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Lightning Quick Gallery and Version Creation


Wedding photographers shoot a lot of photos … not just a few hundred - I’m talking thousands of photos per shoot. This has always presented some unique challenges for our studio as we process images and create galleries for clients to proof our work.

One technique that we have found to work exceedingly well for previewing multiple versions of images utilizing varying presets involves some simple key commands and a few minutes in the Web Module.

Once you have chosen your rock star images and tweaked them to your liking, this technique will give you a gallery with multiple version, ready for publication to the web, in 5 minutes or less.

Start with your selection of picks:

… slip in a quick Ctrl+’ (pc) or Cmd+’ (mac) to create some virtual copies:

Apply any presets to these versions:

.. round two is now complete …

… toss in one more quick Ctrl+’ (pc) or Cmd+’ (mac) to create another set of virtual copies:

Apply any presets to these versions:

.. round three is now complete …

Next, select all your images and head over to the Web Module:

Setup your gallery as you see fit and publish!

This process is really about quick and responsive previewing of your work, and we’re loving it!

Happy Shooting,

|Brandon Oelling
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All photos graciously provided by Cindy Fandl





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Comments (3)

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One thing I recommend to my clients when doing this is add a simple step:

Once you create the VC's, press Control/Command N to create a new collection, that way you can jump to the B&W or Sepia quickly.

Fantastic tip!

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John said:

Even easier, create the collection and the VCs as Sean says with Ctrl/Cmd N, and tick the VC option in the collection dialog box.

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