Managing Lightroom Galleries on the Web

This is part of my Web Workflow using Adobe Lightroom. Adobe Lightroom is such an efficient tool, I developed a method for managing the web sites I create so that updates are available with minimum fuss and little manual work. The hard part is creating the first page or gallery…. 

How To: Create a Keyword Hierarchy in Lightroom

Keywords are an extremely beneficial aspect of Adobe Lightroom and the larger the library, the larger the keyword list will be. Managing this list and keeping it efficient to use can be a challenge. Luckily, there are ways to organize and re-organize your hierarchy of keywords. This article will not… 

TTG MonoSlideShow Template – Using AutoPlay Correctly

The Turning Gate continues to update and publish superb Adobe Lightroom web galleries. While there are several flash enabled components available for Lightroom, one that I use is MonoSlideShow. The Turning Gate has created a Lightroom web template to create a MonoSlideShow called TTG Monoslideshow Gallery. Unfortunately, due to the… 

Library & Catalog Management Workflow

Library & Catalog Management is about maintenance. This workflow involves moving files to permanent storage or on separate hard disk media and maintaining the image and keyword data in the Library. This is part of my Digital Image Workflow. Use the steps below as needed: Moving Image Files Periodic Keyword… 

Pre-Correction Image Workflow

After careful ratings, the best images should be prepared before the correction stage. The Pre-Correction Image workflow applies necessary crops and any touchup required. This is part of my Digital Image Workflow. Follow the steps below: Cropping an Image for future use Dust and speck removal Large scratches and object… 

Creating a Custom Contact Sheet in Lightroom

Creating a custom contact sheet like this one is easy to do in Adobe Lightroom. This type of contact sheet is especially important when using our film scanning workflows. We use this contact sheet to easily see what negatives are stored in specific binders allowing easy location of the originals…. 

Extra Files When Editing??

I was working on some portraits I took of my boys in Lightroom and after I edited them using NeatImage to remove some grain noise, I found extra files. Here’s what happened. I had been using my standard workflow, scanning some freshly developed negatives, importing them into Lightroom and burning… 

UPDATE FOR 2.5: Using SlideShowPro in WordPress

UPDATE for WordPress 2.5 is at the bottom of this post. If you are looking for a way to put a SlideShowPro presentation in a WordPress web site, this tutorial is for you. See an example of this working below: SlideShowPro is a fantastic plugin for Lightroom which provides the… 

New Noise Reduction Feature in Lightroom 1.4 Update

Adobe didn’t make many large enhancements to their just released Update to version 1.4 outside of continuing to enhance the compatibility of RAW cameras and updates in Adobe RAW (now version 4.4). However, they did make one very welcomed change to those of us that like black and white photography… 

Installing Lightroom 1.4 Update

The Adobe Lightroom Update to version 1.4 is here and available for download. The windows version is about 48 megabytes, which is the same as the full install. Perform these steps to upgrade your version of Lightroom. Download the Windows Update or the Mac Update and save it to your… 

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