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Levels in Lightroom? How and when to use levels rather than Contrast

Levels in Lightroom? How and when to use levels rather than Contrast

Thomas Fitzgerald
Lightroom

So, way back when Lightroom first came out, many moons ago, one of the complaints from long time Photoshop users was that you couldn’t do a basic Levels adjustment in the software. Well, you actually can, and that is with the whites and blacks sliders. Adjusting the black and white sliders can be useful for a lot of things, but there’s one particular case that I think needs special mention. When working with low contrast scenes, it can be useful to adjust the contrast with a Levels adjustment rather than the contrast slider. Let me explain why.

How do I “Save” in Lightroom or Capture One? How Photo Workflow Applications Work - A Guide for Beginners.

How do I “Save” in Lightroom or Capture One? How Photo Workflow Applications Work - A Guide for Beginners.

Thomas Fitzgerald
Beginner, Lightroom, Capture One

While photo workflow applications like Lightroom or Capture One have been around for a while now, there are still some new users who are confused by how these applications work. One of the most common questions I see from beginners or people not familiar with this way of working is “how do I save in Lightroom?”, as there is no save function in the menu. To answer that and other questions, let’s take a look at how this class of “photo workflow” applications actually work.

Capture One Terminology Basics for Lightroom Switchers

Capture One Terminology Basics for Lightroom Switchers

Thomas Fitzgerald
Capture One

One of the things I most often hear from people switching from Lightroom to Capture One, is that they find the interface confusing or that there is a steep learning curve. The interface in Capture One is different to Lightroom, of that there is no doubt, but once you get the hang of it you will realise it’s actually not massively different. In this post, I’m going to discuss some of the Capture One terminology and where relevant, how it compares to its Lightroom counterparts.

Lightroom Editing - The basic adjustments I do to most images

Lightroom Editing - The basic adjustments I do to most images

Thomas Fitzgerald
Lightroom

Someone recently wrote to me and asked me how I got my images looking so punchy. They assumed I was using some sort of plug-in or preset. While I do use presets a good bit (obviously) most of the time, I just do some basic adjustments to an image, depending on what Im trying to achieve. A lot of the time I don’t want an image to look too treated, so here are some of the things I do in Lightroom to add some “punch” to an image.