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For my first selection process on Lightroom I clicked file and then import photos and videos. I then went to my drive and selected the images that I wanted to use and then imported them.
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I then flagged my images with either ‘x’ to reject them, or ‘p’ to select them.
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I have filtered out my rejects to only see the images that I wish to use to make it easier to work with them.
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You can compare two images using the compare view and can zoom in using the magnified glass, this allows you to choose with image is of better quality.
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I have now switched my image from library to develop to edit the image. I have cropped my image down to focus on the objects in the image.
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To edit the image I used the auto button on the right hand side to create better lighting on my image.
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I added a shadow by using present on the left hand side, as well as vignetting and I used the level medium to give the image a slight shadow.
To export my images I pressed file export and the adjusted the filters:
For the blog:
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To print:
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My final image:
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