Correct distortion in Lightroom

Who needs a tilt-shift lens when fixing distortion is this easy?

There’s no getting away from the fact that tilt-shift (or perspective control) lenses are great for avoiding perspective distortion at the point of shooting, but they are specialist and tend to be expensive. While getting shots right in-camera is often the best way to work, the tools available in Lightroom for correcting perspective are both easy to use and highly effective.

KEY TIP

TRY AUTO FIRST

When correcting perspective distortion with Transform in Lightroom, it’s always worth trying the Auto option first. Its effectiveness is 50/50, but when it works it will fix an image in an instant.

What you’ll be using

• Basic adjustments
• Lens Corrections
• Guided Transform
• Manual Transform
• Crop Tool