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
A very useful addition to Lightroom 2 is a new tool called the Adjustment Brush. Consider it a sibling to the Graduated Filter, but in the form of a versatile brush that allows for a great deal of creativity while making non-destructive local adjustments right… Read More »Tutorial: Introduction to the Adjustment Brush
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,… Read More »Tutorial: The Painter Tool
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.
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… Read More »Thanks to George Jardine
I’ve seen a couple of folks report this problem lately, so I thought I’d put out a general warning against performing this operation in Lightroom 1+. Here’s the scenario … You imported some JPGs. You brought them into Develop and made some adjustments. So far so good.… Read More »Don’t Try This at Home
You can read the details over at Lightroom Journal. This is a relatively minor update compared to those in the past, but it could prove significant for people on Leopard who have been experiencing problems printing to some Epson models: “Compatibility with legacy printer drivers on OS… Read More »Lightroom 1.4 released
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… Read More »Talking Shop – Lightroom Forums
With the release of Lightroom 1.3 came the first SDK. While it only extends Export functionality it is a very powerful and welcome addition to the application. As an example, I used the Mogrify plugin to export the photo below directly to my web server,… Read More »Export Plugins!
So, I set my alarm for 5:30 thinking I would just catch a little bit of the eclipse before the sun came up. I really wanted to see more, but I’ve been so straight out I opted for sleep. However, my son had other plans.… Read More »Lunar Eclipse