Graphics Programs Reference
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In that last project, I ended with a before and after, but I didn't
get a chance to show you how. I love the way Lightroom handles
the whole before and after process because it gives you a lot of
flexibility to see these the way you want to see them. Here's how.
Seeing Befores
and Afters
Step One:
Any time you're working in the Develop
module and you want to see what your
image looked like before you started tweak-
ing it (the “before” image), just press the
\ (backslash) key on your keyboard. You'll
see the word “Before” appear in the upper-
right corner of your image, as seen here.
In this image (from the same series we used
for white balance), you're seeing the overly
warm original image. This is probably the
Before view I use the most in my own work-
flow. To return to your After image, press
the \ key again (it doesn't say “After;” the
Before just goes away).
Step Two:
To see a side-by-side Before and Af ter view
(shown here on top), press the letter Y on
your keyboard. If you prefer a split screen
view, then click the little Before and After
Views button in the bottom-left corner of
the toolbar under your preview (as shown
here on the bottom. If you don't see the
toolbar for some reason, press the letter T
to make it visible). If you click the Y button
again, instead of a side-by-side before and
after, you get a top/bottom before and
after. Click it again, and you get a top/bot-
tom split screen before and after. To return
to Loupe view, just press the letter D on
your keyboard.
Note: Just so you know, our model here,
Orsolya, is wearing an off-the-shoulder top,
so we could shoot this beauty-style head-
shot. I mention this so you don't think
she's (ahem) less than clothed. Come on,
you know you were thinking it!
 
 
 
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