“Adding vitality and life to your photographs needn’t require complicated techniques or adjustments, just using the basic tools well will transform your images.” Damien Lovegrove
In this video Damien Lovegrove demonstrates how to enhance photographs in minutes using Adobe Lightroom (v5). Using just the basic sliders and tool set he brings 29 RAW files to life in real time showing you each and every step. If you ever wonder what needs doing to an image or where to start in post production this video is for you.
“A good understanding of an image’s potential is a good place to start with post production. Let me show you what to do and how to do it simply and effectively” Damien Lovegrove
This video is not intended to be a tutorial on how Lightroom works, It is much more than that. Instead it aims to be a useful guide to good post production practice for those keen to learn the simple tricks that top photographers, like Damien Lovegrove, use to add vitality and punch to their pictures. The printers art is alive and well in the digital era and Damien will show you how to maintain a high level of image integrity without any compromise on quality or visual impact.
The tools used in this video:
• White Balance
• Basic Tone sliders
• Lens Corrections
• Cropping
• Brush Tool
• Gradient Tool
• Radial Selection Tool
• Clone and Heal Tools
• Split Toning
• Making Virtual Copies
The tools left in their default position or not demonstrated in this video:
• Camera Calibration
• Grain Effects
• Clarity
• Tone Curve
• Sharpness
• Noise Reduction
• Black and White colour mix
• Presets
• Synchronization
• Import / Export
• Meta Data
• Print module
• Web module
• Slideshow module
• Book, Map and Library modules
• Filters and Metadata
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