Laura Shoe's Lightroom Blog
As is often the case in advance of an official release, Adobe tonight has made available a “release candidate” of Lightroom 4.2, available for download from Adobe Labs. The release candidate has been tested by Adobe testers, but they are now seeking broader user experience and feedback before finalizing 4.2. This RC contains several bug fixes, [...]
I wrote a post several months ago on how to organize your Lightroom keywords into keyword hierarchies. This allows you to more easily manage your keywords, and also to efficiently assign the full hierarchy by simply assigning the lowest level keyword. Will D. wrote in to ask how you could assign a hierarchy when importing photos, [...]
As you may know at this point, having the understanding and skills to be able to manage your photos and folders in Lightroom is absolutely critical -- the absence of these skills and the consequences that result lead many users to consider giving up on Lightroom. I recommend watching this video instead! In this video I [...]
Victoria Bampton, the Lightroom Queen, author of Adobe Lightroom 4 - The Missing FAQ, and one of the most knowledgeable people on Lightroom I know, has introduced a great new Help Desk and Members area. Anyone can be a member. Members get access to a public section of the knowledgebase, containing the most frequently asked questions [...]
I'm very happy to announce that I have finished this new video tutorial series, on producing great output with Lightroom 4! For those of you who have been waiting, I appreciate your patience. My goal with this series is not only to teach you the how-to of the Book, Slideshow, Print and Web modules, but also [...]
Congratulations to Alexis R. for winning my Lightroom 4 contest! Her free copy is on its way. Thank you to everyone who participated -- I wish I could give you all a copy!
Did you know that you can reset any individual sliders in the Develop module by double-clicking on the slider name (for example, Exposure)? I knew this tip, but I just recently learned another tip for resetting groups of sliders in the Basic Panel, from David Julian: When you hold down the Alt/Opt key, the word Tone [...]
NOTE: THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED. Congratulations to Alexis R.! I just happen to have an extra Lightroom 4 license, so why not give it a way! There are several ways you can enter to win this free copy of the full version of Lightroom 4 (a $149 value) - do all three for more chances! [...]
In this third article of a three-part series on sharpening in Lightroom, I explain output sharpening. Here are the other two articles: Part 1: Overview of the Three Step Sharpening workflow, and Capture Sharpening in Depth Part 2: Creative Sharpening - Sharpening Eyes and Other Local Elements To summarize the first two steps in the [...]
UPDATE June, 2017: While this video was made using Lightroom 4, it is also applicable to newer versions. In this video, I develop a photo to show you my workflow and how I decide what edits to do, and to demonstrate many of Lightroom's Develop module editing tools. This video is part of my Lightroom 4 [...]
Sometimes the sliders move too fast in Lightroom, so it can be hard to get the precise value you want. Here are a few handy tips: Holding the Shift-key down as you slide a slider will slow it down. Below are other ways to get more precision. First, click on the number: Then: You can type [...]
Lightroom 4 is now officially part of the Creative Cloud, which is Adobe's bundled software subscription service. If you are a Cloud member, you can download it at no additional charge. The Cloud gives you access to all of Creative Suite 6 (including Photoshop CS6), as well as additional services, such as cloud storage. Read [...]