I’ll admit, I used to have a chimping habit. I think as photographers, most of us did. The habit started from when I first picked up a camera, every time I took a photo, I would immediately look at the back of the LCD screen to see how it turned
If you want to set the white point and black point in your photos with precision, you’ll want to take advantage of the detailed clipping preview option in Lightroom. Go beyond the clipping display you can enable from the histogram, with this quick tip that will help improve the accuracy
Ever wonder what your Lightroom adjustments will look like without applying them? Instead of applying and undoing, next time hold the “Alt” (Windows) or “Option” (Mac) key to get a preview of what adjustments will do to your photograph. In the Basic panel, it’ll show problematic highlights and shadows so
Next time you’re culling through photos, click the “Caps Lock” key. Doing so will activate Auto Advance (which can also be activated through Photo > Auto Advance), meaning you no longer have to hit the arrow key to go back and forth through photographs. Then you can just use the
Mirrorless cameras’ greatest advantage is the fact that there is no separation between what the sensor records and what you see in the viewfinder. Seeing exactly what your picture will look like before you even press the shutter button is an incredibly powerful way to shoot. Personally, I now shoot
Adobe announces technology previews for Lightroom on the web. Technology Previews These are a set of “test drives” for new features before they are released officially. Technology previews offer the opportunity to comment on a feature’s functionality and to help “shape the feature.” according to Josh Haftel of Adobe. Search
We’ve all been there.. That feeling after long days and nights of shooting hundreds (if not thousands) of time-lapse or stop-motion frames and wanting desperately to preview the fruits of our labors, only to do so by holding down the arrow key and watching as droves of blurred images race
Slideshows offer a great way to showcase your work in a more engaging way. In the latest release of Lightroom CC, Adobe added new tools to create more advanced slideshows.
Adobe made a huge change when Lightroom 5 launched with Smart Previews. Smart Previews are a feature that I’ve been using since I installed Lightroom 5, but based off the majority of people I’ve talked to that use LR5, I’ve found that this remarkably simple and useful feature is under
In Lightroom 5, Smart Previews are ‘light’ versions of your original images, which are automatically called upon in the case that the original is unavailable (offline). These images can be edited in place of the original, until it comes back online. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyiALOqUmfw -A] Disclaimer: This is just one way to
