Lightroom Export Settings For Instagram, Facebook, Print etc
After editing beautiful photos but while exporting photos you face low resolution or quality problems?
No worries, in this article we will briefly guide you on how to export photos for social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, etc. There is a simple Instagram Facebook export setting in Lightroom. If you do not properly export photos they look not good. Sometimes you face larger file size issues and are unable to share photos on social media platforms. In this article, we will guide you about optimizing file size.
Basic Lightroom Export Settings
Open Export Dialogue Box
In Lightroom Editor at the right corner of the screen click on the export button.
If you are using a Lightroom window or a Mac, press CTRL+Shift+E (Windows) or CMD+Shift+E (Mac). Right-click on the desired image and choose an export option.
Select Export Location
Now you can export the location for your work to store. You can save your files on a hard drive, or email to easily access your files . If you want to export photos for Facebook or Instagram then we recommend you export images on a hard drive.
Choose Specific Folder
You can store the export in a specific folder or make a new folder to store your export. Also see lightroom alternative article.
File Renaming
Rename your file like rename file named mywork to myphoto.
File setting
Now you can PNG or JPG file format according to your choice.
Image Setting
Now you can select images setting resolution quality color space.
Select Copyright
Best Lightroom Export Setting for Print
Before exporting settings for social media platforms, let’s discuss the best print export setting for your photos. 300 resolution per inch is recommended. If you are still confused then this is the recommended setting for print export in Lightroom:
File Settings
Image Sizing
Output Sharpening
Best Lightroom Export Settings for Facebook
Do you face the issue of photo size while sharing on Facebook? Its become too big automatically?
To maintain good quality export we recommend you export a max width of 2058 for landscape-oriented images and 960 for portrait-oriented images. If you use this setting your photos for Facebook will look amazing.
File Settings
Image Sizing
Output Sharpening
Best Lightroom Export Settings for Instagram
Nowadays, Instagram is becoming very popular for content like videos and photos. So it is very important to make proper images for content creation on Instagram. You can use 80-100 settings for Instagram images. The Instagram post and photo are vertical 4:5 ratio. Instagram reels and stories ratio is vertically 16:9 recommended.
File Settings
Image Sizing
Output Sharpening
Best Lightroom Export Settings for Web
This is very important to make perfect images for websites like blogging websites 1080 image width is recommended for website images. If you want to use a bigger image then you can use width 2048.
File Settings
Image Sizing
Output Sharpening
Why Use Lightroom Export Presets
Exporting presets in Lightroom is very easy and simple use hotkeys CTRL-Shift-E” or “CMD-Shift-E.You can export images and also in the output option in Lightroom you can adjust the format and size of images. Also see using lightroom tips.
FAQ’s
Conclusion
In this article, we have covered the best-recommended export settings for Facebook and Instagram. You can shine on Facebook and Instagram by making stunning photos with good resolution. For Lightroom for PC get this article.