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
I had the great opportunity to write a guest blog post for Scott Bourne’s photofocus.com blog. It just went live today!
The only way Windows users could successfully export multiple photos directly to an email attachment from Lightroom was using a (free) third-party app called MAPI Mailer created by Steve Sutherland. Well, I just learned (thanks to Lightroom-News.com) that Steve has upgraded MAPI to a full fledged Export Plugin, which removes the previous limitation on how many photos could be attached at a time.
I finally had the chance to sit down with the latest issue of my favorite magazine Photoshop User.
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
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
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
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
In about 48 hours I’ll be heading off to my 10th Photoshop World and I am stoked! I love Photoshop World. It is the best combination of tradeshow and training event for Photoshop, Photography and Lightroom that I have ever been too. The staff is dedicated, the trainers are the best in the business and leading vendors in the industry show up to wow us with their wares. On top of all that this one is in Vegas. Yeah, I know you love it or you hate it, but you’ve got to admit there is no place else like it.
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