Tag Archives: Lightroom

To Preset or not to preset…that is the question!

I’ve been busy and I’m going to be busier! We took delivery of our new car last week (Bronco Sport) and have been busy with it, especially the learning how to work all of the bells and whistles this baby … Continue reading

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La Luna

Human beings have long stared into the sky to look at the full moon and when everything works in harmony (like weather conditions) it is a beautiful sight to behold and to photograph.  But how do you get a good image … Continue reading

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The tree stands alone plus a word about auto tone

Do you use Lightroom to edit your photos? I do.  Well now they’ve gone and mucked around with the names.  What used to be Lightroom CC (Creative Cloud) is now Lightroom Classic (desktop computer) and Lightroom CC is now really … Continue reading

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Still Life with Carnations V4

I was starting to run out of options by day four here; many combinations I tried were just variants of prior edits and then it came to me!  Try selective color but with a twist in this case.  With the … Continue reading

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Still Life with Carnations V3

I hope you’re still with me as I explore how many ways I can edit this one little teapot of carnations.  Having done two color versions I just had to go the opposite direction and go monochrome.  With this image … Continue reading

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Still Life with Carnations V2

From Lightroom to Nik’s Color Effect Pro to PSE and here you have version number two.  Where V1 was softer and brighter, here I raised the detail levels of the flowers and the counter top and darkened the colors a … Continue reading

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Still life with Carnations V1

I pointed the camera around the house to do some creative imagery with what was at hand since almost constant rains had put shooting outside on hold.  I decided to work with this teapot of carnations and see how many … Continue reading

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First Example from the LR Class

Yesterday’s develop module Lightroom class opened up more ways to edit my photos…this was good!  Then again it means that I am tempted (no, I probably will) to go back and re-edit some images I thought were done and in … Continue reading

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Iris Memories Part 2 – Monochromed

I was going to wait to post this until next week but then I realized I have my first portrait shoot since I broke the wee bone scheduled this Sunday and then a big family get together later next week…so … Continue reading

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