Tools on the left-side panel
The left panel works in a very similar way as it did in the Library module. It's still responsible for asset access but offers it on a more in-depth level for singular photographs.
Figure 5.19 – Closed set of left-side panel tabs
The following is a list of the left-side panel tools:
- Navigator: This is a familiar tool that accompanies us throughout Lightroom. The Develop module is no different; it also has the same functionality across all the panels.
- Presets: Presets are the various settings we choose from the right-side panel saved as templates to be applied to photographs. We can create simple presets to quickly use something such as multiple levels of sharpness or elaborate with settings encompassing multiple changes across many tools within several tabs. Lightroom comes with an excellent selection of presets split thematically into a few different groups.
- Snapshots: At any stage of the developing...