Simple Lightroom 2.0 Workflow Suggestions

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  1. I have upgraded to 2.' and am now looking for suggestions on how others use it.
  2. The situation I have in mind is this.
  3. I go out and shoot a few dozen images
  4. I come back home, download the images from my Flash Memory Card, I'm shooting with a Canon 4'D.
  5. I random sample a few of the images and I like the way the majority of them look, but want to do a bit of touch-up.
  6. Once the touch-up is complete I will print specific images.
Is there a way to accomplish this without a image by image approach?

Thank you
 
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TJL, Welcome to LR Forums.

Yes, but it will depend entirely on what 'a bit of touch-up' means to you.

Changes to multiple images which require identical absolute settings in the Develop panels are easy to implement.

Changes to multiple images which require identical relative settings are easy to implemt in the Quick Develop Panel in the library module.

Unfortunately, the two methods may be problematic to intertwine.

Almost every image I take needs individual framing/cropping (action sport). Identical framing/cropping can be apllied to multiple images, custom not so much.

Tell us more about #5, we'll tell you how to proceed efficiently.

It'll help if you build a signature block, as you see on most member's posts here, cuts down on a lot of back and forth about your system and workflow details. Access that function via 'User CP' at upper left.

Just as an quick example, you say 4'D; that helps, but what we'd really rather know is CR2 vs. jpg?
 
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I dont' know how much you've used lightroom before, but I'll try a quick outline of how I usually approach it:
(I hope it's not too generic for you.)

1. I import everything with "none" preset setting and rename them with time and date ('911'8_213''5).
2. I go thru all images in library and hit X (reject) for totally unusable ones that I want to delete an hit P (pick) for the ones I think are really good.
3. I hit command-delete (mac) and select "delete from disk". The ones flagged X are moved to the trash.
4. I filter the images by flag "pick" and go to develop. I work on the picks until I'm satisfied.
5. Go to library. I deselect the filtering so I see all images. I copy settings from the developed ones and paste on others that might be similar.
6. I have a good nights sleep.
7. I go thru all images again in lupe in library, and use quickdevelop controls to adjust a bit, seeing with rested eyes.
 
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