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I regularly use the HSL Color Panel to fine tune an image and today I want to share how I use it to reduce unwanted colours that may occur due to reflections or lighting issues when shooting. The HSL Panel—Lightroom With the HSL sliders, you can adjust the hue, saturation, and luminance of eight different…
Today I thought I’d share a few tips on how to use the Crop Tool in Lightroom. The Crop Tool is a powerful tool when used to crop and straighten an image while maintaining a specific aspect ratio. But have you tried using the Crop Guide Overlay? In an earlier post I wrote about how…
Moody Marble has a greyish white background laced with varying shades of grey veins. Veining, or the long, meandering lines of colour that run throughout natural stone, is one of the most desirable characteristics people look for in natural stone because of the elegant yet organic look it gives (perfect for food photography!) However, this…
When I add a new vinyl background to my Shop, I first take a photo of it and make sure the image I use matches the actual background as closely as possible. Often the image is bright, vivid, and flat since I set up in an area of bright light with the least shadows possible….
I completely love the look of marble (and in this case, onyx) when working with food, but I have to face an important fact regarding vinyl backgrounds versus real marble surfaces: vinyl is not marble and it simply cannot replace the real thing. If I want the look of real marble when shooting up close,…
Tips to make sure lines are straight when shooting “top down” photography. When shooting “top down” to capture a flatlay, and when using a background with lines, one of the most important things to consider is getting the lines straight.