Hi everyone!
Today I wanted to share a tip that you probably didn’t know I use often, and one you probably didn’t even know existed.
See, I often have photos that don’t resonate with me for some reason, but I’m not sure why – and I don’t know how to edit them. Haven’t you ever walked by a scene or object and just taken a photo and you’re not sure why. Something just grabbed you.
To me, beautiful landscape photos taken during an amazing sunrise/sunset, are fairly simple to edit. But it’s those photos that I took, and sometimes I’m not even sure why that tend to be harder to edit. Well I’ve got a tip for you that I use often that may help (and I bet you didn’t even know it was there).
I love teaching and photography... In that order. I feel that enjoying photography, and photo editing can get WAY too complicated. So my personal mission (and favorite thing to do), is to create education that simplifies the process of taking great photos, and how to edit them to get the results you’ve always wanted.
you talked about LR Classic and then just LR. So…we should have both???
Hi Debi. It’s not required but if you want to do this tutorial then yes, you’d need both.
This is one of the best tips. Thanks so much!
Great tip on the community presets! I have never used Lightroom (always use Classic) but it is now installed just for this purpose.
This is a very confusing video!!!!
1. Are you saying that there is a more diverse inventory of PRESETS in Lightroom over the PRESETS in LIGHTROOM CLASSIC? I did not realize that the LIGHTROOM Presets were more diverse in LR over LR Classic. But it is hard to know that is what you are trying to claim here.
2. As for the creating a LIGHTROOM ALBUM for all the 5 Star Photos in the CLOUD using LIGHROOM instead of LIGHTROOM CLASSIC: appears to me to be a waste of Cloud Storage since it eats up the very small GB limit of Cloud torage most people have from ADOBE.
Why not create a CATALOG in LIGHTROOM CLASSIC and then sync it to the Cloud ? This method would put a thumb nail of the photo into the cloud and DOES NOT eat up CLOUD Storage
Am I missing something here on the way ADOBE handle CLOUD storage as to why we would want to eat up the small storage space that Adobe allows by using LIGHTROOM to store things in the cloud?
Hi…
1) Yes that’s what I’m saying.
2) Delete them when you’re done. It’s just an idea. Not a required workflow and not something you should be doing on every one of your photos.
Thanks.
Very interesting suggestion. And a bit of fun to see what others have actually used. I also like that it only shows 20 at a time so not overwhelming. I’ve used this a few times now just to wander around. And have used a couple times with a photo.
I like it. I’m glad you shared. Thanks -Tim
I think the LRC and LR teams should stop trying and one up one another and start working together with their great ideas. No more competition Foosball games in the breakroom.
Great video. Now… for those of us who are challenged… how do you duplicate what you see in the preset?
Great idea! Thanks for the tip.
Wow, This is so interesting Matt, thanks for discovering this technique and showing all of us guys.
Matt,
Any workaround for us LR Classic users?
Tony
Hi. The video was made for LRC users and the workaround is the video. Thanks.
Enjoyed watching all your Simple to Stunning examples. I noticed that when you denoise an image, you don’t reduce the sharpening first, and you denoise all images with the slider set to 70. I’m a portrait and event photographer, and I would like to share my denoise experiences. When I photograph a concert with complicated and low lighting, and take up to 1000 images, I group images by ISO and denoise them group by group. The ISO of images may vary from 1200 to 20,000. I drop the sharpening to zero which reduced some of the noise. Most of the images are of people, so I must focus the denoise on their faces. Over denoising a face makes it look like a manikin, and it takes much less denoising than does a landscape image. This is why I must denoise images grouped by ISO. Your thoughts? And do you prefer the new denoise feature in Lightroom over Topaz DeNoise?
Thanks Matt. This was such a great tip! I’ll definitely be giving this a go 🙂
Thanks Matt. This was such a great tip! I’ll definitely be giving this a go 🙂
Any idea why the recommended presets don’t give a preview when I hover over them? I have to actually click on them to see what the preset does…
Thanks, Matt! I had no idea that feature was there, and I’m sure I’ll find some photos where it will come in handy!
Do you save the image from Lightroom CC and bring that back into Lightroom Classic or do you just duplicate the settings in Lightroom CC. Once you get inspiration, then what do you do with it?
Love this idea. I generally don’t use CC so this is a good tip.
Hey Matt, I really *like* this idea!
I haven’t used Lightroom (Cloud) much at all, so I have a question about this process. After finding a preset that I like for my photo, can I somehow save it back to Lightroom Classic? Or does it have to stay in the Cloud? What happens if I try to save it to Local instead of Cloud? (I obviously haven’t tried this yet, I just finished watching your video).
Thanks,
~~Bonnie
Fantastic tip, Matt. I often struggle with the “what do I want to do with this image?” This is a great way to get ideas and to learn more!
I’m new to Lightroom (but I’ve used Classic for years). I just tried Lightroom for the first time and tried your method and I really like it!!! Is it possible to get this edited photo from Lightroom back into LR Classic without exporting it and then doing an import into Classic? Also, is it possible to “copy” the preset used in Lightroom back into LR Classic? Thanks so much for your help! I so enjoy your videos!
Thanks for the tip. Will be useful in future editing.
Thanks for sharing this tip, Matt. I have never used LR before. Will have to check it out now.
Very cool. Almost makes me wish I had lr!
But a great process. Thanks for the idea
There’s no reason you can’t use it. If you have an Adobe plan it’s free and doesn’t require you to change your workflow.
Hi Matt
Thanks for this advice, I will try this the next time.
Hi
Good advice, as always. I agree that the Lightroom presets are not the best, but they are good enough as a starting point.
Will try this method next time
Matt,
I appreciate the clarity in your videos. Thank you.
Do you save the preset (if possible) that you found in LR and use it as a starting point to edit the photo? Or do you just use your “visual memory” and extensive skills for the edit once back in LRc?
Good info that I will actually put to use.
Cheers, Bill
Thanks but I’m worried that using other people’s creativity diminishes my own
Definitely understandable. But I doubt you’d find many musicians that didn’t start first by learning other people’s music. I attribute all of my creativity today, to watching and imitating others first.
Super idea – easy and available! Thanks!
Interesting as always. I’ll confess I rarely use that version of Lightroom. I guess you have expanded my horizons again.
Thank you
Matt, Thank you. Great tip. I do have a question. As those recommended presets are changing all the time and may not be available again, is there a way to save a favorite preset to apply to other images?
Thanks for sharing this Matt. Can’t wait to try it out on some of my images.
This is a great tip. Many thanks. Rob
Never thought about that. Of course I’m an LrC guy so I’ll have to start using regular “ flavor” LR. (Why can’t we have this in LrC?)
Thank you.
Thanks – as always Matt!
This is the ONLY reason I use LR desktop.
WOW! Thanks for sharing this tip!
Matt,
Awesome idea. I really do like your style of presentation.
Hi Matt,
Okay. I have LRC and cannot try your method of making a stunning photo from a ‘meh’ photo.
If that is the case, there must be a way to obtain a great group of presets to help with editing my
images. What do you recommend for this photographer who lives in NYC so landscapes are not
a major part of what I do?
Thank you,
Richard Gold
Hi Richard. If you have LRC you have access to this version of LR for free. Just download it from your Creative Cloud app.
Matt,
Great tip. This will help with a lot of my “just OK” photos. I have just started using Lightroom (Cloud) and like it. I still have to get used to the differences between it and LRC. Thanks for helping me. Neal
GREAT Never would have thought about it.
Great tip…thank you! 🙂
Thanks for your ideas!
Oh how I needed this fantastic tip. Thank you Matt!I have SO many photos that fit that description…ones I was inspired to take, then I see them in LRC and am stumped on where to take them creatively. Such a great tip!!
Thanks for sharing Matt. I have not been using Lightroom at all; I normally just use Lightroom Classic. Based upon your video I will explore Lightroom a bit more! Interesting quick way to visualize – too bad Classic does not have the same feature!
I agree!!!
Very nice tip.
Great idea! I tend to stay away from presets because there can be so many to try. I haven’t used those from the community even though I’ve uploaded pictures and presets to the community.