Shutter speeds, at the primary level, primarily determine how motion is conveyed in the image. But how do you decide which shutter speed is best for a given scene? Fast shutter speeds With a very fast shutter speed you can freeze motion. Not only does this provide an image with
While there are a variety of methods available for identifying your favorite photos from a given trip or photoshoot, star ratings remain a popular solution for this purpose. Star ratings are widely supported and somewhat easy to understand. But I actually use a somewhat unique approach to using star ratings,
When it comes to photographic composition, one of the most well-known “rules” is known as the “rule of thirds.” Many photographers dismiss the rule of thirds as being overly simplistic and not always applicable in the real world of photography. However, if we consider the underlying principles behind the rule
The Print module in Lightroom Classic is obviously designed to help you produce prints of your photographic images. But as you’ll see in this quick lesson, you can also “print” to a JPEG image, so that any print layout you design can be shared as a digital image. Want more
When cropping photos in Lightroom Classic, typically you would retain a horizontal crop for a horizontal image, and a vertical crop for a vertical image. But as you’ll learn in this quick video, you can also quickly rotate the crop orientation so that, for example, you can crop a horizontal
Believe it or not, different software applications (such as Adobe Lightroom Classic and Adobe Bridge) use different definitions for the color labels you might apply to the metadata for your photos. This can lead to mismatches for those color labels, which you’ll learn how to solve in this quick video.
The “cute” Painter tool in Lightroom Classic enables you to quickly apply metadata to specific photos while browsing multiple images in the grid view display. In this quick video, you’ll learn how you can quickly switch keywords while applying those keywords to photos using the Painter. Want more tips like
You probably already knew that Lightroom Classic includes a Map module, which among other things enables you to view the locations on the map where photos were captured, provided those photos have GPS coordinates embedded in their metadata. In addition, you can actually save locations on the map, so you
At times you may need to view the parent for one of the folders containing photos being managed within Lightroom Classic. In this quick video tip you’ll learn how you can reveal the parent folder, or hide the parent folder, for any of the folders containing photos in your Lightroom
You may already be aware that the videos you capture alongside your still photos can be managed within Adobe Lightroom Classic CC. In addition, Lightroom provides some basic tools for editing video, including the ability to trim a video, as you’ll learn in this quick video. Want more tips like
Very often in Lightroom Classic CC if you increase the value for Vibrance and decrease the value for Saturation, you’ll find an excellent balance for the overall intensity of colors in a photo. See how it’s done in this quick tip video. Want more tips like this? Check out my
You already know you can send a photo from Lightroom Classic CC to Photoshop to apply a wide variety of adjustments and special effects. But did you know you can actually send multiple photos at one time? Check out the trick in the video below. Want more tips like this?
