

You can choose the Compare view to see the Before and After photos side by side. In Effects panel, under post-crop vignetting: let’s enter -20 in the Amount to darken edges of the photo and keep the viewer’s eye inside the frame ( Vignette to -20). The Effects Panel is like the icing on a cake it helps to make your photo look better, but remember – a little goes a long way, so don’t overdo it.

We’ll select the Greens, then increase Saturation to 40 to boost the greens in the water. In HSL/Color/B&W panel – let’s go to Color to make adjustments and make the water look greener and richer. Refining the color in a photo is like adding a fresh coat of paint to a room. We’ll increase Vibrance to 41 to make colors richer without making them look fake.Īnd increase Clarity to 40 to accentuate the water and ducks. You can also change White Balance: from As Shot to Daylight depending on your creative vision. Now, let’s move the Blacks slider and increase it to 25 to reveal feather details. To enhance the photo – let’s make the dark tones richer and the lighter areas brighter by increasing Contrast to 60. The photo is a little dark, let’s brighten it by increasing the Exposure to 0.75 in the Basic Panel of the Develop Module. Remember, you will have to experiment with the edits depending on the adjustments/edits that your photo needs to transform it from ‘Good’ to ‘Wow’.Įdit your photographs (using Develop Module in Lightroom) Let’s work in the Basic Panel and Color Panel of the Develop Module to enhance this photo to match the original scene. I remember – the original scene that I shot was brighter and more colorful. Here’s a Photo of Garganey Ducks in the Lake Original photo as shot

