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How do I use flags and star ratings to identify my favorite photos?
In the last post, we discussed using collections to group photos. You don’t need to create additional collections for your best photos, because you can use flags/stars and filter them. Flags vs. Stars...
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10 Years of Lightroom
On February 19th 2007 – 10 years ago today – Adobe officially announced the release of Lightroom 1.0. How time flies! So today, I thought we’d take a trip down memory lane… Lightroom Betas On January...
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My rating workflow
In the previous post in the series, we discussed how to apply flags and star ratings to your photos, and how to filter them… but when you’re faced with thousands of photos, where do you start? How do...
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What’s New in Lightroom CC 2015.9 / 6.9?
Lightroom CC 2015.9 and Lightroom 6.9 have been released today, with new camera/lens support and bug fixes for everyone. (For the update links, skip to the end of the post.) So what else is new?...
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How do I change or create keyboard shortcuts?
If you’re using the English version of Lightroom with another language keyboard, some of the keyboard shortcuts might not work. Mac only On a Mac, the easiest way to change a keyboard shortcut is to...
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What kind of keywords should I assign to my photos?
In previous weeks, we’ve discussed the benefits of keeping all of the photos in a single catalog and using Lightroom’s tools to organize them. For the next four posts in the series, we’re exploring...
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Should I use flat or hierarchical keywords?
In the last post, we were talking about the kind of keywords to add to your photos, but this week, let’s talk about the pros and cons of flat vs. hierarchical keyword lists. On the left, we have a...
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How do I assign keywords to my photos?
Having decided how you’ll keyword your photos and whether to use a flat list or hierarchy, you can either start by building your keyword list in the Keyword List panel and then apply these keywords to...
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How do I clean up my keyword list?
In the previous post, we learned how to start keywording from scratch, but many Lightroom users have already added a few keywords, so this week, we’ll do some cleanup. How do I edit an existing...
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What’s New in Lightroom CC 2015.10 / 6.10?
Lightroom CC 2015.10 and Lightroom 6.10 have been released today. Only a few weeks after the previous update, it’s focused on new camera/lens support and bug fixes. (For the update links, skip to the...
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Merging Catalogs – The Overview
Some weeks ago, we discussed the arguments for and against multiple catalogs. Perhaps you’ve unintentionally ended up with multiple catalogs, because you opened a backup catalog and continued working...
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Merging Catalogs – Stage 1 – Identifying Catalogs
In the last post in the series, we gained an overview of the process of merging multiple catalogs into a single Master catalog. The first task is to identify which catalogs contain metadata you want to...
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Merging Catalogs – Stage 2 – Prepare Catalogs for a Clean Merge
In the last post, we figured out which of your multiple catalogs you want to merge into your new Master Catalog. There’s a little more preparation work to do, which will help to avoid problems later,...
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Merging Catalogs – Stage 3 – Using Import from Another Catalog to Merge
In the last post, we finished gathering information about the catalogs and created a plan of action. With all of the information to hand, you’re ready to start merging catalogs. Open Lightroom and go...
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Merging Catalogs – Stage 4 – Cleanup
In the last few posts, we’ve been merging multiple catalogs into a single new Master catalog. Once the photos are all in a single catalog, you can finish cleaning up. Fix Missing Photos If any photos...
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How do I clean up duplicate photos?
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been learning how to merge multiple catalogs into a single catalog. In the process, you may have ended up with a load of duplicated photos that you now need to clean up....
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What’s New in Lightroom CC 2015.10.1 / 6.10.1?
Lightroom CC 2015.10.1 and Lightroom 6.10.1 have been released today. It’s just a minor update with a couple of new camera/lens support and some fixes for some bugs – most notably, the false camera raw...
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How do I copy metadata or edits between photos?
In last week’s post, we identified all of the duplicate photos in your catalog and deleted many of them. There may still be some duplicate photos left, whether these are real files on the hard drive or...
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How do I reorganize my Folders panel?
Lightroom only automatically organizes photos (for example, into dated folders) while importing, but if your existing folder structure is a mess, you can tidy it up manually by creating, moving,...
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How do I rearrange existing photos into a new dated folder structure?
Last week, we discussed how to create, rename and delete folders, and how to move photos between folders. If you’re moving to a dated folder structure, Lightroom won’t create the folder structure...
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