An introduction to editing images in Lightroom

Learn the essentials of Lightroom and make the most of this amazing software.

In this tutorial, Gina will talk you through the Basic panel in the Develop module in Lightroom:

  • What do all the sliders do?
  • Which ones should you avoid?
  • A demonstration that shows you why Lightroom’s “auto” mode is not the best option
  • How to use the History panel
  • Useful shortcuts for beginners
  • The difference between Vibrance and Saturation
  • The difference between Highlights and White slider
  • The difference between Contrast and Clarity
  • How to recover detail in highlights
  • How to recover detail in shadows.

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