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Processing tip: Brightening in Lightroom Explained

Posted on March 28, 2019, 11:51 pm, by QT Luong, under Techniques.
Brightening an image in Lightroom with sliders looks like a straightforward task, yet there are two ways of doing it, and they can yield very different results, as illustrated with images and stepcharts. This framework is also used to examine the most useful Lightroom slider. Brightening an under-exposed image This image of the White Cliffs […]
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Processing Tip: Highlights and Shadows in High Contrast Scenes

Posted on March 21, 2019, 8:52 pm, by QT Luong, under Techniques.
In this post, using images from the Black Canyon of the Gunnison for which I had described the location, I demonstrate two of the processing steps I use most frequently for high contrast scenes. Both consist of somehow counter-intuitive, but extremely simple and effective, opposite slider moves. Although this post is illustrated with Adobe Lightroom, […]
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Examples: Two Nature Landscapes Processed in Lightroom

Posted on June 21, 2017, 6:29 pm, by QT Luong, under Techniques.
I have often been asked about the processing I apply to my digital images. For the first time, I will provide two examples. The first one exemplifies the light processing typical of most of my images, while the second one illustrates how just a few processing steps can transform a difficult capture. My processing tools […]
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