Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips

In every issue of Photoshop user magazine you'll find a section called "Darkroom" that is totally dedicated to Photoshop Lightroom. A couple days ago I was writing an article for Darkroom on virtual copies and found a feature added in Lightroom 1.1 that I hadn't used yet (by the way, you can find a video on virtual copies here). See, once you created virtual copies there really wasn't any quick way to find them. You had to flag or rate them in some way so you could search for 'em. But there's this new, little icon down in the filter bar (right above the filmstrip at the bottom right corner). It allows you to filter by virtual copies. So, if you want to create a quick slideshow or web gallery that only includes the virtual copies you've created, just click it (look at this post's image to see where it is). Now that I've found it, I'm using it all the time and I hope it helps you too. Enjoy your weekend everyone!

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I'll be the first to admit that there are plenty of features in Lightroom for which a real-world use is not immediately obvious. I started thinking about collections the other day (that's what I do on my time off :) ) and realized that there are so many real-world uses for them in Lightroom, but I haven't seen them covered much. So that's just what we'll do in this video. Collections are something I use every time I step into Lightroom. I think they're incredibly useful so I figured I'd share my thoughts on them and hopefully make things easier for you too.

Click here to watch the video. (16 Mb)

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Check out Scott Kelby's blog today. In fact, if Scott's blog isn't on your daily blog visit list then you're missing out. Scott posts industry scoops and just plain cool and interesting stuff almost daily there. Anyway, he's got a quick in-the-field report of the new Nikon D3 and it looks pretty sweet. Especially all the info about the low noise features claimed by Nikon (which is really what we all want to see right). By the way, Scott's teaching a workshop this week with the Great American Photography workshops, similar to what I'll be teaching in October. I can't wait. These workshops are a blast! Let me know if you have any questions about mine. (photo credit: Scott Kelby)

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Happy Friday folks. I just taught a Lightroom class yesterday and got a great question that I'm turning into a tip. I kept looking at my photos in full screen view and I just take that shortcut for granted because I do it so much. Finally, some one asked me how I keep doing that and I heard a bunch of "Yeah's" in the audience. It's really easy. When you're working on your photos and you want to see them full screen just press Ctrl-Shift-F (Mac: Cmd-Shift-F - think of F for Full Screen) and that's it. There... short and sweet. If you want to hide the interface when you're in that view just press the "L" key twice. Finally, just press the same keys to get back to your regular view. That wraps up another week. Have a great weekend.

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I'm just a few weeks away from my Arizona workshop with the GAPW. We're going to Page, Arizona to shoot the Antelope Slot Canyons and surrounding areas. Anyway... that's besides the point. This morning I was searching for some hot photo spots around the area since I'll be out there a day early and guess what I came across? LeRoy DeJolie's website. LeRoy is actually the pro-photographer that is co-leading the workshop with me. I've seen his work in emails and on other websites but I thought it was pretty cool that I found his website in searching for all of the good places to photograph in Arizona. So make sure you stop by and view his work. His photos of the area have that extra "something" that's just hard to put into words, but you can tell he's passionate about what he does. I really can't wait to see what he has in store for the workshop participants! Click here to visit his website.
Sidenote: There are only a couple spots left in the workshop. It runs October 10-14. Post a feedback message here if you want more info.

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