It's no secret that I love Lightroom. So very much. This is my list of go-to sites for help and enlightenment. I'll try to keep it updated as I find new links, and I'll keep it linked inside my Photo Gear tab that's always easily available in my linkbar.
Amazing & vast collection of Lightroom video tutorials - FREE! (from Adobe)
Exporting Images (Helen Bradley) - the trickiest concept, I think, for newcomers to Lightroom to understand is exporting images. This is a fantastic link to explain exporting...
Extensive link list for using Mogrify to add watermarks and borders. (XEquals, Michael Gray) - LR is sadly lacking watermark support. Timothy Armes' plug-in fills in the gap.
Using Photoshop actions as droplets in LR. (The Lightroom Lab, Scott Rouse)
When/how to use Snapshots instead of Virtual Copies.(XEquals, Michael Gray)
Using a Graycard with LR Sync. - my own quickie tutorial on using the gray card to simply and quickly color correct a whole series of photos at once.
Sharpening. (DPS, Helen Bradley)
List of 8 great sites that list free presets. (Digital Photography School, Christine Dickson) -
A plethora of plug-ins. (XEquals) - including all sorts of helpful exports to such places as Flickr, Costco, Wordpress & Blogger, Facebook, Smugmug, Gmail, etc.
Introduction to Lightroom Plug-ins (Lightroom Blog)
Web Module Galleries + ftp uploading (XEquals)
Step by Step Creating a Slideshow for the Web (Digital Photography School, Helen Bradley)
Favorite Lightroom Sites:
Lightroom Killer Tips (Matt Kloskowski) - tips, videos, free presets, upgrade/update announcements
XEquals+Blog
Helen Bradley - Lightroom and Photoshop tips and techniques
Orange County Baby Photographer
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9 comments:
THANK YOU!!!!
I swear you read my mind!!
Everyone told me to get Lightroom, that it would save me so much time. I did, and Im SO LOST!!
I always stalk your site because I follow your stuff on I <3 Faces and I love your work.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you!!
Gosh you dont know how badly I needed this RIGHT this minute.
Just when I think I'm finally getting a tiny foot-hold, I suddenly go back under water, barely gasping for air..... I need several of me, particularly one dedicated to figuring out all this photography/editing stuff. As soon as I find one, I can't wait to make use of these links. You're the best, Susan!
I am converted. And I hold you entirely responsible!
I have had Lightroom for months now and have yet to install it (busy, no time to learn it...). I'm thinking November may be my time to buckle down and do it, and then I will come back and revisit all these helpful links. Thanks Susan!
I've had Lightroom for a year and a half and rarely use it...you are convincing me of how foolish that is. This is such a wonderful list of resources Susan. WOWZA!!
I might be hitting you up to have this posted over at I ♥ Faces too. Who am I kidding - I'll hit you up right now. Can we post this over at I ♥ Faces sometime? Pretty please?! lol!
wow this is great stuff! Thank you Mrs. Susan!
Love lightroom. Hate photoshop. Is that weird? I'm wondering if you're now using LR3? Do you love it?
Thanks a bunch! Can you please fix the link for the grey card info? It seems to be missing the URL. ;)
Thanks Susan
I totally appreciate the link to my blog. I absolutely love Lightroom for its power, but it can be tricky to use when you're new to it so I try to post things that will make life a bit easier when you're starting out.
cheers
Helen
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