- After importing an image, click on Develop.
![](http://www.quicksetupguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image-36-1024x479.png)
Step 1: Crop and straight the image in Basic.
Open Crop Overlay (R)
![](http://www.quicksetupguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image-37.png)
You can use Auto Straighten or adjust Angle manually. Also you can resize.
![](http://www.quicksetupguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image-38-1024x533.png)
Step 2: Spot Removal (Q) in Basic – Open Spot Removal tool to remove
dust spots.
![](http://www.quicksetupguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image-57.png)
![](http://www.quicksetupguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image-58.png)
![](http://www.quicksetupguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image-59.png)
![](http://www.quicksetupguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image-60-1024x625.png)
Step 3: White Balance in the Basic.
You may have 3 options: As Shot, Auto, Custom.
![](http://www.quicksetupguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image-39.png)
- As Shot
![](http://www.quicksetupguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image-42.png)
Use Shot pen points to the white area.
![](http://www.quicksetupguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image-40.png)
This is the result.
![](http://www.quicksetupguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image-43-1024x683.png)
- Auto –
- Click Auto.
![](http://www.quicksetupguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image-44-1024x690.png)
- Custom – adjust Temp and Tint.
![](http://www.quicksetupguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image-45.png)
Step 4: Tone
Use Auto first. If you don’t like it, adjust tone yourself. If the image tone looks good to me, I just hold Alt key and double click Whites and Blacks to adjust whites and blacks.
![](http://www.quicksetupguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image-46-1024x428.png)
Step 5: Presence.
Normally, I will adjust Texture, Clarity and Dehaze right now. Left Vibrance and Saturation for later.
![](http://www.quicksetupguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image-47-1024x426.png)
Step 6: Tone Curve – you have 4 options: Highlights, Lights, Darks and Shadows. You can also try Point Curve.
![](http://www.quicksetupguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image-48-1024x450.png)
Step 7: HSL/Color – in or example, I would like to make sky more blue and leave more orange.
![](http://www.quicksetupguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image-49-1024x422.png)
Step 8: Split Toning – in our example I would add more orange and red color in Highlights/Blacks for sunrise.
![](http://www.quicksetupguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image-50-1024x533.png)
Step 9: Details – Here we can adjust Sharping and Noise Reduction.
![](http://www.quicksetupguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image-53-1024x497.png)
Step 10: Final adjustment – in our example, use Adjustment Brush (K) tool to highlight tree and give more yellow color.
![](http://www.quicksetupguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image-54.png)
![](http://www.quicksetupguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image-51-1024x503.png)
![](http://www.quicksetupguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image-52-1024x504.png)
Now, back to Basic and adjust Vibrance and Saturation.
![](http://www.quicksetupguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image-55-1024x420.png)
Press Y to compare before and after.
![](http://www.quicksetupguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/image-56-1024x446.png)
Please view the step by step video: