Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips

I recently ran across this site and I found many aspects from it very inspiring. Now, let’s face it… I know I’ll never be a celebrity photographer, but there’s more to Lionel’s work then just celebrities. Just looking through his portfolio, you’ll find some incredibly striking and creative ideas when it comes to lighting. For me, it’s inspiring and that is what this Wednesday post was really all about when I started this site - inspiring photography. Lionel’s got everything from fashion to beauty to advertising work. It’s all different but in many ways the same and I think that’s what I really like about his work. He manages to inject his style in so many different types of work. So check it out at www.lioneldeluy.com.

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I wanted to invite you to join me for a killer, 4-day photo/Photoshop workshop in Banff. I’ll be teaching Photoshop, Lightroom and the whole digital workflow process alongside two world-class photographers, Neil and Susan Silverman. Here’s how it works:

Morning: Wake up for an early morning sunrise shoot. Then head back to the hotel for breakfast and a break.
Mid Morning: Head into the classroom to learn how to process those photos. Since we’ll all be shooting, we’re going to go through the entire workflow process using Lightroom and Photoshop from start to finish.
Afternoon: Break for lunch and relax. Then head back into the classroom for photo critiques, photography lessons and more Photoshop.
Early evening: Head out for a sunset shoot and then dinner with a great group of people.
Next day: Do it all over again, but this time we delve even further into each topic.

Folks, these workshops are incredible. I can personally attest to the fact that you will leave the weekend with more knowledge and inspiration then you thought would come from just a few days. Not to mention we are shooting in one world-class location. The mountains, trees, and glassy lakes in Banff are said to be some of the best in the world. So come on out and join me and the Silvermans for 4 inspiring, fun, and photography-changing days. You can find out more at www.gapweb.com (scroll down to the bottom to see my class). As you’ll see from the workshops that are near in the future, these classes will fill up, so sign up soon to get a spot. Hope to see you there.

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One topic I hear a lot of questions on is the Quick Develop module in Lightroom. Why is it there? What does it do? When should I use Quick Develop over the Develop module? Well that’s what this week’s video covers - Quick Develop. I’ll talk a little about where it fits in and how you can use it in your workflow to quickly improve groups of photos all at once.

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Today’s tip is all about me. You may not care in any way what my two favorite (yes, I know favoritest isn’t a word) shortcuts are but my guess is that if I like ‘em - then you’ll like ‘em too. So here it is. I’m often jumping back and forth between the Library module and the Develop module. Well once I get a photo that I want to process selected in Library I just press D to work in Develop for that photo. Then, if I’m in the Develop module (or anywhere else for that matter), I can quickly get back to the Library module by pressing the letter G for Grid. That really is just taking you to Grid view in the Library module but that’s usually where I want to be anyway. So there you have it - my two absolute most favoritest shortcuts in Photoshop Lightroom.

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OK, so I really feel bad about being away last week and not posting (hey, I was on vacation) but I’m trying to make it up with a few more posts this week. I just took a look at Dave Cross’s exclusive interview with Scott Kelby on Photoshop Lightroom. It’s got some great insights into how Lightroom is being perceived by photographers out there. Scott has been one of the pioneers. He’s been out there teaching Lightroom from the get-go, so no one else is as equipped to talk about it as he is. I personally saw the blood, sweat (and almost tears) that he put into his totally-rewritten Lightroom book. All I have to say is that if you’re a photographer and starting to use Lightroom, there is no better book out there to learn it from.
You can check out the interview here.
You can pre-order Scott’s Lightroom book here.

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