6/9/2023 0 Comments Lightroom profiles![]() ![]() So, for portraits, I make some tiny adjustments to white balance and exposure (if necessary) in Lightroom, then open in Photoshop for retouching. Profiles are only meant to work on raw files, but I have modified mine so they work nicely on jpgs and tiffs, and even psds. Oh and… they can be used on video clips too :-).įor portraits, my workflow is slightly different. ![]() Some give that Vanity Fair flair, others add pop and a subtle contrast. Some add texture to skin and pull out freckles, others give a dreamy, creamy look. You will find that different profiles suit different looks: low key, high key. Now I am making them available to a small group of portrait photographers. These 77 profiles, custom designed for my work, have saved so much time and frustration. No more adjustment layers in Photoshop to create the colour and mood. And then album photos are just retouched for skin blemishes and other items that may need removing. The profile gives my raw files the polish and feel of a PS edited image. My “look”, which clients nearly always mention as one of the reasons they love my work, is now available for the entire 1500 image collection that I edit and give to them in their gallery, not just album images. ![]() ![]() I prepared my favourite looks that I use over and over again in Photoshop, and over the past few months have been testing and tweaking them so they work perfectly for skin tones, don’t add artefacts or banding, and above all are subtle and truly useful colours that I use again and again.įor wedding catalogues, I apply a creamy, bright profile to the entire collection of raw files, make some small exposure and white balance adjustments, and that’s it. So when Lightroom launched their colour profiles, and I discovered that I could convert my favourite adjustment layers – even super complicated stacked groups of layers – into a Lightroom profile that I could apply to RAW files, I was straight on it. Photoshop is powerful, but opening hundreds of photos to apply a colour treatment – even using an action – is laborious and time-consuming. ![]()
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