In our previous Mastering Lightroom series articles we covered what Lightroom is and how it works. We also took a quick tour around Lightroom's working environment. After highlighting the basic function and capability of each Module, it is now time to talk about them individually more in-depth, starting with Library...
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What is Metadata in Photography?
Among many photographic terms, metadata comes up very often when talking about image management. But what is metadata in photography? How does it actually help you organize and sort images? In this short article, I will explain the term itself. I will also discuss reasons why it may be a...
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Q&A Session
Happy Sunday everyone! New week is about to start so I thought I'd run this Lightroom Question & Answer session. For the next few days (depending on how active you are) you are welcome to ask any question you like about Lightroom and I will do my best to answer...
Lightroom Modules Explained
In our two previous Lightroom articles, I explained what Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is and how its catalog-based file management and post-processing system works. Now that we are done with the basics, it is time we move to something a bit more practical. In this article, I will introduce you to...
Lightroom Catalogs Explained
You may have heard about Catalogs before as there are two main opinions among photographers. Some think Catalogs are the best way to work with images. Others remain skeptical and prefer to access and manage their image files directly without a catalog-based management tool. But what exactly are Catalogs? What...
What is Adobe Photoshop Lightroom?
Post-processing is an unavoidable, inseparable part of professional photography today, be it photojournalism or fashion photography. Because of that, choosing the right software tool for post-processing your work efficiently is as important as having the right camera and lens combination for the job. It is no surprise that demand for...
Most-Used Lightroom Keyboard Shortcuts
Almost every function in Lightroom has a specified keyboard shortcut for quicker access. Using keyboard shortcuts is a great way to speed up your post-processing significantly, but memorizing all of them can be quite tough. You can view these Module-specific keyboard shortcuts by selecting "<...> Module Shortcuts..." from the Help menu...
Basic Post-Processing Workflow in Lightroom
Most of my previous Mastering Lightroom series articles were about specific techniques and features of Adobe's popular post-processing tool for photographers. Of course, learning these techniques is very important, yet for someone who's just started using Lightroom, other questions come to mind first. Where do you start? What do you...
Lightroom vs Photoshop Elements
After my "Photoshop vs Photoshop Elements" article, many of our readers suggested a comparison between Photoshop Elements (PSE) and Lightroom would be more useful. I must admit, I found such requests to be a little strange, because I believe both of these programs to be very different. The difference lies...
The Truth About Adobe Upgrades
When I criticized Adobe for its "Creative Cloud" push, where I talked about how the company is forcing its customers to migrate to the Creative Cloud subscription service without giving the choice to buy an individual license for its upcoming software, I talked a little about the software update past....