The Print Module in Lightroom 2.0 has added one of the most time and money-saving features I’ve yet seen in an image editing package. Seldom is there a time in a portrait or product shoot when either the subject, the client, or both, don’t want an image printed in several different sizes and quantitities. The fact that Lightroom 2.0 makes it easy to put multiple size images on a single page isn’t all that revolutionary. But the “new trick” is: You can have multiple pages of multiple picture layouts. See the image below.

All you have to do is click on an image size and Lightroom will add that size to the page your’re working on. If it won’t fit, it simply adds a new page. You can also click on a border and then re-size the borders by dragging a handle. You can often get even more pictures out of the print job for very little increase in ink and paper cost. A few complimentary prints or spares for future reference never hurts.

Another big bonus in the 2.0 Print Module is the ability to print straight to JPEG and to attach a profile. That means that you can make these print packages for a client and let them print their own pictures at their local "cheap and fast" print-outlet and end up with something that they can easily cut up and hand-out. And you don't even have to worry about it...though it's a good idea to try a few of the print shops in the neighborhood that provide profiles and know who to recommend. That way, your photos will represent you as you want to be represented.