85mm Golden Hour Portrait Lightroom Tutorial

Hey guys! It’s been a hot minute since I made a Lightroom tutorial, let me know what other types of photos you’d like me to walk you through with in the editing next :)My frequency separation retouching tutorial + free photoshop action: • Editing a Portrait fro...
Check out the other behind the scenes I filmed with Georgette + Tamron 35mm f1.8 here: • Portrait Photoshoot Be...
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VLOG CAMERA SETUP //
Sony a7s mkii + Sony FE 28mm f2
Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 Art DC
Sigma 50-100 f1.8 Art DC
PHOTOGRAPHY CAMERA SETUP //
Canon 5D Mark III + IV // EOS-1 V
Sigma 24mm Art f1.4
Canon 35mm f1.4 Mark I + Mark II
Canon 50mm f1.2
Canon 85mm f1.2 Mark II
Canon 135mm f2
Lensbaby SOL
Sony a7iii
Distagon FE 35mm f1.4
Sony FE 28mm f2
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Thank you so much for watching! xx

[@Worldhasup]

Julia - "Hey everyone!" *Lights up my day instantly.* 💙😭

[@davidellis5141]

I am fascinated by the subtle changes that can completely alter the perception of a photo. Nicely explained.

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you and me too! It's fun going through the process to change little things to make up the final photo :)

[@StatticFrames]

Can you make a Photoshop retouch video, please?! This was great!

[@syaoran7320]

StatticFrames StatticFrames u can find a retouching tutorial in her channel

[@juliatrotti]

I've linked my latest PS retouching tutorial in the description of this video :)

[@emilygrace1960]

Ohhh!! Thank you sooo much for uploading another new video over here on KZbin! I just can't afford supporting all the Patreon creators I would love to, but I can totally do so over here, by watching everyone's new uploaded content! For those of us just barely making enough to pay our bills at the moment, this is huge!! THANK YOU!!

[@neilfullframe]

I love the way you say milla meeetttaaa ❤️

[@juliatrotti]

Hehe 💛

[@theyellowcouch3925]

Beautiful work! And you don't NEED a reflector! If you are going for that particular look, then sure, use a reflector. But if anyone tells you that there is any one right way to do it, they are missing the point. This is, at its core, a stellar shot, and your edit really tells a subtly/impactful story. Beautifully done, friend!

[@DannyHidalgo]

Your videos are the absolute best photo editing tutorials on KZbin that I have come across. I always learn so much and you teach at such a relaxed pace. SO SO SOOOO HELPFUL.

[@juliatrotti]

Wow, thank you!

[@SeanNeale]

Another great video as usual, Julia! I’d love to see a retouching tutorial, if you get the time 🙂

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you so much! I linked my latest PS skin retouching tutorial in the description in case you missed it - this is the current process that I use

[@SeanNeale]

Julia Trotti oh perfect! Thanks very much

[@JagdeepSingh-dk1gn]

Julia is best 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

[@sophiebaubin5785]

Thank you soooo much for all your fantastic video tutorials, dear Julia!!! They help me a lot improving my photography and editing process🙏🙏🙏

[@yaoxiong]

How can people give this video a thumbs down? You might not agree with her personal aesthetic but it's still useful to see how others use these tools.

[@juliatrotti]

Hahaha I don't know, regardless of what your personal style is you can still pick up things to use for your own photos I think :)

[@erayadiguzel3133]

Great work well done... Thanks for sharing this...

[@sovaspalena]

I'm in love in your pictures so many years. ♥ Thank you for your tutorials, it will inspire me a lot. ♥

[@MitchLally]

Loved this one Julia! Your tone curve skills are on point 👌🏼

[@juliatrotti]

Thanks Mitch!!

[@marklenryphoto]

great tutorial as always.. thanks for sharing..

[@brianasealy6257]

Definitely enjoy all your editing videos!! Please keep making more :)

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you and always! I love editing haha :)

[@frajzardi3399]

simple and very beautiful as always julia , its always fun to watch your new videos keep it up

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you!

[@nickward2922]

Informative video and love the natural filmic style. Sure there’s lots of other how to editing content out their but most is very stylised and OTT.

[@mairaseraimairaserai3237]

Love it !

[@kvpharmD]

The quality is just getting better and better!

[@juliatrotti]

I'm loving the 4K videos! It may take longer to export, but it's worth it I think 😄

[@kvpharmD]

Julia Trotti I agree! Keep up the great work, Julia!

[@alexmushat]

I admire your work, Julia! This edit was awesome.

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you :)

[@syaoran7320]

Thanks Julia!

[@sahilgambhir582]

This was a simple yet a great tutorial!

[@juliatrotti]

Thanks so much :)

[@nnix]

Very tasteful retouch.

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you :)

[@malmcowy]

Amazing! I also love your voice, it's soothing!

[@Vincent77668]

Thank you so much! It’s a very nice tutorial

[@shaftman20]

I learn so much from yur videos, im a amateur photographer, and still learning how to edit, and lighting, keep up the good work , yur photos are awesome

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you, that makes me happy to hear!

[@lisaskew]

Amazing work

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you!

[@joeltorresstyle]

Excellent tutorial 👍🏼

[@MadisonBeach]

Great tutorial, cheers!

[@LucasWaidelich]

You 're the best 🖤✨

[@adriennedragophotography]

Great tutorial. I just started following you and look forward to more videos.

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you! :D

[@LouieP1110]

Need more of this !

[@Gsito]

Thank you ☺️

[@maratarnopol402]

Love this! Thank you for posting!

[@lenninlc]

More like this please! :D ! Awesome work as always!

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you, I'll always make more Lightroom tutorial I love editing haha :)

[@lenninlc]

@@juliatrotti and we love learning from you haha #WinWin :D

[@EuBrenoSiqueira]

Você é incrível Julia , uma inspiração pra mim, grande abraço do Brasil!!! ❤ You are amazing Julia, an inspiration to me, big hug from Brazil !!! 🇧🇷

[@juliatrotti]

Aw thank you!!

[@elcidbob]

Awesome tutorial. Something you may want to play with instead of the Iris enhancer: Select both irises with adjustment brush Add around 10-15 pts of dehaze [Sometimes around 5 of clarity, but usually not needed] Then bump up exposure by usually around a quarter to a third of a stop (sounds like a lot, but remember dehaze usually significantly darkens). This gives me results I usually like a lot more than Iris enhance because it does more to bring out the texture of the irises.

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you and yeah dehaze can work really well on the iris too!

[@jackofblades6736]

Hope you made a review video about the 85mm GM.

[@juliatrotti]

You know I did 😄 currently working on that video, so excited to upload it soon!

[@Auros61]

goo quality content, simple, quick and transparent :) keep it up!

[@Karmaaisacattt]

I learned so much from this!😍

[@juliatrotti]

Yay thank you!

[@burhanisejnoski1409]

I like dark high contrast not to dark and just a little bit of color temperature

[@TheEquineImage]

Another awesome video Julia!! Yes, please make more of these and thank you so much for all the knowledge and inspiration you share with us.

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you so much!

[@antant06]

This is sooooo good.

[@rahulganji103]

Love from India ♥️♥️

[@EmeseVida]

Beautiful tutorial! You're such an artist, I love your work so much! I wish I had the eye enhancement tool in Lightroom, I'm not sure why my Lightroom Classic CC looks different than yours:/ Any ideas? What version do you have?

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you so much! I have version 9, I update it every once in a while when I remember lol. I also use LR Classic, not CC :)

[@sriramamirishetty3253]

Super

[@mohanadbash6692]

That’s really great

[@tonmoydeori8932]

Hey i'am withing your next video .❤️❤️

[@juliatrotti]

Every single week 😄

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[@tonmoydeori8932]

Where are you from ..?

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[@wediditjoe]

This is great!

[@mairaseraimairaserai3237]

thanks

[@mairaseraimairaserai3237]

my beautiful friend thank you

[@Francisfphoto_]

Hi Julia! I have a question... Have you tried the Tamron SP 85mm f1.8 for canon?

[@ekevanderzee9538]

Wow. I have so much ro learn in LR.

[@juliatrotti]

Best place to start is to just try, experiment, see what sliders do and you'll get the hang of it in no time :)

[@wm6020]

谢谢您的无私分享，学习到很多。thanks for your help

[@edinaimagery2377]

Great video! So helpful. Is there a difference using lightroom vs lightroom classic?

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you! They both do the same thing, but CC syncs up with LR mobile. So if you like editing on mobile a lot (or iPad) then it will sync all your presets whereas Classic doesn’t 😊

[@edinaimagery2377]

@@juliatrotti Ah ok. Thank you so much!!!

[@PatrickGuerrisi]

hi julia

[@CamilosSmithPhotography]

Cool👌 can u made last 25sec in slow mo...😉

[@harolpatrickch.a7995]

I love you

[@GregorPQ]

Very nice tutorial! Only thing I don't like is that the left pupil is darker than the right one. Looks strange....

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you and yep I see it! I would probably add an extra adjustment brush to the left eye to bump up that exposure in hindsight :)

[@JeffCreates]

I'd be interested in the order of steps. Everyone's different i know. You effectively do the reverse of me. I start by re-touching in Photoshop and then apply all the Lightroom adjustments because i want the lightroom adjustments to be editable after the retouching is done. I notice you do the retouching at the end. Doesn't that mean that if you then decide you want to make a change to the colours and light as a result of having done the retouching...you can't?

[@dennishumbla5431]

Love your edits 👍 the last thing in Ps was It dodge and burn or Frequency sep..?

[@juliatrotti]

Thank you! I used frequency for the skin retouching and afterwards a little bit of dodge and burn to enhance where the highlights and shadows of the image were! There were parts of her eyes that were still too dark for my liking and parts of her hair and background that were too bright as well, so I evened it all out. I linked my latest PS skin retouching tutorial in the description in case you missed it - this is the current process that I use with freq separation :)

[@piotr11973]

Id Love to see how u did retouching

[@juliatrotti]

I linked my latest PS skin retouching tutorial in the description in case you missed it - this is the current process that I use :)

[@KazuyaMASUDA1982]

👍

[@mason7031]

Julia what's your opinion on reducing subtle colours in portraits? I feel like it makes the picture look a lot cleaner but at the same time creates some colour inconsistency.

[@juliatrotti]

Do you mean via HSL Saturation? I think you have to be a bit careful when you use the sliders there, especially in red and orange, as pulling one up and not the other can cause skin tones to look really patchy. I always say to play it by eye while you're editing as every picture is different. If you're unsure, it always helps to look switch the before and after for that particular adjustment to see if it's changing too much and also zooming in to 100% to make sure you're not getting any banding/patchiness.

[@mason7031]

@@juliatrotti I didn't mean reducing reds and oranges as they're mainly skin colours. What I meant was that reducing, for examples, magentas and cyans in some golden hour portrait shots because they are very subtle. I often do it because it makes the picture a lot cleaner. So I was asking your opinion on this.

[@adybe9055]

Hello! Saying hi from USA. What computer do u use for editing photos? Mc or windows? Which one?

[@juliatrotti]

Hey! I use the iMac 5k :)

[@mairaseraimairaserai3237]

I miss you

[@abedddmorningstar4434]

I have no idea

[@angelica7588]

Hi. I have a question . If I’m in beginner photography , which Lightroom plan should I get ? It’s two 9.99 and another thats $20

[@juliatrotti]

You could always start with the cheaper one to see what you think and then bump it up if you feel like you need more/other adobe programs!

[@nidhinks1823]

💯✌️✌️

[@mariannefernandez04]

Supppppeeerb 😘💕😭

[@ekevanderzee9538]

Lightroom.... sometimes a slider can't do enough, other times you move it by a milimeter and your pic is ruined.

[@juliatrotti]

Hahaha it's always a fight between the 2!

[@samkgvids]

Love it !