Making the Most of Lightroom – Using Collections
Have you never used collections inside of Lightroom? If you haven’t, you are seriously missing out. This video will clear up any confusion that you might have!
25 Reasons Why You Should Use Lightroom!
Have you heard of the program Lightroom but aren’t exactly sure what it is or more important, should you be using it? By the end of this quick article you’ll see just how powerful Lightroom is as I share with you 25 reasons you should be use Lightroom! While some photographers still prefer editing their images…
Lightroom 6 Review – What You Need to Know!
Interested in what Lightroom 6 has to offer? We’re outlining all the details for you right here! My Lightroom 6 review has finally arrived! After much speculation and rumors it’s finally here! I’ve jumped in as quick as I could for a real life, no BS, review. The goal for this Lightroom 6 review is to share…
How to Easily Create a Lightroom Export Preset!
Need help exporting your photos from Lightroom? This will help! Presets are designed to accomplish one primary objective – save you time. The best kinds of presets are the ones that simply help automate any standard or routine tasks that you ALWAYS do the same thing (or settings) over and over. Today I am going…
The Key to a Blazing Fast Lightroom Workflow
We all want to edit our photos faster. Perhaps you are tired of spending 5 minutes (or more) per photo in Photoshop or maybe you are fumbling your way through Lightroom and you know there has to be a better way… At any rate – I have yet to meet someone who isn’t looking to…
How to Use Lightroom Presets & Customize for Your Style!
You may have heard the term, you might have seen Lightroom presets in action, and heck you might even have some presets you’ve downloaded or purchased – but do you know how to best use Lightroom presets or how to easily update and customize presets for your own style? Lets quickly recap with what the…
What Exactly is a Lightroom Workflow?
For many of us seasoned photographers it can become quite easy to throw around terminology and words as if we all are speaking a brand new language but the truth is, not everyone knows that language… This quick post is to do one thing and one thing only – give you insight into what exactly…
How to Add a Logo or Watermark into Lightroom in 3 Steps!
We already know Lightroom is an amazing tool for organizing and editing your photos but at some point you might get a little tired of seeing the “Adobe Lightroom” image banner in the upper left hand corner of your screen. The good news is, you can easily change it and add your logo into Lightroom…
6 Rules to Follow for a Faster Photo Editing Workflow
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again… Becoming more efficient with your time and having a fast post processing photo editing workflow is the number one way to keep your business costs down and boost your profits. Do you agree? If you agree that having a fast Lightroom editing workflow is so important…
Importing Photos in Lightroom – Build Previews Explained!
Once you are in ready to import your photos in Lightroom you will see a panel in the upper right hand side titled – “file handling”. Understandting what the heck the different file handing options are can be a bit confusing so I am going to break it all down for you in a quick…
Lightroom Collections vs Smart Collections – Explained!
I don’t want you to be like me. You see, despite always being a raving fan of Adobe Lightroom, I only was familiar with my normal routine within the program. I knew what I knew (and very well at that) but there is so much more to Lightroom that I didn’t even know about for…
Learning the Lightroom Library Module – Using Keywords for Organization!
It’s no secret that I love Lightroom. The program is so powerful and I feel my studio, Cole Joseph Photography, would be pretty much lost without it. However, when using Lightroom, it can be very easy to get used to just utilizing the primary editing functions and workflow within the Lightroom develop module without ever…
What is Adobe Creative Cloud & How it Affects You!
By now you likely have heard a lot of chatter on the web discussing Adobe Creative Cloud. In fact – odds are whatever you have heard surrounding the Adobe Creative Cloud, it has been negative since many Adobe customers are up in arms. This post is to give you insight into what exactly is Adobe…
Edit Like a Pro & Fix Crazy Skin Tones in Lightroom in 3 Clicks!
Edit Like a Pro & Fix Crazy Skin Tones in Lightroom in 3 Clicks! Have you ever cringed a little bit when you show up to a wedding or photo shoot and realize your clients have “overcooked” themselves a little bit while in the tanning salon?? I sure know that I have as it always makes for…
Photo Editing 101: Edit Quicker by Batch Editing in Lightroom!
Ever wonder if there is a faster way to edit in Lightroom? There is! Here’s our guide to batch editing in Lightroom! Ahem…photo editing is surely a topic that everyone loves to talk about. Most of us photographers prefer to spend our time creatively working behind the camera, out in the field, and breathing fresh…
Photo Editing Tips: The Back in Time Vintage Film Edit
Its a digital world! With some basic photo editing tips and skills you can transform any ordinary photograph into a vintage work of art using my favorite photo editing program – Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4. Watch the photo editing tutorial below to see how quickly you can perform this edit with some basic photo editing…