How to Edit In a Light & Airy Style in Lightroom
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ย. 2019
- During this live session, Kirk shows us how to achieve a light and airy look using Mastin labs Fuji Original Lightroom presets pack . This tutorial includes tips for both shooting and editing so you can achieve that dreamy, fresh, light and airy look.
Whether you feel like you’re close to achieving this look or you don’t even know where to start, this tutorial will help you find your way. Our Fuji 400h lightroom preset is used throughout the examples in the editing process to capture that perfect light and airy, bright and airy look that so many photographers and their clients love. Any questions? Let us know in the comments. We’re here to help!
Table of Contents:
0:23 What to expect from this video tutorial
1:11 A definition of the light and airy look
1:59 An introduction to the Fuji Original Lightroom preset pack
2:32 The Mastin Labs Light & Airy Checklist
8:01 Example #1 of a light and airy photo (woman in pink dress with man in white jacket)
9:25 Example #2 of a light and airy photo of a bride and groom going in for a kiss
10:27 Example #3 of a light and airy photo of a woman sitting in a white dress
11:38 Example #4 of a light and airy photo of a bride and groom during their ceremony
12:56 Example #1 of a photo that cannot be made bright and airy in post (family sitting on road)
16:15 Example #2 of a photo that would be difficult to edit as bright and airy in post (two women on a trampoline)
19:07 Example #3 of an image that can’t be edited with our light and airy lightroom presets due to focal plane (woman in black dress)
21:44 The best time to take a backlit photo to help you get a bright and airy look
22:27 Shooting a family at a wide aperture while keeping everyone in focus
24:45 Recommendations for shooting in harsh lighting
26:14 Example #1 of how to use our Lightroom presets to edit a light and airy photo of a couple embracing in their wedding attire
29:53 Example #2 of how to apply Lightroom presets to a light and airy image of guests at a wedding reception table
32:15 Example #3 of how to edit light and airy with a child sitting on a tree
33:38 Example #4 of how to apply Mastin's light & airy lightroom presets to a family walking among sunflowers
34:56 How to know the limit of increasing exposure
37:31 Example #5 of how to edit light and airy (woman standing in jean jacket)
39:05 Example #6 of how to edit light and airy (woman in her wedding dress with a veil on)
40:35 Example #7 of how to edit light and airy (newlywed couple posing with bridesmaids)
43:00 Example #8 of how to edit light and airy (couple holding hands in the desert)
45:19 Example #9 of how to edit light and airy (woman in cream dress holding a leaf)
47:16 Final thoughts from Kirk
47:39 Using sharpening and noise reduction in this editing process
48:45 How to connect with the Mastin Labs community
Mastin Labs Fuji Original Lightroom Presets are your answer to getting a light and airy film look with lightroom presets. They are perfect for natural light sessions, such as outdoor family photos, engagements, and weddings.
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Found this video very helpful! It's one thing for educators to say "this is what makes a photo 'light and airy,'" and another altogether to watch you work through a variety of examples, explaining why a particular one works or doesn't work. The principles will stay with me so much more effectively this way. Thank you, Kirk!
Awesome, thank you!
This was SO helpful! I’d love to see more tutorials like this that break down the elements of a certain look into attainable lessons. Thank you.
Love to hear this. More to come!
This was the absolute BEST tutorial for this look! Thank you so much for posting this.
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much ! Your guidelines to light and airy look has been really really helpful for me ! And your presets just completed the lesson to a full circle. Mastin Labs rocks !
Thank you Joey! We are glad to hear our videos and presets are helpful!
Thank you for this video.
You are a wonderful teacher that gets straight to the point.
May you be blessed.
Thank you! What would you like us to teach about next?
This is legitimately the most useful light and airy tutorial I've ever watched. Which does make sense as Mastin is the gold standard, but still, big props.
So glad to hear that! 🙏
If you want a light and airy style is it best to take photos in the forest...
Wow! Thank you so much for the tutorials and the checklist! I have been trying to search how to achieve this style and whether its worth to get a preset. This is the best examples ever!
We're happy to help! Thank you for your feedback :)
This video was so helpful!!! Thank you for sharing your photography editing & shooting knowledge!!
Happy to help! Glad you enjoyed it :)
That last photo was simply beautiful! #love
Thank you! 🙏
This guy experience is gold!
Hahah thank you!
Thank you Mastin... You deserve millions sunscriber. 😊❤️
Thank you!!! Tell your friends!
Thank you very much I've learned so much in this tutorial.
You're very welcome!
THANKS! I don’t know how to appreciate you on this video ! I appreciate it so much !!!!
You are so welcome!
great video, lots of important information from basics up, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
This is so helpful and informative! Thank you so much
So glad! Happy to help :)
Thanks Kirk, Love this tutorial
Glad you enjoyed it
Very useful. The class I needed.
Thank you! Glad to hear this was helpful!
Greate video on the topic. One of the best! Thanks
Glad it helped!
Great video, learned so much!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent tutorial. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it! :D
Great video! Thank you
Thank you for watching!
Thx so much now I know how to shoot Light & Airy
That is a great video, thak you!
Thank you for watching!
Best tutorial ive ever seen
Thank you!
So helpful!!! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Auto like for the checklist alone
Amazing video. I learn a lot.
Glad to hear it!
great video it really helped me to understand the process to get that light and airy look, however I am a wedding photographer trying to find my style at the moment and as much as l like this look i feel it can only be accomplished at certain times of the year summer or spring when you have the sun and that light to work with so for someone like me who is trying to find a consistency to my photos I don't think this look will work as well when I'm shooting a wedding in the winter for example. with this preset bundle you have to rely on the weather and the wardrobe colours etc. that being said I still take a lot of photos in that light so I may purchase the light and airy to use with my other work but so much with weddings as I think it will fail in the consistency side of things.
You made need Portra Original or Lifestyle Everyday for the winter part of your work. Light is so crucial for the Light & Airy look.
@@mastinlabs thank you I now own them all. 😃
hello sir can i used this method on my sony a7cii camera? thanks for your answer :)
Very helpful
So glad to hear this! 🙏
Need your help!
What style of editing do you suggest for baptism photography? ( dark environment)
Can you do a video of light and airy with studio photos? Thanks for this, it was super informative!!
Thanks for the feedback!
May be it is just me but i can not see where to choose the camera maker for the presets. I may have a generic preset?
The new versions are unversal and no longer require choosing the camera.
Amzing bro. Can you share that camera raw Preset, please. I’m using a Nikon D850 camera ft Tamron 24-70G2 lens ( a light and pinking lens)
This is so s os so helpful. So would you say to stay away from 35mm to achieve airy?
35mm is perfectly fine too! It depends on the subject matter and posing :)
Is there a checklist for each pack of presets? How to shoot for each preset or each style to be more effective? Thank you in advance for your answer.
Shoot at normal exposure. There is no benefit to shooting under or over exposed to get a light and airy look as you can further adjust exposure in LR.
does it include camera settings, like shadow, highlight, film simulation etc?
Yes!
What a fantastic tutorial, thank you! There is one final pressing question, though: Where does one find that amazing shirt!?:)
I made it :) We may have it for sale again at some point!
@@mastinlabs Please do!
Referring to the photo where the family is sat on the road. You say shoot at f2.2? I'm thinking shooting at f2.2 will give an unsharp photo? With the kids moving around and faces on different focus planes? How do you get sharp photos with these conditions at f2.2?
My question exactly.
You just need to make absolutely sure that your subjects are in the same plane when shooting them. Keep them in a straight line facing them dead-on.
Sir I'm using Sigma Art 24-70 f2.8, Is this still qualified on the Lens preference?
Hey there! Do you mean, is this a Lens that is compatible with Lightroom? If so, yes I believe it is :)
Wonderfully informative video! Will definitely look for others. One question as I have been looking at preset-related videos lately: Why does nobody say anything about luminance slider and sharpen. It seems to me that the first thing you would do is take care of luminance for noise and then apply some sharpening to the RAW image before applying the preset. Obviously, I must be wrong!
If by luminance slider and sharpen you’re talking about noise reduction, I’ll tend to either use that on a case by case basis or as a last step in the editing process as not all photos need that application. In each of our packs we do have a dynamic noise reduction preset tool that you could apply to each and every photo you want! As far as sharpening goes, we made a video that touches on that subject and I’ll link you to the exact timestamp in that video th-cam.com/video/bYuDmHkSUBc/w-d-xo.html
Hope that helps! Cheers!
- Casey
Thank you very much! I just so happened to see the video where it was addressed.
When you apply the preset do you apply it at 100% or adjust it?
100% but of course, you can adjust to your preference :)
Hi, where can I buy light and airy presets?
The presets featured in this video are the Fujicolor Original Presets.
www.mastinlabs.com/products/mastin-labs-fuji-pro-pack/
what file sir raw or jpg ?
If you want a light and airy style is it best to take photos in the forest?
It really comes down to light. Low-in-the-sky backlight is the building block and you can find it in the forest or a field or nearly anywhere.
I didn’t catch the part where you explained why the photo has to be backlit? Is that because you push the exposure up?
The main reason we recommend backlighting for a light and airy look is that it provides soft, even illumination on your subject. When the sun is behind your subject, acting as a rim light, it creates a beautiful glow around them. Critically, it also means your subject isn't being lit from the front by harsh, direct sunlight.
This backlighting, especially when the sun is low in the sky at around a 45 degree angle or less behind the subject, bathes them in soft, diffused light. It's almost like the world's biggest softbox! This'll give you a great foundation for an evenly lit, glowy portrait.
In contrast, front lighting from the sun can create hot spots and dark shadows, especially on faces, leading to a harsher look. Side lighting can be dramatic but tends to split the face into a very bright and very dark side, which goes against the soft, airy aesthetic.
Backlighting is all about the quality of light it provides soft, even, and flattering which is perfect for a dreamy looking photo. The pushing of exposure in the edit is a separate step, and not directly tied to the backlighting. But pushing exposure cab help achieve the bright, airy final look. Basically it helps to have a good foundation of soft light to start with.
The only exception is when backlighting is combined with other attributes like a busy background or non-neutral wardrobe and then, backlight alone isn't enough for the light and airy look. Hope that helps! :D
What is lens correction?
Lens Correction corrects the vignetting and distortion that some lenses can give images :)
is it applicable to nikon
Yes! All of our preset files are universal :)
Cool shirt
Thanks!
What about file from sony camera?
Thank you for the suggestion!
Where can I get the preset?
mastinlabs.com
Hey man, how to add emojis on lightroom preset name?
Copy and paste the emoji into the preset name when you rename it :)
Will you have a dark & moody video?
Yes. We have one scheduled for November 26, 2019. Find the entire schedule here: facebook.com/pg/mastinlabs/events/
RAW only?
RAW works best, but you can edit JPGS too with some adjustments.
this vid isn't "how to", i think they are presets show by you.
"No there is no good preset in the world that can do that..thats worth your time.." mastin dude. Later he shows off with the presets..bingo..!!
Yes!
light & airy... for those who go aperture priority and dont know how to use ocf
people think an expensive camera + lens and presets will get you cool images; fail! It has to do with how you shoot you images
True!