HomeAdobe Lightroom – Improve your photographs with the touch of a button By Marcos Detourist on June 1, 2009Lightroom is one of my most used tools in my arsenal photo-editing softwares. I’m not the most technical kind of photographer when it comes to taking photos (in-camera), so most of the time, I have to edit the photos I take before uploading them in the internet. At certain times, I have hundreds of photos that I want to upload in a short span of time. Lightroom to saves me a hell of a lot of time and effort unlike editing the photos one by one in photoshop.Lightroom works like Picasa but is much more powerful. I like that it’s able to edit RAW photos since I now exclusively shoot in RAW format. Another thing I like about Lightroom is that you can apply “preset effects” to a photo, which means you can edit/enhance batches of photos with just one click.ExampleThis is an unedited photo I took during a recent trip to Taklong Island in Guimaras. Due to the undesirable settings I had and the bad lighting conditions, the colors turned out too dull, which doesn’t give justice to the beautiful sight in real life. I wanted to emphasize the vibrant colors of the boat and the scenery so I had to brighten the photo, and increase the saturation and contrast. Though … before achieving the the image I had in my head, I wanted to tryout some other effects. Using the preset option, I came up with these: Sepia Old Photo / Retro Feel Cool tonesThe mood of the picture had changed dramatically and it didn’t require much knowledge in editing or photography. After tweaking the photo some more in Lighroom, I came up with this final image:“First Arrival” (Taklong Island, Guimaras)Don’t leave yet. There’s more!Landscape Photography Lightroom Preset; My "One Click Fix"Art Exhibit for Independent Photographers in Iloilo - My…Flickr Pro rocks my socksEasy-to-do and Cheap Paperclip Magnet DIY Photo WallNew year, time for a new life!Getting the Perfect Travel Blogging WorkflowComments mike saysJune 3, 2009 at 12:55 amHey Marc, are you using the trial version or the complete version?… chymera00 saysJune 3, 2009 at 9:16 pmI’m using the complete version :) dodong flores saysJune 3, 2009 at 8:14 pmI have heard of this software to be best in photo editing. I’d love to try this someday, too! chymera00 saysJune 3, 2009 at 9:18 pmNext to Picasa, It’s at most convenient photo-editing software I’ve tried. Junnjun saysJune 12, 2009 at 10:06 amNag purchase ka gid sang pro version ya ni pre??? chymera00 saysJune 12, 2009 at 3:37 pmA friend gave it to me as a gift. kat saysDecember 11, 2009 at 11:47 pmi like LR too. It’s great that you can copy effects from one photo (even without a preset) to another with just a click of a button. And exporting is a breeze, saves so much time. chymera00 saysDecember 12, 2009 at 3:00 pmyup yup, I love it too… makes editing photos so much easier and faster. pinaysolobackpacker saysJanuary 29, 2010 at 12:55 pmhmmm..I need this too! I’m learning a lot from your site ha, thnx Marcos! Halong! =) chymera00 saysJanuary 29, 2010 at 11:22 pmhope I can post more about rin about this. Ian saysDecember 23, 2010 at 2:38 pmbrother, what Adobe photo shop you need for Lightroom? CS3, CS4 or CS5? thanks inah saysMay 21, 2012 at 1:33 pmthank you for letting me discover APLr! I love this! I’ve been using Picasa but this is more powerful. I love creating dramatic, and vividly colorful photos but I don’t have an SLR so I’m using a Canon Ixus. I’m so glad to have Lr.Here’s my first attempt in using Lr :) I don’t have any professional training yet with photography I always practice on my own. please do check them out. thank you!http://justmylittleantics.blogspot.com/2012/05/where-to-go-in-manila-fort-santiago.html jasper saysJune 2, 2012 at 6:18 amNice blog and nice pixs. May i know your gear? Is there any shop in iloilo where i can buy 2nd hand dslr’s and lenses? Posting of new comments is disabled temporarily.Connect with Marcos on:Detourista.comMarcosDetourist.comFacebookInstagramTwitterDetourista.comDiscover more travel guides and blogs about the Philippines and beyond by Marcos DetouristChoose your next destination: Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
dodong flores saysJune 3, 2009 at 8:14 pmI have heard of this software to be best in photo editing. I’d love to try this someday, too!
chymera00 saysJune 3, 2009 at 9:18 pmNext to Picasa, It’s at most convenient photo-editing software I’ve tried.
kat saysDecember 11, 2009 at 11:47 pmi like LR too. It’s great that you can copy effects from one photo (even without a preset) to another with just a click of a button. And exporting is a breeze, saves so much time.
chymera00 saysDecember 12, 2009 at 3:00 pmyup yup, I love it too… makes editing photos so much easier and faster.
pinaysolobackpacker saysJanuary 29, 2010 at 12:55 pmhmmm..I need this too! I’m learning a lot from your site ha, thnx Marcos! Halong! =)
Ian saysDecember 23, 2010 at 2:38 pmbrother, what Adobe photo shop you need for Lightroom? CS3, CS4 or CS5? thanks
inah saysMay 21, 2012 at 1:33 pmthank you for letting me discover APLr! I love this! I’ve been using Picasa but this is more powerful. I love creating dramatic, and vividly colorful photos but I don’t have an SLR so I’m using a Canon Ixus. I’m so glad to have Lr.Here’s my first attempt in using Lr :) I don’t have any professional training yet with photography I always practice on my own. please do check them out. thank you!http://justmylittleantics.blogspot.com/2012/05/where-to-go-in-manila-fort-santiago.html
jasper saysJune 2, 2012 at 6:18 amNice blog and nice pixs. May i know your gear? Is there any shop in iloilo where i can buy 2nd hand dslr’s and lenses?