How do I apply the same Lens Correction and Transform settings to multiple Lightroom photos?

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I shoot bracketed exposures from a tripod and then combine them in Photoshop using luminosity masks. My workflow is:

1. Apply Lens Correction in Lightroom
2. Apply Transform with custom guides in Lightroom
3. Export the files as layers to Photoshop
4. Blend them into a final image

The problem is that drawing the Transform guides manually for each frame is slow, and I want the settings to match exactly between the exposures. If the camera has not moved between shots, can Lightroom copy the exact same Lens Correction and Transform settings from one image to another?

user28155 · Answer

If the camera hasn't moved between shots, just use the Develop Settings | Copy Settings menu in Lightroom (right click on one image to get the menu). Pick the settings you want to copy (in your case, the transform stuff). Then right click on the target picture and choose Develop Settings | Paste Settings.

There are about 4 ways of achieving the same thing in Lightroom

Have two images selected when you enter the Develop module, and settings will be applied to both, for example
Use the copy / paste method above
Use the painter tool.
Use the sync settings button.

All of those will also apply transforms - but that only works if your two images are identical.

How do I apply the same Lens Correction and Transform settings to multiple Lightroom photos?

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