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Hello from Pre-con day here at Photoshop World! Just wanted to pass along a quick tip to anyone on their way here from another time zone. Set your camera’s clock to Vegas time http://bit.ly/OcHHq or fix it in Lightroom later http://bit.ly/3ujmb

 Develop Module,LR2,Tutorials         No comments

The Graduated Filter is one of my favorite new features of Lightroom 2, and it has considerably reduced my need to send photos to Photoshop for additional local adjustments. It is worth noting that like any software adjustment, you can only work on data that is actually in the photo …

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The types of tasks performed in the Library module generally fall under file management, such as separating the keepers from the clunkers, applying keywords, organizing into collections, renaming, applying metadata, etc., and each of these views are designed to help make those tasks a little easier.
The four Library module views—Grid, …

 LR2,Update         4 comments

This update provides a few bug fixes as well as support for new cameras from Nikon, Olympus and Panasonic. Read all the details at Lightroom Journal.

 LR2,Photography,Tutorials         4 comments

I had the opportunity to write a guest blog post as a sort of follow up to my Layers Magazine article. Head on over to x-equals.com to read my post about watermarking in Lightroom with LR2Mogrify.

 Export,LR2,Tips,Web         16 comments

A nice feature of Lightroom 2′s Export dialog is the ability to automatically add exported copies into the Lightroom catalog. Among other uses, I find it to be a very handy way to add a custom watermark using theLR2Mogrify export plugin to copies of photos I want to add to …

 Library,LR1,LR2,Tips         No comments

I was recently asked if it were possible to assign photos to a collection during import. It would make a good feature request, but it is not currently possible.
Here are the alternatives I came up with that could be used once the import is complete.
You could select all (Ctrl/Cmd+A) the …

 Develop Module,LR1,LR2,Tips         9 comments

There is an aspect of the Lightroom crop tool that is not as intuitive as it could be (based on how often the question gets asked), and that is how to change the orientation of the crop rectangle.

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There’s a tiny little feature called Show in Collection that Adobe added to the contextual menu that appears when you right-click a photo just about anywhere in Lightroom. 
It allows you to see what collections that photo has been added to and it allows you to jump over to viewing any …

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There’s a handy feature in the Filmstrip that gives you access to a wide range of info about your photos no matter where you are in Lightroom.
First you need to enable Show Image Info Tooltips in the Filmstrip. Just right-click (Ctrl-click) a photo in the Filmstrip and go to View …

 Develop Module,LR2,Tips         2 comments

I want to pass along a tip on how to sample a color from the original photo when applying a split tone affect to a photo that has been converted to grayscale in Lightroom.
First, go to View > Before and After to choose a view that puts both the original …