Digital Photographer - UK (2020-06)

1

AdjustlocalbrightnessEvenwithoff-

cameraflashachievinguniformlighting

orcoveragewhereyouneedit most,it can

bea challengeatcloseworkingdistances.

UseyourRAWeditor’sAdjustmentbrushto

liftshadowsanddrawbackhighlightsona

regionalbasis,fordynamicexposurecontrol.

2

CreatecolourcontrastWeusedthe

Gradienttool(MinLightroom)tocool

thebackground,usingtheTemperatureand

Tintsliderstointroducebluesandgreensthat

contrastedwiththeyellowsoftheflowerand

bee.Forgreenorbluesubjects,warmingthe

backgroundbringsbettercontrast.

3

Bring out detail Use the Clarity slider to

increase midtone contrast and accentuate

texture. For this image the Adjustment brush

in Lightroom (K) was used to increase detail

using Clarity and Texture. These settings were

inverted to soften the background highlights

and distracting elements.

Zonalapproach

Locallyadjustingexposure,

sharpness,noiseand

colourcreatesmacro

imageswithidealtonality,

independentofflashsetup

ornaturallightconstraints

AFTER

Process your macro shots

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