Comments on: Presets – Focal Point for Landscapes

By: Rochelle

Rochelle — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:25:23 +0000

Hi Matt-
I have LR presets from you since last summer. I just got a new computer, and I have forgotten how to install these presets. The video tutorial is not working on this site right now, so, if you could post the basic steps, I would greatly appreciate it.
I have quite a few of your actions as well, which I use often. Love them!
Thanks,
Rochelle

By: Tom Bajer

Tom Bajer — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:40:05 +0000

Hi Matt,

Presets from one of Your monday posts are not avaiable anymore. Any sugestion where to search for them ?

http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/2008/monday-presets-2/

Thx

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:40:52 +0000

DigitalOxygen – you are correct, didn’t think of that.

Now if we can just get Matt to make up the appropriate templates

Peter

By: hoshisato

hoshisato — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:06:52 +0000

Off topic: Lightroom 2.3 is available from Adobe officially

By: DigitalOxygen.ca

DigitalOxygen.ca — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:28:44 +0000

Peter: that is not a bad idea at all!

Having the dummy / template file in a different folder than the destination image however means that sync won’t be available and rather than having to either move the images into the same folder or collection you can simply copy the desired settings from the template file CMD+SHIFT+C / CTRL+SHIFT+C the locate and select the destination photo(s) and paste on the adjustments (CMD+SHIFT+V / CTRL+SHIFT+V) !

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:07:53 +0000

Oops !

I didn’t finish my previous comment.

This might be more work than is necessary, but I had a thought on a possible method to “psuedo save” a local adjustment. I tried it with the graduated filters and brush and it seems to work ok.

Create a “dummy” file, maybe a image of a white background in the various crop sizes that you may normally use. Then apply local gradients (and adjustment brushes) in a series of desired locations and save as snapshots the desired focus locations.

Then while selecting the dummy file with the desired snapshot, select the image that you want to apply focus on and then “sync” with local adjustment from dummy file.

Once applied you can make further adjustments by selecting desired points.

I would suggest, keeping dummy files in a folder just for that use.

Like I said maybe more work than necessary, but seems to be a work around.

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:50:25 +0000

Hi Matt,

Just noticed 2.3 has been released.

By: Vik

Vik — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:01:56 +0000

thx Matt Great work.

By: DigitalOxygen.ca

DigitalOxygen.ca — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:07:41 +0000

Hi Matt,

Your preset has inspired me to attempt to create a gradient based solution for the undesirable post-crop vignette tool.

Although the results were fairly good I did not realize when I started that the gradient tool is relative to the edges of the original photo and will be chopped off just like the lens correction vignette tool when you crop the image. Still a fun experiment and might have some value to some people. Check out the full write-up here: http://blog.digitaloxygen.ca/?p=15

By: markus

markus — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:42:54 +0000

Hi Matt,
Interesting idea, but these presets look very similar to a collection of presets that have been on the Adobe Lightroom exchange since November of last year. Perhaps you should have a look at the Focus Beauty presets at the exchange. You might find they’re very similar.