The Photographer’s Eye by Michael Freeman

This article is part of my series on the study of ‘The Photographer’s Eye’ by Micheal Freeman. On my recent trip to the west coast, I read a book I found in Barnes & Noble. The title caught my eye, but the content as I flipped it made me purchase… 

Online Backups

Backing up image files in Adobe Lightroom continues to be a hot topic. It is the most laborious and tedious part of my Lightroom workflow, but also the most necessary. Anyone that has lost an image because of poor backups, and I am one of those, will agree. I found… 

Backup, Import, Backup

There are so many details to think about when deciding how to store images, how to label image files, how to backup images and which images should be imported into a library program. This article discusses an overview for the method of getting images from a camera (or scanner) into… 

Photo Shoot – LRG Complete 2.5.6

I will be on a photo shoot for a week or so and will not be keeping posts up to date for that time. As soon as I get through, I’ll let you know how it went and how I used lightroom to help. In the meantime, keep watching Lightroom… 

Update: Custom Sorting in Lightroom 2.0 Beta

There is a work-around to the lack of custom sorting found in the Adobe Lightroom 2.0 Beta version. See the updated article Lightroom Tip#16 – Ordering Images in Lightroom where we give you this work-around.

LRG Complete 2.5.6

Another maintenance release that adds more functionality, Lightroom Galleries is continuing to provide features asked for in the forum. Get involved. Download a copy today and post some feedback. This new version has expanded international language support and adds more settings for the placement of images on a page. LRG… 

Film Grain and GEM

This is part of my Scanning Images Workflow and the settings used on my negative to digital image scanner. Film Grain and GEM Film grain is similar to noise present in a digital image from a CCD. Film grain isn’t as noticeable in slower speed films and small print sizes…. 

Summer Camp

Summer time calls and so do my two boys – eight and ten! I have been on staff at summer camp this week and trying to keep up with my day job, so my posts have slowed, but only for another week or so. I am also working on two… 

Version RC2.5.5 of LRG Complete Released

Joe of Lightroom Galleries has released another candidate for LRG Complete, the PayPal, Google Checkout Web Gallery for Adobe Lightroom. This release has some support for international characters as well as superb tie in to the shipping functions within PayPal and Google Checkout. Not to leave anyone out, Joe has… 

Lightroom 2: Cropping and Pixel Size

Cropping while maintaining a specific pixel size has been a continued hot topic on the Lightroom 2.0 Beta forums. After some exploration based on a post from Jao van de Lagemaat on the Lightroom Forum for the 2.0 Beta version, I found a way to show the pixel sizes directly… 

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