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Importing Images from iPhoto into Adobe Photoshop Lightroom v3

Moving images from iPhoto over to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom can be tricky because each program creates its own index. To do this right, you have to understand that these two programs do not work together. Moving files from one program to the other requires “exporting” a copy of your image from one program and then “importing” that file into the other….

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 for Photographers Workshop with David Marx: Oct 31 – Nov 5

David Marx will be leading a week long Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 workshop for Photographers at the Rocky Mountain School of Photography in Missoula, Montana from October 31 to November 5. This class will be David’s last week long Lightroom workshop for the year. Don’t miss this opportunity to streamline your workflow and master Lightroom this fall.

Getting Started: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3′s Preference Menus

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 is finally here and it is a great to get started the right way with this powerful software! Lightroom is not a hard program to figure out on your own, but there are some critical switches buried deep inside its preference menus. Preference menus are dull material in any program, but a wise man looks the under the hood before buying a used car.

Advice on Buying Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3

Life is all about choices and software purchasing is no different. To get your copy of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3, you could buy the product directly from Adobe, you could purchase the software from an online retailer, or you could pick up a copy at your local computer box store. So does your choice make any difference?

Lightroom 3 Now Available!

It’s been a long wait but the third version of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is finally shipping! We at the LightroomLab have been playing with the private beta of Lightroom 3 all winter long and we are delighted that now everyone can work with this wonderful new product. Above all else, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 is going to make your photos look better!

Five New Features of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom v3 for Professional Photographers

This video tutorial is a quick overview of my five favorite new features in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 for the professional photographer. This video highlights: improvements to the import dialog, the new IPTC Extension metadata fields, the improved sharpening and noise reduction algorithms, and the incredible new lens correction tool. The video concludes with a quick demo of the new Publish Services feature.

Getting Started: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom v3 View Options Menu and Library Module Toolbar Customization

I released a whole bunch of tutorials recently on crucial parts of the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 setup process. The videos in this post are not nearly as important as the ones on building your catalog on an external hard drive or the ones on the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Preferences Menus. Still, setting the View Options Menu up right and customizing the Library Module’s Tool Bar is a big help when you are new to the program.

Amazon Prime: Is It Worth It?

Do you frequent Amazon.com? If so have you considered an Amazon Prime membership? Thanks to Amazon Prime, it is often cheaper and easier for me to have supplies delivered then it is to drive all across this big state looking for photography / computer equipment. If you are already a frequent Amazon customer, or if you live way out in the country like I do, check this service out.

What Software Should I Add to A New Mac For Photography

We photographers need to buy some additional software to get a brand new Mac up and running. This article is about the software that I think a new Apple computer needs for professional-grade digital imaging, word-processing, and everyday use. Click here to read more….

LRSaver – The Lightroom Screensaver

LRSaver is a screensaver built for Lightroom. It’s no flying toaster, but if you’ve got images in Lightroom that you’d like to show off (and I hope you do!) LRSaver is a great way to do so!

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom vs. The Adobe Bridge

This article is a follow-up to a recent post on how Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom differ. This time, we will explore the differences between the Adobe Bridge and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.

Black Friday Specials from Amazon, B&H, Acronis, etc.

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Windows XP Still Available

Had it up to here with your Microsoft Windows Vista system? How about a downgrade to XP Professional?

It’s still for sale at Amazon.com.