Lightroom has lots of settings and preferences. Sometimes it is hard to know what the best option is. Today I thought I would share with you 3 Lightroom settings you can change right now that will make your life in Lightroom much easier! 1. Solo Mode If you haven’t already changed this one, you will thank me for showing you this. By changing your panels to Solo Mode, only one panel will be open at a time. When you open the Effects Panel, the Basic Panel will close. When you open the Tone Curve Panel, the Effects Panel will close... - Continue Reading
Are you still afraid to upgrade to Lightroom 4? I really do wish I could come to your house and walk you through installing it. But I can’t. So I do the next best thing I can do is write about it here in hopes that you won’t be afraid any longer. The truth is that software changes. It upgrades and following along is part of the process. It likely won’t be THAT much longer before we are talking about Lightroom 5 (no, I don’t have an inside track and am not announcing ANYTHING—I am just guessing because it.. - Continue Reading
In most programs there is more than one way to do something. And that is definitely true for renaming your files in Lightroom. Today I am going to share with you the three ways there are to rename your files in Lightroom and when you might use each one. Renaming on Import To rename your photos when importing, go to the File Renaming Tab on the right-hand side of the Import dialog box. I import all my photos via Lightroom and I rename all my files on import to get rid of the letters my camera places at the beginning.. - Continue Reading
Do you shy away from using the brush tool because you are not sure what or where it is? Are you using the Pretty Presets Graduated Filters and Brushes but not sure if you are using them to their fullest potential? The 5 simple tips in this post will make sure you are getting the most out of the brush tool. Why/When to Use the Brush Tool Technically, Adjustment Brush is the official name. I use the adjustment brush tool whenever I want to make a correction to a small portion of my image. For example, maybe I want to.. - Continue Reading
Are you afraid of upgrading to Lightroom 4? Are you one of the ones who are constantly telling everyone how they are never going to upgrade because their ONE beloved feature is gone? Or, are you just afraid because you HEARD it was different and scary? Well, I am here to tell you that it is SILLY to be afraid of a little ol' piece of software. You're still not convinced? Just read on while I alleviate the most common fears I come across! "My Brightness Slider is Gone?"—Oh MY! Yep. The Brightness slider is gone. But let's all remember.. - Continue Reading
Are you getting the most out of the graduated filter tool in Lightroom? Do you have the Pretty Presets Graduated Filters and Brushes set and are not sure if you are using them to their fullest potential. These 5 simple tips will allow you to take FULL advantage of this marvelous tool. 1. Graduated Filter Shortcut The shortcut for getting to the graduated filter is M. This opens up the graduated filter dialog box. In Lightroom 4, it looks a little like the basic panel (lots of sliders—many with the same names), so don’t let that confuse you. You will actually.. - Continue Reading
Lightroom 4 has been on store shelves for about 8 months now. Some chose to upgrade right away and others chose to wait and see if the upgrade was worth it. I think it is time to discover what the major differences are, whether the upgrade suits you, and I will even share my opinion at the end! The DEVELOP Module The Book Module This module got a serious overhaul in Lightroom 4. Adobe hadn’t seriously changed its basic developing algorithms since it was first launched. In Lightroom 4, the Basic panel looks A LOT different and has new capabilities... - Continue Reading
Have you ever encountered a folder of photos in Lightroom that has a question mark by it? Or maybe run across thumbnails in Lightroom that have question marks? Maybe you haven't known what they were or why they were there before. Today's video tutorial is all about what these icons are telling you and how to fix the situation! Watch or read below! About Your Catalog Your Lightroom Catalog is having a relationship with your photos. Your photos aren't stored in Lightroom. It just keeps tabs on them and keeps track of the adjustments you make. All that information is.. - Continue Reading
We're so excited to release this Workflow Set for both Lightroom 3 & 4 users! Create your own clean and polished look in with the the NEW Pretty Presets Workflow Set. Create your own clean edit in a matter of seconds! If you shoot RAW click here for the Workflow Set for Lightroom 3 or 4. If you shoot JPEG click here for the Workflow Set for Lightroom 3 or 4. The 20 presets included are: Clarity Males and Still Life, Clarity Soften, Color Casts Fix Reds, Color Casts Fix Reds Strong, Color Casts Fix Yellow, Color Enhance Blues, Color Pop, Contrast.. - Continue Reading
Today I have 3 simple steps that will allow you to use your Lightroom 3 Pretty Presets in Lightroom 4. You will have to apply these same steps to each preset that you want to be able to use in Lightroom 4. BUT once you have completed the steps, you won’t have to do them again. AND the steps literally will take you 30 seconds at most. Check out the 4ish minute video below, or follow the steps below the video to have the ability to use your Lightroom 3 Pretty Presets in Lightroom 4!! Step 1: Start With a.. - Continue Reading
If you have Lightroom 3 you can find your shortcuts guide here.
Special thanks to Gayle from Mom and Camera for this awesome shortcuts guide.
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One of the features that really endeared me to Lightroom early was the fact that the History Panel keeps track of what edits you make to your photos FOREVER! And when I say forever, I mean F.O.R.E.V.E.R! Photos that I took and edited back in 2009—YUP, I can still see the list of edits I made to that photo, in the order I made them today. If I make 3 changes to a photo or 159 changes (I haven't really tested that or counted how many changes I have made to my photos), they will all still be there when.. - Continue Reading
