20 Lightroom TIPS in 8 Minutes for Beginners

[@AdamAlo-r2y]

Great job

[@MarkDumbleton]

Thanks so much!

[@BrendanHarington]

Another fantastic video, thanks Mark. I have a few more tricks up my sleeve after watching this 😊

[@MarkDumbleton]

My pleasure! Thanks a lot for watching and for the continued support Brendan!

[@petervalaris8496]

Excellent, thank you 🤙

[@MarkDumbleton]

My pleasure! Thanks so much for watching 😊

[@thomas-bear-hecht]

Great tips for beginners and not-quite-so-beginners alike. One additional recommendation for tip 9 at 04:01 - if you use a brush to substract from a mask, toggling on „auto mask“ often works wonders, even if the background color is only slightly different.

[@MarkDumbleton]

Thanks for the extra tip Thomas. Absolutely, auto-mask has a big impact when refining masks. I’m going to make a deep dive soon about refining masks

[@thomas-bear-hecht]

@@MarkDumbleton Really looking forward to that video. I‘m sure it‘s going to be great!

[@Rideorhide]

Another great video. Thanks Mark

[@MarkDumbleton]

Thanks so much for letting me know! Appreciate it 😊

[@KobusTollig1]

Such a great videos.

[@MarkDumbleton]

Thanks so much Kobus!

[@naturifokus]

Great tips!!

[@MarkDumbleton]

I appreciate that thanks so much!

[@kellyparker2559]

Another great video! The tips really help thank you so very much. I never really know how to “properly “ edit my photos to what my eyes saw when I took the photo. So thank you

[@MarkDumbleton]

You are so welcome!

[@josediazh3890]

Muchas gracias

[@MarkDumbleton]

You’re very welcome! 😊

[@infocus1296]

Thank you very much I really like your editing content it’s very useful for me. I hope to see more videos to help with learning photo editing.

[@MarkDumbleton]

I’m so glad you found it useful! I’m working on a ton more tutorials for Lightroom, so stay tuned!

[@johngrant765]

How do I drag the histogram in Lightroom desktop? It’s not doing it either a hover drag. Is it available in this version?

[@MarkDumbleton]

@johngrant765 - I use LR Classic, and I simply hover my mouse over the histogram and click and drag the histogram to change settings. Are you just using Lightroom (not classic)?

[@johngrant765]

@ Thanks Mark. Yes, no Lightroom classic. Just Lightroom desktop which is web based. Doesn’t have a separate “develop” screen etc.

[@MarkDumbleton]

@@johngrant765 I dont think the drag histogram feature is available in Lightroom web based app.

[@johngrant765]

@ Afraid so. Thanks for the follow up Mark.

[@ryankietzmann3299]

Great video, very useful as i am a beginner in the realm of photogoraphy, i am looking at purchasing a setup thatvwill be used for wildlife photography epecially in the kruger, i am looking at an eos r50 (1.6 crop) with a canon 100-400 lens or adapting it to ef and buying a used sigma 150-600. I am comming from a canon sx530hs which is a bridge camera with a 1200 equiv lens and am worried that sub 1000mm focal length is insufficient. Are there any other options i should consider, i dont want to spend more than 20k rand but could stretch it a bit more.i have looked into other bridge cameras with larger sensors like the sony rx 10 iv (1 inch sensor) but i would have to buy it used, would that be a good choice because i need somthing fairly portable (idealy not over 2.5kg with any given lens and no more than 3 lenses total). Thank you.

[@MarkDumbleton]

Thank you for your comment! I’m glad you found the video helpful. I don’t have personal experience with bridge cameras, but I can share some insights based on the options you’re considering. The Canon EOS R50 paired with the RF 100-400mm lens would be an excellent setup for wildlife photography, especially in the Kruger. With the 1.6x crop factor, the 100-400mm effectively becomes a 160-640mm lens, which is great for reaching distant subjects. The image quality from this combination will be far superior to a bridge camera like the SX530HS or even the Sony RX10 IV. The Sigma 150-600mm (via an adapter) is another solid option, offering even more reach at the telephoto end. However, it’s a heavier lens, which might make it less portable if weight is a significant concern. Regarding your worry about sub-1000mm focal lengths, it’s worth noting that the improved image quality from the R50 and RF 100-400mm will allow you to crop your images in post-processing while still retaining a lot of detail-something that’s harder to do with bridge cameras. If portability is a priority and you’re open to a used option, the RX10 IV is a good bridge camera with its 1-inch sensor and versatile zoom range. However, I believe the R50 and 100-400mm combo will give you much better results overall in terms of sharpness, detail, and low-light performance, even at the cost of some focal length. Ultimately, the EOS R50 with the RF 100-400mm strikes an excellent balance between quality, portability, and budget, making it my top recommendation for your needs. I hope this helps.