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Partnering with the Digital Photo Workshops (and a ThinkTank Photo Giveaway)
I’m very excited about an opportunity to team up with my friends at The Digital Photo Workshops! The first workshop is a trip to Death Valley. This is a brand new location for me and I really can’t wait to get there.
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.
Photoshop User Magazine December 2009 Issue is Out
Always happy to see the new issue of Photoshop User sitting in my mailbox! This issue ends the year with Scott Kelby’s Gonzo Gear Guide, which is nothing short of gonzo. Time to update my Amazon wishlist!
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!
Geocoding: Using GPS Data in Your Lightroom Workflow
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.
How I Watermark Photos with Lightroom 2
A nice feature of Lightroom 2′s Export dialog is the ability to automatically add exported copies into the Lightroom catalog. Among other uses, I find it to be a very handy way to add a custom watermark using theLR2Mogrify export plugin to copies of photos I want to add to …
March 2009 Photoshop User is Out!
Just got my copy of the March Photoshop User magazine and was very excited to see my regular column (Under the Loupe) and my first round of Lightroom book reviews mentioned on the cover!
This month’s column was about adding new web gallery engines to Lightroom 2. You can test drive …
Lightroom Question of the Week: Advanced Web Settings
I answer a lot of questions about Lightroom, and I believe that if one person has a question there are probably many others who are either wondering about the same thing or soon will be. So, in the hopes of helping others I’d like to start sharing one of the …
Tutorial: Reconnecting folders and photos in Lightroom 2 and 3
Another significant yet subtle improvement in Lightroom 2 is the means to reconnect missing and offline folders and photos. While preventing your photos from being inadvertently disconnected from the Lightroom catalog is still just as important as it was in Lightroom 1, it’s good to know there are tools to help you get things back in order if you find yourself looking at a catalog full of question marks.
Thanks to George Jardine
I was sad to learn that George Jardine is leaving Adobe, but I am very grateful for what he has left behind.
I’ve been hooked on George Jardine’s Lightroom Podcasts from the start. I know I’ve mentioned them everywhere. His 53 podcasts span the arc of Lightroom 1 and include insightful …
Happy Birthday Lightroom!
Wow, it’s been one year since v 1.0 shipped! Lightroom has come along way in that time, and its future looks bright. Here’s to all that the next year will bring!
Here are some ways you can mark the occasion:
Where Were You on 02-19-1990?
Download some new Lightroom web galleries …
Talking Shop – Lightroom Forums
There is much to be gained from getting involved with an online community of folks who share a similar interest to your own. Not surprisingly there are a growing number of people who like to talk about their experiences with Lightroom. When you have a problem and are looking for …
Lightroom Blogs
I don’t know how I’d get by without the Internet. There is such a wealth of information on any subject just waiting to be found. Lightroom is no exception. Like anything on the Internet sometimes it is hard to separate the wheat from the chaff, so I’ve compilied a list …
