Tag: Lightroom

Aperture, Depth of Field & Shutter Speed Day 2 of “4 Days to Sharper Photos” After reading the previous post in this series, hopefully you have spent some time learning a little more about your camera and how it focuses.  And hopefully you’ve realized that manual focus is NOT the key to sharper photos.   …

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In the last major update to Lightroom Classic, the method for setting new Develop default settings for images was changed – it’s now specified in Preferences, and defaults can be defined by presets. In this Lightroom Classic 9.3 update, the following has been added or changed: There is a new set of Defaults presets in …

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Here’s a quick way to replace the default text that appears up in the top left corner of your Lightroom Classic window with either your own custom text, or even your logo. Above: Here’s the default text. Above: Here’s changing it to your own custom text. That’s the fonts Lato Bold and Lato Light. Above: …

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Did you miss my April 18 “Lightroom Classic and Lightroom 6 Hidden Gems” webinar? If so, you’ll want to download the recording and watch it!  In this 75-minute video I share  little tips and bigger features that Lightroom users are often not aware of and that can speed up your workflow and empower you to …

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How to Use Lightroom’s New Texture Slider Lightroom is constantly upgrading and adding new features to help photographers edit quickly with beautiful results.  The brand new Texture Slider is the first slider that Lightroom has added since the Dehaze tool and is a fantastic addition! The Texture slider was created to help smooth or enhance texture …

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… And keeping Lightroom Classic from freaking out. That was just too long for a title, but that’s what I set out to do. I’ve had the bulk of my photo library stored on two external drives (each 2TB capacity), and one of them started making that weird sound of doom that you never want …

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How to Maintain Your Photography Business During Difficult Times With all the health scares around us, businesses everywhere are hurting and Photography is no exception. In the midst of this madness, I have been thinking of different ways to keep my photography business alive and well.  Of course, I am taking a hard hit, just like everyone …

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How to Update Lightroom Desktop If you previously were prompted to agree to auto-update Lightroom and if you agreed, then when you open Lightroom for the first time after the update is available, go to Help>System Info to verify that you are now using version 3.2. Otherwise to update to 3.2, go to Help>Updates, and …

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If you ever imported photos into Lightroom, you have probably noticed the phrase  “Copy as DNG” listed as an option. You probably just skipped over this option because: A) You have no idea what it is or B) You see no need to use it. Today I wanted to let you in on the secret of …

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How to Use Split Toning in Lightroom You love the look of your favorite presets, but have you ever looked under the hood to see how they are created? Lightroom is a masterful tool and its split toning panel is one of my favorite elements. Here are the basics of split toning to get you started: Where is …

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