So Lightroom release 11 has had some major updates and the one that has probably caused most exciting and possibly confusion for some, layers, or most precisely layer masks, Lightroom has always had masks, but you never saw them like this. They are shown more like in Photoshop now, and this is where some of…
One thing I come across on my tutoring sessions is confusion over catalogs. What are they, were are my photos, do I need them, how many do I need or how should I organise my photo in them. Catalogs are fundamental to Lightroom and also the most import file related to Lightroom (photos aside), but…
An issue I’ve been encountering recently for beginners with Lightroom, is an issue with installing the software. The issue, is more of a confusion. People are getting confused which Lightroom to install and the problem arises from the name and the fact there are 2 versions that can be installed. Lightroom, is an app version…
My Own Scenario : New Catalogs. I started using Lightroom, many many years ago. I created my main catalog probably 9 or 10 years ago. This catalog has evolved, I’ve added Keywords to nearly all the 100,00 photos, I’ve created collections for gathering all sorts of information. Then, about 6 years ago, I started portrait…
With every release of Lightroom, there are always new features, some are subtle and take time to find others can sort of hit you full on. One of these feature that hit me full on was in the export dialogue box, a small change, but so obvious you can’t miss it. Introduced in Lightroom v9,…
Do you shoot RAW? If not, I’ll give you an example of just powerful it can be. We’ve all done it, we go out to take a great sunset, take a load of photos, come home and look at them on the computer and are instantly disappointed. I’ve done it, I took this photo and…
Ever wanted to pick a colour for use outside of Photoshop or Lightroom. You can do it in without any mucking around with screen captures. Just click and hold from the colour platte picker!
If you haven’t already, you should take a look at using the Virtual Copy function in Lightroom. This function allows you to create different version on your photos, but without taking up valuable disk space. The examples here are 3 images I created for an Instagram post and only physically existed when I exported them….
As time goes by we find that we have accumulated more and more digital photos, sometimes in to the thousands
Lots of people are confused by Lightroom. Some people wonder where Lightroom stores its photos. Some wonder what the catalog is about, some people don’t understand why their photos look ‘normal’ outside of Lightroom, what are the exclamation marks, and why is there no save option! One simple answer to all of these questions, is…
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