How often have you thought ‘it’s not a bad image but........

It’s easy to develop a routine of doing something the same way over and over again without considering how effective it is. Using Lightroom is definitely no exception. How you choose to handle initial previews has a direct impact on...

Pop quiz: Which of these describes an unprocessed raw image?
1. The initial preview created by the camera, seen briefly in Lightroom
2. The initial preview generated by Lightroom
3. The state after applying the General - Zeroed Develop Preset
4. None of the above

Workflow is a personal thing. There is no right or wrong workflow. Oh yes, there are more efficient and less efficient workflows. But if a more efficient workflow just doesn't fit the way you approach your art, well then, it won't be so efficient! Therein lies one of Lightroom's real strengths. It is very flexible and can accommodate nearly all workflow styles.

I've recently seen enough threads on various fora to convince me that the application of, and the differences between, these three concepts remains a stumbling block for many on Lightroom's learning curve…..

Well, it's hard to believe that 2008 is coming to a close and 2009 is just over the next hill! Now is the time of year we all start thinking about what went on this past year and planning on what we'll do to make the new year better. Don't leave Lightroom out of you annual musings!

Make it a point to go through your collection of work for 2008. Before you press that shutter release in 2009 try and get a handle on where you are in your work.

Earlier this month I described several techniques I use for capturing multiple exposures that can be merged to create a single High Dynamic Range Image (HDRI). I also discussed HDRsoft’s new Photomatix plug-in for Lightroom. You can catch entire blog...

Often we can get too involved with the mechanics of photography and forget about the magic of just being there, seeing, and snapping pictures.

Adobe first released Lightroom in 2006 as a public beta, asking photographers to participate in the design through the associated discussion forum. While that forum is now closed, the opportunity to influence the direction of Lightroom still exists.

A few years ago I made a decision in Photoshop that is affecting me greatly today. I chose to save my Photoshop (PSD) files with Maximize Compatibility (MC) turned off. MC saves a flattened version of your file along with...

A short while ago, Adobe released Camera RAW and DNG converter 5.2. These freebie updates herald an upcoming update to Lightroom - 2.2 which I am looking forward to for several reasons. In the mean time, DNG converter can be...

One of the most powerful and useful features of Lightroom is its keyword capability. Not only can you create a useful set of keywords but Lightroom allows you to put those keywords into a hierarchical structure. This adds a further level of organization to your keywords. Instead of scrolling through an ever growing list of keywords, you can categorize them in a collapsible structure.

One of my favorite programs for creating HDR images is Photomatix. Until just recently, there wasn't an easy way for Lightroom users to jump directly into Photomatix. In October, HDRsoft solved this problem by releasing a brand new plug-in that allows you to open images in Photomatix directly from Lightroom. Here's how it works.

In addition to storing your raw image adjustments in the Lightroom catalog, you can also save the information to an XMP sidecar file. In this article we examine what information is not kept in XMP.

Here’s a second take on Michael Clark’s earlier article on post-shoot work flow, where my event photography processing leads me to a different approach….

When I first started Inside Lightroom, my plan was to have a staff of knowledgeable, responsible writers who would publish on assigned days. This would provide us with the steady flow of content that ultimately we so liked so much...

I want to show you a cool way to create handmade "video" using Adobe Lightroom, a digital SLR, and a "scratch" technique used by disc jockys. But first, some backstory. I am a still photographer, and yet I am...

I just thought I would post an excerpt from my latest newsletter on the improvements in Lightroom 2.0. You can download the newsletter on my website here. The newsletters are free and back issues are also available on my website...

Much as many of us “hip gurus” have written about the importance of keywording in our workflow, some of us sometimes forget to add a keyword that might be important in the process of gathering a whole collection of all...

I have talked to several photographers that have asked if there is a way to preserve the look of their images as they appeared on the back of their camera once they are loaded into Lightroom. In the past, this...