In my first Lightroom Fall Cleaning Post, one of my 9 suggested tasks was deleting unused keywords. In this post I will explain how to clean up duplicate and misspelled keywords. We will use the Keyword List panel, which is below the Keywording panel on the left in Lightroom’s Library module. If you have a [...]
Since I am sure that you’ll be busy cleaning your closets in the Spring(!), I thought that the beginning of Fall would be a good time for you to get rid of your Lightroom clutter. Here are some essential Lightroom clean-up tasks: 1. Delete most of your Lightroom catalog backups. If you back up [...]
I was flattered when David over at Seven by Five (sevenbyfive.net) asked if I would contribute to his popular blog. We were thrilled when Adobe featured the article on their Facebook page yesterday. If you haven't yet read my 10+ Little Lightroom Tips That Can Make a Big Difference, head on over. Check out more [...]
If you want different versions of an image, such as with different crops or both a black and white and color one, you can create virtual copies in Lightroom. These aren’t duplicates of your file — you will still just have one file on your hard drive, but multiple sets of Develop instructions for that [...]
I get emails from around the world from people in panic-mode over Lightroom-related issues. Some of these can be easily cured, but sadly, some are fatal. I do consulting in-person and over the web and phone/Skype, so you can always contact me to help you work through your issues (sorry, yes, that was a blatant plug), but I thought I [...]
Hi everyone, as you can well see, I haven't had a chance to post to this blog for the past month. I am helping a client with a very cool book project that I will write about soon. I thought though that I would ask YOU a question in the meantime. I have written about the [...]
I love Survey View for viewing and comparing several images side-by-side. In the Library Module, select multiple images, then click on the Survey View icon in the toolbar or type the shortcut N. In Survey View, your mouse is not the zoom tool, so it is not quite as easy to zoom in on [...]
Have you ever thought (as I did today) that you would burst into tears or have to break open a bottle (before noon!) if you lost Lightroom work you did or images you captured? If so, you are going too long between backups. Let’s first go back to a public library analogy for Lightroom: if the [...]
You may be using a lot more hard drive space with Lightroom than you need to be. There are three major opportunity areas: catalog backups, 1:1 previews, and deleting rejects. Catalog Backups My Lightroom catalog is about 500 MB. (To see how large yours is, go to Edit>Catalog Settings on the PC, or Lightroom>Catalog Settings on [...]
Many photographers like to rename their original image files. I personally don't -- I look to the folder name and image keywords I have applied to tell me about a photo rather than the file name, so the camera-generated file name is fine for me. There is no right or wrong on this -- I suggest [...]
Before the time saver, a few basics on collections: Collections in the Library module of Lightroom are virtual grouping of images. They allow you to pull together images from anywhere in your catalog without having to create physical copies of your files. I use collections alot, to group images for portfolios, show submissions, examples for the [...]
This is one of the most common questions asked by Lightroom users. You import your images, see the thumbnails appear, but if you wait a few seconds you notice that the thumbnails change. The changes can be to tone, contrast, or color. What gives? When we photograph with a digital camera, even if we shoot raw [...]
