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How should I optimize photos for a web portfolio?
Can you give me tips on work flow in post processing? I am fresh on the web and am trying to put my best work out there but when it appears on my website, it looks like crap. How do I export the files ...
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How best to manage multiple virtual copies of an image in Lightroom?
in the process of improving a photo, I often end up with lots of virtual copies (eg. I apply some basic adjustments, then create 3 copies to experiment with, then choose one of these and create a few ...
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Emulating Film Black and White in Digital: From Pictures to Print
I want to have that "feel" of black and white film with my digital photos. Would the Lightroom filters be enough?
I mean, if this is done with digital, can I make it so that somehow Adobe Lightroom ...
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Does Lightroom apply edits in the order I do them, or does it intelligently reorder them?
The matter of the correct order of applying sharpening has been discussed various times (I will pick this question as an example, but it's not the only one), with a clear consensus which can be summed ...
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How to enable auto-loading of several next photos in Lightroom?
I'm using Lightroom 4.1 to review, cherry pick and postprocess a bunch of Canon RAW photos from a big shooting session. I use the Library view in Loupe mode to review the photos and pick up the best ...
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Photo Processing - What am I doing wrong?
I seem to have a problem processing photos and I am not sure where I am going wrong.
The issue is on my desktop monitor the photos look great. Overall vivid color, brightness, contrast etc. When I ...
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What does “lifted blacks” mean?
What does "lifted blacks" mean? How does it affect your image? How do I do it in Lightroom?
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How to achieve this colored-haze effect in Lightroom?
I really like the colored-haze in this photo:
http://meiirene.35photo.ru/photo_372234/
How do I do it in Lightrooom?
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What software can I use for post-processing? [closed]
I have access to the below software and I use all of them at various times. I do not have a specific workflow and would like to start following one.
Aperture
LightRoom
Photoshop CS5
The general ...
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How to modify local contrast in Lightroom?
How to modify local contrast of a photo in Lightroom 4? The only thing comes into my mind is to use the brush tool. Is there any other way to achieve this or a plug-in to let me modify the local ...
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How to do a selective darkening of part of a photo in Lightroom?
I have a photo that has quite a distracting corner: if you divide it by the rule of thirds it's bit less than half of the bottom right corner.
Can I use Lightroom to darken that corner? I don't know; ...
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Lightroom Multi-Catalog Syncing/Management [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the best way to synchronize Adobe Lightroom databases between two computers?
I'm looking for an application to manage multiple Lightroom catalogs for me - I ...
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Are there any downsides to applying the lens correction profile in Adobe Lightroom?
Assuming that you are using a good lens profile, say one that Adobe has predefined in Lightroom, are there any downsides to automatically applying the appropriate lens correction profile when the ...
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Can I get noise reduction in Aperture that even gets close to the quality of Lightroom's?
I've been looking for a new Library / Photo Editing software, iPhoto isn't really cutting it any more. I've been using both Aperture and Lightroom a bit now (trial licenses) and I noticed a big ...
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How to post process in Lightroom 3 to achieve rich colors like this
I've stumbled upon this video with very deep and rich colors. The skin tones are nice, the blacks on their hair and the spec frame on one of the girls are really deep black. The colors on their shirts ...
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What exactly does Tone Curve do in Lightroom?
In simple terms, what does Tone Curve in LR actually do?. I can see the results of changing Tone Curve by playing around with it, but I don't really understand scientifically what it actually does. I ...
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Can I remove the cable in postprocessing for this photo?
I have Adobe Lightroom. I could get Adobe Photoshop but it will really cost. For this kind of photo adjustments is it worth?
But first, can it be done with today's software?
Here's the pic :
PS: ...
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How can I create a grayscale with color highlighting effect in Lightroom?
Highlighting certain area with color, leaving the rest grayscaled — what is the name of this effect in photography?
What is the most precise way to achieve this effect in Lightroom?
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Why does my Adobe Lightroom temporarily pixelate photos after every change?
I'm using Adobe Lightroom 3.0. I go to develop mode and everything is fine (the photo is sharp). After I do any change (saturation, fill light, sharpness... whatever) the photo automatically gets ...
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How should I use Lightroom for processing for photo lab prints?
I'm a recent Lightroom convert, and I've come to appreciate its built-in workflow for library management and developing. I'm still stymied by printing, however, because I want to use an online lab ...
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How do I achieve these golden/reddish Indian wedding effects using Lightroom 3?
I have been playing with various options, tried various tutorials.. but I never get the
post processed image I am looking for.
Tried using ligthroom presets, but the result is always a very ...
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Is it possible to do non-disk-shaped clones in lightroom
Using spot removal with 100 opacity, one can "clone" little disks out of troubled images.
In a recent shot, I have a long thin line that needs cloned out. Doing this with Photoshop would be easy, ...
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What are the better HDR software apps for the mac?
I am thinking about doing some more HDR photos and thinking about the software side. I have CS5 but have never been happy about the speed or the quality of the final images. I have heard about ...
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Is it possible to rotate an image by an arbitrary angle in Lightroom?
When I take a seascape photo by hand, I often find that I had the camera angled ever so slightly. If the picture wasn't meant to have such a perfect horizontal line (the horizon), then it wouldn't be ...
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Does the number of smart collections affect Lightroom's performance?
While mucking around in Lightroom today and setting up some smart collections, I wondered if having a large number of smart collections might negatively impact performance? I'm thinking that ...
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What workflow should I use for processing RAW photos in Lightroom?
I started shooting in RAW, and I use Adobe Lightroom.
What workflow would you recommend to use for the processing?
I will really appreciate a detailed description of the steps (or a link to one).
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How do I get rid of shiny skin with Lightroom?
For photos taken with my Point & Shoot camera, the flash often leave people in the photo with a 'shiny skin' effect. Other than not using the flash (or at least moving the flash off the ...
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Is there a way to partially apply a preset in Lightroom 3?
I have lots of Lightroom presets that are great, but some of them are a bit to severe.
Is there a way to apply a preset at 50% strength for example?
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Where can I find user created camera and lens profiles for Lightroom 3 and Camera Raw 6.1?
The new Lightroom 3 and Adobe Camera Raw 6.1 have a lens and body database included to automatically correct your image.
For a small description of this new features:
Quickly and easily perfect ...
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Does Lightroom have a healing brush?
Does Lightroom have a healing brush?
I'm aware of the spot-healing capability, for some corrections I need a brush to paint the healing. Photoshop has this, but it slows my workflow down to have to ...
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Getting started with photo editing suites
I saw Adobe Lightroom on my friend's computer and it seems awfully complex to me. Basically he was adjusting color palette of the photo by changing some curves and moving sliders. I noticed that many ...
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