Lightroom - Class Review #2

 

Lightroom - Class Review #2

1. Importing and exporting catalogues.

You can find details here on this blog at  http://psforphotos.blogspot.com/2014/05/importing-and-merging-catalogues-in.html

2. Control + J (PC) and Command + J (Mac)

The Library View Options, Grid View This panel lets you customize the metadata information displayed on the Library Thumbnails.

The Loupe View panel lets you customize metadata in the Library's Loupe view or on the Develop Modules display... Press the "I" (eye key) to cycle through the data being displayed. The image farther down the page is displaying Loupe View metadata.

3. The Develop Module.

For a synopsis of what each panel does in Lightroom check out the following web page. http://uofgts.com/Lightroom/input.html Click the Tab: Develop --Global Adjustments

You'll find keyboard shortcuts, and a brief description of what each panel does and links to the pages below and more...

This is a case study of the enhancing steps I took in Lightroom for the image "Rocky Creek."

The Histogram: http://uofgts.com/Lightroom/DevelopModule/index.html

Photo Analyses: http://uofgts.com/Lightroom/DevelopModule/part2.html

White Balance http://uofgts.com/Lightroom/DevelopModule/part3.html

Basic Panel http://uofgts.com/Lightroom/DevelopModule/part4.html

and the

Tone Curves http://uofgts.com/Lightroom/DevelopModule/tonecurves.html

By the way, as you work on an image, you can compare the image you are working on to the way the image originally looked by pressing the backslash key "\" (It's under the Delete key Mac, Backspace Key (PC))
Under the Develop Module window in the Tool Bar (T Key) is a comparison tool that lets you see Before, and After images.

If you have any questions, send me an e-mail or bring them to class.

4. Making a "Watched Folder"

A "Watched Folder" is a handy method for quickly importing files into Lightroom and have presets, keywords and settings applied to the images!

You can find instructions at the following web page "Click the Import Tab" http://uofgts.com/Lightroom/input.html

Next Class... Bring some of your images, we'll work on them in class.

 

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Lightroom Develop Module and References...

I have updated the Develop Module overview.

It details keyboard short cuts with notes about the Develop Panels.

The Develop Module Overview

I have also begun updating a case study of the Develop Module

Part 1 and 2 are now ready.

Lightroom Case Study, Part 1 and 2

 

Martin Evening's Lightroom 5 book is now available…

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 Book, The: The Complete Guide for Photographers

• By Martin Evening
• Published Jun 30, 2013 by Adobe Press.
• It's quite spendy, so I strongly urge you to read the Sample Chapter provided by the Publisher and the Extras (Related Articles)

4 Develop module image editing

A definitive guide to working with the image- processing controls in the Develop module 

Martin book is thorough and very detailed.

Right Click here and you can download the sample chapter

Craft & Vision Web site has some excellent $5.00 - $10.00 e-books on using Lightroom.

Check out

Lightroom5 up to speed

Essential Development

Bring you problemattic images to class

See you on Monday! have a great weekend

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Lightroom: Week 2 Review

Before we review the Develop Module, a few notes about Importing and the Library Module.

This article originated in a Blog article posted on my Blogger page http://psforphotos.blogspot.com
You can always read the articles I e-mail you at the above link.

In my previous Review, that I sent to you Via e-mail, an embedded video didn't survive the transition from Blog to e-mail. So, here is the link to the video. This video IS REQUIRED viewing for all new Lightroom users!  It is by George Jardine… in the video he explains how LR works with your Photographs, and how it saves your non-destructive edits in the catalogue…  

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/george-jardine-on-lightroom/the-lightroom-catalog/

A note about updating Lightroom to version 5

Mac Requirements are OSX 10.7 (Lion)

Windows Requirements are: Microsoft® Windows® 7 with Service Pack 1 or Windows 8

 Import using the "Watched Folder"

You can set up a folder on your Desktop that is "watched" by LR. If you place an Photograph in the folder LR will automatically import the photos and put it in your catalogue. This works well for the occasion(s) when you get photos via e-mail or you download from the web.

FIRST you must make the watched folder on your desktop, I call mine "LR-ingest" , then in the settings Dialogue Box

The Menu is:

File > Auto Import > Auto Import Settings…

Step 1. Tell Lightroom what folder to watch.

Step 2. Set the location for the import in Lightroom, 

Step 3. 
You can also include Metadata in the import

Then with the menu 

File > Auto Import > Enable Auto Import

Toggle Auto Import "On" by selecting "Enable Auto Import" then clicking the mouse button so you can see the √ Check Mark

or check √ Enable Auto Import in the Dialogue Box.

The Menu should now look like

File > Auto Import > √ Enable Auto Import

Lightroom 4 can import .jpg, tiff, raw and psd files

Lightroom 5 adds the import of .png files, just drop 'em in the watched folder!.

 

Lightroom's Develop Module

Lightroom's Develop module is a non-destructive image editor. There is no save button. As you make "edits" Lightroom automatically writes the edits to the database, and will apply the edits either on Export and/or, if you have 
1.  Turned on "Automatically write changes into XMP in the catalogue Settings Dialogue > Metadata…

Lightroom never changes your "original files"

Lightroom can also recover data in "clipped" highlights or "shadows" if there is data in one or more of the three RGB Channels.

Over the next few days I'll post a "Case Study" of the workings of The Develop Module.  The case study is based on material I wrote about using Photoshop's, Camera Raw Basic Dialogue Box in my Photoshop for Photographers Class.

We'll begin with a basic over view of the Develop Module.

 Got a question? 'Holler!

 

 

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