Guest Photo & Post By Nat Coalson In Part 1 of this two-part mini-series, we looked at how Lightroom uses the catalog (a database) to manage information about your image files. In this article, I will explain the essentials of importing pictures into Lightroom and how to organize your files.
Guest Photo & Post By Nat Coalson Part 1 – About Lightroom Catalogs During the past year alone, I’ve taught nearly two dozen classes and workshops on Adobe Lightroom, and several aspects of using this essential software keeps rising to the top as significant hurdles for new users. In this
Guest Photo & Post By Nat Coalson Like HDR, focus blending is becoming another popular way for photographers to create digital images that are not possible with a single capture in the camera. Focus blending (or focus stacking) uses multiple captures to achieve great depth of field by creating a
Guest Photo & Post By Nat Coalson When we look at a photograph, our eyes travel around the image from one place to another. It’s therefore essential that you understand and direct the way a viewers eye traverses the frame. With the deliberate placement of graphic elements in the composition,
Guest Photo & Post By Nat Coalson One of the most exciting features introduced in Lightroom 3 is the new Lens Corrections panel. These controls allow you to correct optical distortion and other lens artifacts such as chromatic aberration and vignetting. This is a big step forward in image editing.
Guest Photo & Post By Nat Coalson Some photographers believe great shots happen mostly by luck just keep making lots of pictures and youre bound to get some good ones. Its true that when you shoot frequently you increase the possibility of a happy accident; a grab shot that works,
