110 Answered Questions for the topic lightroom

06/06/19

How should I optimize photos for a web portfolio?
Can you give me tips on work flow in post processing? I am fresh on the web and am trying to put my best work out there but when it appears on my website, it looks like crap. How do I export the... more
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06/06/19

How to properly deal with lens distortion in Sony NEX RAW files?
I have a Sony NEX6 camera and when using the 16-50 kit lens the photos shot in RAW has a lot of distortions. You either have to let the camera correct it using jpeg or you are expected to use... more
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06/06/19

How can I create a smart collection that checks for only *one* given keyword in Lightroom 3?
I think I know my Lightroom pretty well, but I couldn't find a way to create a smart collection that returns photos containing only *one* given keyword. Just one. Say, all photos containing *only*... more
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06/06/19

How can I create a grayscale with color highlighting effect in Lightroom?
Highlighting certain area with color, leaving the rest grayscaled — what is the name of this effect in photography?What is the most precise way to achieve this effect in Lightroom?
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05/29/19

How can I import multiple cards into Lightroom simultaneously?
Photographers with more than one camera body, or who use several cards in a session, would benefit greatly from being able to import from more than one card into Lightroom without having to start... more
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05/29/19

How do I export JPEGs from Lightroom without the grey/black box around each picture?
How do I export JPEGs from Lightroom without the grey/black box around each picture?This is really frustrating me. I know there has to be a way to do this.
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05/29/19

Can I apply colour tone curves before black and white processing in Lightroom?
I realise the answer to this is probably "no", but it seems worth asking. Is there a way to affect the order in which the various processing steps are applied in Lightroom? And specifically, is... more
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05/29/19

How can I search for pictures containing two people in Lightroom?
I know how to search for pictures containing "Mary" or "Frank" in my Lightroom library, but is there a way to search for pictures containing both "Mary" *and* "Frank"?
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05/29/19

How do I pan an image in Lightroom while using the adjustment brush?
Is there any keyboard control for panning, or something similar to <alt>-mouse to pan while I'm using the adjustment brush?
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05/29/19

How to force Lightroom to use a specific lens profile?
I use a Canon 6D and a Rokinon (Samyang/Bower) 14mm f/2.8 for some fun UWA shots. I had already downloaded a lens profile using Adobe Lens Profile Downloader to correct for the mustache distortion.... more
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05/29/19

How can I easily replace raw files with jpeg format in Lightroom?
I only shoot in RAW, but for a normal travel trip I don't want to keep all photos in RAW because they occupy a lot of storage space. Is there a plugin in Lightroom to click a photo and convert the... more
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05/29/19

How to extract thumbnail photos from Lightroom 2 catalog?
My Lightroom collection has previews and catalog on local hardrive and originals on external hardrive. I've lost external hardrive, what is the easiest way to extract preview images from local... more
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05/29/19

Filtering by multiple tags in Lightroom?
Using Lightroom 2, I'm trying to filter by multiple keywords (aka tags) at once, using an AND semantic. i.e. I want to find all pictures that have all of the specified keywords.The closest I can... more
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05/14/19

How to re-organise an existing Lightroom library?
Is there a way to automatically re-organise a Lightroom library? When I imported my library I kept the structure that was on disk (so folders like Holiday, Family, etc). Now I would like to have... more
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05/14/19

How can I turn off Lightroom's backup notice?
I only use Lightroom for photo manipulation — I don't want or need the catalog feature. Nonetheless, Lightroom repeatedly pesters me with messages asking me to back the catalog up.How do I disable... more
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05/13/19

Where does Lightroom keep changes?
I've imported some raw images from camera and made changes. When I close and reopen LR I can still see the changes, but my original important RAW file is intact. So I'm curious, where/how LR keeps... more
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05/12/19

What is the function of the tint slider in Lightroom?
In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (c) there's a Temp slider **which controls the color temperature of the photo**. To the left it creates a blue, cold looking image. To the right, an orange, warm image.... more
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05/12/19

Transfer photos from one Lightroom installation to another?
I've recently started using Lightroom 3 on my desktop computer, where I have all my photos on a large RAID disk (with regular backups!). Now, if I go on holiday I'll only have my laptop with me,... more
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05/09/19

Why high contrast increases color saturation?
Thing is simple: when I increase contrast (both with contrast slider, or with S-curve) in Lightroom/Photoshop, a saturation of the color is also increases on the photo. And vice versa: when I... more
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05/07/19

What is the best way to synchronize Adobe Lightroom databases between two computers?
What is the best way to synchronize Adobe Lightroom databases between two computers (a desktop and a laptop)?I'd like to be able to edit photos on either machine, and preferably not copy the whole... more
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Lightroom Adobe Lightroom Raw

05/05/19

How do I start with in-camera JPEG settings in Lightroom?
I'm a novice shooting in RAW and find that half the time my camera JPEG images come out better than my Lightroom tweaks to RAW files.So to give myself a better start I'd like to apply the JPEG... more
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Lightroom Adobe Lightroom Sdk Lua

05/02/19

Lua / Lightroom SDK: how to access field text value?
I'm looking at plugins for Adobe Lightroom using their SDK, which is Lua. I'm just trying to understand one of their hello world examples. local LrFunctionContext = import 'LrFunctionContext' ... more
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05/01/19

How can I force Lightroom to render previews for my collection?
When you import, you have the option (I just discovered 5 minutes ago) to have Lightroom render 1:1 previews. That makes it much easier to just quickly flip through a bunch of images, because it... more
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05/01/19

Editing/ viewing images across different devices?
I have a monitor that has been calibrated and renders colors correctly (or at least close to it). I use it to edit my photos, which I'm happy with the results. When I upload the final image online... more
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04/28/19

How do I move Picks from a Collection to a Folder in Lightroom 3?
On one of the rare occasions I've used Lightroom Collections, I found myself wanting to transfer the Pick/Reject info from the Collection back to the main Folder the photos are in. Picks are... more
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