filtering for photos that have develop setting changes

[jjlad]

Hi there,
I want to post some 'out of camera' shots and am wondering if there is a way to filter for photos that have not had any changes made, so I can quickly select from them and export the selections in email size to flickr for posting.
I would would want to filter by camera, lens, date range ...and only pull up those still at the 'import' stage.
jj

 

[clee01l]

You can select a Metadata filter from the filter bar [] pick {Develop Preset} as one of the column choices. In that column, the Develop Preset calle "Default" settings will give you all of the images that have not gone passed the "Import" step in History.
You can also do this with a Smart Collection. Here you have two ways. In addition to the {Develop Preset}{is}{Default}, you also have {Has Adjustments}{Is False}. There is some variance in the results returned from these two smart filters, and {Has Adjustments}{Is False} produces the largest set.

Do keep in mind that any Develop Settings applied on Import will not be reflected in the {Develop Preset}{is}{Default}.

 

[RikkFlohr]

I am not certain what your purpose is but consider the following.

All images imported by Lightroom have some developing by default: WB, Blacks, Tone Curve, Brightness, Contrast, Sharpening and Noise reduction-unless you have have changed the default to be something different.

Images can always be "Zeroed" to your "out-of-camera" shot status by applying the General Zeroed preset.

Any image can be brought back to its pre-development state by first creating a snapshot (To Preserve your work) and then selecting the Import Snapshot.

All that having been said, it is possible. You can set up a Smart Collection that selects photos where "Has Adjustment" is false. You can then filter that collection using the standard Library filter for Camera, Lens, Etc.

 

[clee01l]

[quote author=RikkFlohr link=topic=8882.msg59666#msg59666 date=1263155486]...All images imported by Lightroom have some developing by default[/quote] If you change the Develop Settings: to "None" on the import dialog, No filtering will be done on import.

 

[Victoria Bampton]

[quote author=RikkFlohr link=topic=8882.msg59666#msg59666 date=1263155486]
Images can always be "Zeroed" to your "out-of-camera" shot status by applying the General Zeroed preset.
[/quote]

Just to clarify, General Zeroed sets all of the sliders to ', which is not the default setting for raw files, only jpegs. For raw files, the default settings are a better starting point and closer to the equivalent camera processing when combined with a camera profile.

 

[clee01l]

[quote author=Victoria Bampton link=topic=8882.msg59843#msg59843 date=12633217'2]Just to clarify, General Zeroed sets all of the sliders to ', which is not the default setting for raw files, only jpegs. For raw files, the default settings are a better starting point and closer to the equivalent camera processing when combined with a camera profile.
[/quote]Maybe for your cameras, the out of the box defaults for my cameras were horrible and not even close to the SOOC Jpegs. And if I wanted the in camera processing, I'd shoot just JPEGS only. I actually prefer the flat toneless appearance of the imported DNGs as a good starting point for adjustments.
Do keep in mind that the OP wanted to search for images that were not adjusted. Importing with any Development settings even Default Settings pretty much means the answer set is empty since applying any development settings immediately cancels this.

 

[RikkFlohr]

I do not use Lightroom "default" RAW processing. I use a "zeroed" value instead. To me, the default settings LR uses on RAW muddy the waters more than clarify them. Especially when working with HDR, I achieve superior results by zeroing the images first. I am with Cletus in that I prefer to start with the "flatter" toneless image. Then again, I also understand why Adobe did this 'default' processing too and how it helps new-commers to the software.

I still would have liked to have known the OP's purpose in doing this search. Without that we are all just guessing at what 'right' answer to give him/her.

 

[jjlad]

Thanks everyone for the thoughtful replies on this. I've definately learned something here. I wanted to try the suggestions before responding. I have and they all work!

The reason I was interested in that (to answer the last reply) is that sometimes it is good to post the out of camera image when posting for advice or for trouble shooting purposes on a forum dedicated to the camera or other equipment being used. It gives responders the original info to base their camera specific comments on.

Thanks again!
jj