{"id":10808,"date":"2019-08-30T10:43:27","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T10:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10808"},"modified":"2023-07-02T16:03:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-02T16:03:15","slug":"a-lightroom-dream-come-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/a-lightroom-dream-come-true\/%20","title":{"rendered":"A LIGHTROOM Dream Come True"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"A total GAME CHANGER - HDR batch processing in lightroom CC\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ncGCAdxphzQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HDR used to be painful in LIGHTROOM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;d shot 300 shots of a house, you&#8217;d need to merge them down to 100 photos &#8211; that&#8217;d have you anchored to the computer manually selecting and merging photos for AGES. In fact, if I&#8217;d done more than 10 shots, I&#8217;d use something like PHOTOMATIX to blend instead, it was just too ineffieient in Lightoom to do when time is money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>My Wish Came TRUE!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This has all changed with the latest release of CC- something they just snook in without any fanfare, as I bet most users don&#8217;t even do <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/smartphone-photography-tips-for-beginners\/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Smartphone Photography Tips For Beginners\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"157886\">HDR<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can now stack and merge photos, on mass, like Batch processing in many other programs &#8211; it&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/how-youtube-changed-my-life\/\" target=\"_blank\">changed my life<\/a> completely! I hope you see the benefit of this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So to share my joy, I&#8217;ve done a little video to show you exactly how to do it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Love to hear what you think<\/p>\n<style>\r\n.lwrp.link-whisper-related-posts{\r\n            \r\n            margin-top: 40px;\nmargin-bottom: 30px;\r\n        }\r\n        .lwrp .lwrp-title{\r\n            \r\n            \r\n        }.lwrp .lwrp-description{\r\n            \r\n            \r\n\r\n        }\r\n        .lwrp .lwrp-list-container{\r\n        }\r\n        .lwrp .lwrp-list-multi-container{\r\n            display: flex;\r\n        }\r\n        .lwrp .lwrp-list-double{\r\n            width: 48%;\r\n        }\r\n        .lwrp .lwrp-list-triple{\r\n            width: 32%;\r\n        }\r\n        .lwrp .lwrp-list-row-container{\r\n            display: flex;\r\n            justify-content: space-between;\r\n        }\r\n        .lwrp .lwrp-list-row-container .lwrp-list-item{\r\n            width: calc(12% - 20px);\r\n        }\r\n        .lwrp .lwrp-list-item:not(.lwrp-no-posts-message-item){\r\n            \r\n            max-width: 450px;\r\n        }\r\n        .lwrp .lwrp-list-item img{\r\n            max-width: 100%;\r\n            height: auto;\r\n            object-fit: cover;\r\n            aspect-ratio: 1 \/ 1;\r\n        }\r\n        .lwrp .lwrp-list-item.lwrp-empty-list-item{\r\n            background: initial !important;\r\n        }\r\n        .lwrp .lwrp-list-item .lwrp-list-link .lwrp-list-link-title-text,\r\n        .lwrp .lwrp-list-item .lwrp-list-no-posts-message{\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n        }@media screen and (max-width: 480px) {\r\n            .lwrp.link-whisper-related-posts{\r\n                \r\n                \r\n            }\r\n            .lwrp .lwrp-title{\r\n                \r\n                \r\n            }.lwrp .lwrp-description{\r\n                \r\n                \r\n            }\r\n            .lwrp .lwrp-list-multi-container{\r\n                flex-direction: column;\r\n            }\r\n            .lwrp .lwrp-list-multi-container ul.lwrp-list{\r\n                margin-top: 0px;\r\n                margin-bottom: 0px;\r\n                padding-top: 0px;\r\n                padding-bottom: 0px;\r\n            }\r\n            .lwrp .lwrp-list-double,\r\n            .lwrp .lwrp-list-triple{\r\n                width: 100%;\r\n            }\r\n            .lwrp .lwrp-list-row-container{\r\n                justify-content: initial;\r\n                flex-direction: column;\r\n            }\r\n            .lwrp .lwrp-list-row-container .lwrp-list-item{\r\n                width: 100%;\r\n            }\r\n            .lwrp .lwrp-list-item:not(.lwrp-no-posts-message-item){\r\n                \r\n                max-width: initial;\r\n            }\r\n            .lwrp .lwrp-list-item .lwrp-list-link .lwrp-list-link-title-text,\r\n            .lwrp .lwrp-list-item .lwrp-list-no-posts-message{\r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n            };\r\n        }<\/style>\r\n<div id=\"link-whisper-related-posts-widget\" class=\"link-whisper-related-posts lwrp\">\r\n            <h3 class=\"lwrp-title\">Related Posts<\/h3>    \r\n        <div class=\"lwrp-list-container\">\r\n                                            <ul class=\"lwrp-list lwrp-list-single\">\r\n                    <li class=\"lwrp-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/which-lens-should-i-buy\/%20\" class=\"lwrp-list-link\"><img width=\"480\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/small-canon-500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-480x480 size-480x480 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/small-canon-500.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/small-canon-500-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/small-canon-500-65x50.jpg 65w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/small-canon-500-50x38.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><br><span class=\"lwrp-list-link-title-text\">Which lens should I Buy?<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"lwrp-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/case-study-cqr-cables-factory-photoshoot-wirral\/%20\" class=\"lwrp-list-link\"><img width=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/0409-OSL-Group-CQR-2021_08_09-by-McFade.jpg\"><br><span class=\"lwrp-list-link-title-text\">CASE STUDY: CQR Cables Factory Photoshoot &#8211; 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