Lightroom (160 pages in category)  

1. Where Are My Presets?  Where does Lightroom stores the presets?
2. Apple Aperture  Why don't I use Aperture on a Mac
3. Archival CDs  Is there a point to archival CDs and DVDs?
4. Archival Media  What's an archival media and which one to use
5. Backup vs. Archival  What's the difference between a backup and an archival system
6. Bit Depth  Is it worth spending the money on having a camera that does 16bit?
7. Corrupted Flash Cards  How to prevent the corruption of flash cards
8. Crashing Memory Cards  How hard do you have to work to crash a flash card
9. DAM and Buckets  I disagree with Peter Krogh and his book: The DAM Book: Digital Asset Management for Photographers
10. Depth Of Field From The Debunking Unit  One of the biggest misconception is that the depth of field depend on the camera format. Completely false!
11. Directory Structure  How do I organize my directories on my computers so we can do proper Digital Asset Management
12. Disabling The Right Click For Your Photo Website  Why is disabling the right click for your photo website dumb?
13. DPI vs. PPI  What the difference between dots per inch and pixels per inch
14. Drobo  Drobo targets the photo industry, many people love them but that's only until you get a major disaster
15. EXIF — IPTC — XMP  We all the time use the IPTC, XMP and EXIF but what are they? What's in them?
16. Exposure vs Brightness  In Lightroom what the difference between the exposure and the brightness, don't they do the same thing?
17. Filename Compatibilities  Are you naming your photos properly, so they can be used by other people on other systems
18. Finding Photos With Only Given Keywords  Lightroom doesn't have an easy way of show the photos with only this or that keyword. Lightroom shows all the photos with the keyword...
19. Flags — Lightroom and Photoshop  How do the flags in Lightroom interact with Photoshop?
20. Grayscale adjustments  The grayscale panel has 8 colour/channels, when should you use them
21. HD Video & Card Speed Debunking Unit  Now that so many DSLRs also do video, there a lot of BS about how fast does the memory cards have to be. So at great personal expense I had to bring in the debunking unit to clear the...
22. How To Apply Presets To Multiple Photos — Revisited?  Joel Robertson emailed me of a much better way of applying the preset to a whole bunch of photos
23. How To Apply Presets To Multiple Photos?  Lightroom doesn't have an easy way of applying presets to many photos at the same time, but there was a couple of work around, aka kludges
24. How To Correct Misspelled Keywords in Lightroom  How to fix a misspelled keyword that has already been assigned to a few hundred photos
25. How to Delete Keywords From Photos?  Adobe has many obscure ways of doing things in Lightroom, deleting keywords from photos in another one
26. How to go back quickly to the previous photo or folder  With so many folders or collections, how to go back quickly to where you were previously?
27. Importing-hierarchical-keywords  How to organize hierarchical keywords in Lightroom
28. Incremental Backups  What's wrong with incremental backup. Yes they are fast but are they useful?
29. Lightroom & the copyrights for 2010  Often people update the information their website, but have you updated the copyright dates on your website and in Lightroom?
30. Lightroom — A Few Steps Back Into The History  I am processing a whole bunch of file, and now I realize that I don't like the recent steps that I did and want to go back more than 1 step backward.
31. Lightroom — Adding Keywords To Many Photos  How to add keywords to multiple photos in Lightroom
32. Lightroom — Backing Up Your Catalog  How to backup your catalog in Lightroom
33. Lightroom — Backups  How do you do a real backup with Lightroom catalogs
34. Lightroom — Catalog Speed  Speed test of Lightroom catalogs
35. Lightroom — Colour Labels  Here are my Lightroom colour labels/settings
36. Lightroom — Copyright Watermark  How to add a watermark copyright in Lightroom
37. Lightroom — Crop & Overlays  How to crop in Lightroom
38. Lightroom — Cropping to Fixed Size  Lightroom doesn't allow you to crop to a fixed size such as 1039 pixels by 697 pixels for moo cards. So how do we do it?
39. Lightroom — Deleting Keywords  How to delete keywords in Lightroom
40. Lightroom — Develop Module Workflow  There are so many ways of processing your photo in the Develop module of Lightroom. Here's my way.
41. Lightroom — DNG vs Original Raw Revisited  Another one from the is this good or is this bad department. How Lightroom deals with upgrades and raw files
42. Lightroom — Duplicates During Import  How does Lightroom determine if the photo is a duplicate during the import process
43. Lightroom — Error — Catalog Used By Another Program  Lightroom error message: Catalog Used By Another Program
44. Lightroom — Export Settings for DNG  How to export your photos in DNG format with Lightroom
45. Lightroom — Exported JPEGs vs. Web JPEGs  What's the difference between the Jpegs exported by Lightroom and the Web Jpegs generated by Lightroom
46. Lightroom — File Locations  Where are your Lightroom files located
47. Lightroom — File Naming Conventions  Here are my file naming conventions
48. Lightroom — How Many Catalogs?  How many catalogs should you have in Lightroom
49. Lightroom — How Many Photos Can I Have In A Catalog?  What the maximum number of photos to have in a Lightroom catalog
50. Lightroom — How To Crop Many Photos At Once  How to crop a whole bunch of photos in Lightroom
51. Lightroom — How to Display EXIF Data  By default, Lightroom doesn't display the EXIF data.
52. Lightroom — How to Display EXIF Data  By default, Lightroom doesn't display the EXIF data.
53. Lightroom — How To Get Another 20%  here a few tips on how to get another 20% of performance improvement in Lightroom, but it's only for Windows Vista or Windows 7
54. Lightroom — How To Remove All The Flags From All The Photos  Yesterday somebody asked my how to remove all the flags so she could start again from scratch. So today it's short and sweet.
55. Lightroom — How To Remove EXIF Data  How to remove the exif data in Lightroom
56. Lightroom — How to Remove Keywords From Many Photos  Lightroom: How to easily remove keywords from many photos at the same time
57. Lightroom — How to See Before & After  In Lightroom how do you see your changes
58. Lightroom — How to Set File Names  Here are my Lightroom file naming settings
59. Lightroom — How to Set Panels Behavior  How to set the left and right panels behavior in Lightroom
60. Lightroom — I Can't See My Keywords In Bridge  I've entered all my keywords in Lightroom but I can't see them in Bridge
61. Lightroom — IPTC Common Entries  We all know that we are supposed to be entering the keywords and the IPTC tags, but what are they?
62. Lightroom — Keywords Not Being Applied  Why is it that when I apply keywords to many photos, only the first photo has the keywords
63. Lightroom — Lost My Picks  I picked over 200 photos, copied them to my main collection and now when I filter for the picked photo, I get nothing
64. Lightroom — Lousy Photo Rescue  Sometimes lousy photos can be rescued, most of times not. How do you quickly judge if you should spend the time to rescue it?
65. Lightroom — Missing Watermarks During Export  Why some of my photos are missing the copyright watermark during the export
66. Lightroom — Move To New Computer  How to move Lightroom to one computer to another one
67. Lightroom — Negative Queries  A negative query is when I want to know what it's not. so for example I want to see in Lightroom all the photos that are not about Walter, a dog
68. Lightroom — New RAW Formats And DNG  Older versions of Lightroom do not support the new camera raw formats, but they all support the DNG format
69. Lightroom — PhotoME  Review of PhotoME
70. Lightroom — Photos Without Keywords  Which photos do not have any keyword in Lightroom
71. Lightroom — Printer Profiles  Why is it important to have the printer profile embedded in the photo when sending it to the lab for printing.
72. Lightroom — RAM vs. CPU  what's more important for Lightroom RAM or CPU
73. Lightroom — RAW vs. DNG  What the difference between RAW and DNG files in Lightroom
74. Lightroom — Recovery Slider  Everybody uses the Exposure slider to make the photo lighter or darker. Then the problems starts, what to do with the recovery, fills...
75. Lightroom — Renaming Keywords In Batch  How to renaming Lightroom keywords in a batch fashion
76. Lightroom — Rendering File Changed  What to do when you get the message rendering file changed even though I am already at the 1 to 1 preview
77. Lightroom — Rendering Previews  How to render the previews in Lightroom
78. Lightroom — Saving Changes  How is Lightroom saving its changes
79. Lightroom — Select Catalog on Opening  It's always a pain when Lightroom opens, it opens the last opened catalog
80. Lightroom — Selecting Photos in Grid View  Everybody know that you can select photos in the grid view or from the film strip, but what about the keywords?
81. Lightroom — Shortcut Keys For Collections  What are the shortcut keys for collections in Lightroom
82. Lightroom — Shortcut Keys For Comparing Photos  What are the shortcut keys for comparing photos in Lightroom
83. Lightroom — Shortcut Keys For Help  What are the shortcut keys for help in Lightroom
84. Lightroom — Shortcut Keys For Metadata & Keywords  What are the shortcut keys for dealing with Metadata and Keywords in Lightroom
85. Lightroom — Shortcut Keys For Panels  What are the shortcut keys for dealing with the panels in Lightroom
86. Lightroom — Shortcut Keys For Print Module  What are the shortcut keys for the print module in Lightroom
87. Lightroom — Shortcut Keys For Processing Photos  What are the shortcut keys for processing photos in Lightroom
88. Lightroom — Shortcut Keys For Rating Photos  What are the shortcut keys for rating photos in Lightroom
89. Lightroom — Shortcut Keys For Secondary Windows  What are the shortcut keys for dealing with secondary windows in Lightroom
90. Lightroom — Shortcut Keys For Slideshow Module  What are the shortcut keys for the slideshow module in Lightroom
91. Lightroom — Shortcut Keys For Switching Modules  Lightroom: what are the shortcut keys for switching modules
92. Lightroom — Shortcut Keys For The Develop Module  What are the shortcut keys for the develop module in Lightroom
93. Lightroom — Shortcut Keys For Viewing  What are the shortcut keys for viewing photos in Lightroom
94. Lightroom — Shortcut Keys For Web Module  What are the shortcut keys for the web module in Lightroom
95. Lightroom — Slow As Molasses  I have been processing many photos and my Lightroom is becoming extremely slow. How I made it run at least 5 times faster.
96. Lightroom — Slow As Molasses Or Lightning Fast?  Is Lightroom slow as molasses or is Lightroom lightning fast
97. Lightroom — Sorting Photos  How to sort your photos in Lightroom
98. Lightroom — Speed Tip — Raw Cache  Here's one more way of speeding up Lightroom
99. Lightroom — Speedup Your Computer  How to speed up your computer so that Lightroom can run faster
100. Lightroom — Standard Previews  What are the standard previews in Lightroom
101. Lightroom — The Fill Light Slider  Everybody uses the Exposure slider to make the photo lighter or darker. What about the Fill Light.
102. Lightroom — The Previews  Lightroom has 3 types of previews, the thumbnails, the screen resolution images and the 1 to 1 previews
103. Lightroom — Troubleshooting Part 1  Lightroom: Troubleshooting — Part 1
104. Lightroom — Troubleshooting Part 2  Lightroom: Troubleshooting — Part 2
105. Lightroom — Troubleshooting Part 3  Lightroom: Troubleshooting — Part 3
106. Lightroom — Troubleshooting Part 4  Lightroom troubleshooting — Part 4
107. Lightroom — Troubleshooting Part 5  Lightroom troubleshooting — Part 5
108. Lightroom — Troubleshooting Part 6  Lightroom troubleshooting — Part 6
109. Lightroom — Troubleshooting Part 7  Lightroom troubleshooting — Part 7
110. Lightroom — Troubleshooting Part 8  Lightroom troubleshooting — Part 8
111. Lightroom — Video Speed  Sometimes it's Lightroom that's slow, but most of the times it's the computer. How your computer is setup will influence most of the performance of Lightroom.
112. Lightroom — Why Are Previews Different From The LCD or from Photo Mechanic?  Why are previews in Lightroom different from the lcd or from photo mechanic
113. Lightroom — Why Is The Histogram Not The Same On Lightroom And On Photoshop  Sometimes the photo histograms do not match between Lightroom and Photoshop
114. Lightroom — Workflow & Smart Collections — Part 1  Working with smart collections in Lightroom — Part 1
115. Lightroom — Workflow — Importing Photos  Here is my Lightroom workflow for importing photos in Lightroom
116. Lightroom — Zoom Levels  Lightroom provide different level of zoom to view your photos, what's the best zoom level
117. Lightroom 2  I am a proud Lightroom user
118. Lightroom Misconceptions  To get the most of Lightroom, you must understand the program and beware of your misconceptions.
119. Lightroom: Absolute vs. Relative Presets  What's the difference between absolute and relative presets in Lightroom
120. Lightroom: Colour Spaces  Lightroom supports sRGB, AdobeRGB, ProPhotoRGB colour spaces. Which one to use?
121. Lightroom: Corrupted Database — Part 1  How to repair a corrupted Lightroom catalog — Part 1
122. Lightroom: Export Settings for PSD  How to export your photos in PSD format with Lightroom
123. Lightroom: Export Settings for TIFF  How to export your photos in TIFF format with Lightroom
124. Lightroom: Finally A Good Camera Profile, Now What?  How to install a camera profile in Lightroom
125. Lightroom: Horizontal vs. Vertical  How to quickly identify the horizontal and vertical photos to tag them with horizontal or vertical
126. Lightroom: How to Delete All Keywords at Once  There are times when I decide to redo all my keywords, like when I wanted to change from regular keywords to hierarchical keywords, but deleting all the keywords one by one is extremely painful
127. Lightroom: How To Generate The 1:1 Previews After Importing  How to generate the 1:1 previews after importing photos in Lightroom
128. Lightroom: Multiple Photographers, Same Catalog  How to keep track of multiple photographers in Lightroom with a single catalog
129. Lightroom: Photos Without Location, Country, State, Province or City  Some metadata can be entered during the import of the photos, but not everything can, so I have smart filters that catch what I haven't done yet.
130. Lightroom: Real Life Workflow  My actual workflow in Lightroom
131. Lightroom: Smart Collection Within Smart Collection  Is it possible to create a smart collection within a smart collection in Lightroom?
132. Lightroom: What size you make your photos for web display?  Using 72 dpi for your JPEGs for web display will not work for the vast majority of your web viewers
133. Lightroom: Why Wait For The "Loading..." Overlay  Lightroom displays the "Loading..." when opeing photos in the develop module, and we have to wait until it's finished loading, but we can satrt working before all the loading is done
134. Lightroom: Workflow & Smart Collections — Part 2  Working with smart collections in Lightroom — Part 2
135. Megapixels vs. Print Size  How big can you print your photos? That will depend at which print setting you will use
136. Memory Cards — Debunking Unit  There are brand new cards with faster speed, higher capacity and costing more money. I had to bring the debunking unit to clear the air from all the BS surrounding these new cards
137. Memory Cards Lifespan  How long should a flash card last?
138. Monitor Calibration — Debunking Unit  You can spend thousands of dollar on software/hardware to caliber your monitor and still not see any improvement in your photos
139. Monitor Calibration — Follow Up  As a follow-up to my monitor calibration article, Ismaeli tells me about his problems with the calibration of his MacBook Pro
140. New Lightroom v3 Beta  Lightroom 3 Beta is out, what's important to know about it
141. New Lightroom v3 Beta  Lightroom 3 Beta is out, what's important to know about it
142. One Job, One Card  When I go for a photo shoot, I always use an empty flash card
143. People And Keywording in Lightroom  I do a lot of photos about dogs and street scenes. A vast amount of these photos do not have anybody in them, but I still have them tagged under the category people. Why?
144. RAW files  I prefer to shoot RAW instead of Jpeg because raw is easier and simpler to deal with
145. Recover Photo From Archive  How to recover photos with an archive
146. SD Cards speed  What's the speed of SD cards
147. Selecting Photos During Import In Lightroom  How to select photos in Lightroom during the import without having to checkmark each photo individually
148. Selecting Photos In the Grid View  Lightroom has so many way of selecting photos, that it becomes confusing. But selecting the right way will reduce your workload.
149. Setting The Order Of Photos For A Gallery In Lightroom  I'm trying to organize photos in a certain order for a gallery and I can't drag the photos around
150. Should You Buy One Of The New Compact Flash Ultra Fast Cards  Sandisk, Transcend and others have release a new set of Compact Flash CF cards that can run up to 90 Megabits per second. should you buy one?
151. The Keepers  All cameras today have a motor drive that can take photos to at least 3 frames per second, some as many as 10 frames per second
152. Third Party Lenses  There's a huge market for third party lenses like Sigma, Tokina and Tamron but what to look for in those lenses
153. Types of Backups  All the different type of backups
154. Useless Backup  Are you copying your photos or are you backing them up
155. Very Slow Lightroom  Why does sometimes Lightroom get very slow?
156. What's The Best Camera?  People always ask what's the best camera?
157. When Is Backup A Backup?  Are you really backing up your computer?
158. Why Discuss Date Formats in Lightroom?  Date formats are important, even in Lightroom. Every photo is stamped with the date and time in the EXIF and Lightroom reads it. What date format are you using?
159. Why is my Lightroom so slow?  Lightroom was running slower than a slug, I came to help and find that the problem was very unusual
160. Working With Stacks in Lightroom 2  Adobe did not explain well how to work with stacks in Lightroom 2.x