Sometimes I use Bridge to look at images, and from there I decide which ones to import into Lightroom. It is then easy to simply drag the images over into Lightroom.

  • Size your Bridge and Lightroom windows so that you can see both.
  • In Lightroom, go to Library Grid view (shortcut G). It does not matter what folder or collection of images are showing.
  • In Bridge, select the images you want to import.
  • Click and drag from Bridge over onto the Lightroom grid (thumbnail area). Let go.
  • The Lightroom import dialog will open. Specify import options as usual.