

The image search function of Lightroom CC is fantastic for sorting images, and it narrows a selection by file type, camera used, location, and more. Presets are another mainstay of the software (saving your editing parameters to apply to a host of other images in one click), and ideal for batch processing, say if you have hundreds of photos from a wedding.Īdding tags and keywords to images is a laborious task for any photographer, but it’s the best way of making sure you can find shots again at a later date. Saving a Snapshot (also on the left of the image window) is a neat way to save the edit at any point in time – great if, like us, you tend to get carried away and want to compare your edit to an earlier version. One brilliant feature in Lightroom Classic is the ability to store a record of edits as you go (in the History tab to the left of the image window) so that you can see exactly how you have applied changes. This is a feature that makes you ask “why didn’t we have this before?” But nevertheless, it works effectively.įor professional photographers with a distinct visual style, being consistent with editing is vital.

Another new addition to the 2021 version of Lightroom is the Local Hue tool, which allows you to change the hue in a selected area of the picture using an adjustment brush to paint over the image.
