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MGBJAY
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April 2, 2019
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Editing step sequence ...

  • April 2, 2019
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I recently read piece somewhere on the LR forums on the "proper" sequence of edits.

Please DO NOT mis-read what I am asking here ... it is not as though I believe there is an "actual procedure" for editing images ... however, there is a recommended sequence generally suggested sequence to en edit process in a thought-out workflow. That is what I was reading about and now cannot find.

Any suggestions? Thoughts? Opinions?

Jay

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Correct answer Todd Shaner

MGBJAY  wrote

it is not as though I believe there is an "actual procedure" for editing images ... however, there is a recommended sequence generally suggested sequence to en edit process in a thought-out workflow. That is what I was reading about and now cannot find.

The best workflow is to first apply the global LR Basic panel Tone controls using a top-down sequence with the local controls (Adjustment Brush, Radial Filter, Graduated Filter applied (as needed) after these settings have been applied. I've created an Adobe Help document at the below link, which is what you may be referring to or one of my forum posts on the same subject. You can certainly apply ANY of the LR controls in ANY order and achieve the exact same results. However, in most circumstances it will take longer to achieve the desired rendering than using the below suggested workflow. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

Tone Control Adjustment Procedure

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Todd Shaner
Todd ShanerCorrect answer
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April 2, 2019

MGBJAY  wrote

it is not as though I believe there is an "actual procedure" for editing images ... however, there is a recommended sequence generally suggested sequence to en edit process in a thought-out workflow. That is what I was reading about and now cannot find.

The best workflow is to first apply the global LR Basic panel Tone controls using a top-down sequence with the local controls (Adjustment Brush, Radial Filter, Graduated Filter applied (as needed) after these settings have been applied. I've created an Adobe Help document at the below link, which is what you may be referring to or one of my forum posts on the same subject. You can certainly apply ANY of the LR controls in ANY order and achieve the exact same results. However, in most circumstances it will take longer to achieve the desired rendering than using the below suggested workflow. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

Tone Control Adjustment Procedure

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MGBJAYAuthor
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April 3, 2019

Good Morning Todd;

Thanks for your response, and the link to your write-up.

Perhaps, yours was the piece that I read and referred to as having originally read, but could not find.

I am headed to that link now, and will again read and give a try. I appreciate the responsiveness of this forum and am grateful for the speed with which queries are answered.

Sincerely,

MGBJAY

dj_paige
dj_paige
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April 2, 2019

To tell you the truth, I don't think there is such a thing.

Your edits are applied in a sequence that only Adobe knows, it is programmed into the software, and the user order of making changes doesn't change the sequence that the edits are applied. So in Lightroom (but not in Photoshop), changing the contrast and then changing the exposure results in the exact same image as if you did the changes in the reverse order.

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