Whenever possible I use keyboard shortcuts while editing, because it saves me so much time! And this keyboard shortcut is one I use EVERY day on EVERY gallery I edit! It is a quick and easy way to increase or decrease the exposure on an image, by 1 stop, simply by pressing the + and […]

Did you know that Lightroom has 6 different background color options? That’s right! As an editor we have 6 colors to choose from when deciding what color background we want to edit on. There is Black, Darker Gray, Dark Grey, Medium Grey, Light Grey, and White. Here are a few of the options below.  With […]

This might be my favorite hack in Lightroom! I edit this way EVERY day with EVERY gallery I edit. It quite literally, is my secret weapon. editing in reference mode is my secret weapon As a professional editor it is crucial to deliver consistent, cohesive galleries. Editing in Reference Mode allows you to do just […]

As I talked about yesterday, straightening an image in Lightroom seems like it should be a no-brainer. After all, how hard could it be? But as with most tools in Lightroom, there is more than one way to straighten and/or crop a photo within the Lightroom interface. So how do you know which one to […]

When you think about how to straighten an image in Lightroom, it seems like a no-brainer. After all, how hard could it be?  But as with most tools in Lightroom, there is more than one way to straighten and/or crop a photo within the Lightroom interface. So how do you know which one to use? […]

Have you ever found yourself wanting to zoom in on a particular spot on an image, but couldn’t get close enough.  Yay, me too. And boy was it frustrating! But zooming in-and-out on an image in Lightroom is really very fast and easy, once you know how. But in typical Lightroom fashion, there is more than […]

As an editor there are many times I need to see a before and after view while editing. Before I learned these quick and easy shortcuts, I was hesitant to do it. I thought the only way to see the ‘before’ view was to hit the ‘reset’ button, which would take me back to the […]

If you are an editor or photographer, I would venture to say that red is one of your least favorite colors! Why? Because of the problems it creates! Am I right? Haha!  When someone wears it, it casts an awful color onto the subject’s face, and makes it almost impossible to get perfect skin tones. […]