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Ron Leach  |  Dec 16, 2024

There are numerous methods for refining White Balance in an image, some more difficult and effective than others. Today's tutorial from one of our favorite post-processing experts demonstrates why you don't have to choose between simplicity and precision with an interesting technique that enables you to kill two birds with one stone.

Ron Leach  |  Dec 19, 2024

"Noise" is a dirty word in photography because these ugly artifacts will quickly spoil an otherwise great image. Today's Lightroom tutorial demonstrates a quick-and-effective method for eliminating image-killing noise, and it takes less than three minutes to explain.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 05, 2025

Properly saturated colors can make or break a photo: Too much color makes images appear unnatural, while not enough may result in a dull or boring image. This quick Lightroom tutorial reveals an often ignored Light tool that enables you to quickly achieve the perfect compromise.

Ron Leach  |  Jun 22, 2021

No matter how hard we try, there are often unwanted artifacts or tiny out of focus objects in images we shoot outdoors. In this quick tutorial you’ll learn two fast-and-easy methods for cleaning up your images with Lightroom’s Spot Removal Tool.

Ron Leach  |  Nov 20, 2023

We all face a compromise when making multiple photos of the same scene. On the one hand, the more images you shoot the better the odds that you'll capture exactly what you want. The flip side of the coin is that the time you spend during the culling and editing process increases dramatically when you just lay on the shutter button and fire away.

Ron Leach  |  Dec 28, 2017

Sunsets and many afternoon landscape scenes are usually resplendent in soft warm colors, and a typical approach to editing such images is to enhance those red and orange tones. This Lightroom tutorial takes a different approach, by emphasizing cool tones within a photograph to create a unique look that still appears natural.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 03, 2021

Experienced wildlife photographers know that the power of an image often depends upon how an animal’s eyes are rendered. Out-of-focus dull eyes can really spoil an otherwise great shot, while overly brightened, sharpened eyes make the subject appear unnatural and crazy.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 10, 2024

Today's eye-opening tutorial begins with a question from instructor Mark Denney: "What Raw Color Profile do you use when editing photos in Lightroom?" The answer from many photographers often begins with a blank stare, followed by something like this: "Uh, I guess I use the default or the Standard Profile."

Ron Leach  |  Jun 12, 2024

Here a simple way to differentiate between knowledgeable Lightroom users and their less experienced counterparts: The former use local adjustment to maximize their edits while the latter fail to understand how these essential tools provide significantly better results.

Ron Leach  |  Aug 05, 2025

Are you tied of spending hours tweaking sliders or relying upon presets that rarely seem appropriate for the specific task at hand? If so, this straightforward Lightroom tutorial is guaranteed to save you serious time whether you're editing Golden-Hour mountains, misty forests, or unimpressive skies that are lacking in drama.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 20, 2023

Today were looking at another powerful new feature in the latest Lightroom update—one that delivers improved edits and a better workflow when working with compatible HDR displays. High Dynamic Range (HDR) displays provide greater brightness and contrast than their more common Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) counterparts.

Ron Leach  |  Jun 17, 2025

Today we're taking a quick look at the new Enhance features in Lightroom Classic, specifically how to apply Denoise, Raw Details, and Super Resolution to photographs non-destructively. Here's how Adobe expert Julienne Kost introduces the topic: "This technology update provides additional flexibility when editing and reduces the use of disk space as well as the number of files that need to be managed."

Ron Leach  |  Jun 04, 2025

Lightroom can seem overwhelming to inexperienced users because there's a vast array of tools and techniques for achieving different types of enhancements. To complicate matters further, there are other tools that appear to fulfill similar tasks but aren't quite the same.

Ron Leach  |  Nov 08, 2023

Lightroom's recently updated Tone Curve is a powerful component of what Adobe enables you to achieve when processing photos. Unfortunately, this versatile tool is frequently avoided because some users find it rather intimidating.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 23, 2024

Most photographers rely upon the Tone panel in Lightroom or Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) when processing their images. But guess what? There's a good chance you're not using these important tools correctly. In today's quick tutorial from the Photoshop Café YouTube channel you'll learn what you may be doing wrong, and the proper way to proceed.

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