7 BEGINNER Steps to EDIT BETTER Landscape PHOTOS in Lightroom
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In this week’s episode, we discuss seven beginner steps to edit better landscape photos in Lightroom. When I was first starting out in landscape photography I remember feeling overwhelmed by the many photo editing tools and options available within Lightroom. Probably my biggest source of confusion stemmed from my inability to determine where exactly to begin the photo editing process. I figured since every photo was different that every editing process would be completely different as well.
In this video, I review the seven editing steps I use today on every landscape photo I edit in Lightroom. The best part about this workflow is that it's easy to remember, highly repeatable and can be applied to any photo that you edit. Once you apply this seven step workflow to a few of your photos at home, you'll soon be able to move through this process fairly quickly and feel confident as to the edit you're applying to your photos.
If you're a Lightroom beginner and just starting out on your photo editing journey, I hope you'll be able to pick up at least a couple tips from this video that you can apply to your landscape photography editing workflow moving forward.
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Mark, at 80, I have been a photographer for 65 years. My first photo contract was in 1956. I have taken classes in every phase of photography since those early days. As you can imagine many, many things have changed: I no longer mix raw chemicals to process film; shoot, I don't even use film; I used to carry a Speed Grafic on my forearm (now I realize my Nikon 600 & 300 weigh nearly as much ). I spent much of my career managing companies in aerial and satellite photography. So, now retired I am learning all over again and your insights, garnered in a short timeframe are both inspiring and A great re-awakening of the photo-spirit that has driven me all these years. THANKS
Robert, many young photographers like me want to learn from how photography was done back at your day! I think you'll also be successful by teaching people everything you know! Your experience has enormous value. Best!
My respect sir ♡
Great Big Respect to you Sir @Robert...❤❤❤💯💯💯
You have been a HUGE help and motivation for me since I decided to get more serious with my photographing. You have such a nice rhythm in everything you want to tell and you post really relevant videos. Thank you, Mark!!
Linus Gamnis You’re the best Linus! Thanks for stopping by to let me know🙏
I’ve worked for years in Lightroom and photoshop. After stopping all photography for three years, I was amazed at how much I had forgotten. What you don’t use, you lose. This workflow felt like a great way to begin again - very simple and straightforward. Excellent instructional video.
I really like this video. You took your time to explain what you are doing and why. Other videos try to cram a million things together in a fury. Well done. Subscribed.
Drew99 Many Thanks for subscribing - it;s great to hear that you found the video helpful! Thanks Drew!
This video really spoke to me. I am a new photographer and I've always accepted the way my photos looked straight out of camera as I didn't know where to start. Now here I am 5 edited photos later in the middle of the night. Thank you
This video was super helpful. After going back over past edits starting with these steps I feel like I have definitely been over-editing. Thanks for the good advice!
I don’t have lightroom but I’m a complete beginner wanting to learn how to edit my photos. This gave me a really useful structure and starting point that I can apply to other software too. Now I have some idea of what I’m even supposed to be doing in the first place. Thanks!
Hi Mark - just seen your videos. Really great. I've been using LR for about a year and hadn't realised that you could double click on each slider title to get Lr to find an 'auto' point for each slider adjustment. Will try that. Some really useful tips and look forward to seeing more of your videos. Steve (Perth, Australia). 👍👏
the double click doesnt work for me :/
You and I have a very similar editing process. Though I usually stay away from tone curve because I don't understand it, but you taught me a little something with it in this video. Thanks for your time today.
This video was seriously the most helpful thing I’ve watched, and I’ve watched A LOT of tutorials. Thank you for really breaking down the steps and not breezing through them, and for explaining your flow and the order you use to make adjustments.
rk, this has helped me so much, having these starting 7 points will drastically improve my editing workflow, also i watched the beginners mistakes, and i definitely do at least 3 of them, Thanks so much for the honest content :)
Exactly the video I was looking for. One of the best tutorials I’ve seen on LR. Thanks so much!
I really enjoy your videos. You do a great job of focusing on the important aspects of photography. Keep up the great work and thank you.
Jeremiah Ellias Much appreciated Jeremiah!
Good sequence for editing... thank you!
This has been very helpful as I've been struggling on where to start and what's a good workflow. I don't use Lightroom but rather Paintshop Pro but I feel I can find most of similar adjustment tools. Thank you.
Just wanted to say, this video got suggested via Google, and I love the way you talk, with your hands and pacing. Great job and some good tips too!
Isaac D2 That’s awesome - thanks for letting me know Isaac! Glad you enjoyed the video!
Mark, at least for me, this is your best tutorial yet! I had just gone through ~1800 images, boiling them down to 500, grading them 1,2 & 3-stars (Afghan Girl is my 5-star), and then painfully going through each section, section by section in no particular order. I think I might have even gone to HSL before shadows!! Duh. I thought I wished that I had seen this tutorial before I did my post, but sometimes when you learn the hard way, the easy way - and the right-way-to-do-it way - really makes you appreciate and remember the right way. I brought up one of my own scenics on screen No. 1 and watched you on screen No. 2, and took serious notes on everything you said, pausing your video, taking notes, and duplicating your movements on my image. I really like the way you keep your delivery slow, but deliberate and look straight into the camera
Great video...love it and thanks for sharing!
One thing i would also add is the Spot Removal Tool and on the bottom left click on Visualise Spots. That way if there are things in your photo, such as bugs or small things that you cant see with your eye, you can then remove them.
Look forward to future videos and thanks once again
Michael
Thanks for this video. I like your work flow and plan to adopt it.
I had no idea about the masking part. Great video, as always ! :)
Thanks Alejandra!
Mark, thank you for this LR tutorial! I’ve been using LR for a while and consider myself fairly seasoned with it. However, you taught me something new that no one else covered in courses I’ve taken...the shift/click function to set a recommended setting as a starting point. I used it on a few previously edited images and was pleasantly surprised by the improvement. Another well done, concise video. Thank you!
Jimmy Wilson This is great to hear Jimmy! Really appreciate it.
Preparing my trip to Scotland I find your videos extremely useful. Thanks a lot for your helping me improve my photography. Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina
i’m working on taking my photography more seriously. i have just an iphone camera; and was previously editing with the default ios editor. this video inspired me to try editing; and i’m blown away with the results
Fantastic video! I had an "off" day during a portrait photoshoot and given the deadline, I was scrambling to quickly learn Lightroom. I had always used Photoshop ... your video was exactly what I needed. Thank you!
Thanks Mariane! Glad it was helpful!
Hi Mark, I'm not normally one for commenting but for this I had to make an exception. You're the first person I've ever come across who has actually gone through the basics and provided real explanations as to WHY you're doing something. I've used lightroom for a number of years but I learnt something new from every single step. Thank you for sharing your process with us.
Great tutorial! Loved the workflow. Matches what I was doing so far, which knowledge is improved a lot now. Thanks for the tutorial, Mark!
that is a great video for tutorial Light room,, thank you so much
Excellent tutorial, Mark. I am using a similar workflow, but will adjust it slightly per your suggestions. After following a few other photographers for a couple of years, I think I have become too heavy-handed on the shadow and highlight sliders. I especially like your philosophy of first allowing Lightroom to set the sliders and then readjusting to taste. Thanks, again!
Wayne Schumacher Many Thanks Wayne! Glad to hear the video was helpful!
Nice job explaining it to us editing newbies, Mark! I’m just starting with Luminar so I’ll adapt your ideas accordingly. Most tips apply by the looks of it. Thanks for the easy to follow examples to bring useful structure and sequence to these powerful (and overwhelming at times) editing programs. 👍
Thanks so much Paul! Happy to hear you found the video useful!
I took notes :) Love the tip about Shift + double-clicking on the sliders in the "Basic" drop-down options. Excellent Sir!!!
This really changed my whole process thank you!!!!
thank you very much, i have learned a lot of your work!
I have a very dusty image, how do I make it have a wow touch? thank you
This is a nicely done video, Mark. The pace was easy to follow and going through two images helped to illustrate your process. It is basic but still powerful. Thanks.
Hi Mark. I'm into my second day of trying to figure out Lightroom and your video was able to clarify things very well for me. I appreciate the step-by-step workflow. Your 7 steps have given me a solid base image to work with. Thank you very much.
Yes! I have been looking for precisely this kind of description of an easy process for the workflow, to get some structure in how I use Lightroom. Tnx a million!
I realize this video is 4 years old, but it is a great basic explanation of how to start in LR. I have watched countless videos on LR and they all presume the viewer has some sort of expertise in editing. Thank you for your content.
That was SO useful. I never knew you could use the option click to show the lightroom levels it would use for each adjustment. Also very clear and easy to follow. 👌
Hey man, I just discovered your channel recently as I’m making the switch from Affinity Photo to the Adobe CC. Perfect timing. In addition to your obvious knowledge, it’s a very nice change to watch a humble, calm, and deliberate Y/T instructor. Thanks very much, I’m definitely sticking with you.
Thanks so much! Really appreciate it man!
Nailed it! Great video for starters. I also use split toning, I have found it to determine "my" style. I also decrease clarity on my landscape images...another "my" style. One thing I did learn was the 'shift' key' use. Thanks so much!
Steve Bearman Many thanks for watching Steve!
Nice editing tips Mark! Learned quite a bit of tricks to help speed up my workflow....thanks!
Phillip Thomas Photography Thanks for watching Phillip!
Hi Mark, I just started watching your videos and let me say that unlike other Ps/Lr youtubers, you go straight to the point, your videos are the simplified pro versions. Many others add too much blah blah blah. From now on you're my go-to guy for editing. Thank you very much.
Peace and joy to you and your family this holiday season. Angel (Portland, Oregon)
Thank you for sharing. This is gonna help me create a bit of flow in my editing. As always picking up some good tips from you.
James Novaes Glad to do it James!
Very helpful!! Love that trick of seeing what LR thinks.
Melissa Hall Glad to hear it! Thanks Melissa!
Mark, My husband and I just bought cameras about 6 months ago as to have a new hobby together.. We are learning a lot and just started trying to learn Lightroom. There is a lot of content out there and I for one appreciate your teaching style, you go the right speed and even though my husband is much more advance you are helping us both.
We love and appreciate all the content you put out and are loyal followers. I can't thank you enough!
I can't like this enough. I needed this video so bad. Thank you. Saved me from buying a new camera haha.
I've done a total of about 20 shots in LR so far so I am totally new to this. 9 have been following this vid. shift and double click on the sliders is a game changer!! Thanks Mark ;-)
I always been fantastic with landscape photo and wildlife specially the pictures that just stand out . Now i have decided to take a photograph course to get more in depth with it . Watching your short video been a real help . Thank you
Thank you so much for this! I appreciate you so much!
I thought I knew LR fairly well and then this superb, simple step video made a big difference in organizing my work process! Thanks!
Ed C Thanks Ed! Glad the video was helpful!
Your videos are awesome! Clear, calm and informative. Hands-on. Can understand your workflow. Keep 'em coming!
Thanks Mark for a great instruction video. After finally retiring from my paid work, I can start to work on my real passion! Just knowing the sequence of application enables you to move ahead and capture what you really visualized!
Brilliant. Thanks Mark.
I’ve been using Lightroom for a couple of months and this is the best tutorial I will definitely start using your workflow. Thank you ☺️
Step by STEPH Blog Thanks so much, I’m really glad to hear the video was helpful!
Completely changed my workflow - thank you - and so simple!
I’m still struggling to really get my pictures to pop, though? I don’t want them to look over the top and synthetic but I want them to have a bit more style whilst keeping them very natural - and tips?
I had NO idea about the shift click in lightroom. Or about the tone curve presets. Thanks for sharing!
Brilliant vlog Mark, this video has helped me so much. I find editing really hard, but you explained everything so well. Going to try your tips right now. Thanks so much for sharing, more videos like this would be great!!👍🏻
Really appreciate it Mark! Thank you.
With your video presentations, I doubt that you only have around 25k subscribers. You should have hundred thousand or even millions of subscribers that is into photography. Just love your videos. I really like how you discuss.
Paul Kenneth Apana Thanks Paul! Really appreciate that!
Great video! Just purchased my first DSLR and have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. Thanks for taking the time to put these tutorials together. They help!!!
Kennito Congrats on the first purchase - that’s awesome man! Glad to hear the videos are helpful!
Excellent tut' Mark really informative especially the tips on double clicking the different tones, thank you
Great one!!
Thank you for this.
Thanks for these great videos.
Most def helpful - thank you! 👏🏽🙏🏽
This is brilliant! Now I just need to get it into my muscle memory! Dang. Camera had to be the A7rIII? No wonder the initial shot was essentially flawless in terms of offering an EXTREMELY high quality base to begin with. Great stuff!
Very cool image and work flow. I wonder how this image would look in BW with contrast pumped up.
Another great video. Thank you! You explain everything so very well and I greatly appreciate your time and efforts!
That was really helpful, you explained it so well .
Great video! Really made it easy to understand. Can’t wait to try this method.
I iked a lot this video! Simple, easy to understand, but great and usefull! Thx Mark!
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I really enjoyed this video. I'm usually not much of a note taker, but I actually felt the need to write down these seven steps. I personally use Paintshop Pro, and am looking to see if some of the suggestions transfer. But I really enjoy watching your videos! Your actual photo examples REALLY helps a lot! Way better than just telling me what to do and then giving a photo example at the end.
I follow a similar approach. Recently changed from Luminar to Capture One 12 and love the layers and selective fine tuning color options.
oscar acevedo I haven’t tried either of those yet, but would like to in the near future for sure👍
i really love your videos. especially in this one i learned a lot about Lightroom! Thx for that!
Thanks Mark, great video! Your explanations are very clear and understandable.
Thanks James! Happy to hear you enjoyed the video!
thank you so much! this really helped me out a lot!!!
Thanks Mark Excellent
This is mega helpful. I’m really grateful. Thank you very much.
Thanks Mark, for this great video. I found it very helpful in figuring out how to begin editing/processing a RAW photo. Thanks again!
Excellent video Mark, thanks for this.
Excelent video. Really help me a lot. Thanks for this.
Greetings from Medellin, Colombia. GREAT JOB, thank you.
Best Lightroom tutorial on youtube period I watched a ton but this is make it so simple, Thank you!
Great video, thx!
Thanks for the suggested editing sequence. That is my biggest struggle to figure out what settings to apply and when in the process. My flow has been more trial and error and causes frustration. I will start with your process and fine tune from there.
Thank you so much. Experienced photographer and Lightroom editor. Just goes to show how far behind I was. Amazing tips!!!
Bryce in winter is always a treat. It’s a great spot for the telephoto, great photos!
Extremely helpful ! Thank you ❤️
Excellent tutorial! Thanks!
Much benefiting information....hope to see more videos
As someone just starting to learn about landscape photography this was very useful! Thank you!
Thanks for this video. I watched it again on my laptop so I could write the steps down. I also just signed up on your website
This was the most beneficial video about editing with LR that I have seen. Very easy to understand. I am new to LR, so thank you very much.
I watched this video a couple days ago and had to come back to say THANK YOU!!!! Because one of your tips helped me tremendously!!! I’m kind of too embarrassed to say, cause it’s one of the most basic editing tools that I overlooked - boy am I stupid! but thanks to you I’m now using it and it’s made life SO MUCH EASIER!!! Course now I’m looking at my old edits shaking my head at how I could’ve done them so much better! Lol
glad to see im not the only one still using adobe lightroom classic
really succinct and easy to follow!
I just made the jump to Lightroom and your videos are incredibly helpful Mark! Thank you!
Great quick and simple video Mark.!!!
I learned a lot of new tricks, and I mean a lot from this one video.. Great content man, truly.
Just a little tip for new LR users, that i find very useful and goes well with this tutorial :
Since you basically always (correct me if i'm wrong here) want to run Lens Corrections, there's a setting somewhere in LR (can't remember exactly where and i am at work ATM so can't run it to check) that lets you define some automatic image treatment for all images you load in LR. There you can tell it to always apply both lens corrections every time, so you don't have to lose time clicking the boxes every time and risk forgetting it.