Get the clutter of unwanted images out of your catalogs by using the Refine Photos command.
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Lightroom for Digital Photographers
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Using The Refine Photos Command
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Making Your Smart Collections Smarter
28 Jan 2010 | 4:32 amSmart collections are a very powerful way to sort and group your images. There's a trick that you can use to make your Smart Collection even smarter. -
Lightroom and HDR
21 Jan 2010 | 4:45 amAlthough Lightroom can't directly produce HDR images you can use Lightroom to coordinate the production of your HDR images in other products that can render HDR Images. -
Fixing Import Location Errors
14 Jan 2010 | 4:05 amHave you ever imported your images to the wrong folder or hard drive? If so, watch this tutorial to see how easy it is to move your images from a folder or hard drive. -
How to select your best black and white candidates
7 Jan 2010 | 4:25 amNot all images look great when converted to black and white. In this tutorial we'll show you how to select your best candidates for black and white conversion.
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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
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4 Signs That it’s Time to Start From Scratch In Lightroom
9 Feb 2010 | 3:52 amIt's inevitable. Every time I teach a seminar or workshop I have some one approach me with a catalog problem. It's usually gotten so bad for them that they've sworn off Lightroom by this point because of it. Unfortunately, my advice isn't something they want to hear but it's really the best advice I can give them - Start from scratch in Lightroom. Sometimes it's just more work to try to go back and fix things. That being said, here's 4 signs that it may be time for you to start from scratch in Lightroom. Before you get mad at me though, I've also included links to videos that I've done over… -
Tip – Exporting Photos with Last Settings
5 Feb 2010 | 6:07 amHere's a neat little tip I use a lot so I hope you will too. If you want to export some photos and use the same export settings you used the last time, you can bypass the Export dialog and just go to File > Export with Previous. Better yet, memorize the keyboard shortcut Cmd-Option-Shift-E (PC: Ctrl-Alt-Shift-E), and it will automatically export the photos using your last settings. Like I said, its a little tip but it's one I use all the time. Thanks for stopping by this week and enjoy your weekend! Bookmark It -
Lightroom Q&A
3 Feb 2010 | 4:57 amIts time for another round of Lightroom Q&A's. Keep the questions coming. Q. When I export images sometimes I export to 640 x 480 for web viewing. The problem is that the images that were shot using a vertical orientation are exported as 360 x 480 instead of 480 x 640. Is there a way to export a 'mixed' group of photos to a custom size yet retain the original aspect ratio? A. That's because by setting 640 x 480, you've essentially set a max size for the height of the image at 480 right? So it couldn't do 480x640 because that would be going against what you've set as a max height. So if you… -
Preset – Wedding Grain Effect
1 Feb 2010 | 6:23 amHoly cow! It's February, and more importantly my birthday month :) It's also preset day and I've got one that's been asked for quite a bit since I started making presets. It has to do with a "grain" effect and it deals with the new Grain setting in Lightroom 3 Beta. BUT WAIT!!! If you're not a LR3 Beta user don't worry. The preset itself still looks cool and still works in Lightroom 2 (it just doesn't apply the grain). Depending on the photo, the settings still bring out a little graininess in the image so its not a total loss. Anyway, take a look at the before and after by clicking below. It… -
Video – Monitor vs. Printer Calibration
28 Jan 2010 | 6:21 amPlease install flash player to view video. Hi all. A while back I created a video on the non-Lightroom (but still very important) topic of calibration using a hardware calibration device. From what I can gather out there, a lot of photographers have heard the message loud and clear - use a hardware calibration device. I don't really care which one, just use one. However, from being out on the road I have seen a bit of confusion surrounding what type of calibration you need. There's monitor calibration to create a color profile for your screen, and there's printer calibration to create a…
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Preset Maintenance – staying organized and secure
9 Feb 2010 | 7:56 amPreset Maintenance – staying organized and secure Do you often look at your Preset palette in the Develop Module and find yourself overwhelmed with the possibilities, often in staggering disarray, making it hard to find what you are looking for? An overabundance of options can sometimes stifle creativity, and having a bunch of presets designed for graphic art does not aid you when editing a wedding. Adobe could help solve this organizational nightmare with the addition of nested folders in the Presets palette, however, that is not available in Lightroom 2 and has not appeared in the… -
Photo Profile – Mike Rusczyk
4 Feb 2010 | 4:47 amPhoto Profile – Mike Rusczyk As a young punk kid, I spent every waking hour on a skateboard. There are a lot of memories from my youth, but being on a skateboard, raising hell, and having fun with my core group of friends was all that mattered. Fast forward 20 years, and I’m still on a skateboard, but not as much as back then – and I still try keep in touch with my core groups of friends from way back when. Sure time lapses between touching base but those years melt away every time I get a chance to catch up with those people that were a part of shaping who I am today. Mike… -
Cleaning up the mess – culling images in Lightroom
2 Feb 2010 | 5:00 amCleaning up the mess – culling images in Lightroom So, this weekend I came to the conclusion it was time to reinstall my operating system. I have been running the Windows 7 Release Candidate for quite sometime, and its expiration was drawing nearer, and I did not want to deal with the inconveniences it creates towards expiration. Reinstalling a system is never fun, and is a lot of work, especially for a photographer. Obviously, after Windows 7 was installed I had to reinstall all my needed software, in other words, a lot of Adobe product. So after hours of install, it was time to set up… -
Dripbook – Turbocharge your online promotions
28 Jan 2010 | 2:04 pmDripbook – Turbocharge your online promotions In our recent X-Equals Survival Kit we included an important piece of our marketing and promotions activities that some of you may not have had a chance to really check out: Dripbook. There was a time where a standalone website did it for your business. Those days are over. Having your blog or website up and running is one thing – involving your promotions to include RSS, mobile devices, social media, and access to like minded prospects in one easy to use service is another thing altogether. There was a time where a standalone website… -
Build ‘n Ship – Lightroom Export Presets
26 Jan 2010 | 5:46 amBuild ‘n Ship – Lightroom Export Presets One of the biggest selling points for Lightroom has to be its ability to use presets. However, most people simply think of develop presets when they hear the word “preset”. This misconception is understandable; especially considering everything a good selection of develop presets can do for you. But presets can do more for you than make pictures pretty, they allow you to super charge you workflow, making menial tasks single click affairs. Using Export Presets allows you to be quick and consistent … So today we are going to look at…
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Lightroom News
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TTG Stage Updated to 2.2
8 Feb 2010 | 9:49 pmMatthew Campagna has announced that TTG Stage has been updated to version 2.2. The most exciting addition is the new liquid stage mode, which sizes Flash galleries such that they occupied the entirety of the browser viewport, minus the space needed for the header and site menu. Pretty cool stuff. He’s also revised Google Analytics implementation, included new options for adding custom CSS and scripts to the page and more. The new liquid stage: http://demo.theturninggate.net/galleries/ttg_stage/stage_02_simpleviewer2/ And here’s the original, fixed layout (still an option for use):… -
LRB Exhibition launched
4 Feb 2010 | 7:03 amLightroom Blog has announced the launch of LRB Exhibition, a new web gallery plugin for Lightroom. This plugin provides a showcase style website for Lightroom users. Features Home, About, Contact and Blank page 6 Galleries, 2 external links Google Analytics support SEO features built in Custom jQuery Gallery Multiparagraph, floating text boxes Clean layout 900X600 images W3C vaild (base code) More information at Lightroom Blog. -
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 ACE Exam Aid
18 Jan 2010 | 7:52 amWith the recent update to the Lightroom Adobe Certified Expert exam to version 2, Examaids have updated their self help study guide for the exam. The aid contains 335 questions to help the user hone their study for the exam. It also covers the topic list as set out in the new ACE guidelines. There’s a study mode and a practice mode to get you prepared. More Info: Mac , PC -
TTG Updates
7 Jan 2010 | 5:01 pmMatthew Campagna has announced TTG Highslide Gallery Pro 1.9.1 is now available with the following updates: Improvements to the transactionless cart, including new debugging options. Added permalink support for accessing specific images via URL, e.g. http://www.domain.com/gallery/?autoload=Image_Filename. When writing URLs, do not include the image file extension; use ‘image’, not ‘image.jpg’. New “Caption Extras” control area for adding Download Image and Permalink hyperlinks to image captions. This is a revision and expansion of the “Download Image” control area added in… -
Lightroom 2.6 and Camera Raw 5.6 final releases available
17 Dec 2009 | 10:07 pmTom Hogarty has announced the availability of Lightroom 2.6 and Camera Raw 5.6 as final releases on Adobe.com and through the update mechanisms available in Photoshop CS4 and Lightroom 2. These updates include camera support for the following models: Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EOS 7D, Canon PowerShot G11, Canon PowerShot S90, Leaf Aptus-II 5, Mamiya DM22, Mamiya DM28, Mamiya DM33, Mamiya DM56, Mamiya M18, Mamiya M22, Mamiya M31, Nikon D3s, Olympus E-P2, Panasonic DMC-FZ38, Pentax K-x, Sigma DP1s, Sony A500, Sony A550, Sony A850, Release Notes: Camera Raw 5.6 and Lightroom 2.6 provide a fix…
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Lightroom-Blog.com
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In Progress
6 Feb 2010 | 11:13 amThere's been a few feature requests in the few days since LRB Exhibition was launched. I'm glad to say it's getting good reaction. Anyhow, here's the list of stuff that have been added/fixed/changed since release based on user feature requests. 1.1 changelog Added Top GapAdded Numbers checkboxAdded body image check box.Fixed repeatChanged less for fewerChange UI coloursAdded a Switch to the galleries to hide the menu and force all images into Gallery 1, acting as a single gallery rather than a website.Added Number Height sliderAdded Menu Gap sliderMenu gallery swapMenu and Identity Plate… -
LRB Exhibition
1 Feb 2010 | 7:04 pmWritten from the ground up with new internal code and ideas, LRB Exhibition is a new 'Website in a gallery' plugin for Lightroom's Web module. From the Portfolio family, it allows the user to create home, about, contact and general use pages, along with 6 galleries and 2 external links.The main image area in the gallery is based around a single image preview in an enclosed space. Using jQuery, each slide can be navigated to either using the navigation arrows, or numbered links to the relevant slide. LRB Exhibition is far more mature that LRB Portfolio was at version 1.0, in fact it's almost… -
LRB Exhibition almost ready
1 Feb 2010 | 10:24 amMy new web Plugin LRB Exhibition is almost ready for launch. Written from the ground up with new internal code and ideas, this is my second website in a gallery plugin for Lightroom. From the Porfolio family, it allows the user to create home, about, contact and general use pages, along with 6 galleries and 2 external links. An earlier prototype of the plugin was used to create SkyWaterLand.com. It's been much improved since then though. Once I get the all clear, I'll upload and launch the product. This will be the same price as LRB Portfolio (15 euro), but I will have a 20% Discount for the… -
Phototraining4U
1 Feb 2010 | 7:38 amSo my tenure as Lightroom Master for Phototraining4U.com has begun. The site has a whole series of training videos covering Wedding, Portraits, Fashion, Business, Wildlife and Photography Post Process, amongst others. It's owned and run by Mark Cleghorn, who has produced those great training videos for Lastolite. The site has a yearly fee of £199, but if you use the discount code SEAN with the link above, you'll get a whopping £50 discount as a new member. This yearly fee allows unlimited access to all the videos on the site. There's also a FreeView section on the site to give you an idea… -
Lightroom 2.6.1 posted for Leica users
26 Jan 2010 | 3:02 pmAdobe have posted Lightroom 2.6.1 to their servers. This is not available via the normal update mechanism. Mac OS: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4644 Windows: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4647 This 2.6.1 update contains a single change compared to 2.6: a fix for the problem that would cause LR to crash when processing some M9 files, primarily observed by users under 64-bit, but occasionally under 32-bit as well. There are no other changes.
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Lightroom Forums
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Re: Images not showing in lightroom
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Re: Images not showing in lightroom
9 Feb 2010 | 10:13 amWelcome to Lightroom Forums Tom!99% of the time it is because the display color profile is corrupt. Just recalibrate and come back to tell the results... -
Images not showing in lightroom
9 Feb 2010 | 10:09 amHas anyone come accross the problem of lightroom not showing images in the library and develop modes. All the exif data is there and the images show in the web mode. Also there is no question mark to say lightroom doesn't know where the images are. I h... -
Re: White Balance on JPEGs (was: hey)
9 Feb 2010 | 9:40 amQuote from: kool-aid on Today at 12:07:11 PMyea thanks guys. I was actually able to find presets with all the white balance options, I'm not sure if they are an identical match from the camera white balance but my eye can... -
Re: Watermark/signature suggestions?
9 Feb 2010 | 9:18 amAre those brushes you used for the logo, Kaitlyn?also, what font is that?
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Lightroom Secrets
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Can’t Get Enough Lightroom Info?
6 Feb 2010 | 4:13 pmIt’s a big place out there on the web. We certainly appreciate you stopping by Lightroom Secrets for some Lightroom goodness! But, if you still want more there are several excellent resources. Monthly (or so) we feature a Lightroom related site. Check the Featured Site section in the sidebar. There is also a list of Interesting Sites for you to explore. Give them a look. Perhaps you will find another site to add to your list. Another excellent source is Alltop. Alltop aggregates sites in a wide range of topics. Here’s how Alltop describes what it does: The purpose of Alltop is to… -
Hello from the Mile High City
4 Feb 2010 | 3:27 amHi, I’m Brian. I hail from Denver, Colorado and as previously announced, I was able to talk my way into being a contributor to this fantastic blog. Not surprisingly, I love Lightroom. I’ve used it since the first public beta and haven’t put it down since. It’s the best workflow tool for professional and amateur photographers alike. Period. So, on this, my maiden post, I thought I’d briefly share the top 5 reasons why I (and you should if you don’t already) use Lightroom. I look forward to future posts where I can continue to share my knowledge and passion… -
Lightroom Secrets Welcomes Brian Reyman
31 Jan 2010 | 6:38 amLightroom Secrets is pleased to welcome a new contributor, Brian Reyman! You can’t have enough Lightroom tips, tricks, tutorials, or news! Brian will stop by from time to time with his insights into Lightroom. Brian lives and breathes Adobe products and loves using pretty much all of them. He was recently named an Adobe Community Professional for Lightroom! As an Adobe Certified Expert in Lightroom and User Group Manager for the Denver Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop User Group, Lightroom is at the top of the list! When not shooting and using Lightroom (or other Adobe products), Brian is… -
Organizing Your Images
24 Jan 2010 | 1:09 pmThe start of a new year is always a time to think about change and improvement. One common resolution is to get more organized. In this age of digital media it is even more critical that we keep track of our digital assets. Lightroom has many features to help you organize your images. Organization can come in many forms and at many levels. You can organize your images at the drive level (by using a system of folders, subfolders, and file naming conventions) and/or at the metadata level in Lightroom. You must first decide what organizational workflow fits for you. There are many websites and… -
Adobe Community Professional
18 Jan 2010 | 4:53 pmI was again honored and humbled to learn that I have been named an Adobe Community Professional for 2010. Thank you, Adobe! Several of my digital cohorts have also been named as Adobe Community Professionals. Congratulations to Sean McCormack (Lightroom), Geoff Walker (Lightroom), A.J. Wood (InDesign), Chris Tarantino (Photoshop), and J Schuh (After Effects)! Well deserved my friends!!! Copyright © 2010 — Gene McCullaghALL RIGHTS RESERVED Adobe® and Lightroom® are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Lightroom Secrets is independently published and not…
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PresetsHeaven
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Win the book – The Accidental Millionaire!
26 Jan 2010 | 11:45 pmNow you can be one lucky winner of “The Accidental Millionaire” – A book by the unconventional entrepreneur and world-famous photographer Gary Fong. Together with BenBella Books I now give you the chance to win a copy of this fantastic book. The rules of this contest are simple. Just follow the instructions below and you [...] -
Enter to win a camera shoulder harness
14 Jan 2010 | 10:54 amMyBinocularHarness.com is giving away a camera shoulder strap harnesses. It fits ANY size camera and prevents the camera from swinging out or slipping off one’s shoulder. CONTEST DETAILS The giveaway runs from January 12th until midnight MST January 25th, 2010. Three shoulder harnesses will be given away, so there are three chances to win. HOW TO ENTER There are [...] -
CSI Miami look preset II
30 Dec 2009 | 3:45 pmEarlier I made a preset called CSI Miami. That preset mostly changed the saturation and color tones in a hard way. This time I made a new version called CSI Miami II (of course ) It consists of three graduated filters, adjustments on white balance and some color tone changes. You might wanna move [...] -
Share your lighting diagrams with iPhone
17 Dec 2009 | 11:43 amRecently I discovered the Strobox app for Iphone. It’s a really cool app where you can start making your own lightings set-up diagrams. It’s easy to use and you have plenty of equipment objects to play around with when you start making your diagrams. So if you are an owner of an iPhone I suggest you [...] -
Like facebook but just about photography!
4 Nov 2009 | 3:42 pmGreetings all! I’ve just made a special social network for all of you who are interested in photography, post-processing, sharing thoughts and everything related to it. Facebook is great but it’s about just everything. The Social Photo Network I’ve started are for those who like to share thoughts, photos, videos with others who have the same [...]
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Photoshop Insider Blog By Scott Kelby
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Come Join Dave Cross, Corey, and me in Tampa this month for the Photoshop Down & Dirty Tour
8 Feb 2010 | 10:02 pmOK, it was really just supposed to be just Dave and Corey splitting the day, but they were kind enough to invite me to do one of my favorite parts of the day—the session on Typography and Designing with Type, so now it’s the three of us. The seminar is coming up on Monday, February 22nd at the Tampa Convention Center, and if you haven’t had a chance to catch the tour yet, it is just one of those days that really opens your eyes to the power of Photoshop, and all the cool stuff you can do—stuff that really looks hard, but is actually easy once you know the secrets. -
Kelby TV is On The Air! (and NAPP news joins the channel).
8 Feb 2010 | 9:52 pmAbout a month ago we launched KelbyTV.com, a new home for all the video shows we produce each week, so folks would have a central location to find all our shows right online. Last week I mentioned that Dave Cross has launched his own new weekly Podcast called “Ask Dave” and now NAPP News (hosted by Larry Becker) has joined the channel. The full list of weekly shows on KelbyTV.com include: Photoshop User TV D-Town TV Layers TV Lightroom Killer Tips Photoshop Killer Tips Ask Dave NAPP News Of course, you can subscribe to all of these shows using Apple’s iTunes, and watch them right on… -
NAPP is Hiring!
8 Feb 2010 | 9:44 pmWant to come and work with us? NAPP is looking for a kick-butt PHP programmer to come and join the NAPP team down here in sunny Tampa, Florida (where today’s high is a lovely 65°). If you thrive in a really cool work environment, and want to work with some incredibly creative and fun people (our Web team rocks!), who really value what you do, then contact Barbie Taylor, our HR Director for all the details (just leave me a comment here on the blog, and I’ll get you her direct email). Also, if this isn’t you, but you know someone who would fit the bill, will you pass this on… -
Shooting the SuperBowl in Miami Last Night
7 Feb 2010 | 10:51 pmOK, there is a slight distinction in the headline you see above from my normal football game coverage—I didn’t say “shooting from the sidelines.” This time, I actually shot from up in the stands, because I didn’t have sidelines credential. Now, if you’re wondering how I got some “big glass” into the game, here’s the trick. The NFL has a rule that a spectator can’t bring a lens that’s more than 6 inches long (15.25 cm) into the stadium, and they measure the length as you come through the security. So, I measured my beloved Nikon… -
Ken Got His Guitar (and The Springs of Hope Orphanage got $2,500)
7 Feb 2010 | 9:40 pmKen Toney, regular commenter here on the blog, won the raffle we did for the “Photoshop Guys Signature Guitar” and he sent me the shot above of the guitar, in its display case, hanging on the wall of his office (which is pretty sweet, by the way). Click on the photo for a larger view. The raffle raised nearly $2,500 for the Springs of Hope Orphanage, and then we raised another $1,300+ from the off camera flash t-shirts (which are still available, in four stunning styles by the way), right here. Also, we raised an additional $1,000 through this blog’s affiliate program with…
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TheLightroomLab.com
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Behind the Lens Photo Weekend at Blackberry Farm: March 4-7, 2010
8 Feb 2010 | 8:57 amThere are still a few spaces available for this year’s Behind the Lens Photo Weekend at the luxurious Blackberry Farm on the edge of Great Smoky Mountain National Park. I co-teach this one-of-a-kind photography workshop alongside the great folks from Beall and Thomas Photography. Blackberry Farm goes out of it way to make this an incredible field photography experience. Along with their superb cuisine and hospitality, the resort opens the doors to their gourmet kitchen, their incredible wine cellar, and their heirloom farmstead for us to photograph! -
Lightroom vs. Photoshop
14 Jan 2010 | 3:04 pmLightroom vs. Photoshop? “Do I need to buy both Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop CS4?” Digital photographers ask me this question whenever I give lectures or lead workshops on either program. It’s a good question and one that deserves more than just a simple yes or no answer. Each program has it’s own strengths, and although the two programs share some common features, they are not competitors. By design, each program fills it’s own unique niche. Photoshop is the world’s leading pixel manipulator. There is no other program like it for complete… -
Printing in Lightroom with Virtual Copies
8 Jan 2010 | 8:05 amIf you do a lot of printing from Lightroom, there are situations where using Virtual Copies (VCs) can streamline your process. A VC exists only in the Lightroom catalog; it’s simply another instance of the original photo within the database. When you make a VC, there’s no file actually saved on the hard disk unless you Export the VC as a “real” image file. The key benefit of VCs is that you can make multiple variations of an image without taking up any additional disk space. In general, once you have “finished” a master photo and applied all the adjustments… -
Holiday Gift Ideas for Photographers from David Marx at TheLightroomLab.com
4 Dec 2009 | 3:29 pmThe season of gift giving is here again! I decided to come up with some gift ideas that would make me happy for this year’s list. Over the past year, I have grown very interested in star trails, night time, and time-lapse photography. Here’s a short sample from one of my recent star trail time-lapse experiment. I hope you like it. I sure had fun shooting it. Lake Alva Montana Star Trail Time-Lapse Photography from David Marx on Vimeo. So this year I made two gifts lists. The first set are all useful gadgets for time-lapse and night photography. The second set of gift ideas are… -
Great Deals on Lightroom v2 Today at Amazon
30 Nov 2009 | 10:53 amHappy Cyber Monday! There are great deals today on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom v2 at Amazon.com. Here’s a link to the full version of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2. . Here’s a link for the upgrade from Lightroom v1 to v2 only.
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Digital Daily Dose
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Video: Developing an Image in Lightroom
8 Feb 2010 | 1:26 pmA few months back I did a post on exposure — in particular, on the importance of exposing an image to the right, i.e. as brightly as possible without blowing out important highlights. I used this image as an example: Unworked Image My point was that because it was exposed brightly it didn’t look like much on my camera LCD, but since I captured very high quality information by exposing to the right, the image could hold up to some heavy enhancements in Lightroom or Photoshop. Here’s the worked image: Worked Image A reader asked me to show how I worked the image. In… -
Printing with Lightroom Class – February 13
3 Feb 2010 | 12:53 pmI have had some spots open up in this upcoming workshop in Seattle — I hope you can join us. Printing with Lightroom In this one day workshop learn how to achieve high-quality color and black and white prints with Lightroom 2. We start with color management — learn why and how to calibrate your monitor, what color spaces and gamut mean, and what printer profiles are and how you find and use them. We discuss printer and paper options, and then we move on to the Lightroom Print module, where you learn how to lay out and print individual images, contact sheets and picture packages. -
Saving Time with Collections in Lightroom
1 Feb 2010 | 12:38 pmBefore the time saver, a few basics on collections: Collections in the Library module of Lightroom are virtual grouping of images. They allow you to pull together images from anywhere in your catalog without having to create physical copies of your files. I use collections alot, to group images for portfolios, show submissions, examples for the classes I teach, slide shows I plan to create, images I want to show to friends, etc… A single image can be a member of an unlimited number of collections. You can select photos in grid view and then create a collection that will… -
A Handy Curves Trick
28 Jan 2010 | 11:51 pmCurves isn’t exactly intuitive, so Adobe lately has been introducing tools to make it more accessible. As I mentioned in my “Introduction to Curves” post, the sliders available underneath the curve in Lightroom (and Camera Raw) to adjust brightness of Highlights, Lights, Darks and Shadows are one example of this. Another example is the targeted adjustment tool, which allows you to select tones you want to brighten or darken by clicking on those tones in your image and dragging up to brighten or down to darken. The tool detects the brightness of the tones underneath… -
Lightroom Workshop January 30-31 — Still Time to Register!
22 Jan 2010 | 7:48 pmI still have some spots open for this workshop next weekend in Seattle — I hope you can join us! Lightroom Fundamentals Lightroom is Adobe’s image management and enhancement program designed specifically for photographers. With the inclusion in version 2 of the ability to make local image enhancements, Lightroom has become a powerful program which can dramatically increase the efficiency of your workflow. In this two day hands-on workshop, learn the fundamentals, concentrating on the Library and Develop modules where you manage, edit and enhance your images. Learn how to organize,…
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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
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4 Signs That it’s Time to Start From Scratch In Lightroom
9 Feb 2010 | 3:52 amIt's inevitable. Every time I teach a seminar or workshop I have some one approach me with a catalog problem. It's usually gotten so bad for them that they've sworn off Lightroom by this point because of it. Unfortunately, my advice isn't something they want to hear but it's really the best advice I can give them - Start from scratch in Lightroom. Sometimes it's just more work to try to go back and fix things. That being said, here's 4 signs that it may be time for you to start from scratch in Lightroom. Before you get mad at me though, I've also included links to videos that I've done over… -
Tip – Exporting Photos with Last Settings
5 Feb 2010 | 6:07 amHere's a neat little tip I use a lot so I hope you will too. If you want to export some photos and use the same export settings you used the last time, you can bypass the Export dialog and just go to File > Export with Previous. Better yet, memorize the keyboard shortcut Cmd-Option-Shift-E (PC: Ctrl-Alt-Shift-E), and it will automatically export the photos using your last settings. Like I said, its a little tip but it's one I use all the time. Thanks for stopping by this week and enjoy your weekend! Bookmark It -
Lightroom Q&A
3 Feb 2010 | 4:57 amIts time for another round of Lightroom Q&A's. Keep the questions coming. Q. When I export images sometimes I export to 640 x 480 for web viewing. The problem is that the images that were shot using a vertical orientation are exported as 360 x 480 instead of 480 x 640. Is there a way to export a 'mixed' group of photos to a custom size yet retain the original aspect ratio? A. That's because by setting 640 x 480, you've essentially set a max size for the height of the image at 480 right? So it couldn't do 480x640 because that would be going against what you've set as a max height. So if you… -
Preset – Wedding Grain Effect
1 Feb 2010 | 6:23 amHoly cow! It's February, and more importantly my birthday month :) It's also preset day and I've got one that's been asked for quite a bit since I started making presets. It has to do with a "grain" effect and it deals with the new Grain setting in Lightroom 3 Beta. BUT WAIT!!! If you're not a LR3 Beta user don't worry. The preset itself still looks cool and still works in Lightroom 2 (it just doesn't apply the grain). Depending on the photo, the settings still bring out a little graininess in the image so its not a total loss. Anyway, take a look at the before and after by clicking below. It… -
Video – Monitor vs. Printer Calibration
28 Jan 2010 | 6:21 amPlease install flash player to view video. Hi all. A while back I created a video on the non-Lightroom (but still very important) topic of calibration using a hardware calibration device. From what I can gather out there, a lot of photographers have heard the message loud and clear - use a hardware calibration device. I don't really care which one, just use one. However, from being out on the road I have seen a bit of confusion surrounding what type of calibration you need. There's monitor calibration to create a color profile for your screen, and there's printer calibration to create a…
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Lightroomers
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Photofocus: Two Fast Ways to Apply Develop Settings to Multiple Photos in Lightroom
30 Jan 2010 | 11:57 amNew guest post up on Photofocus.com on Two Fast Ways to Apply Develop Settings to Multiple Photos in Lightroom. Here’s the steps I use for applying the same crop to multiple photos: Press G to jump to Grid. Select all the photos you want to have the same aspect ratio. Expand the Quick Develop panel Expand the Saved Preset section if you can’t see the Crop Ratio setting. Click the Crop Ratio drop-down menu and select the aspect ratio or Enter Custom to create your own. All the selected thumbnails will update to the new aspect ratio. Press R if you want to jump to the Crop tool and… -
The Polester
10 Jan 2010 | 11:45 amI spent some time walking around the expo floor at ImagingUSA this morning. Wow! It was huge. Way bigger than Photoplus and Photoshop World. It just went on forever. One of the coolest things I found was called “the Polester”, no, not a portable pole dancing kit, but rather a telescoping pole with a mount for your camera at the top. The inventor and mastermind behind the Polester, Jim, was kind enough to let me test drive it with my LX3. Jim did say he has a DSLR model, but the original inspiration was for use with a compact digital when you need to get a shot that might otherwise… -
photofocus guest post: Importing Photos From Lightroom 2 into Lightroom 3 Beta
7 Jan 2010 | 9:20 pmMy latest guest post is live on photofocus.com. Learn how to safely bring developed raw photos from Lightroom 2 into the Lightroom 3 beta for test driving. Last week I posted a follow up called: Migrating Lightroom 2 Catalogs to Lightroom 3 – Revisited. Let me know if you have any questions! -
Lightroomers Guide to Lightroom
9 Dec 2009 | 9:31 amEver since writing Lightroom for Dummies I’ve wanted to teach a class based on the most common topics people are asking about as they come to grips with using Lightroom. Topics they are either not finding covered in other places or are just not covered in a format that allows them to ask questions and learn while doing. To that end I am extremely pleased to have the opportunity to teach that exact course in an online format through the Perfect Picture School of Photography (PPSOP)! From the course description … “Are you a new to intermediate Lightroom user who is looking to… -
Lightroomers now on Lightroom.Alltop
6 Dec 2009 | 11:32 amOne of my goals has been to develop my blog enough to get listed on Lightroom.Alltop.com alongside many of my Lightroom heroes, so it was an awesome sight on Tuesday when I spotted my own post in the Alltop widget on my blog! I installed the widget because I found it a great way to easily keep an eye on what other Lightroom bloggers were talking about and it is a great fit with my own content for anyone reading my blog. When anyone asks me where they can find great Lightroom tutorials, tips and tricks I simply point them to Lightroom.Alltop.com and feel good about sending them to a content…
