I find that half the battle in writing a blog is coming up with ideas for what to write about. 
I do my best to come up with ideas that I think will be helpful to you, but I’m curious — what do YOU want to learn or read about? Please leave a comment below with any and all suggestions. I’d love to build up a list of ideas.
Thank you in advance!
Thanks for asking.
LR is now at the point where for 99% of photographers, PS is no longer necessary.
I would like to see an in-depth series that starts with a workflow overview and then drills down on each step from a mechanics point of view … what is done and why and why in that p[articular order.
Then .. once that is done … using specific photos as examples, show how the work flow is applied directly .. and most importantly … show when the work flow must be revised or indeed modified for specific instances.
I think if done right those blogs would take 2 years or more ….
All the best,
Phil Connor
Prosumer LR users shooting Raw+Jpeg have a hard time managing their folders because: 1) they create folders and copy images directly to the file system, complain that the same images are missing from the catalog until they realize that Synchronize was created to help them; 2) they develop Raw photos in LR, but fail to understand that the respective Jpeg are not updated when they try to copy the Jpegs directly from the file system.
Got the situation?
IMHO, for the prosumer level LR should offer an Option to maintain the respective Jpegs always updated. Also
Hi Andre, thanks for the idea. I have just posted one of two posts I plan to do on raw+JPEG.
A really in-depth look at the book module would be useful. How to get maximum flexibility with the various page layouts without having to resort to Indesign (or in my case, Scribus).
Can a novice make their own page layouts? If so, how?
The book module would be good or soft proofing using custom paper profiles.
Great blog, too!
I would like to learn more about the print module in Lightroom. For some reason, I find this hard to just make a print or print layout in LR. Thanks
Hi Laura,
Thanks for asking.
– Colour correction in LR
– Finding a correct Whitebalance (without a greycard) compared to the way in PS using levels
– Using different plug-ins (Topaz, Nik,…)
Cheers,
Dan
Thank you, Laura, for soliciting input! I remain indebted to you for cutting short the months of struggling with learning Lightroom after watching one of your brief, concise and clear online tutorials! Viewing that 15 minute demonstration forever sold me on your excellent communication skills and easy, kind and approachable manner! Thank you!
I think you have written about this in the past, but I would like to learn techniques to better organize my files and reduce hard drive space. I regularly back-up My Documents on an external hard drive, then delete those files/pics from my PC’s hard drive, but it seems I still have large Lightroom folders for 2010, 2011, 2012, etc. Should I delete these folders, too, as long as they’re duplicated on my hard drive?
Thank you, Laura!
Don
How about some insight into exporting photos, specifically how to determine the best resolution to insert in the box under “Image sizing” that will produce the best quality photo for the recipient?
Thanks Laura, Robert
Another question you might pose is: What Do Lightroom User, NEED to Learn or Read About?
To that question I would suggest:
ALL LR users NEED a thorough explanation of the LR file structure, backup catalogs and their placement, the relationship of the Catalog to the images and; BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP, including both net change copying and validation of copied files that are automatically scheduled.
I assume that many newbie’s will ask for the fun stuff and veterans will ask for either what’s new or settle nuances, but WHAT THEY ALL NEED, is to hear some of the horror stories of lost images or catalogs and have a depth knowledge of how not to be one of them.
Laura,
Being a Beginner to Lightroom 4 may I suggest some easy Step by Step Instructions on how to get up and running with this Software for Beginner Use.
Thanks Much
Bill
I would be interested methods for exporting photos out of LR directly to my blog. I am useing a workaround right now , but I know there are other options out there. Thanks Laura !
Thank you for your ideas, everyone!
I hope you are still taking suggestions on this post. I have a question about noise reduction. Lately I have been unhappy with how much noise is in my images, even when taken at relatively low ISOs (e.g. 400). It seems like its more than I used to notice. I started shooting only RAW about a year ago and I’m wondering if the noise is more because the in camera JPEG conversion was applying some amount of noise reduction. Should I be applying noise reduction to all my images and if so how do I decide how much? Right now I usually do apply noise reduction to images shot at higher ISOs (800, 1600) or images that I edit more and think could use it.
Thanks.
I teach Lightroom at various art organizations and I find that most people have most trouble with the Library. “Where did my pictures go!” Show parent folder mystifies. Question marks appear, “How come???”. Renaming is troublesome, etc etc. Exporting and importing small catalogs often confusing. Satellite hard drives, too. In a nutshell, blogging these topics articulately as you do would be most welcome!
Jan Armor
I still have a lot to learn. I bought your DVD series and I’m still working and practicing. As a newbie to LR I would like to see :
How to evaluate a photograph and determine what adjustments it needs. Some things are obvious and as I’ve learned from the DVD series, are much more subtle. When you look at a photo what are you looking for? I detail cars as a hobby and can tell a good detail from a bad detail given my experience in detailing.
CA issues – I’ve used the menu in my Canon camera. And the corrections provided by LR software/adjustments. I’m still left with some hard to handle issues i.e. tree branches and leaves with a bright background that are breeding grounds for CA. And very hard for me to manage and control at this point.
Monitors and calibrating. How to know what you’re you’re looking at on screen reflects what you’ll see in your finished product.
Great series and lots of fun.
Thanks!
Thanks for the suggestions, George. On monitor calibration, not that a blog post isn’t warranted, but at this point you will see this addressed in my Producing Great Output series.