In this image, shadows were increased by +60. My photography style includes bright images and rather than overexposing by increasing too much exposure, I increase SHADOWS to have even light.

Shadows – I am always greatly increasing my shadows in editing. With this particular photo it was backlit (meaning the sun was behind the couple) and needs to be brightened up. Increase exposure – each lighting scenario is different depending on the location, time of day, etc. I’ll go through and show you how I go from this > to 6480. In this video you’ll get the chance to see me edit a photo from straight out of camera to the final image that I deliver. You have more editing capabilities when you’re shooting in RAW because it holds more data from the image (also making it a larger file size). Nonetheless, editing in lightroom can work wonders on an image! A quick beforehand tip – always shoot in RAW vs JPEG.

I have bought some in the past, but saw that I was still basically editing everything anyway so why not learn along the way and create my own based on what I do to each photo ~ which reminds me, I still need to do that LOL. Even if you are using a preset, they don’t fix either of those two problems. Too often I see people try use a preset (basically a premade edit settings) thinking it’s going to be a one click wonder. For instance: an out of focus photo and/or a photo taken in “bad light”. While lightroom is a great tool to have, there are a few things it can NOT fix. The desktop version can be purchased online for $9.99/month however, the mobile app can be downloaded and used for FREE!! Follow along to learn some helpful “tips and tricks”, and see a video of how I edit a photo from start to finish! Editing in lightroom is a great tool for anyone who may be interested in photography and wants to have more editing “power” when it comes to how your final image will come out. Heyyy friends!! I’m so excited you’re here because in this blog I’m going to be sharing how I use Lightroom! This is the software I use when editing all of my galleries and I absolutely LOVE all of the options.

Editing portraits in lightroom