Questions tagged [lightroom]
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (often referred to as LR) is one of several professional level photo editing and management tools. While previous versions were available for purchase, the latest versions are available by subscription to Adobe's Create Cloud suite of tools. The open source software package darktable is often suggested as a free alternative to Lightroom.
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Auto mass transform in Lightroom
I have been using Lightroom to mass develop my photos recently and all the tools work as expected when using automatic functions (e.g. auto WB, auto tone), that is setting an auto value will set it on ...
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Is there still a place for skin smoothing programs like portraiture 4.0 with AI
If you have a photography subscription in Adobe with access to the latest Lightroom and Photoshop, is Portraiture still a good investment or can you see the same results with similar efforts in ...
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making a picture profile for Lightroom
I want to make a picture profile to apply a solid color adjustment layer to a base edit. I have a look I want to make for lightroom profile. I am in camera raw and made the basic adjustments. not ...
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Lightroom Classic v12.1 error: A change in Develope remove all Fujifilm metadata
Lightroom Classic v12.1 error: Any change in Develope removed all Fujifilm metadata (Exif tags) when saved.
When comparing a jpg file from my X-H2s camera by ExifTool, the following where missing ...
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Lightroom Classic synchronize folder fails to import metadata
I have Lightroom Classic 12.4 on my laptop and desktop, and store all my photos on my Synology NAS. I edit my photos locally on my laptop using Lightroom Classic, then (when I'm home) I use Lightroom ...
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Why does Lightroom CC Library Module adds grain and/or texture to certain of my images that is not present in the Develop Module?
I've seen a few posts about the lightroom Library Module having a change in colors from the Develop Module because of the different color space they use but in my case it's more a question of Noise ...
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Where are Adobe Lightroom (not Classic) edits stored?
I want to ensure my Lightroom edits are backed up. From what I understand, in Lightroom "Classic," a "catalog" was used to store edits. This notion seems to have been deprecated at ...
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For what case is "Image sizing" in Lightroom relevant? [duplicate]
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A digital picture is in my opinion only a sequence of pixels. e.g. in the .png format (simply explained) for each pixel, the color value and its position is stored.
So how big a digital ...
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Automation of export from lightroom to a presentation format (e.g. Powerpoint)
I have a few hundred commercial photoshoots in Lightroom Classic organized in a folder structure that follows this format:
[Photoshoot name] => [Product name] => Photo files, some are processed ...
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Create a collection in Adobe Lightroom Classic given the file names (including path)
How can I create a collection (or simply filter) in Adobe Lightroom Classic given a list of file names (including directory/path). I tried to use the text filter but this only works for file names ...
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Export photos from Lightroom to leverage HDR display on modern iPhones
If I take a photo with my iPhone 13 Pro Max camera and view it on the phone screen, bright lights and colors appear very strong and vivid like an HDR movie on an HDR TV. This is controlled by a ...
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Why is softproofing before print necessary - can't an optimal adaptation be computed automatically (at least a proposal)?
I am struggling with the need of softproofing before printing photos. I usually use Adobe Lightroom for editing images and also for printing. I use color profiles - all good. What I do simply not ...
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How to create Lightroom's texture tool in other software?
I am new to "advanced" photo editing and I figured Lightroom's Texture tool is amazing at smoothening skin without losing the detail in "detail-rich" areas like eyes, clothes, etc. ...
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How to view side-car JPGs on lightroom? How to easily manage RAW+JPEG image reviews?
I've been shooting RAW+JPEG and I'm importing them together into Lightroom (i.e. the JPEG becomes a side-car of the RAW file).
trouble is, I can't seem to find a way to review the out-of-camera JPEG (...
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How to make a two stage Lightroom Catalog?
I'm a person who takes too many photos. Thus, the volume of photos is so high that I have no chance of storing them all in one place (8 TBs and counting). Thus, what I want is to save the initial ...
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What is the difference between white balance and calibration in Lightroom?
As most of us know, we can manipulate color in Lightroom different ways. As I understand it correctly, white balance will affect changes in the HSL panel. So when the raw photo has i.e. a blue lake, ...
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'Recommended' presets not showing on Lightroom Classic (Desktop)
I have installed Lightroom on my Android phone and once I have uploaded a photo, it gives me the option of 'Recommended' presets which I believe uses AI to determine the best filters for that photo.
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How can I get Lightroom to export a list of filenames, from the colour-labeled (or flagged) pictures?
Is there a way to just export a list of the filenames, instead of creating a copy of some of the photographs in a new folder? The list should be only those photographs that exist in a group (flagged/...
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Lightroom Adding some blue ovaerlay to my image, not sure what it is [duplicate]
Lightroom Adding some blue ovaerlay to my image, not sure what it is, even in X/Y, I can see in both side, so it is not from my edits. Also when I go back to Library that blue color in foreground is ...
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How do I automatically relocate 10k Lightroom photos that only exist in "ghost folders?"
I have a large Lightroom catalog containing ~20k culled and edited photos. Each set of related photos (usually around 50-200 photos) exists in a parent folder, which I'll call the "event folder.&...
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What is Lightroom order of color operation?
Lightroom has several panels to adjust color in your image, what's great, but I am really interested in what Lightroom does behind it. I am curious if Lightroom has a certain order / priority for ...
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Tool for finding original RAW files to already organized jpeg files
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Hi photography community,
as a hobby photographer I organize quite a lot of photos for my family and friends. I have a lightroom library of around 90k photos that accumulated over ...
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How to migrate Lightroom metadata presets to another computer?
I am moving to a new computer and created some metadata presets, see here:
I want to move those presets (not the data stored in photos!) to the new computer. How do I do that? All online info I could ...
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Lightroom imports this years fotos into latest last years folder
My lightroom istallation puts all photos of 2023 into the last folder of 2022. I used to move them manually, but it bothers me.
Does anyone have an idea why this happens?
In case my camera model ...
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Best way to process RAW photos of acrylic paintings for print publication
Is any processing necessary on my RAW photos to prepare them for print (not Kindle) publication through KDP?
Besides any processing, the KDP requirements seem to be at least 300 DPI, highest ...
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How does one create a glowy/halation effect in post?
Newbie at post processing here. I stumbled across this photographer who has these really soft glowy auras around his light sources (see below). I believe he shoots digital and does all this in post (...
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Adding the Apple ProRaW profile to Lightroom
I have Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic CC 8.2.1 with Camera Raw 11.2.1.
How do I add the Apple ProRaW profile to it?
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Lightroom blacks display as blue in develop mode
In Lightroom in "Develop" mode, blacks have started displaying as blue pixels. They weren't like this before. In "Library" mode they display correctly.
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Lightroom LUT profiles based correct (best quality) workflow?
LUTs are a great tool as a base for colour grading, and I often use them. But since I also got into movie editing a bit, one thing worries me in the Lightroom imposed order of operations. (Fixed order ...
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How to get Lightroom to render JPEG photos the same as on the 60D LCD?
I really like the way my photos appear on my Canon 60D LCD screen. However, when I import them into my computer using EOS Utility 2 and then into Lightroom 3, they are not the same. For example, the ...
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RAW photos appear faded and overexposed in Lightroom Classic
In Lightroom Classic CC 12.2.1 (LR), I've noticed that my images look overexposed and faded compared to viewing them in FastRAWViewer (FRV). Below is an example from FRV:
And here is the same RAW ...
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Lightroom 6: How do I add a lens profile (lcp file)?
I have Lightroom 6 and recently bought a new Tamron 17-35mm f/2.4 OSD lens for a Nikon full frame. I downloaded a recent version of Adobe Camera Raw to get the LCP file for the Tamron lens and I have ...
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How can I create a smart collection that checks for only *one* given keyword in Lightroom?
I think I know my Lightroom pretty well, but I couldn't find a way to create a smart collection that returns photos containing only one given keyword. Just one. Say, all photos containing only the '...
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Why does a lens profile on Lightroom produce such noise artifacts?
I've recently switched to a new system (Canon R5 + Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L) and I'm experiencing some unexpected noise artifacts when I apply lens profile corrections in Lightroom Classic CC (v12.2).
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Shooting on NEF is making my photos turn out differently in bridge vs my camera [duplicate]
I usually shot on JPG until a friend told me to shoot on NEF the other day. Ever since all my photos have been screwing up in bridge or lightroom. They look normal and good on my camera screen, but ...
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Lightroom: Changing text color in Preferences -> Lightroom Sync
Adobe Lightroom is reporting a sync error, but cannot read the details in Preferences -> Lightroom Sync as it is blue text on gray background. Does anyone know how to change to a better text color?
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in Lightroom, how to search only B&W photos?
I've got a Lightroom library containing only raw files. Some of them are b&w tiff scans or b&w dng files (that I converted from tiff).
Now simple task: Search my library for just b&w (...
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Edit like Andrew Bayda or Roman Ivanov ( Vogue Style )
I'm a wedding photographer and want to change my style.
Does someone know how these people do this vogue style with contrast and colors?
Maybe they are using Capture One?
http://andrewbayda.com/
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Is GPU or CPU more important for Photoshop and Lightroom?
I'm looking to buy a laptop (for a spare) and I'm not ready to spend the amount I did on my first one. The machine will only be used for photo editing. Should I go for the dedicated graphics card or ...
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Is Adobe Creative Cloud notoriously slow? [closed]
I'm new to this community and am very happy to find it. I'm really not a pro and have to start off with a probably ignorant question:
I'm currently trying Lightroom for free and am now syncing 22 ...
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How can I easily replace raw files with jpeg format in Lightroom?
I only shoot in RAW, but for a normal travel trip I don't want to keep all photos in RAW because they occupy a lot of storage space. Is there a plugin in Lightroom to click a photo and convert the RAW ...
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Where can I find Lightroom database documentation?
I'm looking for some documentation for the Lightroom Catalog (sqlite database) structures.
Here's a simple example of what I'm trying to do. I found a table containing the exif data (...
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How can I find dust in Photoshop similar to the Lightroom feature Visualize Spots?
Adobe Lightroom 5 came out with a new feature called "Visualize Spots" that helps you to find dust. More information on the feature can be found here: Adobe Help
How can I achieve a similar function ...
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Lightroom CC v5 - How to select flagged photos
I had no problems with this when I used Lightroom Classic but in cc I cannot figure out this simple task. I cannot find it in the menu system.
When google I only find the classic way.
Can someone nice ...
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how to remove a bright outline at the edge of LRC segmentation mask?
I have reduced exposure on an inverted "sky" mask attempting to create a high-contrast horizon against the distant hills in this photo but how do I remove the bright line across the first ...
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Help with Adobe Lightroom( red, green and purple lines on exported photo)
It's first time using lightroom and i've been getting these lines on almost every photo that i have been editing and searched how to fix that lines but couldn't find anywhere. Also i shoot in raw(.nef)...
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Lightroom Classic displaying on wrong "second monitor" overnight
(On Windows 10.) I know that Lightroom is notorious for not letting you decide which of your secondary monitors it should use.
I have 3 monitors connected to my desktop, they stand in this order [3] [...
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How to auto straighten / level multiple photo in Lightroom CC
Is there any way to automatically straighten many photos in Lightroom CC? I do not intend to rotate 90 ° but to level them in an equivalent way to how this key would do
I would select multiple photo ...
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The location of the Lightroom database for the Android version
I am using the offline version of Lightroom under Android, the problem is that I do not know the location of the database storage and this has i can,t me to be able to transfer the previous database ...
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Force Lightroom to check of XML changes
I use Lightroom and Photo Mechanic. When I make changes in Photo Mechanic (ratings, colour labels, etc.), the changes are written to an XML file. Often I make hundreds of changes.
In Lightroom, it is ...
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