthe photo wil lok consistent them. You can store ons a8 Snapshots 1. splaved with un-cropped portrait photos captured during the tothe eon, Label th ame shoot, 'a eres of prints or an online gallery with ‘A new Portealt version” pictues th shape Straighten an image Inport PYLRD4 dng and take into the Develop module lek the Crop Ovetay con Chose Tool Crop Overy ily seta the horizon eng down tothe tool icon, Draw ne that the stoma Clic the Crop Overay icon, Click the A ap menu next to the padlock and cho ‘This gives you thes lay to postion the face in Sau o mk the crop. 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