My Photo Export Settings Lightroom & Photoshop

Lightroom

I get a lot of questions about how I achieve such sharp photos on Instagram. Of course, the original shot needs to be sharp! So, in this first blog post, I’ll share my photo export settings in Lightroom and Photoshop. First we start with Lightroom.

Import your RAW photo into Lightroom. Once you’ve finished editing, you can export your image using the following settings. Go to File > Export and use these settings:

File Settings
Image format: JPEG
Quality: 100
Color Space: SRGB IEC61966-2.1

Image Sizing
Resolution: 300 Pixels

Output Sharpening
Sharpen For: Screen Amount: High

Tip: Save these settings as a preset so you don’t have to adjust them manually every time.

Photoshop

The first step is to open Photoshop and create a new file. You’ll see a window where you can choose your size and other file options. Check out the photo below for the settings I use.

Photoshop canvas size + settings

1440 X 1080 Px
1350 x 1080 Px
1080 x 1080 Px

Color mode: RGB
Resolutie: 300 (Pixels/Inch) 8 bit
Color profile: sRGB IE61966-2.1
Pixels Aspect Ration: Square pixels

Different size options for Instagram in 2025 are shown below. Choose the one that best fits your content.

Import your photo and crop it if needed. Tip: Don’t edit your photo inside this canvas, as it’s only 1440 x 1080, 1350 x 1080, or 1080 x 1080 pixels in size. If you try to make your photo bigger later, it may become pixelated and lose quality.

After this, we’re going to save the photo, and I’ll show you the next settings: File > Export > Save for Web.

Photoshop export settings

JPEG
Embed Color Profile
Quality 100
Convert te sRGB

Image size Quality: Bicubic Sharper

Thank you so much for reading! I hope you found these tips helpful and inspiring. If you did, I’d love to hear your thoughts—feel free to send me a message on Instagram! Your feedback means a lot to me.