Editing a LEICA MONOCHROM photograph in Lightroom

In this video, I take you through how I edited my favourite photograph from the Easter weekend. The photo was shot on a Leica M Monochrom with 28mm Elmarit-M ASPH lens with an orange filter.

SilverChrome Profiles:

These were designed to convert colour images to black-and-white. They aren't camera brand specific and will work on all colour RAW files regardless of make. They also work fantastically well on Leica Monochrom images as you can see in the video.

The mouse I'm currently using is a Logitech G502 HERO with G-Hub software to add keystrokes to the mouse buttons. My Amazon Affiliate link to the mouse is:

Thanks for watching

Jeff

[josephtayloruk]

Great video Jeff. Love seeing other people's work and how they get to the finished photograph.

[chilecayenne]

Thank you for another WONDERFUL tutorial!
I think I’d posted to you before I work with a M10M….and there is precious little info how to properly edit true monochrome imagery!!

This is incredibly helpful!!
I’m using Capture One, but I can readily translate what you’re doing in LR to C1…(although it would be way cool if you did the 30 day trial and gave it a try with video)

Anyway, this is a badly needed resource for us digital monochrome shooters, and not only that, I’m trying to work this into my workflow when I digitize my B&W film scans…I shoot medium format mostly from 6x6 (Hassy) to 6x17 (Shen Hao).., along with other unusual 35mm cameras.
I’m using these videos to gather inspiration on those…lol, main difference being that I don’t have to “add” grain to those…haha

Anyway, just wanted to let you know these “how to” videos are GREATLY appreciated and useful!!

Thank you,
CC

[davidmullinphotography]

Great look at your editing process, Jeff. This is a good reminder to not always use the full masks when a partial one will do the trick. Thanks for sharing your process.

[paulcooper]

Well thats gone in my library of "how to", you made that so clear, thanks Jeff

[peterrothwell]

Really looking forward to your workshop great content as always 😊

[jc-crafford]

I always like to see how you edit these photos. Ps. I bought the Logitech mouse and must say it has speed up my work tremendously when editing weddings.

[wylie_photo]

Great image. Good to see Spiderman obliging by getting in the perfect position - but he is a photographer I suppose! ;)

[jpmongol]

Hi, I purchased your Silverchrome presets a coupe of days and tried to find out sort of instruction video here only to find out that your videos are mostly about P32. Any instructions for American Idol presets with M10? I found it's quite tricky to deal with both ends of the dark and bright parts.

[RobertOzog]

Hi Jeff,
Thank you very much for another fantastic video.
May I ask what music you have used for the video?
Thank you!

[Phil.Austin]

As a uneasy, this is a game changer. :)

[petertaranscorsese]

Another interesting video - thanks. Will either of you be buying the M11 Monochrom?….. or maybe the Ricoh GR when they put the Pentax sensor in it? :- )

[robintully]

I know i have the cheapest Leica the DLux7 but i have never owned another one for a comparison so all i can say is i love the one i have . Does all your editing advice here apply itself to my files or do you have any other advice for me .

[jpdj]

With the new mask selection AI, maybe this would/could have even been easier. Also, as some of the new AI masking selections are "logical" (i.e. not physical coordinate based) you can copy the logic in the masking chapter of your Copy Settings... dialogue and past them to other images where they could apply. That makes applying the same logic to differently framed landscapes, or the same logic to differently posed portraits a matter of copy/paste. If you paste the logic of one shot to, say, 20 similar ones, then the AI needs its time, but bottom line this is incredibly much faster than having to go into each to do that manually. Would be nice to have this in tethered portrait sessions.

[t.breeze]

Took my Q2 to the beach on a beautiful day and later found that the weather seal wasn’t enough to protect it from sand. Camera would grind terribly afterwards. The extended warranty covered me but I’ve since stopped taking my Leica and Sony to the beach. I’ll simply take an old Nikon or be good with my iPhone.

[longboarddancingworld]

Jeff do the SilverChrome profiles also work in Lightroom CC or only in Lightroom Classic?