Lightroom Killer Tips

First, let’s create a droplet. You’ll first need an action that you would want to run as part of your export process. For example, while it is easy enough to send a copy to Photoshop for editing from LrC just by pressing CMD/Ctrl+E, if you use the export dialog and run the photo through the droplet you can do even more. I have an action that I use when retouching that does the following: This way…

Instead, jump straight to the panel you want to work in. Here’s how: Press Command-1 (PC: Ctrl-1) to jump to the top panel in your right side panels (in the Develop module, that would be the Basic panel. In the Library module, that would be Quick Develop if you’re using “LR Classic”). Command-2 (PC: Ctrl-2) for the Tone Curve panel. Command-3 (PC: Ctrl-3) for the Color MIxer panel. Command-4 (PC:…

While not something I do a lot, there are a few situations where I use a droplet as part of my export process from Lightroom Classic (LrC). A droplet is a way to take a Photoshop action and make it an executable file that lives outside of Photoshop but allows you to drag and drop photos onto the droplet to run them through the action. Using them as part of the Export process from Lightroom Classi…

This week I’m flying to Budapest to meet up with my dear friend and KelbyOne Instructor, Mimo Meidany, as we’re teaching a travel photography workshop to 12 awesome photographers, and so I thought I’d share a quick tutorial from Mimo (who was our guest on The Grid) on his black and white look. Check it out below: Thanks, Mimo! I look forward to seeing him this weekend! Well, I’ve got thousands an…

This is how to use “Solo Mode” (one of my favorite Lightroom settings) to speed up your workflow. In Solo Mode, only the panel you’re currently working within is visible, while all the rest are collapsed out of sight but always just one click away. Check out the short tip below: Give that a try – you’ll love it! Here’s wishing you a better-than-average Lightroom Tip Tuesday! -Scott The post How T…

This is a simple move – one where I use the same setting every time – and I do this to nearly all of my images as a finishing move after all the rest of my editing is done. Check it out below: Note: I love how the automated close captioning shows my name as “Scott Kelvin.” LOL! Really simple but so effective. Here’s wishing you an absolutely kick-butt, awesome Monday! -Scott P.S. Next week we kic…

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You can make your workflow more efficient by putting your panels in the order you want them (most often used to least used) and hiding the ones you don’t use at all. Check out this short video on how to do both: That’s all there is to uncluttering your right side panels and making your workflow more efficient. I updated my “About Me” page Man, was that thing out-of-date (it had been since the pan…

Hi, gang – hope you had an awesome Easter (and maybe checked out some UFL football, which was actually really fun). I know we talk a lot here about adding subtle edge darkening to our images, but in this case, we’re not talking about darkening the edges evenly all around — we’re talking about the other type of vignetting (the bad kind caused by your lens) that darkens just the corners of your ima…

This is how to use one very powerful slider in Lightroom’s Detail panel to apply sharpening just to your subject’s detail areas (eyes, eyebrows, lips, etc.) without making their skin harsh and grainy (it’s okay to make men’s skin sharp, detailed and textured because nobody really cares about how men look). It’s surprisingly easy, but it really makes a difference and works like a charm. Just a few…