Digital Camera World

Photo Answers

Ticked off by telephotos? Bewildered by bracketing? Send your technique and camera questions to digitalcamera@futurenet.com

Andrew James

Andrew is a highly experienced writer and photographer – if you have a problem, he is here to help.

Colour boost

Q What is the best way to boost the colours of my shots in Lightroom?

Dave Hurst

A You can tackle colour in several ways in Lightroom (or Adobe Camera Raw), Dave. The first is to do it via the universal sliders in the Basic Panel.

There are two sliders of interest: Saturation and Vibrance. I tend to leave Saturation alone most of the time: its effect is overpowering, as it just boosts all the colours within the scene and can look unnatural. Vibrance only boosts the colours within the scene that need

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