Designing Lightroom Presets for Light Leaks and Flares

Capturing the perfect natural light in-camera can be incredibly difficult, but you can recreate stunning organic light effects during post-processing. This text-based course teaches you how to build your own custom presets that emulate warm sunlight, realistic lens flares, and vintage light leaks. You will transition from using basic adjustment sliders to crafting professional-grade presets that work seamlessly across both desktop and mobile platforms. What you'll learn: - Understand the foundational principles of light behavior, color temperature, and exposure in digital photo editing. - Master the Tone Curve and color grading panels to simulate authentic vintage light leaks. - Apply modern radial and linear masking tools to position realistic sun flares and localized glows. - Create reusable presets optimized for both Lightroom Classic and Lightroom Mobile. - Manage and organize your custom preset library for an efficient, non-destructive editing workflow. You will start with essential terminology and the mechanics of light emulation before moving on to step-by-step editing recipes and custom preset creation. This course is designed for beginner photographers and photo editors looking to enhance their images without needing prior editing experience. Start reading to master the art of digital light manipulation today.