How To Add Life To A Dull Photo in Lightroom

Getting the most out of a lifeless photo in Lightroom isn't always as easy as cranking contrast and vibrance. In this six minute tutorial, follow along as we look at some simple but very effective ways to add snap to a boring photo and make it look much better.



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How To Do Levitation Photography (Workflow Example #7)

Learn how to shoot and process levitation photography in Lightroom and Photoshop in this tutorial. Learn how to auto align layers, use a layer mask and the clone stamp tool to create a realistic levitation photo.



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-- Other Tutorials By Photo Processing Made Easy --

Outdoor Wedding Couple (Workflow Example #4)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxAgaKNDB8A&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP&index=9



What Happens If I Move My Photos? (Lightroom Quick Tip)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbdVjkwfhd0&index=5&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf4E0h0Y1DNRLhvBi5rke4Ia



The Most Important Shortcut in Lightroom (Lightroom Quick Tip)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKUps-3M880&index=6&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf4E0h0Y1DNRLhvBi5rke4Ia



How To Combine Lightroom Catalogs (Lightroom Quick Tip)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNaNcDT4jsQ&index=7&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf4E0h0Y1DNRLhvBi5rke4Ia



Presence Adjustments (Use Lightroom Like A Pro, Part 4)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B4F_1kh2Kk&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM&index=5



Workflow Example #2: Textured Portrait

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJUjvo6An5Y&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP&index=7



Get Rich Contrast Without Killing Mid-tones in Lightroom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHeDipHeq-k



The Best Way To Add Contrast In Photoshop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiws2co8zAk



Use Lightroom Like A Pro (Part 1): Interface

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYn44bMeEOw&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM&index=2



Use Lightroom Like A Pro (Part 2): White Balance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UdyrurAfi0&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM&index=3



Tone Adjustments And Histogram (Use Lightroom Like A Pro, Part 3)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVU-DvvX820&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM&index=4



Lightroom Workflow: How to process and organize your images inside and outside of Lightroom

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbu2_o5nU6Q



How To Use Nik Software's U Point Technology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7ylUUaMvg8&index=11&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP



How To Make Someone Look Younger In Lightroom 5:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8WyQZ9QEIM



The Secret To Optimizing Performance in Lightroom 5:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PF9BoWJ53A



Creating A Dreamy Black & White Look in Lightroom 5:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3E-GioGpu0&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP&index=5



Correcting For Uneven Flash In Lightroom 5:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5Pgsb3cJbY

How To Create A Fake Sunset Look (Lightroom Quick Tip)

In this Lightroom Quick Tip we take an evening portrait photo and enhance it to look more like sunset using the adjustment brush. We will also touch on some basics of how to use auto mask, change brush size, show the overlay mask, duplicate adjustments, and a great tip for increasing Lightroom performance while you work!



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Presence Adjustments (Use Lightroom Like A Pro, Part 4)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B4F_1kh2Kk&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM&index=5



How To Make Someone Look Younger In Lightroom 5:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8WyQZ9QEIM&index=10&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP



How To Combine Lightroom Catalogs (Lightroom Quick Tip)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNaNcDT4jsQ&index=7&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf4E0h0Y1DNRLhvBi5rke4Ia



How To Use Nik Software's U Point Technology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7ylUUaMvg8&index=11&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP



Outdoor Wedding Couple (Workflow Example #4)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxAgaKNDB8A&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP&index=9



Tone Adjustments & Histogram (Use Lightroom Like A Pro, Part 3)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVU-DvvX820&index=4&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM



The Most Important Shortcut in Lightroom (Lightroom Quick Tip)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKUps-3M880&index=6&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf4E0h0Y1DNRLhvBi5rke4Ia



Image Selection And Processing (Workflow Example #1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mMKC_c6t18&index=3&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP

Vintage Senior Portrait (Workflow Example #6)

In this Lightroom workflow example we take a series of senior portraits and give them a cohesive retro or vintage look. See what techniques I use to streamline my workflow and follow along as we cover creative cropping, editing multiple photos at once, copying settings from one photo to other photos, and a great tip for increasing Lightroom performance while you edit.



After we get our desired vintage look we will go through the basics of cropping, white balance, sharpening, and then finish up with radial filter and adjustment brush tools.



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The Radial Filter (Use Lightroom Like A Pro #5)

The Radial Filter (Use Lightroom Like A Pro #5)



In this segment of Use Lightroom Like A Pro, we take an in depth look at the radial filter tool. Learn what type of effects you can create, how to manipulate the shape of the tool, and how to use multiple radial filters in the same image, or even inside each other. The video ends with three practical examples of using the radial filter in your photo processing workflow.



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How To Saturate A Photo Without Ruining Skin Tones (Lightroom Quick Tip)...

In this Lightroom Quick Tip we look at three examples of how to preserve skin tones while increasing saturation in a photo. Normally when you saturate colors in a photo, skin will turn orange or red, and depending on the subject it can look very bad!



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High ISO Concert Photo (Workflow Example #5)

In this tutorial we work on a High ISO photo of David Sanborn in Lightroom and Photoshop. The spot healing brush is used to remove an unwanted object, and Nik Software's Dfine is used to reduce noise. I will show you how to use blend-if in Photoshop to quickly and easily mask the noise reduction, allowing us to use a strong setting without ruining image detail.



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-- Top Tutorials --



Presence Adjustments (Use Lightroom Like A Pro, Part 4)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B4F_1kh2Kk&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM&index=5



How To Make Someone Look Younger In Lightroom 5:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8WyQZ9QEIM&index=10&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP



How To Combine Lightroom Catalogs (Lightroom Quick Tip)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNaNcDT4jsQ&index=7&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf4E0h0Y1DNRLhvBi5rke4Ia



How To Use Nik Software's U Point Technology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7ylUUaMvg8&index=11&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP



Outdoor Wedding Couple (Workflow Example #4)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxAgaKNDB8A&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP&index=9



Tone Adjustments & Histogram (Use Lightroom Like A Pro, Part 3)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVU-DvvX820&index=4&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM



The Most Important Shortcut in Lightroom (Lightroom Quick Tip)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKUps-3M880&index=6&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf4E0h0Y1DNRLhvBi5rke4Ia



Image Selection And Processing (Workflow Example #1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mMKC_c6t18&index=3&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP