Inside Lightroomtag:blogs.oreilly.com,2007-12-06:/lightroom//332009-01-25T03:14:28ZMovable Type Pro 4.21-enA Catalog In The Cloudtag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2010://53.397902010-05-03T10:57:51Z2010-05-03T10:57:51ZWe all know that Lightroom is not yet a net-workable application. While we can point our catalog to images on a network accessible drive we cannot put our catalog on a network drive. This presents a problem to those of...Gene McCullaghhttp://lightroomsecrets.com
We all know that Lightroom is not yet a net-workable application. While we can point our catalog to images on a network accessible drive we cannot put our catalog on a network drive. This presents a problem to those of...Organizing Your Imagestag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2010://53.389782010-01-25T09:00:31Z2010-01-25T09:00:31ZIn this age of digital media it is even more critical that we keep track of our digital assets. Lightroom has many features to help you organize your images. The best website I can recommend to you to delve deeply into industry standard organization practice is dpBestFlow.org from the American Society of Media Photographers and funded by the Library of Congress. The site is full of suggestions and videos. Get ready to spend some time there! There are many websites and books devoted to this topic. You should do a little research before embarking on this adventure.Gene McCullaghhttp://lightroomsecrets.com
In this age of digital media it is even more critical that we keep track of our digital assets. Lightroom has many features to help you organize your images. The best website I can recommend to you to delve deeply into industry standard organization practice is dpBestFlow.org from the American Society of Media Photographers and funded by the Library of Congress. The site is full of suggestions and videos. Get ready to spend some time there! There are many websites and books devoted to this topic. You should do a little research before embarking on this adventure.10 Suggestions for 2010tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2009://53.387992009-12-31T21:22:20Z2009-12-31T21:22:20ZCan you believe it? 2009 is over! Where does the time go? Are you satisfied with your photography this year? Do you have photographic plans for 2010? Lightroom is an excellent program but it still needs you to feed it images. If you find yourself in a creative slump or the shooting doldrums don't despair! Leave all that in 2009 and look to the new year with fresh eyes! Here are ten suggestions to help you rekindle that passion for photography! Gene McCullaghhttp://lightroomsecrets.com
Can you believe it? 2009 is over! Where does the time go? Are you satisfied with your photography this year? Do you have photographic plans for 2010? Lightroom is an excellent program but it still needs you to feed it images. If you find yourself in a creative slump or the shooting doldrums don't despair! Leave all that in 2009 and look to the new year with fresh eyes! Here are ten suggestions to help you rekindle that passion for photography! Virtual Copies and the Develop Module in Lightroomtag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2009://53.361742009-05-09T17:36:26Z2009-05-09T17:36:26ZThere is an interesting, but sometimes confusing, issue when you create a virtual copy while you are working in the Develop module. Here's the scenario: You are working on an image and before you travel down an alternate creative path you decide to make a virtual copy before proceeding. So you use the menu command or the keyboard shortcut and... poof ...a different image is sitting there instead of your virtual copy! You go back to the Library module or look in the filmstrip and notice your virtual copy did get created. You've done this before and it worked. So what's going on?
Gene McCullaghhttp://lightroomsecrets.com
There is an interesting, but sometimes confusing, issue when you create a virtual copy while you are working in the Develop module. Here's the scenario: You are working on an image and before you travel down an alternate creative path you decide to make a virtual copy before proceeding. So you use the menu command or the keyboard shortcut and... poof ...a different image is sitting there instead of your virtual copy! You go back to the Library module or look in the filmstrip and notice your virtual copy did get created. You've done this before and it worked. So what's going on?
Synchronizing two cameras in Lightroomtag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2009://53.352022009-02-04T20:42:19Z2009-02-04T20:42:19ZRecently, I had some trouble synchronizing images shot from with three different digital cameras when I imported them into Lightroom. As it turned out one of my cameras was not set to the correct time or time zone and this...Michael Clark
Recently, I had some trouble synchronizing images shot from with three different digital cameras when I imported them into Lightroom. As it turned out one of my cameras was not set to the correct time or time zone and this...A Refresher on Image Previewstag:blogs.oreilly.com,2009:/lightroom//33.349962009-01-17T11:00:20Z2009-01-17T11:00:20ZIt’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...Steve Paxtonhttp://www.paxtonportraits.com/
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...What does an unprocessed image look like?tag:blogs.oreilly.com,2009:/lightroom//33.348942009-01-09T11:00:00Z2009-01-09T11:00:00ZPop 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 aboveMark Sirota
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 aboveMy top ten wishes for Lightroom in 2009tag:blogs.oreilly.com,2009:/lightroom//33.348402009-01-07T14:59:00Z2009-01-07T14:59:00ZI decided to compile a list of my wishes for where I’d like Lightroom to develop in the new year.Jao van de Lagemaat
I decided to compile a list of my wishes for where I’d like Lightroom to develop in the new year.Lightroom's 16-bit Print the Holy Grail?tag:blogs.oreilly.com,2009:/lightroom//33.348302009-01-02T20:03:55Z2009-01-02T20:03:55ZThe other day someone told me that Lightroom 2's 16-bit print capability is the holy grail of printing. Up to now I've been perfectly happy with the standard 8-bit printing. But fearing I was missing out on something special I...Mikkel Aaland
The other day someone told me that Lightroom 2's 16-bit print capability is the holy grail of printing. Up to now I've been perfectly happy with the standard 8-bit printing. But fearing I was missing out on something special I...Being There - The Joy of Outdoor Photographytag:blogs.oreilly.com,2008:/lightroom//33.347262008-12-24T14:00:00Z2008-12-24T14:00:00ZOften we can get too involved with the mechanics of photography and forget about the magic of just being there, seeing, and snapping pictures. Jao van de Lagemaat
Often we can get too involved with the mechanics of photography and forget about the magic of just being there, seeing, and snapping pictures. Printing with Borders, Backgrounds and Overlays!tag:blogs.oreilly.com,2008:/lightroom//33.347652008-12-24T08:58:57Z2008-12-24T08:58:57ZA quick Holiday Post, the time for shopping is getting short… Recently a photographer switching to Lightroom [LR] asked if he could print on a black background with a white border as he did in Photoshop [PS]. Well, the answer...Bob DiNatalehttp://www.BobDiNatale.com
A quick Holiday Post, the time for shopping is getting short… Recently a photographer switching to Lightroom [LR] asked if he could print on a black background with a white border as he did in Photoshop [PS]. Well, the answer...Bug Reports and Feature Requeststag:blogs.oreilly.com,2008:/lightroom//33.346562008-12-23T11:00:00Z2008-12-23T11:00:00ZAdobe 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.Mark Sirota
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.Lightroom Tip O' the Weektag:blogs.oreilly.com,2008:/lightroom//33.346962008-12-18T12:53:08Z2008-12-18T12:53:08ZStacks are pretty cool … I use them quite a bit while I shuffle around images in Library mode. There’s a very nice shortcut for creating and collapsing stacks that I’m totally digging lately … it’s ultra-simple: Select the images...Brandon Oellinghttp://x-equals.com/blog/
Stacks are pretty cool … I use them quite a bit while I shuffle around images in Library mode. There’s a very nice shortcut for creating and collapsing stacks that I’m totally digging lately … it’s ultra-simple: Select the images...Why I gave up Photoshoptag:blogs.oreilly.com,2008:/lightroom//33.346022008-12-16T11:00:00Z2008-12-16T11:00:00ZWhen bought my first digital SLR in April 2006, moving from scanned film, I gave up Photoshop completely. Quit cold turkey.
At that time Lightroom was at public beta #2, and it certainly wasn't capable of doing everything Photoshop could (and still isn't). But even then there was considerable overlap in their capabilities, and rather than allowing myself to fall back on what I knew, I forced myself to learn the new ways of thinking.Mark Sirota
When bought my first digital SLR in April 2006, moving from scanned film, I gave up Photoshop completely. Quit cold turkey.
At that time Lightroom was at public beta #2, and it certainly wasn't capable of doing everything Photoshop could (and still isn't). But even then there was considerable overlap in their capabilities, and rather than allowing myself to fall back on what I knew, I forced myself to learn the new ways of thinking.Importing Photoshop Files: Maximize Compatibility Issuetag:blogs.oreilly.com,2008:/lightroom//33.346002008-12-15T03:11:04Z2008-12-15T03:11:04ZA 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...Laura Shoe
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...