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The Power of Localized Adjustment Re-adjustment
August 28 2008
One of the few things I’ve rarely heard mentioned about the advantages of the localized corrections Brush in Lightroom 2 is the fact that you can use them to “undo” portions of an image that you’ve used the Develop Modules... read moreKeywording a Category That Just Came to Mind
August 21 2008
Much as many of us “hip gurus” have written about the importance of keywording in our workflow, some of us sometimes forget to add a keyword that might be important in the process of gathering a whole collection of all... read moreMichael Clark's Lightroom 2 eBook
August 14 2008
One of the problems with Lightroom 2 that I’ve been having to deal with may be unique to my situation because I’m currently doing all my work in Costa Rica. So even though Adobe has shipped the shrink-wrapped and “official”... read moreAugust 07 2008
Best workflow for getting rid of the useless: Make sure Lightroom is in Full Screen mode. Go to Grid mode and, in the Command Bar, drag the Thumbnails slider until you get only about 6 thumbs filling the screen. Slowly... read moreThe Ideal After the Fact ND Sky Filter
July 31 2008
There’s a new feature in Lightroom 2.0 that Mikkel Aaland just showcased in his blog on creating Vignettes with the Graduated Filter. It’s a great idea and a neat tutorial. But I have to tell you that I’m really blown... read more$15 Lightroom 2.0 Plugin that Auto Corrects Lens Distortion
July 24 2008
I am writing about this program before I’ve had a chance to test it. But if you like what it promises, you can download a copy of PTLens at http://epaperpress.com/ptlens/index.html. There’s a free trial that will for for 10 shots.... read moreAutoTone the Whole Shoot in Lightroom
July 16 2008
The AutoTone command in the Library Module and the Develop Module are much improved in Lightroom 2…to the extent that I’ve gotten in the habit of selecting everything in a shoot that I’ve just downloaded, de-selecting anything that I very... read moreImporting into Lightroom Category Folders
July 10 2008
I love to just sling a camera around my neck and go for a walk whenever I need a little exercise and some time to think. I have a list of “categories” of things to shoot that I always like... read moreJuly 03 2008
I’m not advocating violence here. In tradespeak, creating a knockout means removing the subject of a photo from its background…hopefully with all the transitional edges, such as flying hair, semi transparent areas, and surface reflections intact. The idea is to... read moreJune 26 2008
Lightroom’s Print Module, believe it or not, is a great vehicle for putting together a photo collection for a quick email. All you do is make rows and columns and space them so that when you capture the screen, they’re... read moreThoughts and Advice on Text for Slideshows and Web Galleries
June 19 2008
I really started realizing how important it was to do keywording, titles, and captions as soon as possible, and with a plan in mind, when I started writing classes on using Lightroom’s Slideshow and Web modules. These are both incredibly... read moreChecking out the Before and After
June 11 2008
Lightroom does some things that are very useful in a processing routine, even if you do a lot of your processing (such as retouching, using filters, making composites, or correcting perspective) in another image editing program. First of all, you... read moreJune 05 2008
Ever since I started working with image management programs I’ve been trying to find the system by which I could consistently use a specific rating to mean specific things. I still am not so sure I’ve done that, so I... read moreEditing a Shoot in a Lightroom 2.0 Slideshow
May 29 2008
Slideshows are a great way to study a shoot/folder. You can then edit the slideshow by either putting your "picks" into a collection or by selecting your picks from a rating or color label. When you're done, there are now... read moreChanging your Background Color in Lightroom 2.0
May 22 2008
I was doing the processing for a business portrait shoot that I did last night when it dawned on me that there's an outstanding benefit to having the Localized Color Brush in combination with the Auto Mask option in Lightroom... read moreLightroom 2.0 Smart Collections for Composite Components
May 14 2008
You've probably heard of the Smart Collections feature in Lightroom 2.0? Well, I've discovered a truly wonderful use for them: making a set of collections that are there for the purpose of quickly finding various categories of components that I... read moreMaking Basic Develop Adjustments Fast and Precise
May 08 2008
In the Lightroom 2.0 Develop module, there are some very useful shortcut keys you can used for the Treatment panels sliders. You can rotate through the use of the different sliders by pressing . When you do, the slider you’ve... read moreApril 30 2008
The Print Module in Lightroom 2.0 has added one of the most time and money-saving features I’ve yet seen in an image editing package. Seldom is there a time in a portrait or product shoot when either the subject, the... read moreMaking efficient collections in Lightroom 2.0
April 24 2008
One of the many things that Lightroom 2.0 does to revolutionize the efficiency of your workflow is to make it much easier to keyword your images. It then goes another big step further by making it much easier to instantly... read moreInstant Turnaround in Lightroom 2.0 Beta
April 17 2008
When the Lightroom 2.0 beta came out, there was much mention of the improved auto-adjust setting. It seems a small thing, but when it comes to being able to deliver quick proofs of a big shoot, could turn out to... read moreStacking Virtual Copies in Photoshop
April 10 2008
Lightroom 2.0 makes it easy to open multiple images in a single file in Photoshop CS 3 (and, one of these days, in older versions and in Photoshop Elements). You can right click a selected image and the, under Open... read moreFirst Impressions of the 2.0 Beta
April 03 2008
Last night at exactly midnight NY time, I was able to download the very first version of the Lightroom 2.0 beta. I did this after I'd attended Adobe's on-line meeting and listened to everything Tom Hogarty had to say about... read moreMarch 27 2008
Lately, I've been experimenting with using the Clipping Indicators and dragging the Histogram to insure a full dynamic range in an image. For the most part, it's a very effective way to make an image look it's best with minimum... read moreUsing Lightroom to Track Stock Photo Submissions
March 20 2008
I’ve been trying out submitting my photos to Picture Stock. Picture Stock (http:www.picturestock.com) is an “agency” for Stock Photo agencies. When you submit your photos to them, they make sure they’re “punchy”, keyword them, copy them to CDs, and submit... read moreMarch 13 2008
Ever since Adobe announced an SDK for making Lightroom plug-ins I've been curious to see how third parties might expand the program's capabilities and efficiency. So I've been keeping a list of the plug-ins I've been hearing about. I haven't... read moreMarch 05 2008
One of the biggest problems with keywords is that there are so many synonyms in the English language. So how do you know that one specific keyword for one specific thing will always be the case? After all, if it's... read moreGiving a Collection a Unifying Visual Style
February 28 2008
Occassionally you will want to go through all your photos, group them together and place them where you can find them for a special purpose (such as content for a coffee table book, portfolio, or fine-art exhibit). Furthermore, once I've... read moreDramatizing with the Lightroom HSL Panel
February 21 2008
I am currently working in a country where color is often a large part of my intended composition and message. Often the dynamic and color ranges are so great;thanks to bright colors in the lifestyle and bright sunlight that they... read moreDon't Loose Your Photos Before You Download
February 14 2008
I do all of my downloading and initial processing in Lightroom, but before I can do that, I have to be able to download the images from my camera’s memory cards. Over the weekend, I took a day off to... read moreLightZone 3.4 For Even More Adjustment Lattitude
February 07 2008
Just about a year ago I wrote a blog for Inside Lightroom that suggested considering using Light Craft's LightZone to further enhance the power of Lightroom with a non-destructive editing tool that could also do regional adjustments. You can pass... read moreJanuary 31 2008
Got one of those "old fashioned" digital cameras that doesn't have dust removal? It's time you thought about Lightroom's instant dust-removal. That's not so much a named feature as something you can easily do by using a combination of the... read moreJanuary 23 2008
I'm not a big beleiver in the idea that a photograph's purpose is to be a record of what's there...particularly when it comes to fine-art photography. If what you do in Photoshop creates a favorable emotional response from an audience,... read moreAuto Noise Reduction on Import
January 23 2008
If you shot a whole series of wedding or event photos using natural light at high ISO settings, this could be a very useful tip. Use Lightroom's Auto Import feature to add a pre-set to all the images as they're... read moreJanuary 10 2008
You probably already know this, but Lightroom has many shortcuts that I haven’t listed here. If you know them all, you’ll save even more time. There’s a really easy way to see what they are for any given module you... read moreCool Tricks for Streamlining Image Management
January 03 2008
I'm not going to pretend that any of these are original ideas. In fact, if they were, most of them wouldn't be in Lightroom because I didn't suggest them. Thank heavens, others did, however. Ever since I arrived in Costa... read moreCustomizng a Slideshow with a Pre-set and a Special Background
December 26 2007
I expanded on this idea from a blog of Matt Koslowski's on creating "presets" for Christmas slide shows. All he had to do was create a couple of images that would make good backgrounds, put those images into any of... read moreDecember 20 2007
I'm writing this piece as part of my own journey of discovery while looking for ways to improve on my keywords. There are three reasons I want to do this: (1) I want to build a list of keywords that... read moreDecember 19 2007
I’ve already done a blog on the advantages of using presets to “preview” effects and processing so that you can immediately see a direction you might want to go in for a given image. If you’re in Develop mode and... read moreDecember 17 2007
Lightroom has a new "feature" in release 1.3 that I've not yet heard anyone mention: When you ship your image over to Photoshop to do the things that Lightroom can't, then bring the image back into Lightroom, it's no longer... read moreA Suggested Alternative Lightroom Workflow
December 17 2007
Ideally, most of us preach that you should organize your Lightroom workflow along the lines of the order in which the Lightroom modules appear. So you should start in the by adding the metadata and keywords, delete the images that... read moreDecember 06 2007
Lightroom has a new "feature" in release 1.3 that I've not yet heard anyone mention: When you ship your image over to Photoshop to do the things that Lightroom can't, then bring the image back into Lightroom, it's no longer... read moreA Suggested Alternative Lightroom Workflow
December 06 2007
Ideally, most of us preach that you should organize your Lightroom workflow along the lines of the order in which the Lightroom modules appear. So you should start in the by adding the metadata and keywords, delete the images that will never have any value My workflow may not be suited… read moreNovember 22 2007
Although I rarely use the Split Tone panel in the Develop module (and I bet you can say the same), there are a couple of situations in which I find it extremely useful: Toned Black and Whites and full color nature scenes that are designed for emotional impact. Here’s a black… read moreAn Alternative to the Slide Show Module
November 15 2007
I really like emailing slideshows as a way of showing the results of a shoot or of telling a story, rather than just emailing a series of shots. For one thing, most slide show programs have some way of automatically... read moreThe Power of Catalog Re-organization
November 08 2007
One of the very few annoying things in my Lightroom Experience has been what I perceived as the awkwardness of storing and moving my photographs to different media and drives as my work moved along. Often, in fact, if I... read moreRecent Posts | All O'Reilly Posts
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Publish Date: Nov. 1, 2006
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