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Photography tips

📷 Photography · Step 4/9

Set overall exposure

Set overall exposure — step 4 of 9 in Edit a RAW Photo in 5 Minutes. Move the exposure slider until the midtones (the main subject) look correct.

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📷 Photography · Step 5/9

Recover highlights and open shadows

Recover highlights and open shadows — step 5 of 9 in Edit a RAW Photo in 5 Minutes. Pull the highlights slider left (negative) to recover bright areas — clouds, windows, shiny surfaces.

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📷 Photography · Step 6/9

Add midtone contrast

Add midtone contrast — step 6 of 9 in Edit a RAW Photo in 5 Minutes. Clarity increases contrast in the midtones specifically, making textures pop and edges feel sharper without affecting highlights or shadows…

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📷 Photography · Step 7/9

Straighten the horizon, then crop for composition

Straighten the horizon, then crop for composition — step 7 of 9 in Edit a RAW Photo in 5 Minutes. Use the crop tool's straighten feature — draw a line along the horizon or any known horizontal/vertical. The image rotates to align.

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📷 Photography · Step 8/9

Choose quality and size

Choose quality and size — step 8 of 9 in Edit a RAW Photo in 5 Minutes. In Lightroom: File → Export. Set format to JPEG, quality 85–92% for web (smaller files, visually lossless) or 95–100% for print.

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📷 Photography · Step 9/9

Name, save, and verify

Name, save, and verify — step 9 of 9 in Edit a RAW Photo in 5 Minutes. Name the export descriptively: location-subject-date.jpg. Save to a dedicated 'Exports' folder separate from your RAW archive.

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