Kylemore C&C

PixelTrawler

Never used lightroom much but my eyes have been opened since i starting messing with it a bit more...

The first one used the 300 preset which Im really liking the look it brings.
The bottom two are done with my own preset...

Anyone know of any other decent presets around?
Also, any thoughts on improvements to the shots below?

Fionn

i messed around with it at one stage but still found myself opening the result in photoshop which was only doubling my processing time. So hardly ever use it these days.

PixelTrawler

I only have PS7 so it doesnt work with .cr2 files so i need to use canons DPP and its limited enough in what it can do...

Shiny

Get a trial version of CS3 and play around with it.

You wont want to go back to V7.0.

Paulw

I do over 95% of my image processing in Lightroom. I find it brilliant. Mind you, mostly I just adjust white balance, crop and some minor colour adjustments.

Lightroom very much speeds up my whole workflow, and also builds my web galleries.

PixelTrawler

Really impressed with lightroom by now

Its amazing the effect the settings can have - it can totally transform a photo. One thing I havent seen here is a thread for sharing presets - perhaps people dont like to do this but it might be an idea...

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After

dazftw

Your 1st shot Solyad is really nice I had lightroom before I didnt think it could have so much effect on pictures. Looking at the last one and im like wow :eek: Really really nice change.

PixelTrawler

This one really sold it for me

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After

AnimalRights

Solyad wrote: »

Really impressed with lightroom by now

Its amazing the effect the settings can have - it can totally transform a photo. One thing I havent seen here is a thread for sharing presets - perhaps people dont like to do this but it might be an idea...

Before


After

I prefer the 1st, the 2nd looks fake, guess I'm old fashioned but I just like near as original as possible, it's a bit like real boobs over fake boobs, I just prefer the real McCoy/ :pac:

AnimalRights

Solyad wrote: »

This one really sold it for me

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After

Took me 1 minute with my basic kit to improve the 1st pic, bit like those b4 and after pictures of fat people used by a diet company or a plastic surgery doc, the pre op people never smile, the post op people do, that makes a helluva diff b4 you consider anything else!

PixelTrawler

I've two mates into photography who are dead against image processing (straight off the camera or nothing!) - im all for it though - if we were all the same though it would get very bland (especially since we often head out together)

AnimalRights, your version is nice too though (also, nice analogies!)

Me - I like high processed images...(but real boobs) - mind you 99% of my stuff on flickr is unprocessed (so far)

MartMax

Solyad, your first image up there is very stunning...

AnimalRights

Solyad wrote: »

if we were all the same though it would get very bland

Couldn't agree more, I'd have too wouldn't I being a Veggie and a Punk, when people question my beliefs I throw that famous line at 'em!

" if we were all the same though it would get very bland "

PixelTrawler

A veggie punk! You live and learn...:)

RoryW

google lightroom presets and you will find loads of free presets to download

Ricky91t

Paulw wrote: »

I do over 95% of my image processing in Lightroom. I find it brilliant. Mind you, mostly I just adjust white balance, crop and some minor colour adjustments.

Lightroom very much speeds up my whole workflow, and also builds my web galleries.

you sound like the big photographer talking about how lightroom helps her on the adobe site

PixelTrawler

RoryW wrote: »

google lightroom presets and you will find loads of free presets to download

oh I've done that alright, its finding good ones thats the problem;)