Amateur Photographer - UK (2019-06-07)

Technique MASTERCLASS

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BlackandWhite

Profileset

TheBlackandWhiteProfileseachgiveyoua

differentmonochromemix,somewithchanges

in contrast,othersmimickinglens-mounted

colourfiltersbyliftingcertaincolours.The

greatthingabouttheseprofilesis thatonce

applied,youcanstillgoontoadjustthe

brightnessof differentcolour ranges using the

B&W Mix controls.

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CameraMatchingset

Thislistof Profileswillmatchthe

picturestyleoptionsyouhaveonyourcamera.

Whenyourcamerais settorawqualitythese

picturestyleswon’tcarryacrosstoLightroom,

soif youwanttoreplicatea specificpicture

style applied in-camera, you can select it here.

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Neutral,VividandStandard

Profiles

TheAdobeNeutralProfilereducessaturationand

contrastforflatresult,whichgivesyouplentyof

headroomfortonalediting.Vividis a crossbetween

AdobeLandscapeandAdobePortrait– it boosts

saturationandenhancesdetail.Standardis theold

defaultAdobeprofilethatusedtobeappliedtoall

images;it offersa goodblendof contrastandsaturation,

but it’s been usurped by the Adobe Color profile.

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Creative

Profilesets

Thewidearrayof Creative

Profilesaregroupedinto

categoriesnamedModern,

VintageandArtistic.These

actlikeone-clickcolour

treatmentsandretro-toning

effectsdesignedtochange

thefeelof animageby

alteringthecoloursor

washing out the shadows.

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Monochrome
Profile
Thisis thestandardblack& white
profile(otherscanbefoundin
theBWprofileset).Designed
toprovidea foundationfor
convertingyourimagetoblack&
white,it brightensupthewarmer
coloursanddarkensdownthe
coolerones,whichresultsin
slightlypunchier skies and lighter
skin tones.

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Control

the

strength

Unliketheraw-only

profilesin theAdobe

RawandCamera

Matchingsets,the

CreativeProfiles

(includingArtistic,

Modern,Vintageand

yourownuserProfiles)

giveyouaccesstoa

usefulStrengthslider

thatletsyoucontrolthe

intensityof theeffect.

Soyoucaneitherkeep

theProfilesubtleor

push it to the limit.