Lightroom Workflow (Step-by-Step)

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Unlock Your Inner Artist: Crafting Soft, Dreamy Portraits with Presets in 2026 (The Ultimate Guide)

Unlock Your Inner Artist: Crafting Soft, Dreamy Portraits with Presets in 2026 (The Ultimate Guide)

Get the ethereal “glow” look in Lightroom without over-editing. Start with a soft dreamy preset, then refine skin tones, highlights, and softness with quick pro adjustments.

Unlocking the Magic: Your Essential Guide to Editing Outdoor Portraits in Harsh Sunlight

Unlocking the Magic: Your Essential Guide to Editing Outdoor Portraits in Harsh Sunlight

Midday light creates blown highlights, heavy shadows, and uneven skin tone. This guide shows how to compress dynamic range, rebuild contrast the right way, and use masks to fix the face without fla...

Unlock Realistic Portraits: Your Ultimate Guide to Lightroom Retouching in 2026

Unlock Realistic Portraits: Your Ultimate Guide to Lightroom Retouching in 2026

A practical 2026 Lightroom retouching workflow to keep skin natural and color true: spot-heal distractions, refine texture with masks, fix Reds/Oranges in HSL, and add dimension with subtle dodge &...

Unlock Flawless Portraits: The Ultimate Guide to Editing Natural, Stunning Skin Tones in 2026

Unlock Flawless Portraits: The Ultimate Guide to Editing Natural, Stunning Skin Tones in 2026

Natural skin tones aren’t about “perfect” skin—just accurate color and clean transitions. Learn a simple workflow to fix orange, green, or flat skin using WB, HSL, and masks.

Elevate Your Portraits in 2026: The Ultimate Guide to Workflow Mastery with Presets and Local Adjustments

Elevate Your Portraits in 2026: The Ultimate Guide to Workflow Mastery with Presets and Local Adjustments

The 2026 portrait editing workflow is simple: apply portrait Lightroom presets to lock in a consistent global look, then use local adjustments (masking) to balance skin tone, add subtle dodge &...

Unlocking Backlit Beauty: Your Comprehensive 2026 Guide to Editing Portraits Without Losing Detail

Unlocking Backlit Beauty: Your Comprehensive 2026 Guide to Editing Portraits Without Losing Detail

Learn a modern 2026 workflow for editing backlit portraits in Lightroom (and Photoshop when needed): keep sky detail, lift a shaded face with controlled masks, apply presets after base corrections,...

Mastering Cinematic Close-Ups: Elevate Your Portraits with Contrast and Grain

Mastering Cinematic Close-Ups: Elevate Your Portraits with Contrast and Grain

Learn a repeatable 2026 Lightroom (plus optional Photoshop) workflow for cinematic close-up portraits: build a clean base, use tone curves and local masks to create film-style contrast that protect...