Replacing the Lightroom Preference File
Also known as trashing the prefs, this is the act of forcing Lightroom to create a clean preference file in the hopes that it fixes whatever strange Lightroom problem you might be having.
Tutorials
My top 10 tips for new Lightroom users x 2 thanks to Scott Kelby
I had the highest honor ever bestowed upon me since I started blogging about Lightroom. One of my biggest Photoshop/Lightroom heroes thought one of my blog posts was good enough to use as a starting point for his own blog! One more thing I can cross off my bucket list. 🙂
My Take on Lightroom 3 Beta
Adobe has just released Lightroom 3 Beta! Now before you rush out and start downloading I’d like to give you my take on this beta release to help you get off on the right foot.
Tutorial: Configuring External Editors
You can access the Preferences by going to Edit > Preferences on Windows or Lightroom > Preferences on Mac. Once the Preferences dialog box appears click the External Editing tab to access these settings. By default Lightroom always chooses the most current version of Photoshop… Read More »Tutorial: Configuring External Editors
10 Things I Wish I Could Tell Every New Lightroom User
I had the great opportunity to write a guest blog post for Scott Bourne’s photofocus.com blog. It just went live today!
Tutorial: Advanced Cropping
First, the only change from Lightroom 1 to Lightroom 2 in regards to the crop tool is its new home. It moved from the Develop module’s Toolbar to the new Toolstrip under the Histogram. You can still jump to the Crop Tool from anywhere in… Read More »Tutorial: Advanced Cropping
Tutorial: Working with the Vignette Panel
While there is a Vignette panel in Lightroom 1 it was intended to be a correction tool for fixing the slightly dark edges around a photo that can result from using certain combinations of filters and lenses. It worked OK for that purpose, but many… Read More »Tutorial: Working with the Vignette Panel
Tutorial: Making Adjustments with the Graduated Filter Tool
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… Read More »Tutorial: Making Adjustments with the Graduated Filter Tool
Tutorial: The Many Views of the Library Module
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… Read More »Tutorial: The Many Views of the Library Module
Guest Blog Post: Making Your Mark
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.