Photography,Resources,Tutorials         3 comments

I wrote an article for Layers Magazine that was published in their September 2008 issue about some steps every photographer can take to help protect their copyright when putting their photos online. I’m happy to report that Layers has put the full article online for all to read: Protecting What’s …

 GPS,Tutorials         7 comments

In the article I referenced a couple of ways I include GPS data during output. One of the ways is in my blog posts that have the GPS tag. I do this using a Lightroom export plugin called LR2/Blog. Using LR2/Blog I can export directly to a wordpress template for my blog.

 Export,LR1,LR2,Tips,Tutorials         No comments

Last week I tried to demystify the import process, so it seems fitting to do the same with the export process. Part of what confuses people are the words Import and Export as it implies that your photos are going in and then out of Lightroom, but in reality it is …

 Before You Start,Import,Tips,Tutorials         No comments

Lightroom is built upon a database. Inside this database, commonly referred to as the catalog, is all the data about your photos. This includes all the metadata created by the camera at the time the photo is taken (shutter speed, f-stop, ISO, etc.) as well as all the data you …

 Develop Module,Tips,Tutorials         No comments

While it is usually best to try and avoid situations that you know may be problematic there are times where you really want to take the shot and take care of the problems later.
When evaluating your photos you are not likely to see the purple fringing in Fit Screen view. …

 Develop Module,Tips,Tutorials         2 comments

The Snapshots panel, located between the Presets and History panels, inside the Develop module is a handy means for recording the settings of the photo you are working on at significant points in your workflow.

 
Read Using the Lightroom Snapshots Panel over at peachpit.com.

 Before You Start,Tips,Tutorials         No comments

I know how exciting it is when you first get Lightroom and you can’t wait to start importing photos and putting Lightroom through its paces! If you are like most people you keep the Lightroom catalog in the default location and never look back. Time goes by and your catalog …

 Library,Tips,Tutorials         No comments

The Quick Develop panel’s sole purpose in life is to speed up your workflow. It is essentially a mini Develop module built right into the Library module. It is not intended to replace the Develop module, but rather to give you the ability to tap into the power of the …

 Develop Module,Tips,Tutorials         No comments

A very useful addition to Lightroom 2 is a new tool called the Adjustment Brush. Consider it a sibling to the Graduated Filter, but in the form of a versatile brush that allows for a great deal of creativity while making non-destructive local adjustments right inside the Develop module. Let’s …

 Library,Tips,Tutorials         No comments

Using the Painter tool requires a little bit of imagination. You see, you need to imagine you have a spray paint can that doesn’t use paint. Instead of paint you can load the Painter tool with a color label, flag state, star rating, metadata template, develop preset, rotation setting or …

 Before You Start,Tips,Tutorials         No comments

You may hear them referred to as either presets or templates interchangeably and you can find some form of preset/template in every Lightroom module. No matter what you call them they have a single purpose, which is to speed up your workflow by keeping you from having to recreate the …