Comments on: Adobe Lightroom Tutorial (a.k.a. my dirty little secret)

By: Vicky

Vicky — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:15:00 +0000

This is a great tutorial. I have been trying to improve my food photography and will definitely be implementing your lightroom tips !

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By: Katie C

Katie C — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:45:00 +0000

This is a great and easy to follow tutorial! Did you ever do a post with the more advanced techniques? I would be interested!

By: Dana78

Dana78 — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:42:00 +0000

) This is so very interesting! Never thought that this can be so easy. Thanks for taking the time to share this tutorial with us!

By: Sreejith N Aravind

Sreejith N Aravind — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 23:38:00 +0000

wisdom knowledge…. thanks.

By: Scarlet

Scarlet — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 07:54:00 +0000

I am trying out Lightroom, and this tutorial covers exactly what I needed to know to get started. Thank you so much!

By: Marc Matsumoto

Marc Matsumoto — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:26:00 +0000

As far as I know, Lightroom does not allow you to create masks. You’ll need to get photoshop or something else that will let you mask off the foreground so you can edit only the background. One way you can get around this is by taking the photo on a color that’s not found in your subject. For instance if you are taking a photo of a red apple, put it in front of a blue background. Then you can completely desaturate the blue channel which should give you the black and white background with color foreground effect.

By: Anca

Anca — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:10:00 +0000

Hi, thank you for the post, it is very helpful. I have a question about Lightroom, maybe you can help me: I want to keep my subject colored, while having a black and white background. Do you know how I can do it with Lightroom 3? Thank you

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 14:01:00 +0000

Wonderful guidance on using Lightroom! I recently loaded Lightroom to my computer and have been “muddling through” with my adjustments, you have broken it down and made things much more understandable. Thank you!

By: Htpham

Htpham — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 11:02:00 +0000

Very helpful, thanks!

By: Marc Matsumoto

Marc Matsumoto — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:44:00 +0000

It really depends on what you need the software to do. If you are just
processing photos Lightroom is probably plenty. However if you plan to
edit the photos or otherwise manipulate them beyond some simple spot
removal and cropping, you might also want to get Photoshop. I use both
since the photo processing workflow in Lightroom is much easier/faster
to use than the RAW file importer in Photoshop, but Lightroom lacks
the editing features that photoshop has. Hope that helps.

By: MKS

MKS — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:47:00 +0000

This was so helpful! I’ve been told that if I buy Photoshop, I should also buy Lightroom, but based on this tutorial, do I really need Photoshop before I’ve mastered Lightroom on its own? I’m hoping to make one purchase or the other soon, so your insight would be helpful (I have a huge student discount on both Photoshop and Lightroom, so cost isn’t the issue)

By: nadia

nadia — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:51:00 +0000

Great tips! Thank you.

By: Migal45

Migal45 — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 02:15:00 +0000

Awesome page, I need all the help I can get ! Thanks )

By: Msgrafx

Msgrafx — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 02:24:29 +0000

Thanks for the tips!