Video: Which Should I Use, Lightroom Classic or the Cloud-Based Lightroom?

Lots of you are wondering which Lightroom application is best for you - Lightroom Classic (which is the newer subscription-version of Lightroom 6) or the streamlined cloud-based Lightroom (CC). Watch the 80-minute recording from my recent webinar to learn what they have in common, how they differ, and to get my perspective on the two. [...]

2020-01-21T15:24:15-08:00January 21st, 2020|2 Comments

How to Add Copyright Information in the Cloud-Based Lightroom Desktop and Mobile Apps

I recommend adding copyright and contact information to your photos and videos so that when you share them with the outside world, the data automatically tags along with them and people can get in touch with you if they come across your photos and want to use them. Unfortunately the cloud-based Lightroom  (as opposed to [...]

2020-12-31T13:17:28-08:00January 11th, 2019|3 Comments

Save Time with Target Albums / Collections in the Cloud-Based Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, and Lightroom 6

With albums in the cloud-based Lightroom and collections in Lightroom Classic, Lightroom 6 and earlier versions, one usually drags photos to them to assign those photos to them. Dragging takes time and can be a hassle if you have to scroll to your album or collection. Now we have functionality in both applications to quickly [...]

2020-08-18T10:09:16-07:00October 29th, 2018|2 Comments

How Do I Save My Lightroom CC or Lightroom Classic Work?

For those new to the cloud-based Lightroom CC or to Lightroom Classic, naturally you want to understand how to save your editing and other work. You'll notice that the File menu in the menu bar suspiciously does not have "File Save" and "File Save As ..." options. The short answer is that all the work you [...]

2018-07-15T23:10:46-07:00July 14th, 2018|13 Comments

How to Migrate (Import) Your Lightroom Classic Catalog into Lightroom CC

In the video tutorial below I cover how to migrate all or part of your Lightroom Classic catalog to the new cloud-based Lightroom CC.  (Lightroom Classic is the new name for the Lightroom program we have used for 10 years.) This video tutorial is applicable whether you're ready to switch over, or whether you want [...]

2019-01-01T14:44:40-08:00October 18th, 2017|20 Comments

Which Should I Use, Lightroom CC, Lightroom Classic or Lightroom 6?

Adobe released a new application called "Lightroom CC", and they renamed the newest 7.0 version of the Lightroom program we have known and used for 10 years "Lightroom Classic CC". In this article I'll explain what Lightroom CC and Classic CC are and how they differ to help you make a decision on which is right [...]

2019-08-18T10:38:32-07:00October 18th, 2017|69 Comments

What Is Lightroom CC – An Introduction to This Cloud-Based Application and Ecosystem

Adobe introduced a BRAND NEW cloud-based photography solution today at MAX - and it's called "Lightroom CC". If you thought there already was a "Lightroom CC" program, you'd be correct - that one has been renamed "Lightroom Classic". (UPDATE March 2019: "Lightroom CC" has now been renamed "Lightroom".) Lightroom CC is: A complete ecosystem, not [...]

2019-05-10T10:45:32-07:00October 18th, 2017|12 Comments

Urgent: Don’t Use the New Cloud-Based Lightroom CC Until You Read This!

I hope you won't find yourself emailing me to say, "Help! All my photos are GONE from Lightroom CC! How do I get them back?" The new cloud-based Lightroom CC program has a lot going for it: while it's still light on features, it's easier to use than Lightroom Classic (renamed from "Lightroom"), it backs [...]

2020-11-24T11:43:18-08:00October 3rd, 2017|13 Comments

The Definitive List of What You Can and Can’t Do in Lightroom CC Compared to Classic

Are you thinking about moving from Lightroom Classic (i.e. the Lightroom program that has been around for 10 years) to the new cloud-based Lightroom (CC) Desktop program?  It's great that with this new application we can access all of our photos anywhere (on mobile devices, lightroom.adobe.com, and on multiple computers running Lightroom CC), but the [...]

2020-01-10T10:21:24-08:00September 26th, 2017|14 Comments
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