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Updated Catalog Looks Wrong?

Don’t panic! It is not unusual to hear reports of some or all photos seemingly going missing after a new version of Lightroom Classic comes out that requires the upgrade of a copy of your…

“Seven Clicks To Done” (a Little Masking Goes A Long Way!)

This is just a quickie, but it shows how a little masking goes a long way. Above: Here’s the raw image out of the camera. Here’s a link to download the Raw image if you…

Adaptive Presets for Lens Blur

In the May update we saw the Lens Blur feature graduate from early access to a full-fledged feature, and with that came a set of adaptive presets for applying lens blur. We’ve seen other forms…

Lightroom Just Got Even Better…But It Still Needs This.

I can tell you, from doing hands-on Lightroom workshops, that the two most intimidating and confusing parts of Lightroom Classic are (1) the Import window and (2) the Export window. Fixing the import window is…

May Update for Lightroom Classic, Lightroom, and Camera Raw

Adobe has just released updates for the Lightroom Classic (v13.3), Lightroom (v7.3 on desktop and v9.3 on mobile), and Camera Raw (v16.3) family of apps that include the usual support for new cameras and lenses,…

Only Show in Shared Photos

Here’s a funny thing that happened to me. I guess this option has been in the Lightroom (Lr) app for iOS for a few years, but I only just discovered it by accident, which seems…

I’m Back From Budapest (and I’m sharing some super handy shortcuts)

Do you remember me mentioning the workshop I planned in Budapest? Well, it’s already over, and I’m back home. We had just a fantastic time! Lots of great shooting opportunities, lots of learning (and lots…

Creating Droplets to Run on Export

First, let’s create a droplet. You’ll first need an action that you would want to run as part of your export process. For example, while it is easy enough to send a copy to Photoshop…