Comments on: 5 Practical Lightroom Tips for Beginners

By: KC

KC — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 23:10:00 +0000

There’s one additional trick to using the arrow keys: the scroll wheel on a mouse, or scroll action on a trackpad. This one is odd because it’s a little inconsistent. It depends on the panel, but it’s worth playing with. On a slider click on the indicator and scroll left to right. BUT, in a panel that has a toggle in the top left, like Tone Curve or HSL, and a small target-like dot below, it behaves different.

When you click on that target you’ll see up/down arrows. Move the cursor back into the image and you’ll notice that it changes to crosshairs. Scroll up/down and only the corresponding values shift. Say the crosshairs are over a red area, and you want to alter that. Scroll and watch what’s happening. It’s reading the precise mix of tones and altering them live.

Once you get the hang of it, it’s an amazing trick.

By: Simon Ringsmuth

Simon Ringsmuth — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 13:03:00 +0000

In reply to ClayTeague. You're correct, Clay. The headline should say "Use arrow keys." Thanks for catching the error!

By: ClayTeague

ClayTeague — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 11:40:00 +0000

Step two says “Use number keys to fine tune adjustments” but never mentions using number keys, just Up or Down arrow keys.

By: Daniel M

Daniel M — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 11:33:00 +0000

In reply to Ronnie Day. Make sure you calibrate your monitor and export in sRGB.

By: Ronnie Day

Ronnie Day — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 09:48:00 +0000

In reply to Simon Ringsmuth.

Thanks. Will look it up now. I’ll add my findings to my blog soon if anyone is interested.

Ronnie
http://www.ronniedayphotography.com/blogHome/1

By: Simon Ringsmuth

Simon Ringsmuth — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:47:00 +0000

In reply to Sarah Malcom. Thank you Sarah! I'm glad you like them :)

By: Simon Ringsmuth

Simon Ringsmuth — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:47:00 +0000

In reply to N Veal. I almost never use Photoshop anymore since LR handles almost everything I need. I'm glad you're in the same boat, and found these tips to be useful :)

By: Simon Ringsmuth

Simon Ringsmuth — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:47:00 +0000

In reply to Ace Rege. Thanks Ace! I appreciate your comments, and I'm now following you on Instagram too :)

By: Simon Ringsmuth

Simon Ringsmuth — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:46:00 +0000

In reply to Ronnie Day. Your phone and PC are both calibrated to display colors differently, which is why your images show up with slightly altered colors. Do a bit of google searching on how to calibrate your PC monitor, which might help you find a good solution.

By: Ronnie Day

Ronnie Day — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:37:00 +0000

I have only just started using lightroom and I am having issues getting the colours to look right on all devices. The images look very different on my phone than on my PC. Do you have any advice to make the colours look right?

Ronnie
http://www.ronniedayphotography.com