7 PRO Lightroom Secrets to INSTANTLY Transform Your RAW Photos

Transform your RAW photos with 7 EASY Lightroom edits! Discover pro tricks for enhancing light, reducing colours and more. Perfect for beginners looking to improve their photography. 😀
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[@clansman66]

“Enhancing something that is already there” is a great logic when it comes to post processing, most of the time less is more, you don’t do nearly enough editing tutorials, loved this.

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Thanks mate I appreciate that. Yeah I've nothing against those that create new enhancements so to speak, I just prefer to keep it simple! Cheers for watching

[@glennn.3464]

Nice to see that you keep your edits simple and aimed at bringing your RAW files more into line with the scene that you witnessed and wanted to capture. Too many other landscape photo channels (some quite large and popular that I won’t mention) do so many edits to their RAW files that they bare almost no resemblance to the actual scene they saw and experienced. They add so many global and local edits of every kind in Lightroom, or other editor of choice, that the photo becomes more of a wished-for painting and not the natural beauty of the original scene. I agree with the kind of editing philosophy that you’ve adopted and wished more landscape photographers kept it as real.

[@woflgangdurst6752]

Excellent tips! Simple yet powerful> Thanks. Wolfgang

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Glad it helped!

[@wesdonze2014]

Good tips thanks

[@franciscojaviergarciapadro4615]

Gracias

[@dannymacamaturephotographe6352]

Great video Henry. some great tips too. D

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Thanks mate!!

[@GJuve1]

Some great tips there Henry, especially tip no 1! I've always wondered about how to boost the incoming light that way.

[@hamsterneckliving]

The last tip… good one. I didn’t know about that one. I use full screen but I’m going to try the lights out grey mode. Thanks.

[@williamcahill617]

Henry, thank you for the amazing information you provide.

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Glad it was helpful!

[@timrosenburgh8597]

Thank you for sharing you're tips. They were most helpful. Like you i don't go overboard with my editing. I must admit i must use the radial filter more. Look forward to the next one.

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Fantastic Tim, glad you enjoyed mate and cheers for watching 👍🏻

[@NotAnotherYoutubePhotographer]

This is the first video of yours I’ve watched… great presenting style and a new subscriber.

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Thanks a lot, very kind 🙏🏻👍🏼

[@rosu1981]

Thank you so much, mate 😊🤝🤝🤝

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

No problem 👍

[@tallclimbing]

Brilliant video, I'm just starting in editing and this is ideal, so much more easy to follow along and understand these fundamental features in Lightroom, which as a beginner is a very intimidating software!

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Thanks so much for watching! Yes it can be very intimidating indeed at first. Glad it helped 🙏🏻👍🏼

[@dougcapon5952]

Brilliant! .....thanks sooo much for this. Watched all your vids but as a beginner always struggled to get to grips with anything but the common 'sliders' in PS or LR. Your easy to understand guide is most welcome. Suddenly have an urge to revisit a load of old photo's 👍🙃

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

That's brilliant and you're very welcome! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment :)

[@philpetrie]

Brilliant

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Cheers Phil 👍🏻

[@susansurgey]

For goodness sake Henry, that was just the video I needed right now

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Thanks Susan, so glad it helped you out!!

[@southernsteve1]

I've been fumbling along with Lightroom, just trying different things and seeing this video I know now what I was doing was basically correct. Another great vid, it's always good to get some editing tips.

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Oh great mate, cheers for watching 😊

[@ChuckieSS]

Thanks for the practical tips as always!

[@williampetersen2899]

Love the simple...and effective...tips Henry. I don't use Lightroom/Photoshop as my editor (DXO Photo Lab) but these tips can be applied to most if not all high-end photo editing software. Great video! BTW, regarding the sea thrift photo: Cropping is actually a simple and great photo editing tip that was demonstrated nicely with that wildflower photo. Nice "bonus tip"!

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Very true mate I should have mentioned that these tips would work in most editing software! Thanks for watching

[@davidsuggitt9109]

Great set of tips Henry - Thank you. Keeping it simple is often forgotten!

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Thanks :)

[@ShaunTaylor-bw7jr]

Use LR (cloud) but will deffo be looking at these ideas on some pictures from north Wales 👍

[@the_rat_run]

I'm pleased to say I knew a few of those (including lights out) but now have 4 more bits to play with. Brilliant, thanks Henry!

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Ah class, thanks for watching. :D

[@juliacruttenden5907]

Great tips thank u and so simple

[@timelliston]

Brilliant tips that are really helpful and simply demonstrated for those who are new to lightroom. Cheers.

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Thank you Tim 👍🏻

[@randyschwager84]

Thanks Henry!

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

No probs mate thanks for watching!!

[@paulcooper9187]

Nicely done Mr Turner, thank you.

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

cheers Paul!

[@johnlowe7097]

Excellent video Henry full of great insights how to edit photos 😍

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Nice one mate! Cheers 😊

[@martinhommel9967]

Thanks Henry. Great tips.

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

No worries!

[@GralphW]

A great run-through on Lightroom thanks Henry - I've used many of these tips to better communicate to people viewing my image the emotion that I was feeling! Sometimes the camera provides the raw information but its limitations compared to what the human eye perceives need to be augmented with Lightroom. I will also confess to substituting the odd skyline or two as well, which philosophically does trouble me - but looks great!

[@stephenrogers1480]

Thanks Henry, I definitely didn't know about Lens blur, lights out, and until you mentioned it, I didn't know about intersecting the sky mask either that will be so useful to me. Brilliant, have a great weekend!!

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Happy to help! You too mate cheers!

[@benbentley26]

This is a great video. Always learning from you. I now have to go back through my pics and adjust further

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Thanks mate, cheers for watching

[@user-eh8jv2em2o]

I don't use LR, but during editing I use white background to estimate how dark my picture is relative to the full possible brightness. Often when working on a pic this isn't obvious until you view it on a white background (or adding a white frame - depends on the software). Grey colour does not give me that although it helps to estimate the white balance visually. Black is useful to estimate black point visually. Also the frame (border) matters. Some pics look good with a black frame. White frame feels like a window and the photo feels to be inside wile black frame feels like a far background and the photo pops up. Viewing experience can be altered a lot with added frame especially if you would consider coloured frames.

[@jimbruton9482]

Great tips on post processing Henry! On another topic you either are in the process of or soon will be putting together your calendar for 2025. The 2024 calendar was beautiful, but sadly it was too small to appreciate it on a wall unless you stood right up to it for the view and use of the calendar. Please consider making the calendars much larger for 2025 (or as an option).

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Thank Jim and cheers for the suggestion, it will be calendar season soon

[@nolawernicke9078]

Thank you Henry, this is highly unusual, you're inside. 😆

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

I know, right? haha! Thanks for watching mate

[@5RustyBin]

More of these please Henry - great video thank you. A top tip for beginners to editing is to hit the auto edit key once before starting - it gives an AI Lightroom suggested edit. Not suggesting you keep it but it does show what sliders were adjusted and can give you a basic idea what elements to work on - contrast, shadows whatever. Just click auto again to revert back to the base image and get editing!

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Thanks mate and that's a great tip that!

[@steveboys5369]

Hi Henry, thanks for sharing the tips ... interesting!

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

My pleasure! Thanks a lot for the comment mate

[@williammurray7268]

I didn’t know about “lights out mode.” Can’t remember any KZbinrs discussing it. Thanks

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

you're welcome mate, it's a cool little feature isn;t it

[@guycl2381]

Great initiative, this post-processing video ! Kind regards, Guy.

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Cheers!

[@johncameron6853]

Hi Henry, thanks for the flower tip mate. 👍😎

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Ah glad you got some value mate, thanks for watching as always !!

[@mvo5720]

A cracking video, great tips for a novice like myself,. Thanks for that.🍷🍷

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

No worries, glad you got something from it!! Thanks for watching

[@davidskinner274]

Good one, Henry. Passed this on to a colleague just starting out with LR processing.

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Brilliant mate thanks a lot

[@malcolmreah7769]

Evening Henry. Been using LR for years, but this very informative video, has shown me a few things that I use but not to the effect that you have shown today, many thanks for another great video 👍👍

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching Malcolm 👍🏻

[@gregdarroch1946]

Quite enjoyed watching how you edit raw files. Cows on the beach were unusual for me, but interesting.

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@westcountry-photography]

I found that I was relying on presets and over work. Thank you for this Henry. Great, simple tips. We're off to Skye in the van in the summer and I'll have to try what you've said.

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Quality mate, hope you have a good one in Skye, what a spot

[@trevorsneath4665]

Henry, is it usual for you to need only this very minimal processing to get your finished results from a RAW file? Always enjoyable mate.

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

yes, 90% of the time this is normal. I fin I only do more when it's perhaps bracketing or focus stacking, that sort of thing

[@Rob.1340]

👍📷😎

[@davidfrost3770]

Nice change Henry. Great easy tips, i use affinity photo but i am sure i can adapt and get same methods, it will be fun trying. Amazing how just a few simple adjustments can transform an image. I just need to not get carried away with over processing.

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Thanks for tuning in mate, yes, easy to get carried away with edits sometimes!

[@BarrytheSuperScot]

I love the dehaze tool for the sky so much! I've probably overused it at times. 😂

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

It's so good!

[@paullavin5449]

Hi Henry, I’m going to play devil’s advocate today (yeah, there’s always one). I really enjoy your usual style of “outdoor enthusiasm “ videos. There are a thousand videos on KZbin for learning Lr and PS. As far as I’m concerned, your niche is youthful joy in being outdoors with a camera . Hey!, can’t please all of the people all of the time 😁.

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Thanks mate! Can't please everyone indeed, I just fancied this as something different as I do get a lot of questions on editing and I do enjoy the process :D

[@Robert-R]

I actually don't mind the occasional editing technique as a nice change of pace. Yes, there are many LR/PS videos out there, but this would be info on how someone whose photography you enjoy edits their images, so it's more meaningful. Only thing I would have preferred is to show the full edit on one or more of the images rather than break it up among several images. There were aspects of a couple of the images that I would have liked to see the process to get there from the raw image.

[@jasonmach6548]

For the last example you were working with the finished image and mentioned that you probably deleted the RAW image. Maybe you could do a video with some insight on how you handle file management and file naming? For example, do you cull your images and then rename them, at what point would you delete the RAWs, how do you name your edited images, handle “multiples” of the same file like bracketing or focus stacking (in regards to file names, what do you keep/delete etc.)?

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

I'll have a think about this, cheers for watching!! I don't usually delete my RAW files, especially if it's a photograph I like!

[@Robert-R]

I think you must have your background set up differently, or maybe there's a setting option for Lights Out, but when I've used it it darkens the surrounding panels in two steps until it's completely blacked out - hence the "Lights Out". On your setup it seems to lighten them.

[@lindaw5890]

Thanks you, Henry! I use some of these tips, but the intersecting and colour range masks confuse the be-jeepers out of me. This is very helpful - I've saved it for the next time I need to try them. 🙂

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

No probs, cheers for watching!!

[@JimD750]

Henry, I watched your video where you photographed that pink flower with the darkened background. When I saw the completed image I couldn't figure out how you did that. Thanks for sharing.

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Oh thanks mate, yes I had a few people ask about that technique so I thought it was definitely worth sucking in this tutorial!! Cheers

[@jonrowe4968]

Thanks Henry. Was wondering how you managed to get those flowers in silhouette.

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

No probs mate! Cheers for watching

[@baldheadedwarbler]

Nice tips, loving some of the new features. Use most of those but always try to minimise the amount of editing. Can’t believe I was on Mull the same time as you 😂 23rd May for a week. Definitely will be going back. Stayed at the Hart of Mull, good food wagon there 😉👌

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Thanks a lot! Ah yes that was a brilliant time to be in Mull

[@scotty4418]

Been that long since i used lightroom as i only edit in Photoshop these days. However there is a common approach regardless of what you use and that is ask 2 questions. What part of the image do i want to edit and what tool do i want to use. Couple of tips in general, first understand what effect on your image your selected tool has and the second is make local adjustments as much as possible as this gives you more control.

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Sound advice mate!

[@ajtafft]

Many thanks, yet again, Henry. Quick question, is there an equivalent to teh "L" trick in Photoshop please?

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Thanks! I don't think so, I just know that 'Shift+F' gives you a presentation mode which is quite useful.

[@stephentaylor4281]

To Henry Turner from Stephen can you do a video how people can enhance photos if I haven’t got light room so they can change stuff on the photos without Lightroom. Some people might not have it from Stephen.

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Hi mate fair point that and thanks for the suggestion I shall give it some thought

[@grahamtowers5513]

This is great, If you can afford lightroom! as I pensioner I won't be using it!