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How I Edit My Hanoi Photos

In this video, I walk you through how I edit some recent photos I made in Hanoi:

Lightroom Hotkeys:

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Some useful Lightroom hotkeys:

  • Shift + Tab: Collapse side bars
  • L: Turn off the lights (x2)
  • D: Develop
  • O: Overlay
  • Shift + O: Change overlay
  • M: Graduated filter
  • K: Adjustment brush: K

Editing Tips

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Useful rules of thumb:

  1. “When in doubt, throw it out”
  2. Look for diagonals when shooting / when choosing your best photos (diagonals are much more dynamic compositions)
  3. Don’t crop: By not cropping, you force yourself to compose better when making images. If you are going to crop, try not to crop more than 5-10% of the frame.

Learn more editing

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