Rob Sylvan is a photographer, educator, and aspiring beekeeper. He is the author of many Lightroom and photography related books, eBooks, and videos. Rob also answers all of the Lightroom questions on the KelbyOne Help Desk. Follow along on Instagram @sylvanworks.
In this Photofocus blog post I demonstrate how to use the Painter Tool in Lightroom’s Library module to perform a number of tasks. An often overlooked feature of the Library Module’s Grid view is the Painter Tool. Do you see that little spray paint icon… Read More »Photofocus: Playing with the Painter Tool
Once I month I co-host a Lightroom Hangout on Google+ for Photofocus with my friends Levi Sim and Gerard Murphy. We also have a variety of special guests that drop in and share their expertise. The topic for this hangout is getting organized in Lightroom,… Read More »Photofocus Hangout: Get Organized in Lightroom
Greetings! I’m excited to announce the launch of a brand new introductory class on learning the ins and outs of Lightroom 5, called Lightroom for Everyone. I’ve been teaching a different Lightroom class over at the Perfect Picture School of Photography for a number of years now, but have just been giving the opportunity to create a brand new intro-level Lightroom class that covers all aspects of a Lightroom workflow.
I’m very excited to have the opportunity to conduct a free webinar aimed at helping new Lightroom users learn how to get started on the right foot, avoid common pitfalls, and become more efficient with Lightroom; my absolute favorite photo workflow tool. We’ve only got… Read More »Free Webinar: Lightroom for Everyone
It’s too late to join us here in the Tetons (which is too bad because we are getting snow this week!), but you can still join us in Yosemite! As if Yosemite itself wasn’t enough we’ll be joined by the legendary Dave Black for several… Read More »Learn a little Lightroom (and more) in Yosemite!
I’m thrilled to announce that my Lightroom 5 book, Lightroom 5: Streamlining Your Digital Photography Process, is available and shipping! In fact it seems to have reached many of you already. Please check out the dedicated page for the book available that includes links to… Read More »Lightroom 5: Streamlining Your Digital Photography Process
If you’ve played with the public beta version then you should be all set to hit the ground running with the final release.
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.
I have a couple of new Lightroom 4 Beta resources that were recently published. The first is My Top10 Reasons to Check Out Lightroom 4 Beta over at Peachpit.com, and the second is a feature article in the February issue of Photoshop User Magazine that just hit my mailbox yesterday.
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.