“Strobist” shot Rescue

This is a shot from a test session – the aim was to try shooting wide open with the 85mm F1.8 to get blurry backgrounds and a sharp subject.

Again, it’s not a prize winning photo we’re using, more one which you’d probably not bother with.

Let’s see what you can do with it in Lightroom…

So the progression of these shots in Lightroom are… click on the photo to advance through the stages

1. White balance and tone
2. Clarity and vibrance
3. Slight curves adjustment
4. Colour changes
5. Lens profile correction
6. Crop (to get rid of the softbox, which was top right, and some selective brush changes
7. Mono conversion