This time of year we all take lots of photos. Between special gatherings with family and friends there’s always outdoor events and activities that create memories we want to remember forever.
Adobe Lightroom 5 received.
Our photos have become cherished keepsakes of these moments and we want them to look as good as possible. That’s why I was excited about Adobe Lightroom 5.
My dad is a professional photographer and for years I’ve heard about how wonderful Lightroom is. I’ve played around with other photo software but always wondered what it would be like to have something so high quality. I have to say that after using it for a few days it’s lived up to its reputation. This software is incredible and it’s made my photos look so much more professional and published in just a few clicks here and there.
Here are some of my favorite features of Adobe Lightroom 5:
Presets
I’ve found that presets are very helpful and so easy to use especially when you are crunched for time or on the go. There presets include: black & white, color, effects, general, and video. They are a simple way to add filters to your photos and to make them stand out from the crowd.
Basic Tools
These tools offer more control over your changes then the presets but they are still extremely simple to use. Some of these tools include: temperature, tint, exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks, clarity, vibrance, and more. Here you can see a look at the screen and some of the tools that appear along the side.
Adjustment Brush
Recently I took a photo that had some white in it that came out very dull. The rest of the colors in the photo were bright and vibrant and every time I tried to change the exposure or white balance in other photo software it affected the entire photo. This made the colors painfully bright and only slightly altered the white I was actually trying to change. That’s why I was thrilled to learn about the Adjustment Brush in Lightroom. You can set the brush size and feather settings and then only apply the alterations where you need them. Here’s a video to show you how it’s done – pretty amazing!
Apply Changes To Multiple Images
I love that you can set a preset and then make other alterations in the presets and if you like what you see you can set a custom preset. This allows you to use the same alterations on other photos in the future with just one click. You can also make changes to a photo, open up another photos from the filmstrip area, and then hit “Previous” and the settings from the first photo are applied to the second.
On top of these there is another feature called “Copy” where you make changes to one photo, hit the “Copy” button, a box pops up with all the settings from the photo you just altered, you can uncheck any changes you don’t want made to the next photo, hit “Copy” again, then open the new photo and hit “Paste. ” Those changes will be applied to the new photo.
The “Sync” option also allows you to select multiple photos in the filmstrip area, make your changes to one, hit “Sync” and all of those changes will be applied to each photo you selected. I know this will come in handy for me as a blogger, because I often have to resize all of my photos to publish them in posts. You can also use “AutoSync” to make real time changes to each photo in the filmstrip all at the same time. For example, if you crop one photo they will all be cropped to the same size at the same time. These features are so handy and will be a real timesaver.
Here’s a video showing all of these options – so handy!
Those are just some of my favorite features of Adobe Lightroom 5. There are a number of new additions to Lightroom 5 including: Smart Previews, Advanced Healing Brush Improvements, More Flexible & Precise Retouching, Radial Filter, Custom Page Templates, Slideshows, and more. It seems every day I discover something new it can do and it takes my photo editing to a new level. I recommend this software to anyone looking for a high quality photo editing software. I found it easy to understand and the video tutorials on TV.Adobe.com very helpful and simple to follow. These features and many more have made Lightroom one of my favorite photo editors. That’s why I’m excited to offer the giveaway below.
The syncing for re-sizing.
I’d love to be able to edit multiple images at once!
this would be something for my husband
I love the Adjustment Brush feature!
The Sync sounds pretty amazing. I always shy away from photo editing software because I think, well, this is going to be monotonous. Maybe not anymore!
presets are very helpful
The Precise Retouching features really excite me!
The sync and healing brush seem neat
It would work great for my new Nikon D5200
Ilike the more flexible and retouch finishing.
I like the sync function
I think making changes to multiple images at once would be a huge plus!
i like the fact they have easy to use presets.
I like the precise and flexible retouching of pictures.
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Hello, I’m most excited about the Adjustment Brush, I like that you can adjust just a portion of your picture and leave the rest alone. Thanks for a great giveaway!
Advanced retouching in Lightroom is a plus. Less time spent in Photoshop!
I like the new radial filters
I think the More Flexible & Precise Retouching would be helpful because that is an area I”m not good at.
I am excited about the Precise Retouching feature.
I love the sync part.
Advanced Healing Brush Improvements is my favorite
I want everything Lightroom 5 has to offer. As one teacher said, “it’s how we process out photography. It’s the modern day darkroom.”
I like the simple features; I choose “copy” because it seems like it would be handy.
I’m excited I can use it with a plug in preset, vsco. Unlike some of the older editions.
The “Sync” option is the feature that I like the best.
Custom page templates.
I love the effects.
Custom page templates is something I think I’d really like. I like to make collages. I have Collage Pro, but I’m not really happy with it.
love the autosync feature.
I like the adjustable brush.
Custom page templates.
I like being able to apply changes to multiple items.
I like the brush feature. I have several adobe products and like all of them. I do have to go for help a lot while learning.
Emma Dennis
I really like the AutoSync feature.
batch processing raw files
Custom Page Templates
I like the adjustment brush.
I’m excited about the advanced healing brush.
I love the effects
I love presets for batch processing RAW files.
The Presents look awesome!
I cant wait to see the new healing brush.
I subscribe to the newsletter.
The “copy” feature sounds like an amazing timesaver, especially for a beginner!
I love that I can download Presets that interest me!
freebiegoddess03@aol.com
I’m excited you can apply changes to multiple images.
I’m excited about the advanced healing brush!
The precise retouching would be great to try.
I like the ability to manipulate the shadows and the highlights, thats something I wish I could do now
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What a great program! That adjustment brush is really cool but there are so many awesome features it’s hard to just pick one.
I am most excited about the sync option. Thanks for the giveaway!
The Presets and having control over adjustments.
Slideshows!
I like effect presets. Just easier to create something fast
dvanced Healing Brush
I want the black and white option!
I think the The “Sync” option will be a great option to have.
I am most excited by the adjustment brush
I had no idea you could do dodging and burning with this! That’s awesome.
I would LOVE to win this!
I subscribe by email.
I would like being able to make changes to several photos on a strip at the same time.
The ability to carry settings over to other photos you open
I signed up for your email.
The adjustable brush feature is my favorite. There are also so many other feathers I am very interested in. What a great product!
I do a lot of formatting of photos for our website at work, so my favorite feature would definitely be the “AutoSync” capability. What a time saver that would be to get a whole set of images cropped or reformatted the same way with a touch of a button!
Smart Previews will really come in handy!
I’m excited to try out the preset filters!
Love the copy & paste feature of Adobe Lightroom. :)
I like the smart previews feature.
radial filter
The adjustment brush in Lightroom!
I would like to be able to sync changes on multiple photos.
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I like that you can set a custom preset so if you like the way the alterations look on a picture you can create that same look to others without much hassle!
To be honest, I’m thrilled with all the features!! I’m a jewelry artisan but NOT a photographer hahaha
This will help me get much better photos of my work, thanks for the opportunity to win it!!
I’m excited about the adjustment brush! I’ve heard so many great things about adobe lightroom! Editing in photoshop can be a pain.
Sync
applying changes to multiple images
I like how you can alter colors exactly where you need to and not have to apply to the entire photo. Nice giveaway!
The advance healing brush. I always have unwanted scene elements in my pictures.
The sync feature sounds cool to me, too – being able to resize everything at once would be so handy!
My favorite feature is the new Advanced Healing Brush, you can quickly fix image flaws like dust and lint
I like the presets-would be easy for me (a novice) to enhance my photos! Thanks for such a very useful giveaway and happy holidays :)
Oh, I have been reading about Lightroom 5 and watching videos, it is amazing! I love that you can sync adjustments on similar photos and the brushes are cool, and I would also get extra presets. This would be awesome!
I wanted to buy LR5 this Cyber Monday but unfortunatelly, that typically doesn’t work for us living outside of US, so this would be a nice alternative
The Adjustment Brush would be handy
I like the custom page templates
The preset.
I’m already a subscriber :)
I like the advanced healing brush adjustments. I have heard that they are so good that Photoshop isn’t even necessary.
Wow, this sounds like a great program! I really like the copy feature.
my husband does web design and takes a lot of photos. i think this would be easy for him to use!
i subsrcibe via email already!
The retouching feature! / sync
My friend, mentor, and professional HDR photographer uses Lightroom and recommends it for me rather than Photoshop. I am just too overwhelmed by Photoshop and Lightroom seems more managable. I want to learn more editing skills for sure!
The sync feature
Half the fun of taking photos is having the ability to play with them before you print them. I could have a whole lotta fun playing with my photos with this program!
The presets is a great feature!
I love the presets that are available. Such a perfect feature for budding photogs or people that have no idea what they’re doing (ME!) :-)