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 tips like this? Check out my "Lightroom Quick Tips" course on GreyLearning, part of the "Mastering Lightroom" bundle of courses. … [Read more...] about “Printing” to a JPEG file in Lightroom Classic
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How to get the most detail in a wildlife portrait
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-k83SZd8zs Learn how to bring out the most detail in wildlife or portraits. Check out Aurora HDR and Perfectly Clear and how they can help Photoshop or Lightroom users. Save on both here – https://photofocus.tips/2EmahkX … [Read more...] about How to get the most detail in a wildlife portrait
Using Aurora HDR and Perfectly Clear for better street photography
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNT16gTY7VY Learn how to capture better street photographs using bracketed images for the best image in Aurora HDR. Then hand off to Perfectly Clear for fantastic finishing touches. Both tools work as standalone applications and plugins for tools like Photoshop and Lightroom. Save on both here – https://photofocus.tips/2EmahkX … [Read more...] about Using Aurora HDR and Perfectly Clear for better street photography
Great landscape photos with Aurora HDR and Perfectly Clear
Join photographer Rich Harrington as he shows you how to bring out the most detail in a landscape scene. He'll walk you through the Aurora HDR and Perfectly Clear workflows. Both work as standalone applications and plugins for tools like Photoshop and Lightroom. Save on both here – https://photofocus.tips/2EmahkX … [Read more...] about Great landscape photos with Aurora HDR and Perfectly Clear
Rotating crop orientation in Lightroom Classic
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 image to a vertical. Want more tips like this? Check out my "Lightroom Quick Tips" course on GreyLearning, part of the "Mastering Lightroom" bundle of courses. … [Read more...] about Rotating crop orientation in Lightroom Classic
Color label mismatches in Lightroom Classic
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. Want more tips like this? Check out my "Lightroom Quick Tips" course on GreyLearning, part of the "Mastering Lightroom" bundle of courses. … [Read more...] about Color label mismatches in Lightroom Classic
Quick keyword switch with the Painter tool in Lightroom Classic
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 this? Check out my "Lightroom Quick Tips" course on GreyLearning, part of the "Mastering Lightroom" bundle of courses. … [Read more...] about Quick keyword switch with the Painter tool in Lightroom Classic
Adobe adds new Texture slider, contextual help and tutorials to Lightroom ecosystem
Adobe has unveiled its latest updates to the Lightroom ecosystem, which includes both Lightroom and Lightroom Classic. Amongst these updates are a new Texture slider in all programs as well as contextual help and step-by-step tutorials in Lightroom. These updates are available today. Help and interactive tutorials Lightroom — formerly known as Lightroom CC — received the brunt of the updates. The new contextual help will allow users to fully understand what each slider does. For more in-depth assistance, users can take a look at several … [Read more...] about Adobe adds new Texture slider, contextual help and tutorials to Lightroom ecosystem
Saving a map location in Lightroom Classic
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 can quickly zero in on areas you photograph frequently, for example. You can see this feature in action in this quick video. Want more tips like this? Check out my "Lightroom Quick Tips" course on GreyLearning, part of the "Mastering … [Read more...] about Saving a map location in Lightroom Classic
How to stitch cityscape panoramas with Lightroom Classic
In my last article, I shared five tips to photograph cityscape panoramas. It's now time to talk about the post-processing part! Fortunately, if you're using Lightroom Classic, the process is very easy. No need to use dedicated software. First, when you are in the Library module, select your images. You don't need to do any post-processing first, as the resulting panorama will be a RAW file (DNG). The panorama I'm doing today will be made of the five images below (you can have as little as two images and many more than five), of the view from … [Read more...] about How to stitch cityscape panoramas with Lightroom Classic
Integrating Aurora HDR into your photo editing workflow
I use Lightroom Classic for the vast majority of my post-processing work. I like to use the software package as my overall working hub and then shoot images out to other programs as necessary. As long as the images come back into Lightroom then it is easy for me to always find them and organize them into folders, collections and slideshows. I’ve been using HDR software for quite a number of years including programs such as Nik HDR Efex Pro, Photomatix Pro, Photoshop and Lightroom’s HDR processing tools. This newest version of Aurora HDR is a … [Read more...] about Integrating Aurora HDR into your photo editing workflow
Using the transform tool to straighten verticals in architectural images
When shooting architecture, you quickly notice that if you point your camera up or down, the vertical lines of a building will converge. It's just perspective, and while it happens with any genre of photography, it's more noticeable with architecture. In some cases, it can be a great tool to create drama, but in other cases, you may want to keep these verticals straight. One of the ways to do that is to use a tilt-shift lens, which is a specialty lens that allows you to keep verticals straight with the shift function. The tilt function moves … [Read more...] about Using the transform tool to straighten verticals in architectural images
Quick Tip: Change the Lightroom Classic background color
Want to switch out the background color in Lightroom? It's easy. Select Lightroom CC > Preferences from the top toolbar (or on Windows, go to Edit > Preferences), and then click on the Interface tab. Once there, you'll see a Background area where you can switch the color for the main and secondary windows to one of six options — white, light gray, medium gray (default), dark gray, darker gray and black. … [Read more...] about Quick Tip: Change the Lightroom Classic background color
Best practices when using Lightroom Classic on multiple computers
Up until recently, I found myself trying to figure out the best way to share photos between my laptop when I was on the road, and my iMac back at home. There's no perfect solution, but with a little bit of experimenting, I was able to get a solution that worked really well. What I tried During my recent trip to Las Vegas for WPPI, I knew I'd have a ton of different photos I would take both at the conference and during my spare time. I knew I would have to import at least some of my photos to my laptop, otherwise, I'd run out of space on my … [Read more...] about Best practices when using Lightroom Classic on multiple computers
Understanding Lightroom catalogs
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 where in the library to find a specific book we were looking for. We knew that all our favorite photography books, for instance, were in the 600-699 range — within the Fine Arts and Recreation category. Well, a photo catalog is kind of like a modern version of that. If you use Lightroom Classic, there are a few things to take into account when it comes to importing and managing … [Read more...] about Understanding Lightroom catalogs
Moving from Apple Photos in macOS Mojave 10.14 to Lightroom Classic CC
Apple's updated Photos app in Mojave included some very helpful features for those in their ecosystem, but still not enough for me to keep using Apple Photos over Lightroom Classic CC. In this post, we will show you a quick and dirty way to move your photos from Apple Photos to Lightroom Classic CC. For those of you who own a 2008-2011 Mac and haven't been able to update your Mac OS to Mojave, you can still move from Photos into Lightroom by following along with the guide here, which is confirmed to work for OSX 10.10-10.13 — although, this … [Read more...] about Moving from Apple Photos in macOS Mojave 10.14 to Lightroom Classic CC
Cropping tricks in Lightroom Classic
One of my most used tools in Lightroom Classic has to be the cropping tool. While simple at its core, it can have a substantial effect to your photographs. And while we all know how to click and drag each edge to get the crop we want, the tool is much more powerful than that. Here are four cropping tricks to enhance your post-production workflow in Lightroom Classic. Get a centered crop You know the drill by now. Usually when cropping in Lightroom, you have to drag the points and then drag the crop to the position you'd like. And oftentimes, … [Read more...] about Cropping tricks in Lightroom Classic
How to develop video in Lightroom Classic
Editing video can get pretty complicated, and working with color grading and the overall style is no easy task. While I'm primarily a still photographer, I often take some videos for Instagram or other social media usage, in addition to some client work. So when it came to stylizing some quick videos, did I want to go through the process, clip-by-clip, in Premiere Pro? Or did I want to utilize a tool that I've used since day one of my photography? Believe it or not, you can style video in Lightroom — and I mean beyond just the Quick Develop … [Read more...] about How to develop video in Lightroom Classic
Understanding Lightroom Classic’s import dialog
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 used to. But there are still several options here that most of us don't utilize, and we're really missing out! Things like applying develop settings, metadata, smart previews and more are always available to us in the import dialog. And what's the difference between Add, Move, Copy and Copy as DNG menu items? Here's an introduction (or refresher) into the Lightroom … [Read more...] about Understanding Lightroom Classic’s import dialog
Warp-speed your culling in Lightroom
We shoot digital. We shoot a lot. Often way too much. Hey, that’s the beauty of it, right? One shot or a thousand shots cost the same if your memory card is good. But is that really true? Aside from the fact that I remember my fashion editorial days, when we shot three rolls of film for every image, if not four. That’s between 100 and 140 shots per image, not so different from what we do today — but I digress, although this is probably a good topic for another post. The point is if we have to spend hours culling our images, are those extra … [Read more...] about Warp-speed your culling in Lightroom
How to use Lightroom’s new Photomerge: HDR Panorama
Making panoramas is a wonderful way to photograph a scene with the best perspective. Shooting brackets for HDR is a wonderful way to get the best exposure for a scene. So why not do both? I've been doing both for several years, but it's always taken a lot of thought and process on the computer to get the pictures all put together. Do you do the HDR first, or stitch the panorama first? Lightroom's Classic's latest update brought the two together, and it's pretty awesome. Lightroom has processed HDR brackets and panoramas separately for several … [Read more...] about How to use Lightroom’s new Photomerge: HDR Panorama
Adobe releases updates to Lightroom Classic, CC
Overnight, Adobe released updates to its photography ecosystem, including Lightroom Classic, Lightroom CC and Camera Raw. The updates contain a variety of improvements as well as support for new cameras and lenses. Lightroom Classic December's update to Lightroom Classic is focused on workflow and performance improvements. For a complete look at what's new, visit adobe.com. Customize Develop Panel You can now customize the order of the tools in the Develop module to reflect your workflow. Right-click on any panel header in the Develop … [Read more...] about Adobe releases updates to Lightroom Classic, CC
Luminar 3 First Look video and exclusive deal
We've got an in-depth look at what Luminar 3 can do with Photofocus Publisher Rich Harrington. https://youtu.be/TcThfN1rKbM Plus Save $20 on Luminar 3 — https://photofocus.tips/L3Special Join Richard Harrington as he walks you through a detailed overview of getting results with Luminar 3. You'll learn how to set up a library, use workspaces, get results with filters and harness artificial intelligence. You'll also discover how Luminar works as a plugin with Lightroom Classic and Photoshop. Rich is the publisher of Photofocus.com and also … [Read more...] about Luminar 3 First Look video and exclusive deal
How to print borderless in Lightroom Classic
When I first received my Epson SureColor P800 printer for review, I was dumbfounded at how to print borderless through Lightroom Classic. The quality of the printer was great, but I was getting a 0.25" margin on the top, left and right sides of my 8.5" x 11" print, and a 0.56" margin on the bottom. I wanted no margins at all, but adjusting the sliders in Lightroom just presented me with an error message. So how do you print borderless in Lightroom? Turns out it's pretty simple. Page Setup The trick lies in the Page Setup menu. If … [Read more...] about How to print borderless in Lightroom Classic
Speed up your Lightroom Classic catalog on Fusion Drive Macs
For the past few months, I've had a heck of a time with Lightroom Classic running slowly on my iMac. While my iMac is from late 2015, it's fully loaded. Tons of memory, a good graphics card and a modern-day processor. But it's had its share of problems too, between random restarts and a Fusion drive that slows things down. The Fusion Drive problem When Apple first introduced Fusion Drives, it was a great solution to get a fast solid state drive (SSD) coupled with a traditional hard drive, for a combination of speed and storage. The problem is … [Read more...] about Speed up your Lightroom Classic catalog on Fusion Drive Macs
Exclusive: The state of Lightroom, and what’s next
At this week's Adobe MAX Conference, Adobe again announced updates for its line of photo management and editing tools — Lightroom CC and Lightroom Classic. And while the two tools continue to live somewhat separated from each other, there's a question as to what's in store for these products in the future, especially given the increasing level of competition on the market today. I had the privilege of sitting down with Tom Hogarty, Senior Director of Product Management for Lightroom, at Adobe MAX to discuss the current state of both … [Read more...] about Exclusive: The state of Lightroom, and what’s next
