Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips

Happy Friday folks! I’ve actually got the day off since my kids are on spring break this week but I’ve got a quick video tip for you anyway.

At first glance there doesn’t look like a way to save your slideshows into a format that you can send to some one. If you look a little further you’ll see you can indeed export them though. It exports the whole slideshow into a PDF Presentation (much like Photoshop’s PDF presentation automation). However, it won’t include any music tracks you’ve added in Lightroom. Well there’s a workaround if you’ve got Acrobat Professional. You can go in after the fact and embed the music to the presentation and get close to the same effect. Make sure you watch the video and leave a comment if you’ve got any ideas on how to take what I showed even further. I’m always amazed at what you guys come up with.

Anyway, I hope you have a great weekend. I’m tackling crown moulding in my living room this morning, which is sure to be loads of fun . Then we’re hitting Busch Gardens this afternoon. Finally, I’m teaching a whole day hands-on class on Saturday in Sarasota, FL at the Digital Technology Centre so make sure you come by and say hi if you’re around. See ya!

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Last week I posted a video about importing and the folder structure that I use. Lots of other ideas spawned off of it and this video is one of them (but there’s more to come). So let’s say you have a folder structure and import system that really works for you now. But you’ve also got lots of photos from the past when you didn’t use the folder structure you do now. What do you do with them? Do you have to delete and reimport? Nope. There’s a much easier way and we’ll take a look at it in this video.

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First off, if you didn’t check out the online photo shoot from yesterday (www.directdaniella.com) you’ve got to do it. It’s really cool. Next…
I’ve seen quite a few comments/suggestions to cover more on folders and importing your photos. I started out writing this as a tip and it quickly grew into a long post so I figured it was just easier to make a video out of it. The one question I get a lot when I’m teaching Lightroom is how to store your photos into folders when importing. There’s a few options and if you start out wrong then you can quickly make a mess out of your library and make it difficult to find things later. So this is the first video (probably more to come) about the topic and my take on trying to make things easier for you. That said, make sure you get into the comment area and share your thoughts on how you import and your organization structure. It think it’ll be cool for everyone to see some other ideas.

Well that wraps up another week. I’ve got a quick trip tomorrow that will hopefully spawn some good photos to see next week so keep your fingers crossed. Have a great one!

PS: Don’t forget, I’m still signing copies of my Photoshop Layers book for anyone who buys it from Kelby Training’s website so go ahead and get one before my hand gives out. See ya.

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I’ve been giving away free presets on this site for nearly 6 months and it just occurred to me today (after reading some of the reader comments of course, because I’m actually not that sharp ) that I’ve never shown how to save your presets. By now, you probably know how to load them but what happens if you get a new computer or want to move your presets from a laptop to a desktop. So that’s what this week’s video is all about. Saving presets. Not just mine but any of the presets you’ve made too. Have a great Wednesday! It’s actually Thursday for me because I’m off on Friday so tomorrow will be Friday (even though it’s really Thursday) which makes today really Wednesday but Thursday for some. I’ll stop now before this gets out of hand

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I’ve gotten a lot of requests to delve into the print settings in Lightroom and take a closer look at how to get that great print. So this week’s video is going to do just that. Think of it at Printing 101. The cool thing about it is that I don’t think there’s going to be a printing 102 video. There’s a few print settings in Lightroom and once you’ve seen them there’s not much more to it. While I’m at it, I’ll head off a question that usually follows whenever I teach this and that is a) Do I do all of my printing myself and, b) If not, what lab do I use? Yes I do some of my printing myself. I’ve got an Epson R2400 that does an amazing job. Lately though, time constraints and ink/paper costs have lead me to look more into sending my printing work out and I have to say that Mpix.com is making it harder for me to print myself. They do one heck-of-a job and their quality/turn around time is amazing. Will I still continue to print myself - you betcha. But I’m liking the idea of a lab more and more these days. I’d be interested in hearing your thoughts so feel free to leave ‘em here as a comment. See ya tomorrow!

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