What’s your favorite Lightroom trick that was hard to find or discover?
@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism Жыл бұрын
My favorite is no longer required since upgrading to a full frame, but when I used to shoot the Milky Way with a crop sensor camera, I discovered going down to the lens corrections and then selecting manual - defringe - Using the slider, and nearly pulling it all the way to the right, I could pull out nearly every bit of purple from my stars. It saved so many, if not all my photos while using that camera.
@Joshua_Hochholdinger Жыл бұрын
@@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism Actually, this is a problem with the lens and not with the camera. And even expensive lenses have chromatic aberrations in extreme situations. Or do you mean something else?
@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism Жыл бұрын
I thought the same. I kept the same lens though (rokinion 24mm 1.4 full frame) and only the d3400 w/ the lens had the issue. I don't notice this at all w/ the D610. @@Joshua_Hochholdinger
@SBinVancouver Жыл бұрын
When the "chaff to wheat" ratio is very high (large number of discards to keepers), you can go through the lot, "picking" (P), the keepers only. Then Library/Refine Photos (Ctrl/CMD+Alt+R) changes all un-Picked photos to rejected. I use this mostly when I have auto exposure bracketing in use and at least 2 of 3 photos are for the discard pile.
@Eric1396 Жыл бұрын
The feature thate let you see wich part of the image you are sharpening
@sskribbla Жыл бұрын
You are one of the few photographers who always gives clear, concise and consistent information. I learn everything so much easier watching your videos
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Happy to help!
@janvandevliet4149 Жыл бұрын
I mostly refrain from making comments, but for this channel I make an exception. I'm an amateur photographer, using 10y+ old tech. Your channel provides useful tips and great techniques, enabling me to improve my skills. And whilst not being lured into the whole influencer-recommending-random-stuff. I can only say: thank you
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Thanks for that!
@Jwitherow1964 Жыл бұрын
KZbin is so weird I have been watching for years and only found you today, your channel is amazing
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Glad!
@guyguerra Жыл бұрын
Simon, I've watched your videos on youtube for about a year, but only recently have I watched enough to realize how talented you are as a teacher, and how experienced you are as a bird photographer. You are one of my favorite bird photographer teachers now, and you have the personality to add to the joy of learning from you. I've appreciated everything I've learned from you so far. Guy
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Too kind! TY Guy!
@RG-rm9jt Жыл бұрын
White balance using the eye dropper to select a white subject in your image. This little trick saves me so much time.
@richardmaggio Жыл бұрын
Not really a hack, but the lightroom "keyword" tagging feature is amazing at helping organize your photos. I have been photographing my son's soccer games and using keywords I can easily pull photos up by game and/or player(s). I had to provide 2 photos of each player to feature in a end-of-season video and this made it very easy to do. I then used color coding to denote which photos were selected. Your channel has been an amazing help for me. I've only been doing this for 5 months and your channel really helped kickstart my skill and my enjoyment.
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. Been using LR for years and never knew about the alt-key masking. Super useful.
@joshuajcrooks Жыл бұрын
The new point color that Lightroom has is a very useful tool in my opinion!!
@TB_80823 күн бұрын
I honestly think that (it may not be the most hidden one but) masking is the best feature. I recently downloaded Lightroom and started using masking for the first time and I am not over exaggerating when I say it instantly made my photos three times better. It is incredibly powerful.
@revanthvadlamudi Жыл бұрын
The embedded and sidecar preview tips will save so much time! Thank you
@rickymundy8663 Жыл бұрын
Simon, Your tutorials are great and very easy to follow. Again thank you so much for sharing your skills. This was a very good tutorial especially the tutorial on culling unwanted photos. Thanks again Ricky
@urbani864 ай бұрын
just thank you so much, 3 years now doing photos, and I learn more from your video than anyone else .
@thepirateshoots Жыл бұрын
Although being a weathered [hard core] photographer, I learn every time I watch your videos.
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
I appreciate that!
@SkaterG95 Жыл бұрын
This takes my photo's to the next level. I really feel like a professional now. Thanks Simon!
@ChuckErvin Жыл бұрын
Simon, very helpful tips. I always enjoy your videos - entertaining, will see fantastic images and will always learn new things.
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@Wazootphoto Жыл бұрын
I started getting into photography more this year (motorsports) with an old Rebel T6, and all of your videos have been super helpful so far. Thank you for being such a great teacher and breaking everything down!
@mikescardiariesАй бұрын
SImon, your photos are spectacular, and your teaching style is great. Thanks for putting your work out there..and congrats on the half a million (and more) subs in just 2 or so years! That's amazing. Keep up the amazing work..we need people like you in the space to help us beginners out :)
@nattawatb3071 Жыл бұрын
Just realized that I have been watching your video for several months already. Awesome contents! I will keep watching your work on Instagram.
@johnray424 Жыл бұрын
I find myself not using the Details for sharpening, I use the masking and select subject. Just wish we they put the "alt" feature there as well. Did not know the dust spots! Appreciate it sir. Love the bonus tip. Have to watch it a few times to ensure I got it correct, lol. Good work sir.
@SmilingFox596 Жыл бұрын
I love that every time I visit this channel, I learn something new. Another well done educational video. Thanks Simon for consistently sharing easy to understand content. Cheers. 📸😎👍🏻
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
@PoznicTraining3 ай бұрын
This is one of the most useful LR videos I've ever seen. I've been a professional photographer for years and am pretty darn adept with LR, but I didn't know about a few of these and they are truly gamechangers. Thank you for this!!
@sakshamconsul1389 Жыл бұрын
The culling tip was a game-changer for me!
@JerryThresАй бұрын
Ive been using LR for 6 years now and I still had no clue about some of your tips. Thanks so much for blowing my mind :)
@simon_dentremontАй бұрын
Happy to help!
@NotAnotherChannel_Channel Жыл бұрын
I really like the masking tool in sharpening that you mentioned. I also enjoy using AI sky detection in combination with dehaze. The newest version (13) has Point Color and Blur effects. These are a huge help.
@algio3041 Жыл бұрын
Outstanding tutorial, and thank you so much for the ebook!!!
@WanderingSwitchback7 ай бұрын
Definitely gonna have to come back to this one and watch again with LR open! Thank you for your amazing tutorials!
@ManeoPhotography9 ай бұрын
Your videos always leave me wanting to go shoot. Great video as always, and the tip of auto advance is going to be a game changer!
@Groupie333 Жыл бұрын
This is the most comprehensive tutorial about LR that I have seen and I have suddenly discovered a whole new realm. I am using LR5 and I have tried every shown hack and found only one that does not work, Panorama. But I am not greatly stressed as there are other good stitch apps out there. This is going to make a big difference to my basic photo processing. Thank you Simon!
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
The trick to panos is a level tripod and lots of overlap between shots…try overlapping 50 pct.
@BobSouthDakota Жыл бұрын
Such useful & wonderfully explained information. Thank you Simon!
@markdandeneau2904 Жыл бұрын
With winter coming I would love to see a Camera Care video. Taking equipment in and out in cold weather. What to do when you come in from rain?
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Some of it here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoS4fmNuh7t3oNEsi=RLnMDjOmcMnm8Wn6
@iriselizabethpg Жыл бұрын
Wow, I've been using lightroom for several years now and I just learned about the saturation by dragging photo option. Thank you so much!
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Happy to help!
@jasonzondor4788 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Simon! Great tips! I also like to use the adjustments sync tool to apply spot removal to all images within a session.
@alexsemine1 Жыл бұрын
For Before/After switching i prefer the key \. If you hold it, you see the Before while holding or if you press and release it will toggle between the two
@user-sl309jd90 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! Always appreciate any lightroom tips from the most trusted professional like you!
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@ehtishamhaider2624 Жыл бұрын
Following you since the very first video, everytime i come here I have learnt something. Thanks simon❤
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Happy to hear that, early adopter!
@FalloutUrMum Жыл бұрын
I personally use Dark Table, but these tips still apply. The first tip is more used in the "Color zones" tool in Dark Table, but I find myself using it often. It's a great tip
@Rikevis10 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. As you’ve posted some of your “rediscovered” photos lately, I’ve wondered how you manage to cull through the thousands you shoot. You answered and I didn’t have to ask! Other tips were also good.
@danielcalvocamacho4538 Жыл бұрын
I am simply amazed how great this channel is!
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Too kind!
@ZX-6R Жыл бұрын
OMG, never heard of the auto advance feature! Thanks Simon!!!
@randyschwager8410 ай бұрын
I always learn something from your videos! Thanks for all you do!!!
@candaceollis1102 Жыл бұрын
Some really great tips in this video! I like to straighten my images in the transform section near the bottom of the editing panel. There’s some other neat features there too. And to quickly see before and afters as I’m editing, I press the / key on my PC.
@sagetheowlfatfeathery2083 Жыл бұрын
Hidden feature I use is changing the grid overlay to assist with compostion; open crop tool, then press O repeatedly to give yourself different grid options. There are “golden section” grids there too; to get the one with appropriate alignment for your pic, press shift-O.
@spectralhorizon8618 Жыл бұрын
Interesting bonus tip. The way I work around this by doing 2 sets of work - 1 where I review images in Library and use B key to put in Quick Collection, then 2 develop the selected images. Library view doesnt take time to load image preview compared to Develop view, and you still get to see your edits if you applied some mass filter
@SaraWC726 ай бұрын
I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos, you are amazing thankyou so much for sharing 🙏
@simon_dentremont6 ай бұрын
So nice of you
@itssoeasy1989wwa Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. Your videos are very useful. You’re very talented person Simon.
@kenjiheuving Жыл бұрын
That duck picture looks magical wow
@di5gustipated Жыл бұрын
fantastic video. im an amateur and ive been using lightroom for over a decade and never understood the sharpen mask until now. thank you.
@Iruinyourkdr Жыл бұрын
Woah just found this channel and I’m so excited this is exactly the content I want!!!
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Welcome!
@thatoneguy7047 Жыл бұрын
Your videos never disappoint. Thanks again!
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@KIKZCustoms3 ай бұрын
Been following your channel for a few weeks. Just starting out in photography. All I can say is my outmost thank you
@simon_dentremont3 ай бұрын
I'm glad you're enjoying the channel!
@brainmt Жыл бұрын
This is top notch! Loved the culling tip at the end!
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@hamzasbai3831 Жыл бұрын
You videos are of the highest quality. Thank you for so many great tips
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@TomatenDK Жыл бұрын
I was in a supermarket the other day and they played same song as you use as intro music - not lying :O !!! Thought about you Simon instantly, and smiled. Believe it or not, but you DO something right :)
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Haha cool!
@johngrant765 Жыл бұрын
Who does that song?
@BradyReading5 ай бұрын
Great video, thank you! My tip submission: Instead of using jpeg previews for culling, an app like Fast Raw Viewer can be used to quickly decode your raw files directly. Keyboard shortcuts in app can then be used to send keepers and rejects to separate folders using only one keystroke so you can work through hundreds of photos in just a few minutes. All of your raw histogram data and other important info are right there available next to each picture and you can even compare and pick the best of similar shots all while maintaining the full range of the original shot instead of using processed jpeg to make those choices. I use Fast Raw Viewer on MacOS and it’s blazing quick, I’m sure the windows version is fast as well.
@tomdoolin24153 ай бұрын
Excellent tutorial thanks for sharing encyclopedia photography knowledge
@simon_dentremont3 ай бұрын
My pleasure!
@stefanschroder4329 Жыл бұрын
The spot healing trick is now my faforite, didn't know this bevore. Btw your tips and videos make it more fun for me to work with lightroom, many thank's 😊
@FastRuffneck Жыл бұрын
Another great video … thank you Simon. I’m new to photography and Lightroom processing and gaining so much from your guidance 👍🏻
@JPK84403 Жыл бұрын
Wow! I've been using Lightroom for about 15 years and wasn't aware of Auto Advance! That certainly speeds up the culling process. Also, one feature often overlooked regarding panoramas is they can also be shot in the vertical. I've done this with great results for buildings, waterfalls, and even a giant sequoia. For this to work you have to be a ways away and not using too wide of angle lens, otherwise you can't overcome the distortion caused by shooting 'uphill'.
@ckessler4308 Жыл бұрын
Autoadvance can also be set by turning CAPS LOCK ON.
@RAMTEID Жыл бұрын
To add onto finding sensor dust, I've found that sometimes cranking the dehaze to 100 and adjusting the exposure up and down some helps me find spots that the visualize spots feature doesn't show.
@leebales7164 Жыл бұрын
May I add my thanks Simon. Like 4149 below, I am a budding photographer who refrains from commenting or subscribing to sites. Scoot over 4149. I've learned more from your videos in two months than from all others in the last 5 years. So very lucky to have come across your site. Wish I had seen your videos before we went to Ireland last year. Looking forward to learning from a PRO. 5DMk III/R5C/truck load of EF/RF lenses/RRS tripod and gear.
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Welcome aboard!
@beatricefiset113 Жыл бұрын
Hi Simon. Wow, your bonus hack just changed my 'culling' life. How come no one talks about this trick for fast culling? I've been searching the internet for so long for a way to speed up this process and all that comes up is 'Photo Mechanic' as a solution. You should make a small video about this and title it ' How to cull your photo in Lightroom fast' as I 'm sure that this will help A LOT of people. Thanks a million for this awesome trick. Love your videos.
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
@MartinB0 Жыл бұрын
Cool video mate, great for beginners and also great for refreshing of experienced LR users. Thank you!
@OldGirlPhotography Жыл бұрын
Lightroom has colour labels - many edting programs do. But Lightroom lets you customize the labelling of your colour labels to be meaningful to you. And you can have more than one set of customized labels - maybe using one for stills and one for video. I use colour labels to identify the ultimate use of the photograph - website, social media, competitions. And I create colour coded collections that automatically catalogue each. If a photo is used in more than one place, a quiick virtual copy is made with its own crop and colour code and voila.
@hughchisholm-ns Жыл бұрын
Another great informative video! I love the fact that your videos are "meat and potatoes" with none of the "gravy" that I see on other photography sites. There's nothing more frustrating than having to fast forward past useless B roll to get to the juicy stuff. Thank you!
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@RemiSchommers Жыл бұрын
And voilà ! Another great video. Thanks Simon
@KurtClark Жыл бұрын
I always knew LIghtroom had more features than I knew how to use. This video unlocked several that I can employ immediately to improve and speed up my editing process. Thank you!!
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@JikoMuskato5 ай бұрын
That's probably the most interesting Lightroom video I've ever seen.
@pamelafrancis7235 Жыл бұрын
I really love all the photos you took
@sebastianmeghdessian1520 Жыл бұрын
Im still learning Lightroom and I love this video I had been following you almost a year and had learned a lot from you thank you keep up the great work
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
@wellsyboy Жыл бұрын
The HSL Color panel has changed now in the latest Lightroom upgrade - for the better IMHO - the panel is now called the Color Mixer and has different and much better functionality
@alexforsyth5895 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Simon, I will make good use of these tips!
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Great!
@ihknilsen Жыл бұрын
Thank You for all of these great tips! saving this video.
@RedmilesShark Жыл бұрын
Nice summary of these tips. Really helpful! I also just looked at some older videos and my god did your quality improve not only in content but the video overall as well. Keep on going. ♥
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Still learning!
@RedmilesShark Жыл бұрын
@simon_dentremont I shot my first few videos handheld with a telephoto lens. A lot was downright crap but got some nice parts in the end I wanted. There was simply no time for a tripod. I even managed to get one decent looking still from the video after upscaling and sharpening it in Topaz. During recording I noticed autofocus tends to sometimes be focusing to wrong parts. Perhaps a video about video autofocus as well as advanced autofocus (e.g. speed, tracking, sensitivity in change in servo mode, etc...) settings would be an idea for a video?
@melodyphillips238810 ай бұрын
You can also straighten the horizon with the Auto button on the crop box (right hand side, under the padlock). I've wasted so much time and eye strain on trying to level photos with the slider on Angle in the crop box!
@communitymanager1382 Жыл бұрын
Hey Simon, great videos (can't stop watching). I've noticed on a few you keep talking about "auto-advance". Here's my tip for you, Instead of going to "photo > auto advance", you can easily toggle auto-advance on and off using caps lock (e.g. capslock on = auto-advance on). This saves a few seconds each time which soon adds up when jumping back and forth between editing and sorting.
@ForcefulFighter Жыл бұрын
dust clipping is definitely something ill be using in the future ive done so many jobs and seen a spec thats really annoyed me. and the white and black clipping sliders with the alt key will be beneficial. thank you
@flatheadprints Жыл бұрын
Another nicely done video. Although I use Camera Raw, everything you cover I use. thank you Simon.
@adamcook59407 ай бұрын
excellent as always, thank you so much for sharing (I have subscribed)
@dersteh Жыл бұрын
Great Tipps and Videos. I often use the "alt" key but i slide direktly in the histogram. You show in your Video that LR greys the part you are effekting by the slider. But you can also direktly grap the history party, you want to move... and the slider will do the same
@DarrinLin Жыл бұрын
good tips! since this is shown for lightroom classic, it would be nice to do the same for lightroom too.
@Karbing8 Жыл бұрын
You're insanely talented. Thank you for the advice!
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
I appreciate that!
@michaelladd3628 Жыл бұрын
Another exceptional tutorial. Thank you.
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@tomdoolittle8648 Жыл бұрын
Hey Simon, great tips as always! One note on the horizon leveling or straighten tool: it also works vertically, like on the corner of a building or a flagpole. Try to pick something as close to the center of the image as possible, especially on wide angle photos, or the distortion will create some rather unsatisfactory results.
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Great tip!
@robertstonephoto Жыл бұрын
The reason your pano looked distorted is that LR (and ACR) only offer projections that map the lens's spherical raw image data onto a flat surface. This is especially important for panos made with wide angle lenses. With a well-levelled tripod/head, the PS pano merge also offers a rectilinear option that does not distort, and may eliminate the need for the 'extra' coverage during capture. (I believe this has become somewhat necessary as LR/ACR account for in-camera profiles that alleviate distortions and aberrations. But with these in place, and the tripod set correctly, the PS option gives excellent results.)
@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism Жыл бұрын
I've learned there is nothing one can do that even comes close to getting an extra two photos on both sides of the pano. NEVER attempt to skip them (especially during the day when it's SO fast and easy, compared to long exposures at night.)
@robertstonephoto Жыл бұрын
The point was not to skip them but to avoid the bizarre automatic cropping that the spherical and cylindrical projections create. @@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism
@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism Жыл бұрын
Oh I see what you're saying. Yup, I notice sometimes it doesn't seem to matter but I always check all 3 types and auto crop/ on and off every time to ensure I don't pick something the system does wrong. I've noticed "most" times auto gets it right, but I do always check. @@robertstonephoto
@dalloiselle7274 Жыл бұрын
Your informative and encouraging style is very helpful.
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!
@falafelbleuh Жыл бұрын
For the auto advance you can also use shift + x or p, or simply toggle caps lock on and then use x or p as you would.
@mariosnicolaou8770 Жыл бұрын
As always Simon, brilliant and extremely practical advice. My favourite LR trick has been the very first one you mentioned in your video. My second favourite is one I learned very recently: in the masking module: usually when I select an object, I can subtract a colour or luminance range from that mask - this helps to place a very precise mask around an object. It's a bit complex to explain in a comment. There is an excellent video from another KZbinr, but I'm not sure it's appropriate to mention the name here. Thanks again Simon :)
@JordanCait Жыл бұрын
Hi Simon. I am a big fan of your channel. Thank you for providing so many highly educational videos. While culling, I don't understand why you bother to hit P for pick. If you delete all of the X's, you be left with the ones you want to pick. At that point, I make a second pass or two and assign stars to the images that were not deleted.
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Hitting P advances to the next photo, otherwise I’d need to hit the right arrow to advance.
@charlesdevalois2676 Жыл бұрын
Actually picked up a couple new tips here. That’s rare for me. Nice video!
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@jvat Жыл бұрын
You can use the straighten horizon inside the crop tool without clicking on the icon. Just hold down the Ctrl key and draw a line on the horizon.
@cathybeacock7508 Жыл бұрын
Great tips as always!!
@kbstabs5982 Жыл бұрын
Excellent, Simon.
@mattrt12 Жыл бұрын
They were all great tips. But for me #1 was a wow around masking and the Alt key. Looking forward to stalking more of your videos, as just starting out, just hoping that they are not Canon specific as just got a sony.
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
Thanks. I try to cover most brands
@djmusic130fdy Жыл бұрын
Not necessarily hidden, but the calibration tool is a great addition to workflow. It makes it simple to adjust overall red, green and blue throughout the image, often reducing the need for vibrance or saturation, which could have an intended consequences. Also allows for hue adjustments as well. Used sparingly, it’s great tool, though I do have to wonder why they call it calibration… 😊
@speedyreidy575 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic Simon - Thank you!
@simon_dentremont Жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@simonaviles8168 Жыл бұрын
Good morning sir thank you for another great video