How to Turn On City Lights Using Lightroom

The glow of streetlights and the like can add a nice bit of warmth, elegance, and atmosphere to a nighttime cityscape photo, but, of course, you do not get control over those lights, and they will not always be turned on when you are out shooting. It is not too difficult to turn them "on," and you do not even need Photoshop to do it. This helpful video tutorial will show you how to do it quickly and convincingly using Lightroom. 

Coming to you from Serge Ramelli Photography, this awesome video tutorial will show you how to easily turn on streetlights using Lightroom. A dusk shot with lit streetlights can be quite lovely to look at, but on the other hand, a lot of cities do not turn their lights on until a bit later at night, and the timing might not line up with when you take your shot. As you will see, though, it only takes a few quick steps in Lightroom to light them up. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Ramelli. 

If you would like to learn more about photographing cityscapes, be sure to check out "Photographing the World 2: Cityscape, Astrophotography, and Advanced Post-Processing With Elia Locardi!"