According to the experts at the Exploring Photography YouTube channel there’s a good chance that you’ve been wasting time behind the computer by taking the wrong approach to culling photos after you return from a shoot. This quick tutorial will dramatically speed up this chore so you can get back out in the field with a camera as soon as possible.

Here’s how instructor Will Simpson introduces today’s eye-opening tutorial: “I’ll show you how to cull photos faster than ever and introduce you to a Lightroom editing workflow that almost no photographers are using. It will dramatically speed up the photo-editing process, whether you’re working on wedding photos, portraits or landscapes.”

Simpson developed this system himself  because of the slowdowns he was experiencing with Lightroom’s latest masking update. He provides a quick overview of his innovative process and then takes a deeper dive into some secret sauce that he says can cut your time in half while still delivering pro-quality results.”

You’ll quickly discern that this isn’t the same-old-same-old cumbersome approach for getting the job done. In fact all photographers from novices to seasoned Lightroom users will learn how to improve their post-processing efficiency by following Simpson’s step-by-step advice for and trying something outside the box.

Simpson’s bottom line is that the traditional method you’ve been using may work, but it’s definitely holding you back. Once you’re done watching and updating your everyday Lightroom workflow accordingly, head over to the Exploring Photography YouTube channel where there are many more how-to videos that will elevate your skills.

And don’t miss an earlier tutorial we featured with a Serbian post-processing expert who demonstrates a simple Photoshop workflow that employs Adjustment Layers to maximize the impact of enhancements made to your photographs.

If you’re unfamiliar with Lightroom’s powerful Point Color tool, this comprehensive beginners guide from the PHLOG Photography YouTube channel will set you straight. In barely 10 minutes you’ll learn how to expand your workflow by gaining full control of the colors in your images.

Instructor Christian Mohrle is a highly acclaimed German pro whose instructional channel boasts over 100K enthusiastic subscribers and almost 900 shooting and editing how-to videos. He promises that what you’ll learn in today’s Lightroom episode will definitely make your colors POP!

Before getting started download the demonstration Raw file from the description beneath the video so you can follow along in real time and make the adjustments yourself as the steps are explained. Mohrle explains Lightroom’s Point Color tool in the context of landscape imagery, but it’s benefits are equally transformational for all types of outdoor imagery.

As always, Mohrle kicks off his edit with several global adjustments to prepare his shot for the selective enhancements that follow. He starts the preliminary adjustments by expanding Lightroom’s Basic panel and changing the default profile to  Adobe Landscape which instantly increases base saturation for a more vibrant look.

Other initial enhancements involve bringing up exposure while dialing down highlights, opening up shadows for more detail, and raising contrast in the whites. Mohrle completes his global moves by boosting clarity, texture, and dehaze while adding a big bump to vibrance.

Now Mohrle turns his attention to Lightroom’s Point Color tool that’s found on the right side of the screen when you open the Lightroom’s Color Mixer panel. You won’t see anything going on until you first select the color you want to adjust. Once you do that a variety of options become available, and Mohrle’s describes what they how and explains how they work.

He then demonstrates the power of Point Color enhancements in combination with thoughtful masking. The lesson concludes with a bit of quick calibration and subtle sharpening. Check out the before/after examples and you’ll be very impressed.

There’s much more to learn on the PHLOG Photography YouTube channel, especially for landscape shooters, so be sure to pay a visit then you have time to explore.

We also encourage you to watch the tutorial we featured with a globe-trotting expert who demonstrates a Photoshop technique for brushing in a realistic direct light effect to make travel and landscape photos really stand outs.