Review Digital Camera World 08-27-2014

Digital Camera World

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How to create Lightroom presets and save time on the computer Aug 26th 2014, 23:01, by jmeyer Everyone wants to save time on their photo editing, and in this tutorial we'll show you how to use Lightroom presets to help speed up your time on the computer. If you work smart with Lightroom, it's possible never to have to carry out the same image-editing task more than once. With Lightroom's proclivity for presets, no job should ever have to be repeated. It's simple: want a punchy black-and-white look? How about a subtle vignette, or a cool tonal effect? Just do it once, then make a preset for effortless application to other images forever afterwards. It might not sound like the most riveting of tasks, but just like cleaning your camera's sensor and organising your image library, making Lightroom presets will pay you back in the long run. In this Adobe Lightroom tutorial we'll get you started with time-saving presets. We'll begin by looking at the array of useful built-in ones that ship with Lightroom, then show you how to create your own. Along the way we'll uncover how to create virtual copies to experiment with different effects, and how to gives your images a trendy vintage look. What's more, we'll also show you how to download and install ready-made presets created by generous website contributors. In no time at all you'll have a bustling library of your favourite effects, ready to applied to any image with a single click. SEE MORE: 6 essential Lightroom edits you can make to any image How to create Lightroom presets: steps 1-3 01 Import and experiment Download our start file and follow along! Drag presets_before.dng into Lightroom's Library Module, then hit Import. Select the image and go to the Develop Module. Hover over the built-in presets in the Presets panel. The Navigator box gives you a preview of each. The Cold Tone preset within Lightroom colour Presets works well here.   02 Create a virtual copy If you want to try out different looks on an image, it can help to make virtual copies. Go to the Filmstrip at the bottom, right-click on the image thumbnail and pick Create Virtual Copy (or hit Cmd/Ctrl+'). In the Presets panel, find 'Zeroed' at the bottom of the 'Lightroom General Presets'.  SEE MORE: Killer Lightroom tips – 10 things you never knew you could do in Adobe’s software 03 Make a retro effect Go to the Split Toning panel on the right. Set Highlights Hue 50, Saturation 40, Shadows Hue 231, Saturation 40, Balance +22. Go to the Tone Curve panel. Click near the bottom of the curve line to set an anchor point but don't move it – instead drag the bottom-left corner up slightly. Quick Tip You can set up presets for exporting to specific jpeg sizes, adding copyright details, and much more READ MORE 8 mistakes every photographer makes using Lightroom (and how to avoid them) Lightroom effects – how to use the virtual copies feature to test different looks How to use Lightroom to reclaim highlight and shadow detail Lightroom tips: how to import, organise and add metadata to your photos How to fine-tune colour in Lightroom – 6 tricks for stronger, bolder images

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