Adobe has just released their first Aperture/iPhoto to Lightroom Import tool. They're going to continue refining the plug-in and will include it in a future Lightroom update and it's now included in Lightroom 5.7 (updated 18 November 2014), but if … Click to continue
What do your Color Labels mean?
A few weeks ago we talked about Flags vs. Star Ratings, however Lightroom offers one marking tool that we didn't discuss - Color Labels. Color labels are text metadata represented by a color. There's a choice of 5 colors - red, yellow, green, blue … Click to continue
The Power of the Painter Tool
Hiding away in the Toolbar beneath Grid view is a little-known tool. Many people don't even know it exists, and those who do often forget it's there. It's called the Painter tool. Yes, that little spray can icon isn't just for decoration! The … Click to continue
Flags vs. Stars – which do you use?
You've had a great vacation, and having dumped the suitcases on the bedroom floor, you head straight for the computer to start uploading your photos. 100... 200... 300... 1000... how many photos did you take?!? Sound familiar? You can't possibly … Click to continue
Quick Access to your Favorite Folders & Collections
Have you ever been skipping around different collections and folders, and wished there was a quicker way back to the previous source? There is! You have a few different options: On the breadcrumb bar, which is the string of icons and text above … Click to continue
Can I adjust the capture time by minutes or seconds instead of whole hours?
Joshua posted on the feature request forum earlier this week, asking for a new feature that could "adjust the time for [a group of photos] down to the minute and second instead of just the hour." The good news is Lightroom can already do that! The … Click to continue
A DNG workflow
Since the Photoshop User magazine came out, I've had a number of emails asking about my own workflow for DNG files and backups, so let me run through it quickly. There is no right or wrong workflow - this is just what works well for me. I want … Click to continue
To DNG or Not to DNG? That is the question!
All you NAPP members out there, check the Lightroom section of your latest Photoshop User magazine (March 2009) for MY article on DNG! For those of you who aren't NAPP members, you'll want to sign up now!!! In the meantime, here's the main bullets … Click to continue
