Why does my photo look more red after importing into Lightroom?
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After I import a photo into Adobe Lightroom, the color looks warmer or more red than the original. In my case, the image in the Library module looks different from the same image in the Develop module. Is this normal, and is there a setting that causes Lightroom to change the color rendering?
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The 'Library' tab is likely using the jpeg preview generated in-camera and attached to the raw file.
The develop module is probably reinterpreting the raw data based upon your choice for default rendering.
Or vice versa, depending on your choices in Lightroom's settings options.
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Yes, this can be normal. Lightroom may show different versions of the same photo in Library and Develop.
A common reason is that the Library module can display the JPEG preview embedded in the raw file, which was generated in-camera using the camera’s own color settings. The Develop module, however, renders the raw data itself using Lightroom’s default profile and processing, so the color can shift warmer, cooler, or more red.
So the difference is often not that Lightroom is “adding red,” but that you’re seeing two different renderings of the image.
If the issue is with exported files looking wrong in another program, make sure the exported image includes an embedded color profile so other software can display it correctly.
In short: yes, this behavior is normal in many raw workflows, and it is usually related to preview/rendering and color profile handling rather than a problem with your photo.
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