Lightroom Tips

I'm going to share with you 5 tips about Lightroom that I feel you must know to improve your image workflow and also your editing capabilities. These are tips that I have accumulated over the couple of years that I have been using Lightroom and they help me tremendously. So, without further delay, let's get to it!

1. Control Your Use of the Clarity Slider

The clarity slider can really make the details in an image stand out and also help out with inherent blur from the camera. What the clarity slider does is look for contrast in the middle of the tonal range and boost the contrast. In images with a lot of detail this can really make a huge difference. I usually set mine to +30 for starters and then gauge it from there. Now, there are times when you will not want to bump the clarity slider up because it can counterproductive. If you are editing a portrait, you will more than likely not want to bump your clarity slider up. As we know, every person has pores and those pores just happen to be in the middle to upper tonal range, which the clarity slider affects. When you are trying to get nice, smooth skin, you should try backing off of the clarity slider and seeing what it does to the skin. I usually start with -15 and make changes from there. The good thing is that you will not lose detail overall in the image, unless you make a dramatic adjustment, but you will start to see the skin smooth out quite nicely. With a few more adjustments, you will have some really smooth skin that look very pleasing. This brings us to our next tip..

Underwater photograph

The underwater world is breathtaking to say the least. The turquoise blue and stupendous corals do indeed take your breath away. Diving underwater to take a look at sea life can be a defining moment in many lives. It allows for soothing your tensions and anxieties helping you experience complete surrenderfulness.

The beauty of underwater diving compares to none other. Often times we only have a few precious opportunities in our lives to dive underwater to look at a totally different world, especially if you don't live near a sea/ocean that provides underwater diving and exploration. When you are offered a once in a lifetime opportunity then, wouldn't you want to keep memories of this experience with you forever? That is why you need to consider taking underwater photographs. We help you understand what is important when considering taking underwater photographs and how to take them.

Butterflies photography

Butterflies photography

Camera:

Although any point and shoot camera can take decent pictures of landscape along with your friends and family portraits, for capturing good photographs of butterflies you will have to invest in a DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera. An entry-level SLR camera will also suffice, it is the lens mounted on your camera that will make the difference. It is always better to use a SLR which has a field crop of 1.5 or 1.6, as compared to a full frame camera.

Lens:

The kit lens accompanying your camera is just no enough, due to the lack of zoom range. Average kit lens of 18mm-55mm is good for normal daily photography but even at its extended zoom end of 55mm, you will have to get really close to the butterfly to compose a good shot. But during butterfly photography, you just cannot get near physically as the butterfly will just fly away.

Take picture of your pets

Pet photography can be fun and rewarding. Maybe the best thing about pets, when compared to kids, is their attitude, or lack of attitude. Many people consider Canon DSLR cameras excellence for nature photography, including all kinds of wildlife. Maybe your pet does not qualify as wildlife, or maybe she does, but the same cameras and take better pictures of your pets.



Start with the plan.

In photography, as in most other endeavors, it is best to have a goal in mind before you start. Know what you want to do with your pet. Are you after a comical picture? Does your pet have a melancholy look that you want to capture? Perhaps you would like to get some personal photos of your Or dog with one of your kids, or even all your kids.

Food Photography

If you want to take some high quality food photographs for your business, or you just want some pics for your blog, here are some tips to help you get better food photos.

Style the food

This may seem like a bit much, but arranging your food carefully can make a dramatic difference to your food photographs. On professional food photography shoots a food stylist will often be employed just to get the food looking at its best. And many parts of the food may not even be real!