Lightroom Adjustment Experiment Assignment

Overview: While you are waiting your turn to take photos in the Studio for your poses, it is a good time to experiment with tools in Lightroom. Review the tutorials listed below and see how you can make your photos look better using various Lightroom tools.

Tutorials:

Learn how to use Spot Removal Tools in Lightroom:
https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/how-to/lightroom-healing-brush-visualization.html?set=lightroom--fundamentals--retouch-photo

How to Color Correct Photos in Lightroom:
https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/how-to/color-balance-photos.html?set=lightroom--get-started--essential-beginners

How to Correct Parts of a Photo in Lightroom (using Adjustments Brush)
https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/how-to/dodge-burn-adjustment-brush.html

How to use Radial Filter
https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/how-to/introducing-radial-filter.html?set=lightroom--key-techniques--advanced-photo-editing

How to use Tone Curve to adjust Color
https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/how-to/lightroom-adjust-tone-curve.html?set=lightroom--key-techniques--advanced-photo-editing

More Info on Enhancing Isolated Parts of an Image (using Radial and Gradient tools)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fUvfUfdfGU#t=36

More Tips on using Adjustment Brush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lplFkS1RJCA#t=183

Assignment: 

Step 1: Select TWO IMAGES from your catalog to work on.

1. One with color problems
2. One with exposure (light) problems

Step 2: Use Lightroom tools to enhance your images. 

• Try using the Radial Filter
• Try using Gradient Tool
• Try using Adjustment Brush
• Try using Tone Curve

Step 3: 

• Export your images and post them to your blog in a new entry titled "Lightroom Adjustment Experiments."
• Write a brief explanation of what you did to each photo to active the final image.