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Catch the Interview and win a free book
I had the pleasure of chatting with (fellow NAPP member) Jason Anderson over at Canon Blogger about Lightroom, NAPP, the Perfect Picture School of Photography, and my latest book (due out in August) on stock photography.
My Take on Lightroom 3 Beta 2
I’m incredibly excited to see that Adobe has released an update to the original Lightroom 3 Beta! There are a few additions to this release that I am particularly excited about and think you will be too.
Photofocus: Lightroom’s Adjustment Brush Essentials
My latest guest post is up on Photofocus, and I’ve rounded up the ten most important things you need to know about using the Adjustment Brush.
Photofocus: Better Skies with Lightroom’s Graduated Filter
Check out my guest post on photofocus.com to learn how to get better skies with Lightroom’s Graduated Filter tool.
Photofocus: Top tips for working in Lightroom’s Grid view
Check out my guest post on photofocus.com to learn my top tips for working in Lightroom’s Grid view.
Photofocus: Customizing your Camera Raw defaults in Lightroom
Check out my guest post on photofocus.com about how to customize your camera raw defaults in Lightroom.
Photofocus: Two Fast Ways to Apply Develop Settings to Multiple Photos in Lightroom
New 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 …
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: Advanced Cropping
Want to take your Lightroom experience to the next level? Sign up for my online Lightroomers Guide to Lightroom class. Thanks for visiting!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 …
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 people enjoyed using it more …
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 is actually in the photo …
Lightroom Split Toning Tip
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 …
Tutorial: Understanding the Lightroom Export Process
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 …
Tutorial: The Purpose of Importing into Lightroom
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 …
Tutorial: Correcting Red Eye
Red eye, the result of the light from the flash reflecting off the back of the retina, is not a phenomenon that is new to digital photography. It most commonly occurs when using a camera with a pop-up flash directly over the lens. While it is always best if it …
