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… Read More »Tutorial: The Purpose of Importing into Lightroom
There is a small and little used command in Lightroom’s Folders panel that can make your life simpler in the long run.
There are some significant bug fixes in this update. Most notably: * A memory leak could cause Lightroom to crash while attempting to process files with local adjustments. * Attempting to undo(CTRL-Z) a single step in Lightroom 2.2 on Windows could cause a… Read More »Adobe has released the final versions of Lightroom 2.3 and Camera Raw 5.3.
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… Read More »Tutorial: Correcting Red Eye
While it is usually best to try and avoid situations that you know may be problematic there are times where you really want to take the shot and take care of the problems later. When evaluating your photos you are not likely to see the… Read More »Tutorial: Reducing Chromatic Aberration
The Snapshots panel, located between the Presets and History panels, inside the Develop module is a handy means for recording the settings of the photo you are working on at significant points in your workflow. Read Using the Lightroom Snapshots Panel over at peachpit.com.
I know how exciting it is when you first get Lightroom and you can’t wait to start importing photos and putting Lightroom through its paces! If you are like most people you keep the Lightroom catalog in the default location and never look back. Time… Read More »Tutorial: Don’t Let Lightroom Take Over Your Hard Drive
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… Read More »March 2009 Photoshop User is Out!
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… Read More »Tutorial: Making Sense of the Quick Develop Panel
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… Read More »Lightroom Question of the Week: Advanced Web Settings