HomeLandscape Photography Lightroom Preset; My “One Click Fix” By Marcos Detourist on July 17, 2011I’ve always planned on giving photography tips on this blog so as I start, I thought of sharing my simple workflow to come up with nice looking landscape photos. I used to do all my post processing work in Adobe Photoshop but now, I almost entirely use Adobe Lightroom for most of my post processing needs. I only use Photoshop for selected photos because it takes so much time tinkering with its interface. I’ve been there and I understand how daunting Photoshop could be for beginners. At the other end of the spectrum, I just love how easy, fast, and fun it is to edit batches upon batches of photos in Lightroom. It only takes a few clicks to turn my photos into the works that you’ve seen in my blog. If you’ve been curious to know my photography workflow, here’s how I usually do my post processing. “Before and after” photos of the scenic Capones Island, Zambales using my customized develop preset for Adobe LightroomMy Lightroom Develop Preset for Landscape PhotographyThis is basically the one click quick-fix version of my workflow (I’ll discuss more detailed tips in later posts). After importing my photos in lightroom, I just apply my custom made “develop preset” for landscape photos. As you can see in the “before and after” shot above, there’s already a noticeable difference in the photo. The “after” shot pops up more now. It has better contrast, sharper details, and more vibrancy (deeper blues and more saturated warm colors in particular). I also enhanced the shadows to give a more balanced tone and applied a small amount of vignetting. I know vignetting is frowned upon (generally) in professional photography. There’s even the automated lens correction for vignetting in lightroom 3 but for my amateur photos, I kind of like the effect of vignetting since it draws attention to the center of the frame.Sometimes the preset doesn’t get the exposure right, which is easy to fix with the exposure slider. Then, it’s time to correct the composition of the image. I’m fine with the crop but the horizon needs to be straightened (using the rotate tool). When I’m satisfied with the result, I just export the photo and upload it online.More samples:Download InstructionsIt’s currently in its beta version right now. I’ve released a “one click fits all” preset. If it catches on, then I’ll come up with more specialized presets for different situations. You can download the Ambot-ah Landscapes Develop Preset here. After downloading and extracting the .zip file, you’ll now have the “.lrtemplate” lightroom preset file. To install the preset in lightroom just watch this instructional video.Hope you’ve found my develop preset useful :)Don’t leave yet. There’s more!Adobe Lightroom - Improve your photographs with the touch of…Espresso CentralAmbot-ah Major Redesign for 2010Transitions and Getting My Life BackIncrease Your Blogging Productivity through Mind MappingGetting the Perfect Travel Blogging WorkflowComments doi saysJuly 17, 2011 at 10:54 amwow! thanks for this great tip marcos! :D chymera00 saysJuly 23, 2011 at 6:22 pmWelcome doi, forever endorser tlga ako ng lightroom :D renevic saysJuly 17, 2011 at 12:06 pmawesome! thanks for the tip :) Marcos saysJuly 23, 2011 at 6:23 pmHope I can post more tips :D adventurousfeet saysJuly 22, 2011 at 1:48 pmthanks sa tip! never tried lightroom i heard maganda nga daw :) Marcos saysJuly 23, 2011 at 6:50 pmConvenient siya if you’re editing batches of photos. Pero kung gusto mo talaga mag concentrate on a few photos, mas ok yung photoshop. leoms saysSeptember 29, 2011 at 11:50 pmgaling ha… tnx p0.. :) Cristy saysFebruary 9, 2012 at 3:29 pmHi Sir,meron na po ba kayong bagong preset? i tried to use the beta version and its great. :) Maia Lagasca saysFebruary 18, 2013 at 11:24 pmUsed this preset on my recent Aurora trip. Thanks! :) 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
adventurousfeet saysJuly 22, 2011 at 1:48 pmthanks sa tip! never tried lightroom i heard maganda nga daw :)
Marcos saysJuly 23, 2011 at 6:50 pmConvenient siya if you’re editing batches of photos. Pero kung gusto mo talaga mag concentrate on a few photos, mas ok yung photoshop.
Cristy saysFebruary 9, 2012 at 3:29 pmHi Sir,meron na po ba kayong bagong preset? i tried to use the beta version and its great. :)