Amateur Photographer - 27.09.2019

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James Paterson

James is as skilled a photo editor as he is a photographer. His

work has appeared in countless magazines and books, and in

2014 he was appointed editor ofPractical Photoshopmagazine.

His subjects range from portraits to landscapes, architecture

and underwater scenes. For James, Photoshop is more than just

a work tool. Visitwww.patersonphotos.com

Lightroom tips

James Paterson shares his professional advice for

fixing lens issues and perspective problems

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Manually fi x distortion

If the lens you used is not automatically

detected, then you may be able to fi nd it

manually in the long list of brands and

models in the Lens Profi le settings. The

newer your lens, the more likely it will be

recognised. However, if it’s not listed at

all then you can go to the Manual tab and

adjust the Distortion and Vignetting controls

there to get perfect results.

Lens correction

tips and tricks

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Where to start

The Lens Correction Panel in

Lightroom’s Develop Module is the place

to apply automatic and manual fixes for

inherent problems present, to some

extent, in every lens. By contrast, to fix

perspective problems like keystoning,

use the Transform Panel.

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Make use of lens profi les

Found in the Lens Correction Panel, this

simple checkbox is one of the most important

tools for lens fi xes. It automatically detects the

lens used to take the photo and applies a lens

profi le to fi x any barrel distortion and vignetting

that is characteristic of that particular model.

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Create your own lens profi les

If you’re not satisfi ed with the lens profi les

Lightroom uses, or if your lens isn’t listed, one

option is to create your own custom profi les.

Adobe offers free profi le creation software (go

to helpx.adobe.com and search for ‘lens profi le

creator’). The process is fairly involved, but

you’ll fi nd help and support on the Adobe site.

Look for your lens in the Lens Profile setting so Lightroom can help you to fix any distortion issues

Apply automatic

and manual fixes in

Lightroom’s Lens

Correction Panel

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