Applying image corrections on EXPORT - Lightroom

I've been trying to figure out the best way to apply image corrections on export through lightroom. What I'm trying to do is output the files the best for printing. I could soft-proof in lightroom, but I feel like the only thing I am doing to every picture is adding a little bit of exposure and contrast. I would like to leave my original files alone, but when I export them to jpg to print, I would like to add a touch of exposure and contrast. This is similar to the "print adjustment" box in lightrooms print module, except I'm not printing on my own, I am sending the files off to be printed.

Does anyone know if this is possible??

why not? People routinely do this with sharpening, because an image sharpened appropriately for the web often is insufficiently sharp in print. Save a 'snapshot' before making the additional changes, and then another snapshot with them. Export the second one.

However, I personally would send a couple of test prints, with increased sharpening but no additional changes, to see how much additional alteration, if any, you are going to want. Until you buy a print, you won't know how the lab's prints look.

davidmtml wrote in post #14914447
This is similar to the "print adjustment" box in lightrooms print module, except I'm not printing on my own, I am sending the files off to be printed.

You could "print to file" in the print module…

Are you wanting to add that "little bit of exposure and contrast" differently for each image or by the same amount for a whole batch?

There are two methods for applying settings.....

The first will apply the exact same value to each image (eg contrast = 25).
The other would apply the same differential value to each image (eg contrast = contrast + 25).

DunnoWhen wrote in post #14916679
Are you wanting to add that "little bit of exposure and contrast" differently for each image or by the same amount for a whole batch?

There are two methods for applying settings.....

The first will apply the exact same value to each image (eg contrast = 25).
The other would apply the same differential value to each image (eg contrast = contrast + 25).

I want to add the same differential to each file. For instance, I have already processed the files, so file 1 is at exposure +0.2, File 2 is at exposure +0.8. I would want to add 0.2 exposure to each, so file 1 would then be at +0.4, and file 2 would be at +1

davidmtml wrote in post #14917539
I want to add the same differential to each file. For instance, I have already processed the files, so file 1 is at exposure +0.2, File 2 is at exposure +0.8. I would want to add 0.2 exposure to each, so file 1 would then be at +0.4, and file 2 would be at +1

I would do this

• Enter into Library mode.
  
• Select those images to be amended.
  
• Using the Quick Develop options, apply the necessary Exposure/Contrast settings by using the << < > >> buttons. This will add/subtract, for Exposure, 1/3 or 1.0, or, for Highlights/Contrast etc, 5 or 20.
  
• Finally, export using LR/mogrify to generate new versions.
  

DunnoWhen wrote in post #14917584
I would do this

That's a good option, but I'd hit Cmd' after selecting the images, to create virtual copies…

Thank you all! It seems weird to me that you couldn't design an export preset to do this, but oh well. I will take your suggestions. Thanks again!