How to Match Look in Adobe Lightroom: Colour Matching in Photography Tutorial

While revisiting Capture One recently, I came across a fantastic feature called Match Look.

This tool allows you to select a colour-graded image and apply the same look to another photo seamlessly. It’s a game-changer for streamlining the editing process and also very useful for wedding photography where clients can often request different looks, whether it’s vintage brown tones, high-key or dark and moody.

This discovery got me wondering how to achieve a similar outcome in Adobe Lightroom. Although Lightroom doesn’t currently have a feature as intuitive as Match Look, there is a relatively straightforward workaround.

By using the Colour Grading panel and tweaking the shadows, midtones and highlights with Selective Colour, you can replicate a similar effect.

In the short video below, I guide you through the process step by step. While this method may require some fine-tuning to perfect the final result, it’s a quick and effective way to get your edits into the right ballpark.