Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/01/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That?s very logical and helpful, Jayanand. Thanks. I?ll save this. ?howard > On Jan 7, 2017, at 11:15 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > wrote: > > Tina, > To me that does not make sense. This is my workflow: > > 1. Camera Profile - Starting point! > > 2. Lens Corrections - Profile corrections and chromatic aberration control > > 3. Noise reduction, if required - I find Lightroom's algorithm very good, > especially for luminance noise. > > 4. Crop/Alignment/Horizon - because what remains after the crop decides the > processing. > > 5. White Point/Black Point: Set the parameters > > 6. Exposure/Contrast: The global tonal look > > 7. Highlights/Shadows: Overall highlight and shadow detail, a rather blunt > tool, to be used conservatively > > 8. WB/Tint: The global colour correction/overall look/removing colour casts > - this is by and large a creative decision. > > If I apply gradient filters and the like, I might revisit these for fine > tuning. Unless I have decided to only process a shot for casual internet > viewing, or a snapshot for memories, I do not touch > Clarity/Saturation/Vibrance/Colour/Sharpening/Tonal Adjustments/B&W > Conversion- these are all done after exporting into Photoshop via both > Curves Layers and the Google Nik Suite, where there is far more local > control, and finally Photokit Sharpener. > > Hope this helps. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > > > On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 8:31 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > >> I read that LR specifically ordered the adjustments from top to bottom in >> the order they should be applied. Have you found that to be true? I always >> work in order from top to bottom. >> >> Tina >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jan 7, 2017, at 9:33 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> I personally think that the order in which you do the adjustments are >> extremely important, as I found the results are quite different if the >> workflow order changes, and that is where other experienced >> photographer's >> input is important. Again, so many adjustments/procedures are hidden away >> that I found I needed a comprehensive tutorial which was invaluable in >> uncovering them all. Of course, YMMV! >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>>> On 08-Jan-2017, at 03:40, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Experimenting works! It is becoming more intuitive every day. :-) >>>> >>>> Jim Nichols >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>> >>>>> On 1/7/2017 3:38 PM, Philippe wrote: >>>>> Jim, a tutorial may be helpful of course >>>>> >>>>> But trying and experimenting by yourself is probably the best way to >> go as >>>>> >>>>> i. LR is extremely intuitive >>>>> >>>>> ii you may find other routes than the ? prescribed ? ones, and that >> match your style, taste, etc better >>>>> >>>>> Plus, I DO believe we learn by mistakes, or am I mistaken on that too? >>>>> >>>>> :-) >>>>> >>>>> AMities >>>>> Philippe >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Le 7 janv. 2017 ? 21:58, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> a >> ?crit : >>>>>> >>>>>> I have those bookmarked, and have watched quite a few. They are >> quite helpful. >>>>>> >>>>>> Jim Nichols >>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 1/7/2017 2:55 PM, Tina Manley wrote: >>>>>>> +1! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Tina >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 2:07 PM, Gerry Walden < >> gerry.walden at icloud.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Adobe themselves do some very good free videos on the web site and >>>>>>>> YouTube, particularly those by Julianne Kost. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Gerry >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 7 Jan 2017, at 15:27, Howard L Ritter Jr <hlritter at twc.com> >> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks, Jayanand! I?ll check them out. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ?howard >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Jan 6, 2017, at 10:46 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj < >> jayanand at gmail.com> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> STATUTORY WARNING: The really good ones require payment! >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I have used all these, at some point or the other. I subscribe >> annually >>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>>> Scott Kelby's training site for a variety of stuff, not limited to >>>>>>>>>> Lightroom alone. He also has good instructional books on >> Lightroom: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Matt Kloskowski: http://mattk.com/ >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Andy Biggs: >>>>>>>>>> http://www.theglobalphotographer.com/the- >> global-photographer/2016/12/7/ >>>>>>>> lightroom-simplified-my-video-series.html >>>>>>>>>> Scott Kelby: http://kelbyone.com/course- >> category/lightroom/?page=1 >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Victoria Bampton: https://www.lightroomqueen.com/ >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Jason Odell (especially good for Nik tutorials): >>>>>>>>>> http://www.luminescentphoto.com/blog/eshop/guides-to- >>>>>>>> adobe-lightroom-photoshop/ >>>>>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>>>>> Jayanand >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 9:00 AM, Howard L Ritter Jr < >> hlritter at twc.com> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> Does anyone have any suggestions for instructional books or >> videos for >>>>>>>>>>> learning LR? Personal experiences appreciated. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> ?howard >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >> information >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >> information >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >> information >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >> information >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information