There are three ways to mark images in Lightroom. Each method serves a different purpose and each method should be used in succession. Star Ratings is the second method of three highly selective systems available in Lightroom to mark pictures for later selection. We will refer to Star Ratings simply…
The term Marking Pictures refers to the different methods of distinguishing pictures from each other. Traditional methods exist such as filename and title, but these methods only help to make an image unique among the other stored images. Metadata can also be used to provide location, country and source data…
This is part of my Image Conversion Workflow. Assigning good keywords in Adobe Lightroom is probably the single most important task to accomplish. Even after only cataloging 300 images, I would be lost trying to locate images without being able to use keywords. I will address the organization of keywords…
Keyword assignement in Adobe Lightroom can be tricky to new users. Sometimes dragging and dropping the pictures does not seem to work. The documentation on this problem is lacking. Fortunately, the solution is simple. See the picture to the left for an attempt at dragging the photo. Notice the arrow…
Adobe Lightroom library manager is the manager that should have been included with Adobe Photoshop! Adobe Bridge is a glorified file explorer and does it’s job well. However, anyone using either Photoshop at its $649 basic price tag or Lightroom at its far less $299 price tab will need disk…
To keep things simple here, I will refer to the term Middle Gray (or Grey) throughout this Blog. When I refer to this term I am not trying to be scientific and represent a certain percentage of reflected light. I am merely referring to than greyscale tone that is exactly…
Middle Gray? 18% Gray? 13% Gray? 12.5% Gray? What do we mean when we say middle gray? Middle Gray is this elusive concept that produces a tone exactly halfway between black and white. The question is why do we see so many references to different percentages of gray? Why isn’t…
My spelling has never been great, but then the English language doesn’t always have consistent rules either. As I continue to write about black and white photography, I have to reference the color gray (grey?). The questions is: how should I spell it? The researcher in me took over and…
The Exposure of a photograph determines several key aspects of the photograph: a) is the photograph exposed well enough to keep b) what is the mood of the photograph The first item is paramount to good photography. A great composition with a lousy exposure means the photograph is no good….
Choosing a print involves determining if you want a frame, picking a size and then determining if you want a signed, limited edition print. The following steps will help you pick the best print to hang in your home or office, or give as a gift. Framed or Unframed? If…