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Fixin da Piktures

Snappin da photo is just da startin! Learn how to fix up yousa piktures wit da fancy magic boxes like Lightroom.

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Why Fixin?

Fixin makes yousa piktures bombad! Yousa remove da doo-doo and make it look shiny. Just like da Boss Nass polishin his bubble.

RAW is like fresh fish, good for cookin. JPEG is like canned fish, cooked already. Use RAW for bestest fixin!

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<WorksCited sources={[ { title: “The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC Book for Digital Photographers”, author: “Scott Kelby”, publication: “New Riders”, year: “2015” }, { title: “Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic Classroom in a Book”, author: “Rafael Concepcion”, publication: “Adobe Press”, year: “2023” }, { title: “Understanding Post-Processing”, author: “Mitchell Kanashkevich”, publication: “Digital Photography School” }, { title: “10 Essential Post-Processing Tips”, publication: “Digital Photography School”, url: “https://digital-photography-school.com/10-essential-post-processing-tips/” } ]} />

Da Tools

Adobe Lightroom, Capture One, dey all have dis:

  • Sun-sun (Exposure): More light or less light.
  • Difference (Contrast): Make dark darker and light lighter.
  • Brights/Darks (Highlights/Shadows): Save da shiny parts and da scary dark parts.
  • Color Check (White Balance): Make da white look white, not poop color.
  • Rainbow (Saturation): More color!
  • Sharpie (Sharpening): Make it pointy.
  • Grain-Go-Bye (Noise Reduction): Smooth like baby Gungan.
  • Chop Chop (Cropping): Cut da bad parts.

How to Start

  1. Bring em in: Put photos in da box.
  2. Pick da best: Only fix da shiny ones.
  3. Basic Fix: Light, dark, color.
  4. Color Fix: Make red MORE red.
  5. Detail: Sharpie time.
  6. Spot Fix: Fix dat zit.
  7. Done: Save as JPEG for da net.
No go crazy! Too much fixin look like monster. Just make it nice.