Lightroom

Lightroom Classic helps amateur and professional photographers manage large (or small) collections of digital photos. That might sound like it is just a fancy file explorer but it is so much more. In Lightroom Classic you can quickly rate photos, attach keywords, catalogue them, add them to collections and so on.

However, Lightroom Classic isn’t just an organisation tool. Using Lightroom Classics’s Develop Module you can non-destructively manipulate images without ever having to leave the application. This includes basic adjustments such as exposure, contrast, saturation and also more advanced options such as tone curves and split toning.

As you might be able to tell from those two short paragraphs, Lightroom Classic is quite a complex application. Using my Lightroom Classic guides you might be able to understand the application just that bit better and improve your workflow while you’re at it.

Lightroom vs. Photoshop – What’s the difference?

Let’s talk about what exactly Lightroom and Photoshop are and how they differ.

Consider this cheap Loupedeck alternative

There is a cheaper, more customizable alternative to the Loupedeck out there. It’s a simple MIDI Controller combined with the software MIDI2LR.

Dabbling in HDR

I was recently in a situation, where I had no choice but to use HDR for a shot I was trying to create. The resulting photo looked great and I think it’s about time I write a short apology to HDR photography.

The new and update guide to exporting Lightroom photos to Instagram and Twitter

My first post on exporting photos from Lightroom for use in Instagram has proven to be quite popular. Since that post, I’ve made some new experiences and have learnt a great deal more about both Lightroom and Instagram. I was thinking about updating said post but ended up completely rewriting it from the ground up, … Read more