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Step Five:
I always start by adjusting the Exposure
slider first, and then if I see a clipping
warning, I go to the Highlights slider and
drag it to the left until my highlights come
back into line. By the way, if you don't like
seeing the clipped areas appear in red (or if
you're working on a photo with a lot of red
in it already, so the red clipping warnings
get lost), instead, you can press-and-hold
the
Option (PC: Alt) key
as you click-and-
drag the Exposure slider. The screen turns
solid black, and any areas that are clipping
will show up in white (as seen here). You
can also hold this same key as you click-
and-drag the Highlights slider, and you just
keep dragging until all the areas turn solid
black again.
TIP: Toggling the Warnings On/Off
You don't have to go up there and click
on that triangle every time. If you press
the letter
J
on your keyboard, it toggles
that red clipping warning that appears
over the clipped highlights in your
photo on/off.
Step Six:
We're going to jump over to a different
photo to tell you about another hidden
benefit of using the Highlights slider:
it works wonders in adding detail and
drama to skies in landscape shots (espe-
cially ones with lots of clouds). Just click-
and-drag the Highlights slider all the way
over to the left (to -100), and watch what
it does for your skies. Give it a try and see
what you think.
TIP: Speed Editing
This may be my favorite shortcut in all of
Lightroom: to jump to the next slider in
the Basic panel, just press the
. (period)
key
on your keyboard (you'll see the
adjustment name highlight) and use the
+ (plus sign) key
and
- (minus sign) key
to increase or decrease the amount; press
the
, (comma) key
to move back. I love it!
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