Lightroom Practice

[snerd]

Yes, I'm practicing and trying to learn the basics in Lightroom. I'm scared of it, because I don't know how to use it. So I'm watching videos and reading various articles. These 2 photos are from last week, pretty boring composition-wise and not interesting. I know that. I'm just needing some help on basic LR techniques. Thanks!

#1 From Camera:





#1 After Lightroom:





#2 From Camera:




#2 After Lightroom:

 

[sscarmack]

Brought down the highlights, bumped up the shadows, exposure looks the same, maybe a tad less. Saturation just a tad higher.


How close?


Oh, and a little clarity?

 

[snerd]

Pretty darn close!!

 

[snerd]

I got confused on the radial and graduated filter, and wound up making a global blue increase. I wanted it on the sky only, but like I said, somewhere I got confused. LOL!!

 

[snerd]

But the question is, am I heading in the right direction?! Or should I be doing it differently?

 

[sscarmack]

But the question is, am I heading in the right direction?! Or should I be doing it differently?

Every photo is different. Different techniques and feel.

For this photo, the grass in the foreground I do not like. I'd try to bring some shadows back into just the grass. Maybe bump the contrast up just a smidge.


Send me the RAW if you wouldn't mind, I'll see what I can do.


sscarmack -at- gmail

 

[snerd]

But the question is, am I heading in the right direction?! Or should I be doing it differently?

Every photo is different. Different techniques and feel.

For this photo, the grass in the foreground I do not like. I'd try to bring some shadows back into just the grass. Maybe bump the contrast up just a smidge.


Send me the RAW if you wouldn't mind, I'll see what I can do.


sscarmack -at- gmail

My vision was everywhere BUT the grass! Grrr!!! Just a sec, I'll post it on my site.............................

http://oklahoma-online.com/5D3_0029.cr2

 

[D-B-J]

I would have added a graduated neutral density filter (lower the brightness/increase clarity/up saturation a tad) on the sky. Maybe decreased saturation of the greens a bit, and added a bit more clarity.

Cheers!
Jake

 

[snerd]

I would have added a graduated neutral density filter (lower the brightness/increase clarity/up saturation a tad) on the sky. Maybe decreased saturation of the greens a bit, and added a bit more clarity.

Cheers!
Jake

Good stuff, thanks! I'll try that in a bit. Oh, raw file is posted above.

 

[sscarmack]

My go


Before


After

 

[Braineack]

I got confused on the radial and graduated filter, and wound up making a global blue increase. I wanted it on the sky only, but like I said, somewhere I got confused. LOL!!

That's one VERY annoying thing about LR: you can't adjust color per spot/grad filter.

 

[RocketCowboy]

My go


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After
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Wow ... I need to figure out Lightroom!

 

[astroNikon]

when I first started learning LR I would do "Auto" adjust. look at the settings and the photo. Then do a <ctrl> Z to Undo it .. then try adjusting the settings that I want to adjust.

and another handy thing. As you go through each photo.
P to tag the photo
U to untag
X - to mark the photo (really bad ones .. OOF, etc)
Then in the menu you can delete all X marked photos from disk

Then you can set filters to Tagged and only the Tagged photos will show. Highlight them all then Export.


I'm really starting to enjoy LR ... I had it for a year before I even started used it.

 

[snerd]

Wow ... I need to figure out Lightroom!

Hello??!!!!!!!!!!! hee hee bwahahaha!!! Getting right in camera is fine, but the POW factor is in the processing!! I'm going to learn it if'n it kills me!!!

 

[snerd]

My go


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After
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Now you need to give me at least SOME idea of what you did!