Quick LR question - using the same edits on several photos

[Astraeus]

I have just spent a while tweaking a photo and have made it look really nice. Now there are several more shots taken on the same day which require the same edit. Can I save the technique I applied to one photo and then, with one-click, set it to work on another photo?

 

[markrichardson]

You can - and there are a few ways to do it.

If you're not likely to use the settings in future for other shoots, you can simply copy and paste the settings. There are buttons for copy and paste settings at the bottom left in develop mode, or use Ctrl+Shift+C to copy and Ctrl+Shift+V to paste. It will prompt to ask you which settings to copy (e.g. you may not want to copy and paste the crop, but copy all of the colour and exposure adjustments)

If you are likely to use the settings for other shoots, it's probably worth making a preset. See the step by step instructions here, but it's pretty simple too.

 

[SevernBore]

The answer is "yes". Just select the photos for which you want to use the same settings (including the one you have already adjusted) and then click the "Sync" button at the bottom of the adjustments panel in the develop module. This will bring up a window with various settings so that if there are any specific ones you want to exclude from the batch adjustment you can deselect them.

 

[Astraeus]

If you're not likely to use the settings in future for other shoots, you can simply copy and paste the settings. There are buttons for copy and paste settings at the bottom left in develop mode, or use Ctrl+Shift+C to copy and Ctrl+Shift+V to paste. It will prompt to ask you which settings to copy (e.g. you may not want to copy and paste the crop, but copy all of the colour and exposure adjustments)

This is the method I went for. Thanks very much for your help.