How to Edit Underexposed Photos in Lightroom Tutorial

Hey guys! In today's video I'm sharing with you how to brighten and balance the lighting in dark photos with a bright background in Lightroom. I shot this image in RAW format which gives your photos more information to work with, that's how I am able to lift the shadows and save the highlights :)

I'm soo excited to be sharing some new photoshoot behind the scenes in the next few weeks, first one is going up this Saturday!

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Thank you so much for watching! xx

[mycroft]

So satisfying that you go straight to the subject without playing all this weird music which is destroying the videos of others ..wonderful

[alxna]

Wow, you answered something I've been trying to understand for awhile now but embarrassed to ask. Never knew what was meant when it was said to "expose for the background" and how to "adjust the shadows" in LR. You explained and showed it beautifully Julia.

[happycutebox]

wow this is the best lightroom tutorial I've found. Thanks for being so clear with your instructions.

[CretiveWoman]

Wow! I love every second of this amazing video. Your image is breathtaking beautiful and your editing techniques are great. I'm learning so much from you. Thanks so much for sharing!

[cammeron]

Very straightforward and informative! I love learning from someone who isn't a man. Thanks for this!

[nemesiosousa]

i have never seen anyone work lr like you before you are so good keep it up

[mikesmith]

Interesting how you lowered the blacks with the slider and then raised them with the tone curve, the overall effect works well. I personally don't use the curve much but after watching this I will try to experiment more. Nice video, thanks for sharing your experience.

[tiffanyday]

I love your tutorials. They are quick and easy to follow.

[brianasealy]

I keep having awesome videos from you pop up out of nowhere just when I think I’ve watched them all! Loved this one as always :-)

[chrj]

Good example and very informative! 😍 You're a good teacher ☺️Thanks a lot!

[loveandlondon]

This is so helpful, thank you Julia :)

[istulover]

Thank u very much ! Please continue doing lightroom tutorials !
I didn’t know how to maintain the skin tone ... and now I get more :) thanks !

[robertpayne]

Wow! Thanks Julia! This was the best 6 minutes I ever spent learning about the other side of photography - the post! I remembered your S curve concept from another video you did about Lightroom basics!

[mwatanabe]

Just stumbled upon your tutorial videos and I absolutely love them. They are so helpful and easy follow! So thank you so much for doing these!

[quatie]

I always stop what im doing when I see a video from you Julia

[jvalgo]

Wow..!this is the answer for my under expose pictures..Thanks for this video Julia..Keep up...

[DanyMessiplay]

Your photos are dope! I love you work.

[a.jol.sr_photography]

Wow... This was a great video and you really simplified it.

[blosseraf]

So awesome.. I am going to redo some of my photos from Utah last year now. I wanted that very sutle mute or film look in some of my pics, but I did not realize I had to get that tone curve changed to customer and then raise the shadows a bit. I really enjoy these tutorials... Youtube U at its best:)

[GeoscienceImaging]

Beautiful capture. Pressing the "alt" key while lowering the blacks and again while raising the whites will allow you to set those points fairly easily. I wonder if you raised the whites a bit if you could get even better contrast in the image - I wonder if you've tried this? It may seem counter intuitive to raise the shadows and lower the blacks, and then also drop the highlights and raise the whites, but I think it works really well to give nice contrast across the image when your histogram is as bi-modal as this one is.