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How to handle the tone curve (linear/medium/high contrast) and the other development settings?
I use Lightroom 6.x and I usually start with a linear curve, adjusting the sliders in the "Basic" section accordingly. The Tone curve section usually does not even get opened.
This because I'm not a ...
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Contrast order of operations in Lightroom?
I've been watching a number of how-to videos on Lightroom, and one general workflow I've seen is performing the Basic adjustments first (white, black, highlights, shadows, etc.), followed by adjusting ...
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What does the "Flux" effect of Instagram do?
Whenever I'm done doing Post on my photos and share on social media, Flux from Insta always seems to magically make my photos "pop". No matter if they're portraits, landscapes - it seems like a very ...
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How do I give my photos the same dreamlike effect as this photographer?
I've always found this photographer's images very intriguing and have recently been curious as to how she took and/or edited them. Can you explain how this effect would be achieved via both of these ...
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What's the balance of highlights, shadows, lights, and darks in this photo?
I would love to give my photos a dreamy effect like this. I can see there's some clarity reduction; what, in terms of highlights, shadows, lights, and darks, would the lighting look like? For instance,...
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How can I undo Canon Auto Lighting Optimizer in Lightroom?
I was shooting in RAW in the Tv mode with my Canon's Auto Lighting Optimizer set to Standard. I understand this is one of the settings that, even when you shoot in RAW, will correct your image's ...
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What is the Lightroom equivalent of setting the contrast to -2 in the camera?
I am playing with the different picture styles directly from my Canon 5D-II and I would like to know if there is some sort of mapping with what I can do in Lightroom.
What is the equivalent of -2 ...
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What's the difference between adding contrast and simultaneously darkening highlights and brightening shadows in Lightroom?
In Lightroom 4, when editing a RAW file, what's the difference (if any) between the following edits:
A). +30 Contrast
Or
B). -30 Highlights, +30 Shadows.
Do these do the same thing?
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