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Test Driving the Lightroom 4 Public Beta
OK, I’m sure you are curious about jumping into the driver’s seat and giving this new version of Lightroom a few laps around the block. There’s a lot of cool stuff in here, and if you have been using Lightroom for awhile you should feel very much at home, but there are a few things I want to mention before you go too far.
My 2012 LightroomWorkshops Schedule
Hope your 2012 is off to a great start! Always hard to believe a new year has rolled around once again. I just wanted to share my 2012 workshop calendar as it stands so far.
Migrating You Lightroom Catalog and Photos to a New Computer
There comes giddy a time in every Lightroom user’s life when you will purchase a new computer. I’ve broken out the components you need to consider to get from old to new with a minimum amount of angst and a maximum amount of control.
A hands-on look at Adobe Carousel
I’ve had a chance to play around with a pre-release version of Adobe’s new platform for viewing, sharing and editing your photos across any number of supported (Mac only at the moment) devices. I thought it might be helpful to share some of my impressions and how I’ve come to use this platform within my existing photo workflow.
Taming Lightroom Keyword Chaos
I don’t often get questions about how to apply keywords to photos, but I do hear from people who are struggling to regain a bit of order over an unruly keyword list, so it is to them that I devote this column. Unfortunately, there is no magic wand to wave and automatically fix a disorganized keyword list, you’ll need to roll up your sleeves, put the kettle on, and just get down to business.
New Course at Perfect Picture School and a 15% discount
I’m excited about a new learning opportunity just starting at the Perfect Picture School of Photography. This new series of classes is called One on One with an instructor of your choice. I have been teaching a specialized 4-week Lightroom class there for almost 2 years, which is still happening every month. In this new class you have the chance to work with me one on one for 4 weeks covering just the Lightroom-related topics you are most interested in learning more about.
Lightroom Hide and Seek
Have you ever opened Lightroom and thought something was lost? A tool, a panel, a preset, or something you knew was there before is no longer there? Don’t fret; it is most likely just hiding.
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.
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 easier.
The four Library module views—Grid, …
Using Lightroom 2′s Target Collection
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 …
Add Parent Folder in Lightroom
There is a small and little used command in Lightroom’s Folders panel that can make your life simpler in the long run.
Tutorial: Making Sense of the Quick Develop Panel
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 …
Tutorial: The Painter Tool
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 …
Tutorial: Working with Smart Collections
One of Lightroom’s greatest strengths is the database (known as the catalog file) that records everything you do when working in Lightroom. When you import photos all the information contained in the metadata gets added to the catalog, such as exposure, ISO, time and date of capture, f-stop, camera model, …
Tutorial: Moving Folders and Photos in Lightroom
Creating new folders and moving photos from folder to folder is a fundamental aspect of file management. It is also a fundamental task that should only be performed from within Lightroom in order to maintain the connection between the Lightroom catalog and the imported photos.
Tutorial: Managing Photos with the Folders Panel
The Folders panel may be one of the most used panels in all of Lightroom, but it may also be one of the least understood. There’s actually quite a bit of functionality in this little panel, and with the addition of the Volume Browser in Lightroom 2 it puts quite …
Tutorial: Finding Photos with the Library Filter Bar
In Lightroom 2 Adobe combined the Find and Metadata Browser panels from Lightroom 1, added some new functionality, moved them to center stage in Grid view and named it the Library Filter bar. The result is a tremendous boost in usefulness when you want to find and filter out all …
