Continuing on with our weekly tips … this one is somewhat of an oldie but goodie.

I’m a huge fan of using the {Alt} key (mac or PC) to quickly access additional - hidden Quick Develop functions I use often.

During my first pass on a large job in the Library module, I not only rate images and select rejects, I also use the Tone Control sliders in the Quick Develop panel to adjust exposure. With a quick flick of the {Alt} key I can also slap the Saturation around and if necessary, Sharpen up any obvious soft images.

It’s a quick way to reach controls normally relegated to the Develop module.

|Brandon Oelling
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{note: all tool, panel and module references are always in BOLD for easy reference as you map our workflow to Lightroom)