Editing Toolbox: Creating a Golden Glow in Lightroom
Mar 18, 2022By Charlotte Reeves
Creating a golden glow in the background can add sparkle, interest and life to a photo - but it's not going to work with just any image. In this video, I explain what the effect is, why you'd want to add it, what types of images suit having this applied (and which don't) and also - exactly how to achieve it in Lightroom!
It's actually much quicker and easier than you'd expect.
A great little technique to add to your editing toolbox when your backlit images need just a bit more warmth and sparkle. βοΈ
Timecodes
0:00 Intro
0:28 What is a Golden Glow
1:12 How to create a Golden Glow
1:27 What kind of images does this affect
1:57 What sort of images do suit this effect
2:20 How do we create this effect
2:51 Creating the Golden Glow Mask
4:42 Using the Dehaze Slider
10:25 Finishing Touches
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