Lightroom | Make Light Real

Beginner and new to lightroom video tutorial step by step instructions about using Lightrooom interface : Library module, Develop module, Slideshow module, Print module and Web module.

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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Presets

Neil September 9th, 2009

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips » Presets

An every growing list of basic image styling presets for Adobe lightroom including:

Vintage New York Look
Better Black and Whites
Summer Haze 2
Polo / Ralph Lauren Style

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Free stuff , Lightroom , Lightroom Preset , Workflow

LIGHTSPEED NY May 4th

Neil April 16th, 2009

LIGHTSPEED Seminar New York May 4th

The seminar will be held 9am to 4pm May 4th in Williston Park – just outside of Queens (click for facebook event).

The Lightroom training videos will prepare you for the personalized classroom instruction with Neil, Topics include:

Getting your bearings in the interface: tweeking it for you, and for less distraction
Starting an editing workflow: mindset and action
Starting a color correction workflow: balancing action, and inspiration
Starting a publishing export workflow: print medium, web medium with export presets and using the plugins

You will be ask to bring some images that present a tough color correction challenge for you and we will address them, and answer all of your questions personally so that you reach a state of high creativity working in lightroom.

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Creativity , Lightroom , LIGHTSPEED , Workshop

Black and White film Lightroom presets

Neil April 14th, 2009

Black and White film Lightroom presets

A set of three Black and White Lightroom presets to mimic film Contrast management techniques to mimic the tonal response of black and white films

Click to download other free photoshop actions and textures

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Action download , contrast , Lightroom , Lightroom Preset

A long talk about LIGHTSPEED

Neil April 3rd, 2009

Here’s a nice conversation about where I’m coming from:

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Lightroom , LIGHTSPEED , Workflow

Make your sky blue

Neil November 29th, 2008

Make Light Real

And if you don’t think a Lightroom preset or photoshop trick can change the lighting in a photo – watch this:

Original Image

Preset #1 – low power

Preset #2 – medium power

Can you see how much more distinct the light coming through the trees is visualized in the photo?

Buy them here:

Blue Skies – Lightroom Preset – to make your photos $9 better!

Video Tutorial on the Color Blue

Video Tutorial on the Color Blue – take your basic understanding of photoshop and push it into the professional level!

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Presets – Deep Blue Sky

Neil November 24th, 2008

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips » Presets – Deep Blue Sky

1) You’ve got to have some degree of blue in your sky for this to work. Don’t think you can hit a gray overcast sky with this preset and turn it blue. It’s got to be somewhat blue to start with.
2) Anything else that’s blue in the photo is going to be affected so watch out if you’ve got people in there (Thanks Dave Alton for mentioning this in the comments)
3) Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. Meaning, your sky may be just fine to start with. These presets will really bring out the blues and if you use them (especially Level 3) on a sky that is already pretty blue it’s going to look fake.

Click through to Adobe Lightroom Killer tips to download the action

Blue Skies – Lightroom Preset – $9.00 – Buy and download instantly

Have some images from the summer that you’d like to prepare for an upcoming competion?

Get the most out of your blue colors in Adobe Lightroom presets available for immediate download.