How to edit car photos in lightroom (WITHOUT PRESETS)

[@Lerooyy]

Awesome video man thank you!! You probably allready know this but editing on a laptop becomes much faster in LR when you generate and edit Smart previews.

[@MoeZainal]

That's new! Thank you for the tip.

[@justinzaff]

Lowering saturation and adjusting HSL colors , awesome .

[@MoeZainal]

Thank you Justin!

[@vimanasvn]

I came into car photography about last year and learned a lot but seeing those videos on this channel makes ma my mind go *boom* just amazing there's so much to learn from this..

[@Matt_warren_photography]

Definitely going to give this a try! Editing is my biggest weakness. Your channel is awesome keep up the amazing work!

[@MoeZainal]

Thank you Matt! spread the word :)

[@VladAkimov]

i've been five years into photography and i learnt a lot with you! thanks! :D

[@MoeZainal]

Made my day ❤️

[@Eduartswag]

Anybody wanna edit a picture of my car? I really wanna put it on a poster and hang it on my room but i really suck. I’ll DM you if someone wants too?✌🏻

[@joenicklo]

This was so clean and simple Moe. This made me realize I dont necessarily need to step in Photoshop (where I'm much more comfortable). Thanks man.

[@MoeZainal]

Glad you've found this useful bro, we tend to over complicate things when they are just simple. all the best brother.

[@SlayerzXtreme]

Impressive! Most Impressive! Thank you Gandalf! 🧙‍♂️✨✨✨

[@mattbellingshausen6584]

Amazing Video Moe! Following along step by step with your videos, since I have just gotten Lightroom on my MacBook Pro. You are the only youtube I watch for these tutorials, extremely talented... Thank You!

[@MoeZainal]

Thank you Matt, glad to know that my videos are the start of your new adventure :-)

[@mattbellingshausen6584]

Very awesome so far!👍🏻

[@ivegotcarrotsforlou]

Gotta love Circuit of the Americas. I’ve taken pictures of that same car. My dad and I race Porsche cup cars like that one and so I get to go in those pits frequently and take awesome photos. This is an editing style I’ll have to test our

[@pawelecphoto]

Gotta love utilizing the dynamic range of the file! Bravo!

[@MoeZainal]

Thank you! The DR in this camera is really good.

[@jaredmonez]

Excellent edit tutorial, thank you!

[@MoeZainal]

Who's going to edit in lightroom today? 💪🏼

[@mariosubasic.media1]

me :D I only edit in lightroom. I would love to get your feedback on my instagram account, what do you think of my style. It's @mariosubasic.media -you can find my page on facebook too with the same name. Looking forward to your comment

[@yannicknv]

Me ! I love it that you give us a raw file in the description 😀

[@bsturn]

I shot some Pirelli World Challenge cars today!

[@MoeZainal]

And how was it?

[@bramvermeulen9250]

Next week a shoot with a Mustang, gonna use your tips while editing 😉

[@benjamindanner9316]

love the video! it gives me the inspiration to try some new things on pictures

[@MoeZainal]

Happy to hear so buddy, keep going 💪🏼

[@thedude7808]

Thanks Moe!! always looking forward to your videos!! you are a big inspiration for me :)

[@MoeZainal]

you are welcome buddy! thank you for the kind words.

[@manpreetchahal9607]

Another Amazing video, ive been trying to understand how to use the tools more.in lightroom and this video hit out of the park! Thank you and keep up the great work!

[@bialaskuba]

This is great, a really in-depth tutorial, step by step. I think it will help to step up my photos ;)

[@MoeZainal]

Thank you Jakub, happy to hear so :-)

[@carlosdias1940]

Thank You for the tutorial, as is the least that I can do! Subscribed and hit the bell button, looking forward for 2021 onwards! Cheers

[@MoeZainal]

You are a star 🌟 thank you!

[@XR8ANGEL]

Thanks for another awesome video Moe, it was so great to see your workflow is almost identical to mine with automotive photography in lightroom.... means I'm doing something right Haha

[@MoeZainal]

Great minds think alike :D

[@yutong5222]

I can feel the knowledge rushing into my brain.

[@sergeycrane9384]

Last radial filter in my opnion is not necessary because you have a tech team working with car already. It's more like "street photo" (forgive me silly comparsion). Attemping to hide people in the back is crushing your shot.

[@MoeZainal]

Maybe you are right, Thank you for your feedback!

[@jonzmoviebar7580]

I tend to do that a lot. My only problem is LR seems to not have the capability to create more efficient effect like screen blend and colorize like in PS. So that orange flare never end up being quite as good as if it was done in PS

[@SuperIceteapeach]

hmmm I don't think so.. I think this light leak is awesome.. the before/after looks incredible.. maybe it's just a bit too hard!

[@7Logik]

or just use lens distortions :)

[@forzaman639]

So glad I found this video, I found it very helpful. +1 subscriber!

[@MoeZainal]

Thank you for subbing :)

[@seanlyder3023]

solid edit mate

[@tobiaslewis]

Hi Moe. Love your work and hope that one day my skills will be a fraction on yours. Thanks for the great videos. I've learnt so much and have certainly seen my work improve. Keep it up.

[@MoeZainal]

Thank you so much Tobias! You can even get better than me if you put the efforts!

[@panamericaco]

Just subscribed, great tutorial! Thanks from germany!

[@MoeZainal]

Ola Germany, Thank you!

[@LukaszBrodziak]

Thank you very much for this tutorial! This will largely help with some of my older work that was single shots as I didn't know how to composite in PS back then.

[@MoeZainal]

You are welcome Lukasz, I always go back to my old work and try and make it better!

[@markusb.2922]

You mentioned that you would have done things differently in Photoshop and that some stuff is easier or more pretty when done in Photoshop. What do you think of this exact tutorial, just made in Photoshop so we can see what suits us better? Thanks for the RAW file :)

[@MoeZainal]

Great Idea, will see If I can do it anytime soon! thank you!

[@RaulVarzar]

Great tutorial like always. Thanks ;)

[@MoeZainal]

You are welcome, Thank you for watching Varzar!

[@ArtemisArtz]

Great tutorial as always Moe! Please more LR tutorials!

[@MoeZainal]

Will do my best :-)

[@renauddestermes2541]

Thank you so much for your great implication!

[@MoeZainal]

You are welcome!

[@LaskoWing]

very nice video thank you alot

[@maenqudah4232]

Great video Hope you all the best 💙

[@MoeZainal]

Thank you Maen!

[@Golan360]

You can also look at the mask by pressing "o".

[@MoeZainal]

Thank you for the tip!

[@rhenzlemuel09]

Very informative video! Subbed! but i think u need a better Ram for lightroom editing PC seems kinda lagging I noticed.

[@MoeZainal]

Thank you so much! Yep, my Mac was struggling however, I upgraded to a better one. Kinda.

[@waawaaweewaa2045]

Thats a killer shot, going to play around with the file. I'm a beginner editor, just wondering why even do dodging in lightroom when it seems like photoshop will give you more flexibility for anything beyond basic light and color adjustments?

[@MoeZainal]

Thank you! the reason why I made this video is because there are many individuals that are using lightroom only. you are right, photoshop is more suitable for such edits :)

[@klemenjeram]

very usefull.... thanks for the video!! :D

[@Ontheaveg]

Moe always picks the best cut clip music

[@MoeZainal]

Haha thank you 🙇🏻‍♂️

[@gabriel.nitescu]

very nice!!!

[@MoeZainal]

Thank you!

[@ClaudioNJunior]

What is the shortcut used to this view when dropping the blacks on 2:00?

[@MoeZainal]

Alt/Option key

[@ClaudioNJunior]

@@MoeZainal Thank you man! Keep up the great work =D

[@rogerfischer2533]

New to your channel,,I love taking pictures of cars and other things,,enjoy your videos,,, hopefully I can learn allot from you?...From Nebraska...

[@MoeZainal]

Thank you so much, I am pretty sure you will learn a lot Roger :-)

[@rogerfischer2533]

Was wondering if I could send you a couple of my pictures and have you look at them and tell me how good or bad they are?

[@oqhr]

Hello Moe. What do you think about Raw Therapy image editor? It is a free editor, but I could not easially use it. Could you please tell me your thoughts about it? And does it worth it to upgrade to Lightroom? Thanks

[@MoeZainal]

I honestly didn't try it & never heard of it, need to spare sometime to try it, thank you for sharing this :-)

[@DamianPlisko]

Great video!

[@MoeZainal]

Thank you Damian!

[@bolorsaikhankhash4142]

Nice!!!!!!!!

[@davidclemente1102]

Maybe not necessary the final flare...anyway nice editing man

[@MoeZainal]

Yes it wasn't necessary - thank you!

[@psimmy73]

Brilliant

[@MoeZainal]

Thank you!

[@kubelkowaty]

Thanks Moe!!!

[@MoeZainal]

You are welcome Jakub!

[@blackjohnny0]

I'm not so sure about that postprocess.

[@MarioxJolienSpiderFreak]

that '' flare '' thing just runs the photo IMO

[@angelohaak3312]

Could you do a 4 par of this so like you did the editing strictly in LR can you then show how to strictly do it in PS and then make a comparison vid of how wen you did it strictly in Lr how to tweak it then in PS and then if you strictly did it in PS how to tweak it in LR I hope this makes sense hahahahah

[@MoeZainal]

Maybe ;)

[@Devilzreject]

Why not just apply a circle adjustment to the wheels? I feel like touching them like you did made them look un evenly dirty.

[@MoeZainal]

I've mentioned in the tutorial that I will do things quickly for the sake of time, you can take your time and dodge perfectly. Adding a circular adjustment will brighten the dark spots, I selectively dodged the areas and not every spot on the rims.

[@Devilzreject]

Moe Zainal thanks for the reply, love your videos.

[@9ubagurbi6]

now work on your audio because its clipping and have lot of noises

[@MoeZainal]

You are welcome...

[@9ubagurbi6]

@@MoeZainal not hating, just sayin. Decent work on photo tho! :)

[@MoeZainal]

Cheers buddy :) took me about a year to fix this issue, gone from my new videos... I thinks.

[@Tasaech]

Hi Moe, great tutorial. Lightroom is my go to first stage of editing, and I am now pretty skilled at using it. But watching your edits, still give me new ideas of incorporating some of your tips into my workflow. I turn most of my edits from a photo into more of an art image, but people need to understand the power of lightroom as the first stage of any editing. If you want to see my style of images, then please feel free to pay my page a visit on FB. Just search GJCMotorSportsMedia, Keep up the great work, love watching your tutorials.

[@MoeZainal]

Thank you so much, spot on with the power of LR! can you please share a link to your page? It will be easier to view it with a link :-)

[@Eduartswag]

Anybody wanna edit a picture of my car? I really wanna put it on a poster and hang it on my room but i really suck. I’ll DM you if someone wants too?✌🏻

[@BenTroxell]

Presets are a joke. Nice video.

[@MoeZainal]

Thank you!

[@Eduartswag]

Anybody wanna edit a picture of my car? I really wanna put it on a poster and hang it on my room but i really suck. I’ll DM you if someone wants too?✌🏻