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Improve the lighting.

Adjust the settings in the Light panel to get the brightness and contrast you want for the image.

Improve the lighting.

Adjust the settings in the Light panel to get the brightness and contrast you want for the image.

Bring out the details.

Use the Curves panel to make more precise adjustments to the light and dark areas throughout the image. Click to add points to the line and drag each point to see the effect.

Bring out the details.

Use the Curves panel to make more precise adjustments to the light and dark areas throughout the image. Click to add points to the line and drag each point to see the effect.

Enhance the color cast.

Add warmth to your photo or cool it down. For images with earth tones like this one, increasing the Temp just a smidge yields a nice result.

Enhance the color cast.

Add warmth to your photo or cool it down. For images with earth tones like this one, increasing the Temp just a smidge yields a nice result.

Play with angles.

Get that avant-garde look with a change in perspective. Click Constrain Crop in the Geometry panel to trim the white space when you make adjustments. Then, drag the Vertical slider to skew the composition in fun or trendy ways.

Play with angles.

Get that avant-garde look with a change in perspective. Click Constrain Crop in the Geometry panel to trim the white space when you make adjustments. Then, drag the Vertical slider to skew the composition in fun or trendy ways.

Tutorials

See how Marina adds her own style in Lightroom with these quick video tutorials.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Marina Williams

Marina Williams is a creative portrait photographer and educator based in Salt Lake City, Utah. She sees shooting self-portraits as a way to grow her skills and understand what it feels like to be in front of the camera.