The
adjustment tools in Lightroom (Grad Filter, Radial Filter, and the Adjustment
Brush) are useful in finishing your image. They can be used to help guide the
eye through the image. We already know that light areas attract attention and
bring them more to the forefront of the image, while dark areas recede. Plus
bright warm colors tend to attract more attention.
The
Adjustment tools have a lot of adjustments that can be made, from exposure,
color temperature, sharpness, and contrast, to name a few. Each of the tools
gives you different ways to make the adjustment. The Grad tool makes gradual
changes and is used for more substantial portions of the image. The radial tool
makes round or oval adjustments. The
brush tool lets you make fine detail adjustments along with considerable
adjustments, and it is the most versatile tool.
You
can use the grad filter to add color to the top of the image as in the image
above. Using the grad filter, I made the upper portion of the image warmer
and slightly brighter, so that your eye travels along the river up to the sky.
I also used the adjustment brush to lighten some of the rocks to create a
pathway through the image.
In
the above image, I am showing how the radial tool affects the image. I am using
the tool to darken the out edges of the image; the red color is showing the
mask that this tool creates and shows the area it will change. In this image, I
also used the Grad filter to warm up the upper portion of the image. Then used
the adjustment brush to lighten some of the deep shadow areas and to create a
path to follow the water and to guide your eye back to the left side of the
image.
Jeffrey
Klug has been a professional photographer for 38 years. He went to Milwaukee
Area Technical College where he earned an Associate degree in Photography and
Photo Electronics Technology. He is an award-winning photographer through many
International Exhibitions (see http://www.jrklug.com/awards/ for a look at his
award photos).
In
1981 Jeffrey opened his camera store, “Klug’s Photo World,” which included a
photo lab and studio for portraits and commercial photography. In 1992 he
relocated his studio and photo lab to Hubertus, specializing in architectural
photography, commercial photography, portraits, fine art photography, and
aerial photography. In 2001 he was the official photographer for the
inauguration of Governor Scott McCallum and Lt. Governor Margaret Farrow.
Jeffrey
has taught classes in photography, Adobe Photoshop, and Lightroom at the
UW-Waukesha and Washington County, Moraine Park Technical College, South
Western Michigan Camera Clubs Council (SWMCCC), CAP’s School for Chicago Area
Camera Clubs Association (CACCA) and at Wisconsin Area Camera Clubs
Organization (WACCO). He was president, program chair, competition chair,
and treasurer of the Wisconsin Area Camera Clubs Organization; treasurer and
program director for the Wisconsin Imaging and Photographic Association (WIPA);
program co-chair and past president of the Menomonee Falls Camera Club. In
2018 he was honored with the Ashbrook Award for Digital Instruction by the
Photographic Society of America.
Jeffrey
currently specializes in Fine Art Photography with an emphasis on Landscape,
Architecture, and Racing. He also teaches photography, Lightroom, and
Photoshop. See his website www.klugsphotoworld.com for images and more
information.
Jeffrey Klug
Jeffrey Klug will be teaching "Lightroom Adjustments Tools" on Saturday, November 23rd.
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