What are your go-to features in Lightroom? What features would you like to see in educational content in a future video?

@lionheart4424

9 ай бұрын

I would love to learn a bit more about your experience in using APS-C cameras vs Full Frame cameras for wildlife. Some say that in newer 40MP FF bodies the cropping is better for subjects like birds, while others say the reach of APS-C bodies is better. I plan to acquire a gear setup for Bird photography and I would appreciate immensely the insights from your experience.

@GordonFRegan

9 ай бұрын

I have watched many Lightroom videos but you always seem to pull the rabbit out of the hat so go ahead and surprise me again.

@rappy90

9 ай бұрын

How about editing with the tone curve?

@GenericPast

9 ай бұрын

I use luminance range a lot

@raikirik703

9 ай бұрын

The tone curve adjustment is something I always go to in Lightroom! I would like to learn more about colour grading, calibration and the many masking options available.

Some people hide facts, and give only for likes and views. But this man, gives everything he knows to us like how a Dad teaches his sons ❤

@tlaniimas1154

6 ай бұрын

Totally agree, Good job Simon!!

@stsofian

6 ай бұрын

I recently find this channel and i absolutely agree with that are you saying!! This guy is awesome

@EckySeptarony

6 ай бұрын

Bro, this man give me a courage to use higher iso... And its mean a lot for me, as i a budget photographer...

@SycoRiddim

2 ай бұрын

I love it here!!

@viajefamiliar

2 ай бұрын

Really like how this guy show the info!

Now that's what I call a useful example on how to use lightroom for a beginner like me. Thank you very much.

@simon_dentremont

9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

This man is so damn good at break down complex things into simple easy to understands points of view. Best photo tip channel on YT

You are not just a skilled photographer, but you are also a professional teacher

I could unsubscribe to literally every other photographer I follow on here, with the plethora of useful tidbits and tutorials you provide. So happy I found this channel, and thank you for all the work you put into helping people learn new photography & editing tips!

@simon_dentremont

7 ай бұрын

Too kind!

Wish you were my teacher in school, cuz you got such a talent to explain simple and clear.... You got a talent!❤❤❤

Only a few minutes in and my (admittedly limited) knowledge of Lightroom has already improved. I usually just whack on some warmth, sharpness and contrast and call it a day. Enlightening to see that you take into account the very same things in Lightroom as you do out in the field i.e light direction, etc. Things I simply didn't think to replicate. As always Simon, an unrivaled communicator in all things photography. Great tips and inside info. Can't wait to get some of my new shots into Lightroom and apply what you show here. 10/10.

@simon_dentremont

9 ай бұрын

Too kind!

This man is just heaven sent. That's all I can say to describe him. Thank you so much.

One of the best Lightroom tutorials I've watched thus far. Thank you.

To add to the cacophony of praise for this video, I think this is one of the most useful videos on photo editing I've ever seen. I mostly do street photography but these techniques can be applied universally. You do a stellar job of explaining why you do something and exactly how to do it. I have not experimented with gradients much because it's uncharted territory, but you have inspired me to take more creative liberty with my photos. Thank you, Simon. This is, dare I say, masterful advice.

Thank you. Clear and not intensely complicated. I've seen too many people making videos where it seems like they are brushing countless little areas and layers upon layers of masking until it's hard to keep track of all they did. These examples show using gradients and masking that are quick and relatively simple. Even the use of the brush tool in the bonus tip was simple and made sense. I'm inspired to go back and work on some images using these techniques. I've used Lightroom for a while, but I am not a fluent expert in it. This is a big help. So, again. Thank you.

I think this is a really great tutorial. I've seen a lot of nature and landscape photographers do some very heavy handed lightroom work and yours definitely is more of 'enhancing realism' as opposed to just 'a big flashy landscape'. Both are totally valid and I like both!

As someone who's spending a lot of time learning Lightroom, I just wanted to say thank you! Your tutorials are incredible for beginners and you clearly have a passion for teaching others!

@simon_dentremont

6 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

I've been discouraged about my photos looking flat. You've given me hope and a path toward success. Bless you Sir!

I was just browsing KZread and started to watch your video, I opened Lightroom to try to use some of your techniques and WOW, what a huge difference! Thanks!

I actually have so many photos that I thought were hopeless / didn't know how to properly edit that will really benefit from your techniques

Simon you are a master of techniques. What you do that no one else seems to do is explain why. For novices "why" is just as important. As for future videos I think techniques (post production or in camera) would be something I would like to see. Thanks for doing this amazing video.

@simon_dentremont

9 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks

As much as I'm a purist, it is incredible how much and quick a photo can be improved with post processing software. I've got so many photos which are special because of situation and/or composition, but don't look good because of exposure and light problems. Time to learn post processing!

That was great! Thanks for the tips, Simon!

Simon, thanks for sharing these simple light room editing tips.

@simon_dentremont

9 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

Even as a lightroom pro this video was a great reminder of the power that gradients can have in my workflow. Thank you!

@simon_dentremont

8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

This is the most useful and perfectly explained editing video I’ve seen in ages! Thanks!

You're a superb teacher. Not only have I been learning while watching your videos, I've been getting excited about photography. Thank you, sir.

I love the duck photo manipulation. Sometimes you can't even see what a photo is lacking until you see what can be done with it. This is reminiscent of how we used to underexpose slide film to obtain a measure of saturation.

Thank you Simon. All of this for free, you're amazing!

@simon_dentremont

9 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Awesome video as always! As someone still learning, your videos are the best at explaining everything but not overexplaining it or losing the point throughout the video. Thank you and keep it up!

@simon_dentremont the key phrase you said here was, "there's no right or wrong, it's your art." Very true. Don't get lost in perfection.

Oh gosh! All these new tricks that I didn't think about. thank you!

Thanks for this video, I’ve been shooting for 6 years and there aren’t many experts out there who give such specific and useful tips that are only learnt through experience. Most KZreadrs only share basic strategies. And you make it all so simple. Kudos to you sir! Subscribed, and keep it up!

It will take several viewings plus note-taking plus experimentation with my own files to fully assimilate and integrate these editing techniques -but, as usual, Simon d'E. offers at no cost a worthwhile lesson in photo editing. Merci BCP, Monsieur …

One of the best edit videos! Thank you Simon!

Excellent teacher

tip: instead of dodging and burning piece by piece when it is too much to do you can use gradient filter on whole photo, select range mask to luminosity option on it and slide that right tick to left for selecting only darks or right tick on slider to the left for selecting only lights. apply exposure down or up depending if you want shadows more dark or light parts to brighten.use O to show you the mask. if you slide smoothnes slider to 20 fx, it wil only apply more selectively on what you need to adjust not the whole gradient.

OMG, thank you so much for making this video. These were the MOST useful minutes of photography instruction I've had so far. I did my training way back in the days of film, haha. I have recently begun to learn digital photography and use LRC. This video helped my editing more than I can express. I am so glad I stumbled upon your channel. Thanks for the time you put into helping us newbies--I think I can speak for all of us when I say that you ROCK! I look forward to more "to-the-point", excellently explained videos.

Goodness gracious, where are the days that I had a darkroom in my attic with a big and bulky enlarger, where I used pieces of paper and my hand to expose certain areas less or more. Those were the days 😅 But this allows for such dramatic images, making it so easy to add the right atmosphere.

I'm using Lightroom for quite some time now, but your "sandwich" technique with background only selection was something new that I tried on a few shots edited earlier and it instantly made an impact. Thanks for the guidance and for sharing your experience.

Thank you for your amazing tutorial!! I’ve been shooting professionally since 2009 and your videos are some of the best tutorials out there. I also appreciate your positively and encouragement!

I was impressed how well lightroom processes photos, and how accurate automatic tools are, but now I'm mindblown about features and all the possibilities. This might not be the most popular content on your cannel, but I find image processing guides very useful. Great work!

Another class video.The subtle touches make a good picture even better!

Simon, your LR tutorials have taught me restraint. A little goes a long way. Thank You!

Rather than subtract from a mask, I tend to use the intersect feature to fine tune a mask. The intersect feature works well when intersecting with a luminance range to specify the highlights or lowlights in a region.

@chichechich99

8 ай бұрын

For sure. Nigel Danson showed the gradient + intersect a luminance range in one of his videos and I have found that to be such a transformative tool in my editing kit

@greggdrake

6 ай бұрын

Luminance range for the win too. Only thing I'd say differently. This is an excellent video

@Kreilo2412

3 ай бұрын

@@chichechich99 Do you have a link for that video?

Great tips Simon! Something that I do is reduce contrast to brighten areas, in conjunction with raising highlights and whites, especially when I'm "adding sunlight".

Brilliant! Thank you.

❤ thanks simon

The tip about darkening the shadow areas was fantastic! Sometimes, as amateurs, we overlook the finer details that make significant improvements. The "shaping" that this created in your image was just incredible. Thanks again Simon!

@simon_dentremont

9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

A man who sees photo editing as I do, well done. Your editing pretty much mirrors my own which I believe makes the images look so natural rather than unnatural as so many photographers on KZread seem to do these days. Keep up the great work. 👌👍

@simon_dentremont

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for that!

Mr. d'Entremont you have no idea how grateful I am for your videos.

@simon_dentremont

9 ай бұрын

You are very welcome

One of the best, honest videos on KZread. Brilliant sir. More of it, please. Simply wonderful.

Great video again. I sometimes like to add a subtle background glow by adding a radial gradient over the object (bird possibly) then subtract the object and then raise exposure slightly. Gives the effect of a slight light behind the object.

@simon_dentremont

9 ай бұрын

Great tip!

Excellent, if you right click on the mask you can invert and duplicate it. It works well on radial gradients. More tips please. The post processing is as important as taking the photo.

Some of the best education on KZread. Thank you for all your efforts

Love this video

Some great ideas here Simon. I use the intersect option with either a brush or gradients on my masks a lot. It's particularly useful with selecting the subject and then intersect with the brush. You just then paint on where you want your adjustment and it doesn't spill out into the background.

@simon_dentremont

9 ай бұрын

Great tip!

Simon, I want to thank you for making these lightroom videos. You make me want to learn how to really use the program for more than just basic editing. I don't do a whole lot with lightroom other than basic editing. In the past I always edited my photos, and then deleted the RAW photos, unless they were of images that mean a lot to me, like pictures of my family. But I've decided to begin keeping all of my usable RAW images just to use as practice photos.

@simon_dentremont

6 ай бұрын

Happy to help!

Simon you are a gem! I’ve learned so much in this video alone!🙌🏾

so grateful... thanks for this video

I could watch hours of this kind of tutorial. I lack vision…all the technical technique in the world is useless without vision. This is so helpful! Thanks!

Waiting patiently for you here in Botswana 🇧🇼

@simon_dentremont

8 ай бұрын

3 trips next year!

This is a fantastic video! You not only show us how, but also explain the why. Thank you so much!!

@simon_dentremont

9 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

FANTASTIC!

@simon_dentremont

3 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

MASTERCLASS

Love this!

This is just the Pro level simplified. Great video

@simon_dentremont

8 ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

Don’t typically comment on videos but couldn’t help but chime in. Appreciate your clear and thorough instructions. Gained a subscriber

@simon_dentremont

8 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

This is one of the best made „how to“ Lr videos i have ever seen. I really love this channel. 🙏🏻

I loved your technique. Awesome

Simon, you have the ability to turn the confusing into understanding, and that is a mark of a great teacher. I don't use LR, been on Capture One for years, but many tools are similar, and this video has opened up a whole new world of adjustments for me, thanks as always for your skill, time and willingness for everyone to achieve their very best.

Thank you Simon.......

Sir, you've more than earned a sub. Thank you immensely.

Simon is my only go to when it comes to photography. Absolutely love his work.

Gracias amigo!

Thank you for sharing. One of the best videos I've seen, because you are more on the "why" as on the "how" without loosing the "cookbook" approach. Great!

Wow I always learn something new in each of your videos

Brilliant

Watching here from 🇵🇭

🙂 Thank you for your techniques !

Thanks Mr. Simon for this valuable video

Even your free ebook is better than most paid material around KZread. Again, congrats for the work.

@simon_dentremont

2 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

This is the best video on KZread about color correction in lighting room! Thank you for sharing your knowledge ❤

I mean, i watch tons of editing videos and this is the most useful secret-free of all time. Really appreciate this man!

Great stuff, Simon.

Thank you Simon

Thanks for very simple yet effective edit while keeping the originally of the picture taken. Much appreciated 🙏

You have my respect sir, hands down thee best tutorial I have watched in years.

@simon_dentremont

Ай бұрын

Wow, thanks!

These are ACTUALLY great tips. Very well done

Thanks! Now I understand what's missing in my photos. It's not just about composition, focus and sharpness. To me its even just 50%. Because what you just did in the video adds another 50% and make these photos really stand out. Amazing. I just don't have this vision. Don't know how I want my normal photos to look.

Really excellent, Simon. At certain moments in your editing, not only did I learn something but smiled really hard as the images popped into life. Wonderful! Thank you.

I appreciate how you make you "lab learning" courses short and to the point. I'll be able to fo a lot with what ive learned from you today.

@simon my best youtube teacher so far❤

Another great video Simon, both entertaining and informative. Thank you.

I’ve gotten a little stuck in Lightroom and this has absolutely been insightful, time to get on the computer and practice.

A very helpful video, as usual! Thank you!

you're the best. Thanks for your tricks and support

Great value in digestable chunks that reinforce not just skills but thinking about how to apply those skills in our own work. Terrific teacher! Well done!

Very nice quick summation of LRC! I usually select subject and brighten a bit to make pop. But your use of background is interesting. A quick critique: in the lighthouse pic, the sky could use a bit of work. Clarity, warmth.

Simon you quickly becoming my favorite KZreadr

Wonderful video, Simon!!

Great video Simon with some really good tips! Thank you