Nikon D3x, D3, D700 and D300s Get Firmware Updates
See this announcement from dpreview.com if you have one of these cameras. Links to firmware updates provided.
Shortcuts Worth Knowing: Zooming In and Out
Sometimes your mouse is a zoom tool, sometimes it isn't. Sometimes you have easy acess to your navigator panel, sometimes you don't. You can always, however, use "Ctl/CmdCtl/Cmd +" and "Ctl/Cmd -" for zooming in and out. These work in every view (Grid, Loupe, Compare, Survey) in the Library module and in every mode in the [...]
Why do I see my images change after they are imported into Lightroom?
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 [...]
My Most Popular Post of 2009
Since I'm taking the next week off, I thought I would repost what is by far my most popular article of 2009 -- "About Your Images and the Lightroom Catalog -- the Library Analogy." If you have already read this, scroll down to the archives at the bottom of this page and check out what else [...]
Getting Your iPhoto Images into Lightroom
I do free two-hour Lightroom demonstrations here in Seattle, and towards the end of these, a question I often get is: how do I get my iPhoto images into Lightroom? I take this as as a good sign -- I figure that what they have seen of Lightroom from my demo has convinced them to move [...]
Windows 7 Shortcuts
This isn't Lightroom or Photoshop-related, but since I'm in charge here, I can get away with it! I have really been enjoying Windows 7. I had no plans to upgrade to it from XP, but my computer died and I had to replace it -- right after W7 was released. It is truly a pleasure to [...]
Where Has Lightroom Put My Photos?
I hear this all the time -- new users import their photos successfully, see the images in Lightroom and see the name of their imported folder in the Folders panel, but from the Folders panel they cannot figure out "where Lightroom has put that folder". The folder certainly doesn't seem to be where they told Lightroom [...]
Inverting Your Images in Lightroom
If you photograph on negative film and scan it, you may want to invert the image in Lightroom. Or, perhaps you like the "film negative" look, and want to invert your positive digital images. In either case, if you have looked for an "invert" button in Lightroom, you will have found out that there is none. [...]
Lightroom 3 Beta Help Content Available
If you're experimenting with the LR 3 Beta, you may find Adobe's new LR3 Beta help content useful. Click here to go to a listing of content on their Phosphors blog.
Applying Develop Settings to Groups of Images
If you are looking to save time as you work a shoot, before you start developing it think ahead about which images are shot under similar conditions and therefore need similar adjustments, or which images you you want similar treatments for (e.g. black and white), and apply your changes to these groups of images all at [...]
When Words Fail Us: Why “Import” in Lightroom Confuses Us
As you may have guessed, I love Lightroom. Its design is efficient and elegant, and the library/catalog model really works. However, in my humble opinion as an instructor who sees students struggle time after time, what doesn’t work is the language around this model. Specifically, what doesn’t work is the idea that you “Import” images into Lightroom, [...]
Exporting Images to CD/DVD
Hint: click on the title of this post above to see the post larger! You can export images directly to CD or DVD using Lightroom. The feature is a little bit hidden: In the Library module, select your images to export. Click on the Export button At the top, you see the following: Click [...]