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Lightroom vs. Photoshop
Do I need to buy both Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop CS4? Digital photographers ask me this question all the time. It’s a good question and one that deserves more than just a simple yes or no answer. Each program has it’s own strengths, and although the two programs share some common features, they are not competitors.
Holiday Gift Ideas for Photographers from David Marx at TheLightroomLab.com
Over the past year, I have grown very interested in star trails, night time, and time-lapse photography. So this year I made two gifts lists. The first set of gifts are gadgets that I find useful for time-lapse and night photography. The second set of gift ideas are just general items related to my love for digital photography. I hope these list help you find the perfect gift for your loved ones this holiday season.
Great Deals on Lightroom v2 Today at Amazon
Happy Cyber Monday! There are great deals today on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom v2 at Amazon.com.
Lightroom Installation Issues with Snow Leopard (Mac OS 10.6)
Help! I have been trying to upgrade lightroom 1.1 to version two however Adobe Photoshop Lightroom v.2 will not install on my imac. My mac is using the 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Operating System. What’s wrong?
Keyword Sets Make Repetitive Keywording Push Button Easy
Everybody loves what keywords do, but most folks dread the data-entry time required to add them into each and every image. I think that most Lightroom users dread the data-entry time required to keyword their images for two reasons; a, because they lack an efficient keywording strategy and b, because they are unaware of the huge speed boost that is hidden inside of the keyword sets feature. Ready to see what keyword sets do?
John Beardsworth on “10 Things I Wish I Could Tell a Slightly Less Novice Lightroom User”
Today, I came across a post from Lightroom expert John Beardsworth entitled “10 Things I Wish I Could Tell a Slightly Less New Lightroom User.” I believe that this article is worth your time. I am especially pleased with Mr. Beardsworth second point: “Unless you really know what you’re doing, never use Explorer or Finder for moving or renaming files that are catalogued in Lightroom” since I recorded a tutorial on this very topic just a few months ago. For more information read on…
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Beta Help Now Online
Adobe posted a new website today to support the Lightroom 3 beta release. Scott and I are already signed up as moderators for the new site and are looking forward to helping folks learn Lightroom v3.
Here’s a link to the new Adobe Lightroom 3 beta help site.
Scott Kelby’s “10 Things I Would Tell New Lightroom Users”
Scott Kelby, president of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, posted an article recently that might help Lightroom beginners. If you are new to Lightroom, I encourage you to read his “10 Things I Would Tell New Lightroom Users” in addition to browsing all of the articles in our Getting Started Tutorials section.
I don’t agree with all ten, though. Read on to find out where I disagree.
Lightroom 3.0 Public Beta Now Available!
Want to see what’s coming in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom v.3? Now you can! Check out this post to learn more about Lightroom v.3 beta’s new features and improvements.
Camera Raw Profiles in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Reader Question:I recently shot some pictures with a Nikon D300 in raw. When I downloaded these raw files into Lightroom 2.5 the brilliant colors that I saw on the camera changed to dull within Lightroom. It actually happened as I watched, one after another, the pics on lightroom changed from brilliant to dull after the download was complete. Any Clues?
Teaching Lightroom at the “Explore the Possibilities Seminar” Nov. 6-8 in Cleveland Ohio!
am delighted to be teaching Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Photoshop Elements techniques for the Western Reserve Photographic Society’s “Explore the Possibilities Seminar” in Cleveland, Ohio. For this program, I will be working along side my good friend and photographic hero Mr. Doug Johnson. For more information on this program….
The LR2/Mogrify Plugin has been Updated
Timothy Armes has just released a new version of his wonderful LR2/Mogrify export plugin. Amongst the new features is a “canvas” option that allows users to place the resized image within a fixed area and the ability to use multiple watermarks on a single image.
Teaching at the ASMP Photo Tech 2009 Workshop: November 12-13
I’m headlining the show at this years Photo Tech 2009 Workshop presented by the ASMP Ohio Valley Chapter. It’s going to be a great educational event! I get two days to cover Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom with tips and techniques specifically tailored to the needs of today’s working professional photographer. This is going to be a fast-paced class with lots of emphasis on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom’s time saving secrets. While I love to toot my own horn, I am super excited about the other speakers too. Come learn from photographer / videographer Sam Riche, marketing guru Rosh Silars, and digital workflow expert Jay Kinghorn.
Moving Folders with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Months ago, I posted an article on how to move your Adobe Photoshop Lightroom catalog files over to an external hard drive. So for today’s video tutorial, I am going to show you how to move your photos from one hard drive to another without upsetting Lightroom. As a bonus, I’m also going to show you a little trick on how to create new folders from within Lightroom, and how to rename your folders.
The LR2Mogrify Plug-in for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Today’s topic is on extending Adobe Photoshop Lightroom further with an export plug-in. From the factory, Lightroom is capable of doing amazing things, but it can’t do everything that I want when it prepares images for my email messages.
As you will see in today’s video, I believe that presentation–the wrapping, framing, “the polish”: around an image–is almost as important as the image itself. Anyone can email a photo; but I believe that a professional photographer should send out something that looks a touch more elegant. This is where LR2/Mogrify comes in.
