Understanding Lightroom catalogs
Bryan Esler
Remember back in our school days, when we had to look up something in our school’s library? We relied on the Dewey Decimal System, basically a reference that told us
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Understanding Lightroom Classic’s import dialog
Bryan Esler
A couple years ago, Adobe made headlines by completely revamping the import dialog in Lightroom Classic. Since then, they’ve restored the classic look and feel that much of us are
Quick Tip: Share your Perfectly Clear presets to a new machine
Bryan Esler
Have a new machine, or want to share your Perfectly Clear presets with an editor or another photographer? Perfectly Clear 3.5 makes it really easy. To get started, click the
Cheap gear doesn’t always mean good gear
Bryan Esler
There’s an old saying — you get what you pay for. And the same rings true when it comes to camera gear. While the big industry leaders like B&H, Hunt’s,
Quick Tip: Import to this Folder
Tim Grey
When it comes to keeping your Lightroom catalog tidy and organized, the import stage of your workflow is critically important. In this quick tip, you’ll learn a great shortcut for
Why is Lightroom Importing my Images out of Order?
Nick Minore
Every once in a while, Lightroom gives me an issue importing images from my Nikon cameras. It’ll import the images out of “filename” order and out of “capture time” order.
Leveraging Lightroom Templates
Rob Sylvan
One of the main reasons we use Lightroom is that it makes our entire digital workflow so much more efficient than using a combination of other tools. A key to
Speed Up your Import Workflow with a New Card Reader
Nick Minore
With new cameras being released every month and new developments in memory card technology, many readers have struggled to find a memory card reader that works well for them. My
Building Standard Previews in Lightroom
Nick Minore
It’s no secret that Lightroom can run a bit sluggish at times, especially when trying to render previews of high-megapixel files from cameras like the Nikon D810, Canon 5DS R,
Merging Lightroom Catalogs in 5 Easy Steps
Nick Minore
I have two computers – a beautiful 5K iMac at my studio, and a MacBook Pro that I travel with. My schedule can get crazy, especially when I’m traveling 2-3 weeks in a given month. It’s not practical to take my entire photo library with me when I travel, so I often find myself creating a temporary catalog on my laptop and merging it with my main catalog back at the studio.
Batch Renaming your Photos with Mac OS X Yosemite
Nick Minore
Developing a file structure is one of the first steps in creating your workflow. Whether youre using Lightroom to manage your library or Bridge to view folders of photos, its
Renaming your Photos on Import with Adobe Lightroom
Nick Minore
Developing a file structure is one of the first steps in creating your workflow. Whether youre using Lightroom to manage your library or Bridge to view folders of photos, its
How to Transfer Mobile Photos to Lightroom using Dropbox
Nicole S. Young
If you’re like me, you probably take a lot of photos and video with your mobile phone. The images I get with my iPhone are what I call my “memory”
Do You Need to Shoot RAW+JPEG? Try Lightroom’s “Big Mac” Button
Levi Sim
Before we jump right into the geek speak… indulge me for a moment. Perhaps it’s summer grilling season, but I’ve got food on my mind. I love hamburgerswho doesn’t? The