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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Adobe Lightroom Q&A => Topic started by: kers on November 04, 2026, 09:42:49 am
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I use Lightroom, but for my architectural work I do not use the perspective tool for I do not know what it does exactly.
Good perspective correction takes account of your position in height in relation to the horizon.
A position LR does not know. So how does it work?
If somebody knows more about it I am interested.
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https://jkost.com/blog/2024/07/removing-lens-distortions-and-correcting-perspective-in-lightroom-classic.html
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I use Lightroom, but for my architectural work I do not use the perspective tool for I do not know what it does exactly.
Good perspective correction takes account of your position in height in relation to the horizon.
A position LR does not know. So how does it work?
If somebody knows more about it I am interested.
I do architectural photography and I don't use the LR transform tool much for modifying keystoning. I normally use Photoshop transform for this purpose.
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Thanks David, I will have a closer look into it and will pubish the results here.
I also use Photoshop and a guide from Rodenstock that explains how to do it right.
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For simple keystoning correction, Lightroom works well and its tools are very easy to use. In addition to comprehensive sets of slider-based and automatic corrections, I often use its guided adjustment tool for architectural photos. The Julieanne Kost video Andrew cited provides a clear and concise tutorial.
Photoshop has essentially the same capabilities, plus a Perspective Warp tool that can help (within limits) with very difficult geometry corrections, such as those introduced by stitching a panorama. However I find it rather finicky—which perhaps reflects my limited Photoshop skills.
But there's a limit to how much and how well post-processing can correct geometric distortion. I've never worked professionally as a photographer, but I suspect someone doing architectural work for a client would be better off investing in a tilt-and-shift lens and a panorama tripod head than trying to get the perspective right in post. Or by just standing back far enough when it's possible to work with a lens of the appropriate focal length, using a high-resolution sensor, and cropping so the image is usable straight-out-of-camera.
Almost all the photos I've posted here (https://www.flickr.com/photos/chriskernpix/albums/72157719095548153/page2) had their geometry adjusted in Lightroom.