My Take on Lightroom 3 Beta 2
I’m incredibly excited to see that Adobe has released an update to the original Lightroom 3 Beta! There are a few additions to this release that I am particularly excited about and think you will be too.
Export
New! MapiMailer Email Export Plugin for Lightroom
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.
October/November Issue of Photoshop User
I finally had the chance to sit down with the latest issue of my favorite magazine Photoshop User.
Export to Your Blog
The September issue of Photoshop User magazine is out and in it you’ll find my column on how to export from Lightroom to your blog. The key to this process (as mentioned in the column) is the LR2Blog export plugin. In the column I mentioned… Read More »Export to Your Blog
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… Read More »How I Watermark Photos with Lightroom 2
Lightroom Export and Stack Tip
Here’s a simple tip that may just keep you from pulling out your hair when trying to export from Lightroom 2.+ and stack the copy back with the source photo.
Tutorial: Understanding the Lightroom Export Process
Last week I tried to demystify the import process, so it seems fitting to do the same with the export process. Part of what confuses people are the words Import and Export as it implies that your photos are going in and then out of Lightroom,… Read More »Tutorial: Understanding the Lightroom Export Process
Tutorial: Reconnecting folders and photos in Lightroom
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.
Tutorial: Moving Folders and Photos in Lightroom
Creating new folders and moving photos from folder to folder is a fundamental aspect of file management. It is also a fundamental task that should only be performed from within Lightroom in order to maintain the connection between the Lightroom catalog and the imported photos.