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What are your go-to features in Lightroom? What features would you like to see in educational content in a future video?
I would love to learn a bit more about your experience in using APS-C cameras vs Full Frame cameras for wildlife. Some say that in newer 40MP FF bodies the cropping is better for subjects like birds, while others say the reach of APS-C bodies is better.
I plan to acquire a gear setup for Bird photography and I would appreciate immensely the insights from your experience.
I have watched many Lightroom videos but you always seem to pull the rabbit out of the hat so go ahead and surprise me again.
How about editing with the tone curve?
I use luminance range a lot
The tone curve adjustment is something I always go to in Lightroom! I would like to learn more about colour grading, calibration and the many masking options available.
Some people hide facts, and give only for likes and views. But this man, gives everything he knows to us like how a Dad teaches his sons ❤
Totally agree, Good job Simon!!
I recently find this channel and i absolutely agree with that are you saying!! This guy is awesome
Bro, this man give me a courage to use higher iso... And its mean a lot for me, as i a budget photographer...
I love it here!!
Really like how this guy show the info!
Now that's what I call a useful example on how to use lightroom for a beginner like me. Thank you very much.
Glad it was helpful!
This man is so damn good at break down complex things into simple easy to understands points of view. Best photo tip channel on YT
You are not just a skilled photographer, but you are also a professional teacher
I could unsubscribe to literally every other photographer I follow on here, with the plethora of useful tidbits and tutorials you provide. So happy I found this channel, and thank you for all the work you put into helping people learn new photography & editing tips!
Too kind!
Wish you were my teacher in school, cuz you got such a talent to explain simple and clear....
You got a talent!❤❤❤
Simon deserves more followers.
Only a few minutes in and my (admittedly limited) knowledge of Lightroom has already improved. I usually just whack on some warmth, sharpness and contrast and call it a day. Enlightening to see that you take into account the very same things in Lightroom as you do out in the field i.e light direction, etc. Things I simply didn't think to replicate. As always Simon, an unrivaled communicator in all things photography. Great tips and inside info. Can't wait to get some of my new shots into Lightroom and apply what you show here. 10/10.
Too kind!
One of the best Lightroom tutorials I've watched thus far. Thank you.
To add to the cacophony of praise for this video, I think this is one of the most useful videos on photo editing I've ever seen. I mostly do street photography but these techniques can be applied universally. You do a stellar job of explaining why you do something and exactly how to do it. I have not experimented with gradients much because it's uncharted territory, but you have inspired me to take more creative liberty with my photos. Thank you, Simon. This is, dare I say, masterful advice.
You're a superb teacher. Not only have I been learning while watching your videos, I've been getting excited about photography. Thank you, sir.
As someone who's spending a lot of time learning Lightroom, I just wanted to say thank you! Your tutorials are incredible for beginners and you clearly have a passion for teaching others!
Glad you like them!
Simon you are a master of techniques. What you do that no one else seems to do is explain why. For novices "why" is just as important.
As for future videos I think techniques (post production or in camera) would be something I would like to see. Thanks for doing this amazing video.
Wow, thanks
As much as I'm a purist, it is incredible how much and quick a photo can be improved with post processing software. I've got so many photos which are special because of situation and/or composition, but don't look good because of exposure and light problems. Time to learn post processing!
You seem to be channeling a bit of Bob Ross at times. Waiting for you to say "let's paint some light on this happy little duck!" Thanks, this is great stuff to help me learn.
I like it!
Even your free ebook is better than most paid material around RUclips. Again, congrats for the work.
Wow, thank you!
Even as a lightroom pro this video was a great reminder of the power that gradients can have in my workflow. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
This is the most useful and perfectly explained editing video I’ve seen in ages! Thanks!
Thank you. Clear and not intensely complicated. I've seen too many people making videos where it seems like they are brushing countless little areas and layers upon layers of masking until it's hard to keep track of all they did. These examples show using gradients and masking that are quick and relatively simple. Even the use of the brush tool in the bonus tip was simple and made sense. I'm inspired to go back and work on some images using these techniques. I've used Lightroom for a while, but I am not a fluent expert in it. This is a big help. So, again. Thank you.
An excellent tutorial, thank you very much!
I've been discouraged about my photos looking flat. You've given me hope and a path toward success. Bless you Sir!
OMG, thank you so much for making this video. These were the MOST useful minutes of photography instruction I've had so far. I did my training way back in the days of film, haha. I have recently begun to learn digital photography and use LRC. This video helped my editing more than I can express. I am so glad I stumbled upon your channel. Thanks for the time you put into helping us newbies--I think I can speak for all of us when I say that you ROCK! I look forward to more "to-the-point", excellently explained videos.
One of the best, honest videos on RUclips. Brilliant sir. More of it, please.
Simply wonderful.
I was just browsing RUclips and started to watch your video, I opened Lightroom to try to use some of your techniques and WOW, what a huge difference! Thanks!
Awesome video as always! As someone still learning, your videos are the best at explaining everything but not overexplaining it or losing the point throughout the video.
Thank you and keep it up!
It will take several viewings plus note-taking plus experimentation with my own files to fully assimilate and integrate these editing techniques -but, as usual, Simon d'E. offers at no cost a worthwhile lesson in photo editing. Merci BCP, Monsieur …
Thanks Mr. Simon for this valuable video
@simon_dentremont the key phrase you said here was, "there's no right or wrong, it's your art." Very true. Don't get lost in perfection.
I was impressed how well lightroom processes photos, and how accurate automatic tools are, but now I'm mindblown about features and all the possibilities. This might not be the most popular content on your cannel, but I find image processing guides very useful. Great work!
Thank you Simon. All of this for free, you're amazing!
My pleasure!
That was great! Thanks for the tips, Simon!
Loved the sandwich trick.
Thankyou simon.
Welcome!
Thanks for this video, I’ve been shooting for 6 years and there aren’t many experts out there who give such specific and useful tips that are only learnt through experience. Most RUclipsrs only share basic strategies. And you make it all so simple. Kudos to you sir! Subscribed, and keep it up!
Thank you for your amazing tutorial!! I’ve been shooting professionally since 2009 and your videos are some of the best tutorials out there. I also appreciate your positively and encouragement!
Excellent teacher
Think this might be my favorite video of yours.Has brought my editing up another level. Thank you
Wow, thanks!
Great tips Simon! Something that I do is reduce contrast to brighten areas, in conjunction with raising highlights and whites, especially when I'm "adding sunlight".
The tip about darkening the shadow areas was fantastic! Sometimes, as amateurs, we overlook the finer details that make significant improvements. The "shaping" that this created in your image was just incredible.
Thanks again Simon!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for very simple yet effective edit while keeping the originally of the picture taken. Much appreciated 🙏
Mr. d'Entremont you have no idea how grateful I am for your videos.
You are very welcome
tip: instead of dodging and burning piece by piece when it is too much to do you can use gradient filter on whole photo, select range mask to luminosity option on it and slide that right tick to left for selecting only darks or right tick on slider to the left for selecting only lights. apply exposure down or up depending if you want shadows more dark or light parts to brighten.use O to show you the mask. if you slide smoothnes slider to 20 fx, it wil only apply more selectively on what you need to adjust not the whole gradient.
Some great ideas here Simon. I use the intersect option with either a brush or gradients on my masks a lot. It's particularly useful with selecting the subject and then intersect with the brush. You just then paint on where you want your adjustment and it doesn't spill out into the background.
Great tip!
One of the best Lightroom tutorials I've ever seen! Thank you so much. And please do more of them?
Thanks, will do!
Thank you so much for this!! I needed this help!
Simon, I want to thank you for making these lightroom videos. You make me want to learn how to really use the program for more than just basic editing. I don't do a whole lot with lightroom other than basic editing. In the past I always edited my photos, and then deleted the RAW photos, unless they were of images that mean a lot to me, like pictures of my family. But I've decided to begin keeping all of my usable RAW images just to use as practice photos.
Happy to help!
Rather than subtract from a mask, I tend to use the intersect feature to fine tune a mask. The intersect feature works well when intersecting with a luminance range to specify the highlights or lowlights in a region.
For sure. Nigel Danson showed the gradient + intersect a luminance range in one of his videos and I have found that to be such a transformative tool in my editing kit
Luminance range for the win too. Only thing I'd say differently. This is an excellent video
@@chichechich99 Do you have a link for that video?
Im not kidding, these techniques blow my mind. I only started using LR a few years ago and had no idea you could do all these things with it!
Don’t typically comment on videos but couldn’t help but chime in. Appreciate your clear and thorough instructions. Gained a subscriber
Awesome! Thank you!
A man who sees photo editing as I do, well done. Your editing pretty much mirrors my own which I believe makes the images look so natural rather than unnatural as so many photographers on RUclips seem to do these days. Keep up the great work. 👌👍
Thanks for that!
Excellent, if you right click on the mask you can invert and duplicate it. It works well on radial gradients.
More tips please. The post processing is as important as taking the photo.
I'm so glad I found you Simon! Since I started watching your videos about 2-3 weeks ago, my whole post processing and the way I shoot have been elevated
Another class video.The subtle touches make a good picture even better!
Great video again. I sometimes like to add a subtle background glow by adding a radial gradient over the object (bird possibly) then subtract the object and then raise exposure slightly. Gives the effect of a slight light behind the object.
Great tip!
Really enjoy the way you teach. It is easy to follow and understand.
Glad to hear that!
I appreciate how you make you "lab learning" courses short and to the point. I'll be able to fo a lot with what ive learned from you today.
Me watching him using fancy tools with ohhhand ahhh but i only have the free version😂
One of the best edit videos! Thank you Simon!
Fantastic! I can’t wait to go back and improve some of my photos!! Thank you!
Thank you! Such a thoughtful tutorial. Very inspiring!
I actually have so many photos that I thought were hopeless / didn't know how to properly edit that will really benefit from your techniques
Really excellent, Simon. At certain moments in your editing, not only did I learn something but smiled really hard as the images popped into life. Wonderful! Thank you.
Thank you for sharing. One of the best videos I've seen, because you are more on the "why" as on the "how" without loosing the "cookbook" approach. Great!
Great video Simon with some really good tips! Thank you
Some of the best education on RUclips. Thank you for all your efforts
Thanks! Now I understand what's missing in my photos. It's not just about composition, focus and sharpness. To me its even just 50%. Because what you just did in the video adds another 50% and make these photos really stand out. Amazing. I just don't have this vision. Don't know how I want my normal photos to look.
Simon you are a gem! I’ve learned so much in this video alone!🙌🏾
This is the best video on RUclips about color correction in lighting room! Thank you for sharing your knowledge ❤
genuinely amazing breakdown of editing for beginners. thank you
Simon, your LR tutorials have taught me restraint. A little goes a long way. Thank You!
I really enjoyed this video. Thank you for making and sharing it.
Thank you so much for explaining in so much detail. I've learnt more of lightroom from this video than ever before
This is one of the best made „how to“ Lr videos i have ever seen. I really love this channel. 🙏🏻
This video was top tier. Especially for someone starting out like me. I’ll definitely be staying tuned for more videos like this.
Wow! This was so much awesome information. Thank you so much for these amazing tips!!
Simon, you have the ability to turn the confusing into understanding, and that is a mark of a great teacher. I don't use LR, been on Capture One for years, but many tools are similar, and this video has opened up a whole new world of adjustments for me, thanks as always for your skill, time and willingness for everyone to achieve their very best.
Thank you very much! This is one of the best photo videos I have ever watched. I learned a great deal.
I loved your technique. Awesome
YES!! Finally a video by a photographer who is a true artist! Love this video. Thanks so much for posting.
You're so welcome!
I’ve watched many LRC tips videos and this is one of the best…..concise and specific. I will watch it again and again to hone my post processing skills. Thank you!
Simon is my only go to when it comes to photography. Absolutely love his work.
Another great video Simon, both entertaining and informative. Thank you.
Great value in digestable chunks that reinforce not just skills but thinking about how to apply those skills in our own work. Terrific teacher! Well done!
This was such an educational and inspiring video to watch. Thank you very much for this.
I'm using Lightroom for quite some time now, but your "sandwich" technique with background only selection was something new that I tried on a few shots edited earlier and it instantly made an impact. Thanks for the guidance and for sharing your experience.
Wow I always learn something new in each of your videos
Great video with lots of great tips and easy to understand explanations!
Oh gosh! All these new tricks that I didn't think about. thank you!
I mean, i watch tons of editing videos and this is the most useful secret-free of all time.
Really appreciate this man!
I love your videos...they've helped me so much...especially this latest series on ISO - I now get so many more usable photos when I'm out hiking. Thank you!
Very useful video for beginners for learning lightroom classic. Thanks for amazing video !
Wow! Thank you! Great instruction.
Very nicely done. Thanks for the tips. They will help.
This tutorial is thrilling ! Awesome ! Great insight into post-processing concept !
A very helpful video, as usual! Thank you!
Great video!
I’ve applied it to "dull" architecture photos. It’s a great mindset to develop.
Going full circle, the exciting part is shooting with these potential enhancements in mind.
Thank you Simon!
Thanks so much! I'm quite new to the whole Lightroom thing, but your tips are really helpful!! :)
I just learned sooo much how to do lighting in light room in just a particular part of the picture! Can’t wait to practice! I never knew this stuff! Brand new learning photography and editing!
Another great video, thanks Simon. I love how clearly you explain the actions and processes you apply!
Glad you enjoyed it
One of the best Tutorials on editing photos in LR (or any other software with similiar functions and workflows) i have seen so far. Thank you so much Simon for helping us to grow!