Lightroom

Adobe Lightroom is the software product from Adobe Systems that is primarily focused at the photography market. While targeted at the professional photographer, it is also very applicable to the advanced amateur as well as anyone who tries to maintain a large catalog of photographic images.

At its heart Adobe Lightroom is a cataloging system that allows the photographer to import, process, manage, and showcase images. It consists of five primary modules: a library, a developer, Slideshow, Print, and Web, each that moves workflow systematically from shoot to finish.

Built on the technology that is contained within Adobe Photoshop, and with its spotlight on photographers, Adobe Lightroom is a very focused product. While Adobe Lightroom can be the only product a photographer may need, it is more of a companion product to Adobe Photoshop, than a replacement, with Lightroom handling the management, global corrections, and presentation, and Photoshop handling the unusual needs and image specific corrections.

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• My Readers are Awesome

  
  PhotoWalkPro — Authority: 416
  After writing about my desire to add a second line in my ID Plate in Lightroom I received a suggestion from blog reader Andy Klafter.  He wondered if I had tried pressing Option-Return to get a new line of text in the edit box.  The truth is that I hadn’t but as soon as I got back to my Mac I quickly fired up ...
  8 hours ago

• Using Lightroom for your iPhone Photos

  
  LightroomNews — Authority: 453
  The new Publish option in Lightroom 3 Beta allows you a handy way to control what photos are on your iPhone without iPhoto. Fortunately iTunes allows you to select a folder that will sync to the iPhone instead. First up, create a folder called iPhone on your hard drive. Next, in Lightroom 3 Beta’s Library ...
  9 hours ago

• Adobe Lightroom 3 beta ready for download

  
  Desinformado.com — Authority: 440
  Adobe is announcing the Lightroom 3 beta, an overhaul of the famous photo processing application, here is a sampling of the features that you will preview in the beta: Redesigned import handling for streamlined and easier file management Extensible online publishing on favorite sharing sites from directly within the ...
  19 hours ago

• 10 Things for New Lightroom Users

  
  Nick Potter Photography — Authority: 106
  Scott Kelby has just put up a great post on 10 things he would tell newbie Lightroom users. I’ve listed the ten points below, but would suggest you follow the link to check out the details and further information he provides on each. Use Solo Mode To Tame All Those Panels Use Collections instead of Folders ...
  20 hours ago

• My top 10 tips for new Lightroom users x 2 thanks to Scott Kelby

  
  Lightroomers! — Authority: 461
  I had the highest honor ever bestowed upon me since I started blogging about Lightroom. One of my biggest Photoshop/Lightroom heroes thought one of my blog posts was good enough to use as a starting point for his own blog! One more thing I can cross off my bucket list. Big thanks to Scott Bourne for providing the ...
  21 hours ago

• Scott’s Top 10 + 3 of my own

  
  Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips — Authority: 460
  If you havent seen it already, Scott Kelby posted a "10 Things I Would Tell New Lightroom Users" over on his blog today. Its a must read if youre a new-ish Lightroom user and Ill be youll find something cool on there even if youve been using Lightroom for a while. However, I wanted to add 3 of my own. 1) ...
  21 hours ago

• IMAGING INSIDER REVIEW :: Manfrotto Modo Steady 3 ‘N 1 Stabilizer for Video Capture

  
  Imaging Insider — Authority: 145
  The Manfrotto Modo Steady 3 ‘N 1 Stabilizer, Shoulder Support, and Table Tripod is described as a “unique innovative-designed, ergonomic, multifunction stabilization system for lightweight camcorders. But, is it something that can be applied to lightweight hybrid cameras, including the Olympus E-P1, that are ...
  22 hours ago

• The return of Wednesday Clicks

  
  Mark Leo Photography — Authority: 103
  Only to return on a Monday, I have decided to return my old trend of providing some interesting links as well as excerpts from other sources which either inspire me or give some sort of educational value. First up for this week: I’ve only started reading some inspirational blogs lately especially to gain some ...
  1 day ago

• Frosty Leaves at Home

  
  Jason D. Moore Photography | A Photoshop & Digital Photography Community — Authority: 420
  I’m sure this was a busy weekend for everyone, I know it was for me. If you would still like to participate in the next Points of View Photo Project, I’ve decided to reschedule it for this coming Friday instead.If you’re new to the project, simply click on the link above, download the photo and [...]
  1 day ago

• 10 Things I Would Tell New Lightroom Users

  
  Photoshop Insider Blog By Scott Kelby — Authority: 606
  I got the idea for this post from an excellent post from Rob Sylvan (Rob is one of our Photoshop Help Desk gurus, as well as a Lightroom author and instructor), called “10 Things I Wish I Could Tell Every New Lightroom User.” Rob’s article ran on Scott Bourne’s must-visit PhotoFocus.com site, and he ...
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• Feedback, please: Adobe raw processing vs. others

  
  John Nack on Adobe — Authority: 529
  Competition is a great thing, and over the last few years photographers have benefitted as numerous companies sought to make their raw image processing tools. Various apps have leapfrogged one another, making it possible to extract better image quality even from existing cameras. Comparing quality can be tricky. To ...
  2 days ago

• light room presets bw set 3 $20

  
  Kelly Haddad Design — Authority: 132
  8 lightroom presets bw set 3 fun and great tones
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• Am I supposed to own a Mac as a Photographer?

  
  JarvieDigital Photography — Authority: 461
  Are we going with MAC as an industry for some actual reason? Or just because everyone else is doing it? Is it all HYPE a sort of placebo affect? (FYI: I own a PC and a MAC.) What actual benefit does MAC have on graphics that everyone says “If you do anything with graphics or video, 100% hands-down, no option ...
  2 days ago

• Lou Manna: Food Photographer and Judge in the Let’s Do Lunch! Photo Conteste

  
  Photoinduced.com — Authority: 466
  We keep adding some very big stuff to the Grand Prize in the Let’s Do Lunch! photo contest.So far there is a Nikon D5000 DSLR Camera w/18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR Lens , HP Notebook PC (model to be named shortly), HP Photosmart Premium TouchSmart Web All-in-One Printer , Think Tank Photo Airport International camera bag, ...
  2 days ago

• Falls Glory Gone With The Wind

  
  Web Log of Sandy Sandy — Authority: 110
  Today feels like winter. Its not that cold, but the wind is whipping. Heres some late fall photos taken here at the Sandarosa in the early morning mist last week. I am enjoying the freedom of my new photo editing software. Working on images in an application where everything is reversible can be fun. Ive been taking ...
  3 days ago

• Are You a Push-Button Photographer?

  
  Rasmus Rasmussen dot com — Authority: 106
  Whether it’s a Lightroom preset for adding punch to your image or a Photoshop action for Holga-style vignetting, the shortcuts for easy post processing are everywhere. You snap a photo with your cellphone and with a couple of clicks, you’ve created a piece of art. Or you upload your files to your computer and run ...
  3 days ago

• Fall Hike Along the American River

  
  Sherri Meyer Photography Blog — Authority: 113
  Sherri & Cocoa hiking along the North Fork of the American River, Auburn, California. This image was developed using both Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 & Adobe Photoshop CS3. It’s been a couple of weeks since we took this hike. The color down in the canyon was looking pretty good then. This weekend, we are ...
  3 days ago

• Tip – Rotating Identity Plates in Slideshow

  
  Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips — Authority: 460
  Your tip for today falls victim to one of those little things that I never knew about before and found out about the hard way. It has to do with the Slideshow module. You know how you can put an Identity Plate on your slideshow right? You can also put other various text overlays that show some metadata about your ...
  3 days ago

• A Few More Dates for David Ziser’s Tour

  
  Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips — Authority: 460
  Hey folks. Ive mentioned David Zisers Digital Wakeup Call tour before and I just wanted to let you know theres a few more dates left. Of course youll learn lots of stuff about shooting weddings but David is also a master at Lightroom and hes got some great things to share when it comes to the production end of ...
  3 days ago

• 40 Free Presets For Lightroom.

  
  a day of play — Authority: 129
  I just come across this collection of lightroom presets. There are tons of free presets on the web, but this site collected some of the best. Below are just some of the fantastic free presets which you can download here . I am off to download these. And then I will be looking into secure online backup . I have ...
  4 days ago

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