Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is one of several professional level photo editing and management tools. It is commonly compared to Apple Aperture.
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Bulk exporting/archiving collections in Lightroom
Is there any way to export images from my collections, where the images are automatically placed into a folder tree that mimics their collections?
I'm not comfortable with having all that ...
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Can I remove the cable in postprocessing for this photo?
I have Adobe Lightroom. I could get Adobe Photoshop but it will really cost. For this kind of photo adjustments is it worth?
But first, can it be done with today's software?
Here's the pic :
PS: ...
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Using different Lightroom catalogues for Import and Export?
Over the years I have built up a disparate collection of both JPEGs, RAWs and RAW+JPEG from various different cameras, which are currently organised on disk by camera model and then date/event etc. I ...
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Cannot open Photoshop RAW file in Lightroom
I am using the latest (as of September 2012) versions of Photoshop CS6 and Lightroom 4, from the Creative Cloud.
I do product photography and in my workflow I shoot multi-focus pictures of the same ...
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Recommended start point for sharpening RAW Images
I'm just beginning to get back into serious photography after a very long time away. I've toyed with digital, but this is my first foray into trying to do controlled creative work in the digital ...
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How do I identify and track panorama photos in Lightroom 3?
I stitch together a fair number of panoramas (using AutoPano Pro) and I'd like a way to better organise them in Lightroom, in particular:
I want to mark the fact that a photo was taken as part of a ...
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How to get creamy skin tone in Lightroom
I googled some tutorials on "creamy lightroom", but most of what I found ended up turning my photos' skin tones too orange, too "vintage".
I tried desaturating Orange to counter this, but the ...
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Lightroom Exporting for web optimum settings
When exporting a batch of photos in LR you get a variety of options. For photos that are going to be eventually printed I would think that the highest resolution and 300ppi would be a good starting ...
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Format for importing keywords into Lightroom from exif
I have my photos on disk and I want to import them into Lightroom.
On each photo I have keyword information in the exif and when I import the files in Lightroom I can see the keywords appear in the ...
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Can I exclude subtags when searching for a tag?
I have a question about Adobe Lightroom 4:
Say I have a keyword "parent" and a nested keyword (subtag) "child" under that keyword. Some photos are tagged with "parent", other are (only) tagged with ...
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What are best practices for using Lightroom libraries?
How do you organize your lightroom library (libraries)?
Since I am a casual photographer, I have a single huge library with all my photos in it. Then I create smart collections to be able to find my ...
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Lightroom 4: How to export files as RAW/DNG with history?
Say I have a file with the following history:
Export
Crop
White Balance: Custom
Auto-Tone
Import
If I then import the exported file, the copy has all the changes but none of the history. If I don't ...
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Should I worry about making “mistakes” in Develop mode in Lightroom?
Every edit action in Lightroom is recorded in the History for that photo. If I "try-on" various settings, say changing White Balance through the various modes to find one I like, it creates an entry ...
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How can I track print competition scores in Lightroom via Metadata?
I've recently started submitting my work into local and regional print competitions. As I get results, I thought it might be nice to be able to keep track of that along with the photo's metadata in ...
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Is there a way for various online photo services to import the same keywords/tags added in Lighroom?
Flickr seems to import the keywords (tags) correctly. Why won't these automatically import into other online sites when I add a photo? (namely 500px, Fine Art America)
I manage my tags in a document ...
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Can I use Lightroom to crop a photo evenly around a center point?
I've recently been photographing with a 4.5mm circular fisheye lens and am finding that a square crop is a nice way to present the resulting images. Is there a way to indicate to Lightroom that I'd ...
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Lightroom: how to backup the catalog and photos (raw files) on a network drive
I read a couple of post talking about the same topic but i didn't get an answer (step by step) on how can i backup all my catalg and files (pictures/raws) to another drive (network drive).
So far i ...
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Lightroom 4: Delete edit from history other than the most recent one?
Let's say I've made 4 edits in LR4, in descending recentness:
Contrast
Punch
Auto Tone
Crop
Now, I want to undo the Auto Tone, but leave everything else. Is such a thing possible, or do I have to ...
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iPad photo editing app that exports edits as XMP to reuse in lightroom?
Basically, I'm looking for Lightroom for iPad :) but until then, I'm trying to find an alternative.
To organize and tag pictures I'll be using Photosmith which integrates with Lightroom.
Now, I ...
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What benefit does Lightroom 3 offer over Photoshop + Bridge?
I've been happily using Photoshop and Bridge to manage and edit my digital photos. I'm aware that Lightroom 3 was recently released, and decided to take a look at it, since Lightroom has been widely ...
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How can I export TIFF images to JPEG with no adjustments, using Lightroom?
I use Lightroom (version 3 now, probably 4 soon) to work with my raw images. When exporting to JPEG, Lightroom applies a number of adjustments, even if I leave all the settings at the default.
This ...
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How to enable auto-loading of several next photos in Lightroom?
I'm using Lightroom 4.1 to review, cherry pick and postprocess a bunch of Canon RAW photos from a big shooting session. I use the Library view in Loupe mode to review the photos and pick up the best ...
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Moving Lightroom catalog from PC to Macbook using Google Drive
I recently bought a new macbook pro and I'd like to move my existing Lightroom catalog which is on a PC over onto the Macbook. I have a 100gb Google drive account which I think I should be able to ...
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Is there a keyboard shortcut for the “All Photographs” collection in Lightroom?
I often find myself inside a collection in Lightroom and I want to jump to the "All Photographs" view leaving my selection intact. I can do this via the mouse by going to the Catalog panel and ...
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Is there any plugin for Lightroom that enables face recognition?
Is there any plugin for Lightroom that enables face recognition (i.e. show me all photos where someone appears, and tell me which new ones you think the person is)? I've considered switching to ...
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How to re-organise an existing Lightroom library?
Is there a way to automatically re-organise a lightroom library? When I imported my library I kept the structure that was on disk (so folders like Holiday, Family, etc). Now I would like to have the ...
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In Lightroom, how to merge folders on different drives that are within the same catalogue to one drive?
In Lightroom, how to merge folders on different drives that are within the same catalogue to one drive?
I have
C:
2011
2012
D:
2012
and they are all within one catalogue. I'd like to ...
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How to print outer page extent outline or crop marks in Lightroom 4?
I would like to print my photos surrounded by white space (to simulate a mat border). Consider the following scenario: The picture frame fits an 8"x10" size photo but I make my photo smaller so that ...
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How to update Lightroom catalogue with intentional file removal done in OS?
I intentionally deleted some files in a Lightroom catalogue storage folder in OS (Mac OS X). Those files were once accidentally and incorrectly imported and all have file names ending with -2.jpg. ...
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RAW Conversion is better on Canon Utilities or LightRoom?
I have always used Picasa as I was with point and shot camera. Now, I want to learn photography and have brought a Canon DSLR with which I got Canon Utilities to manage the pictures and video. On ...
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Renaming Photos in Sequential Alphabetical order
Before I start writing an AppleScript to do this I was wondering if anyone knew of any way to rename photos in Sequential Alphabetical Order. Let me give you an example. For one of the papers I do ...
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Lightroom & Elements on different PCs share photos?
I use Lightroom for my management & editing etc & love it, however my wife needs to access the same pictures via a separate laptop, preferably via Elements or ACDSee.
I can copy my folders to ...
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Can I add the filename as a tag to the image on Lightroom when exporting
Is there a way to add the filename as a keyword tag to the files being exported on Lightroom?
I'm using LR 4.1, just in case.
The thing is that after exporting, the files are renamed. Sometimes I ...
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Photo Processing - What am I doing wrong?
I seem to have a problem processing photos and I am not sure where I am going wrong.
The issue is on my desktop monitor the photos look great. Overall vivid color, brightness, contrast etc. When I ...
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How to never stack photos and always show all photos in Lightroom?
These are really 2 separate items but I dislike both features equally:
Is there a setting that would disable the stacking feature? Is there a way to completely disable this feature?
I would like to ...
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Can I restore metadata wiped out by Topaz using Lightroom?
When using Lightroom, I edit a photo in Topaz Adjust. When the edited photo is imported back into Lightroom, some of the metadata is missing - namely the focal length, ISO, shutter speed, and ...
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How can you write/convert Picasa's People tags to the EXIF data?
I use Lightroom for my workflow, and I tag photos with people's names so that I can find them faster.
Since Lightroom doesn't have the "Faces" feature, I want to use Picasa's People feature for this ...
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Is there a way to have Lightroom include the cropped aspect ratio in the filename when the file is exported?
I am exporting my files to be printed by an outside service and I know before hand when working in the develop module what size I want the print to be. So I set the crop aspect ratio to be what I ...
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How can I import multiple cards into Lightroom simultaneously?
Photographers with more than one camera body, or who use several cards in a session, would benefit greatly from being able to import from more than one card into Lightroom without having to start ...
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Can I use a different map source other than Google Maps in Lightroom 4?
Google Maps are horribly outdated in my area. Is there any way to use a different map source, e.g. OpenStreetMap, inside Lightroom 4's map module?
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Is there a way to export from lightroom to multiple formats simultaneously?
I frequently need to photograph my wife's textile works and output the results in several formats. She wants high quality, large jpegs; tiffs; and smallish jpegs for her web site, all of which go into ...
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What to do in Lightroom when shooting both RAW and JPEG?
I have recently started:
Shooting both RAW & JPEG
Using Lightroom 4
Currently when I import my photos into Lightroom I am using the (default) option to ignore duplicates, this means that only ...
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How to best manage photos with Lightroom?
I recently started taking RAW photos and purchased Lightroom 3 to manage them. So far I have not found the ideal way to manage them. Here's basically how my workflow goes:
Import the RAW files from ...
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Lightroom vs Photoshop vs etc [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I get Lightroom Presets?
I am looking at buying Lightroom mostly for organizing my stock. I current have photoshop and an open software called paint.net for ...
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What does “lifted blacks” mean?
What does "lifted blacks" mean? How does it affect your image? How do I do it in Lightroom?
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Is there a keyboard shortcut for 4x6 crop in Lightroom 4, or way to set a default aspect ratio?
I spend a lot of time cropping photos into the 4x6 aspect ratio in order for friends and family to get prints.
When I switch to the crop tool, Lightroom always starts with an unlocked, "Original" ...
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How to achieve this colored-haze effect in Lightroom?
I really like the colored-haze in this photo:
http://meiirene.35photo.ru/photo_372234/
How do I do it in Lightrooom?
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Why would some of my Lightroom3 noise reduction sliders be disabled?
I use Lightroom 3.6 and I just imported some old RAW files into it.
I can use the basic noise reduction tools but the Details and Contrast tools are disabled.
How can I get them enabled? The same ...
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What should I do to obtain the best resolution for publishing with Blurb Photo books?
I'm looking for tips on how to obtain the best resolution when editing photos within Lightroom for export to publish photo books with Blurb.
The photos are original raw from a Nikon D80.
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How do I determine the best setting for the Lightroom Standard Preview Size?
I searched on the web and on this Q&A site and couldn't find an answer to this question: what size should the "standard preview size" option on Lighroom have? Does it depend on the size of your ...
