Add Parent Folder in Lightroom
There is a small and little used command in Lightroom’s Folders panel that can make your life simpler in the long run. It is called Add Parent Folder and what it does is literally add the parent folder...
View ArticleKeyword Auto-Complete in Lightroom 2
Here’s one of those little things that seems to be tripping up a number of Lightroom 1 users who have upgraded to Lightroom 2. In Lightroom 1, you can expand the Keywording panel and start typing a...
View ArticleLightroom’s Image Info Tooltips
There’s a handy feature in the Filmstrip that gives you access to a wide range of info about your photos no matter where you are in Lightroom. First you need to enable Show Image Info Tooltips in the...
View ArticleLightroom’s Show in Collection
There’s a tiny little feature called Show in Collection that Adobe added to the contextual menu that appears when you right-click a photo just about anywhere in Lightroom. It allows you to see what...
View ArticleUsing Lightroom 2′s Target Collection
I was recently asked if it were possible to assign photos to a collection during import. It would make a good feature request, but it is not currently possible. Here are the alternatives I came up with...
View ArticleTutorial: The Many Views of the Library Module
The types of tasks performed in the Library module generally fall under file management, such as separating the keepers from the clunkers, applying keywords, organizing into collections, renaming,...
View ArticleNew Post on PhotoFocus and a Speed Tip
The name of the post is Avoiding Problems + Improving Performance = Happy Lightroom User and with it I tried to cover the basic tips that account for nearly a third of the problems people ask me about....
View ArticleLightroomers Guide to Lightroom
Ever since writing Lightroom for Dummies I’ve wanted to teach a class based on the most common topics people are asking about as they come to grips with using Lightroom. Topics they are either not...
View ArticlePhotofocus: Two Fast Ways to Apply Develop Settings to Multiple Photos in...
New guest post up on Photofocus.com on Two Fast Ways to Apply Develop Settings to Multiple Photos in Lightroom. Here’s the steps I use for applying the same crop to multiple photos: Press G to jump to...
View ArticleTaming Lightroom Keyword Chaos
This is a reprint of my March 2011 Under the Loupe column in Photoshop User magazine. A subscription to Photoshop User magazine is benefit of becoming a member of the National Association of Photoshop...
View ArticlePhotofocus Hangout: Get Organized in Lightroom
Once I month I co-host a Lightroom Hangout on Google+ for Photofocus with my friends Levi Sim and Gerard Murphy. We also have a variety of special guests that drop in and share their expertise. The...
View ArticlePhotofocus: Create Customized File Name Templates in Lightroom
In this Photofocus blog post I cover how you can create customized file name templates to suit all kinds of needs. There are a few places where you can batch rename photos in Lightroom. The most...
View ArticleTame Your Lightroom Library
I was honored to be invited back as a guest on TheFIX to discuss my new Lightroom book and share some tips for taming your Lightroom library. TheFIX is part of the TWIP network, and you can watch me...
View ArticleLightroom’s Show in Collection
There’s a tiny little feature called Show in Collection that Adobe added to the contextual menu that appears when you right-click a photo just about anywhere in Lightroom. It allows you to see what...
View ArticleUsing Lightroom 2’s Target Collection
I was recently asked if it were possible to assign photos to a collection during import. It would make a good feature request, but it is not currently possible. Here are the alternatives I came up with...
View ArticleTutorial: The Many Views of the Library Module
The types of tasks performed in the Library module generally fall under file management, such as separating the keepers from the clunkers, applying keywords, organizing into collections, renaming,...
View ArticleNew Post on PhotoFocus and a Speed Tip
The name of the post is Avoiding Problems + Improving Performance = Happy Lightroom User and with it I tried to cover the basic tips that account for nearly a third of the problems people ask me about....
View ArticleLightroomers Guide to Lightroom
Ever since writing Lightroom for Dummies I’ve wanted to teach a class based on the most common topics people are asking about as they come to grips with using Lightroom. Topics they are either not...
View ArticlePhotofocus: Two Fast Ways to Apply Develop Settings to Multiple Photos in...
New guest post up on Photofocus.com on Two Fast Ways to Apply Develop Settings to Multiple Photos in Lightroom. Here’s the steps I use for applying the same crop to multiple photos: Press G to jump to...
View ArticleTaming Lightroom Keyword Chaos
This is a reprint of my March 2011 Under the Loupe column in Photoshop User magazine. A subscription to Photoshop User magazine is benefit of becoming a member of the National Association of Photoshop...
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