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DIGITAL WORKFLOWA Eclipse Photography Institute Workshop
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A WORKFLOW INTRODUCTION
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WHAT IS A WORKFLOW?
A Workflow is a set of repeatable actions that are designed to maintain
quality, speed up processing, and ensure consistency when working
with your digital images.
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WORKFLOW (CONT.)
Workflows exist from the moment you press the shutter until you have finished working with a file
Every Step, Every Keystroke is part of your personal workflow
This includes
How you name your file
Where you put your files
and Everything Else!
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WORKFLOW (CONT.)
Workflow is the key to modern digital photography
How many times have you been unable to find a specific photo?
What about having 10 copies of a certain image?
Workflow is the answer to these problems
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WORKFLOW REQUIREMENTS
Workflows must have a way to:
Import from Memory Card
Rename Images
Input Metadata
Rate and Categorize Images
Adjust Image Properties
Develop Images
Crop and Resize Images
Print Images
Archive and Backup Images
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WORKFLOW GOALS
To Make the Process Repeatable
To Make the Process Safe for Images
To Retain the Highest Image Quality (IQ)
To Make it Easy for the Photographer
To Make it FAST!
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ADOBE LIGHTROOMThe Photographers’ Answer to Digital Workflow
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ADOBE LIGHTROOM
An Introduction
Lightroom is a Digital Imaging Workflow Software
Built by Photographers, for Photographers
Has (most) Everything you Need, and Very Little of What You Don’t
The Fastest, Most Efficient Way to Fulfill your Digital Workflow Requirements
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HOW LIGHTROOM WORKS
Lightroom has a Unique Architecture
At its core is an Image Processor and an Image Database
These are the Guts Behind the Program
The “Modules” Access the Core for Performing Functions
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MODULES
There are Five Modules
Library
Develop
Slideshow
Web
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T O P PA N E L
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L E F T PA N E L
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R I G H T PA N E L
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C O N T E N T A R E A
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T O O L B A R
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F I LT E R S E A R C H B A R
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F I L M S T R I P
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IMPORTING
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IMPORTING: THE CATALOG BEGINS
Lightroom is a Cataloging Program
Works Very Differently from Bridge
Only Sees What is Imported
Can Keep Track of Files in Different Locations
May Take Some Getting Used To
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IMPORTING BASICS
Ways to Import
From a Memory Card
From a Folder
From the Camera
Tethered Shooting
Drag and Drop
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T H E I M P O RT D I A L O G
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IMPORT SETTINGS AND CHOICES
Eight Settings Will Determine How Easy it is to Find Your Photos in the Future
File Handling
Copy To
Organize
Backup To
File Naming
Develop Settings
Metadata
Keywords
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FILE HANDLING
Different Dialog Between Files and Folders and Memory Cards
Choices to Import Photos at Current Location or Move or Copy Them!
Take Note of the DNG File Option
From Files or Folder
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COPY TO
This is Where You Specify Where You Want Your Newly Imported Files to End Up
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ORGANIZE
In the Organize Menu You Can Choose Which Dates to Import
You Also Make a Decision On How to Import
Drop Down Menu
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BACKUP TO
This Serves as a Secondary Location for Backing Up
Don’t Make This on the Same Hard Drive!!!
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FILE NAMING
The Choice With The Most Implications
Powerful Way to Immediately Get Rid of Camera File Names
DCS05004 etc.
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FILE NAMING EDITOR
Literally Hundreds of Combinations to Name Your Images Properly
Easiest to Understand In the Live Demo
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DEVELOP SETTINGS
Tool that Allows You To Make Changes to EVERY Image You are Importing
Easy to Abuse
Could Be Very Useful as Well
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METADATA
This Preset Will Apply Any Metadata to EVERY Image
Copyright Status
Creator Name / Website
Contact Info
Critically Important to Image Safety
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KEYWORDS
Just Like the Others, Applies Keywords to EVERY Image in the Import
Keywords are the Ticket to Locating Images
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A SPECIAL NOTE ON PREVIEWS
In Lightroom 1.4, You have Three Choice re: Previews
Minimal
Standard
1:1
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THE LIBRARYGateway to Image Management (and Happiness)
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LIBRARY BASICS
Like Every Module, the Library is Filled with Panels
Navigator
Catalog
Folders
Collections
Histogram
Quick Develop
Keywording
Keyword List
Metadata
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NAVIGATOR PANEL
Easy Way to Navigate Around Images
Useful in Loupe View (1:1)
Can Fit or Fill
Always Gives You a Overall View of Your Image
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CATALOG PANEL
Quick View Look at Catalog Status
All Photographs
Previous Import
Missing Files
Updated Files
A Few More....
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FOLDERS PANEL
The Folders Panel Lists All The Locations of Images In Their Respective Folders
Useful and Valid Method
Not Used in My Workflow (LR v 1)
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COLLECTIONS PANEL
My Favorite Way to Group Images
Can Make Collections From Images in Different Places
Collections and Sub Collections can Reorganize in a Flash
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CHANGES TO COLLECTIONS
Collections have been made more difficult to use
Still the easiest way to organize multiple collections of files
Smart Collections are super powerful ways to quickly organize your images
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HISTOGRAM PANEL
First Place My Eyes Go
Shows All Important Camera Data
Very Detailed
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QUICK DEVELOP
The Only Panel I Disagree With
The Develop Module Does Everything with More Options and Control
Useful For White Balance Changes Across Many Images
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KEYWORDING PANEL
Keywords Make Your Life Easier
Tedious to Input but Lightroom Helps
You can Enter Keywords Directly or Use a Keyword Set
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KEYWORD LIST PANEL
Lists ALL of Your Keywords
Not Useful Once You Get More than 100 Keywords
Better to Use the Find Panel
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METADATA PANELThe Place to Input, Edit, Sync, and Work with Metadata
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LIBRARY VIEW MODES
Grid ViewLoupe View
Compare ViewSurvey View
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G R I D V I E W + F I L M S T R I P
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L O U P E V I E W
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L O U P E V I E W 1 : 1
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C O M PA R E V I E W
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S U RV E Y V I E W
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THE FILMSTRIP
Your Constant Link Between Modules
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RATING IMAGES
As Part of the Editing Workflow, One of the First Steps is Rating the Images
Number Keys 0-5 Assign Stars to Images
Easy Way to Sort Out The Best Images
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COLOR LABELS
A Secondary Measure for Sorting Images
Useful for Categories
i.e. All Red Labels for Water Images, Green for Trees, etc.
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FLAGGING IMAGES
Lightroom Provides Two “Flags”
The Picks Flag (P) Puts a White Flag on the Image
The Rejects Flag (X) Puts a X Flag on the Image
Easiest Way to Erase Image From Lightroom
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STACKINGAn Amazing Tool
Enables Images to be Grouped by Subject Matter
Useful for Compressing Your Library
CANNOT be used in Collections only Folders and Library
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AUTO STACK BY TIME
Lightroom Has an Amazing Feature to Determine, by Metadata, when Each Shot was Taken and Stack Automatically
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RENAMING AND CONVERTING IMAGES TO DNG
Located in the “Library” Menu Bar
Two Separate Functions, Both Very Useful
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SEARCH TOOLBAR
Replaces the Find Panel of LR 1
Can Search by Almost any Imaginable Criteria
Useful for Learning from Mistakes
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LIVE DEMO :: IMPORTING AND LIBRARY BASICS
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THE DEVELOP MODULE
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THE REAL POWER OF LIGHTROOM
Many Programs (i.e. Bridge) are able to Sort, Organize, Edit, and Contain Images, But Lightroom Also is a Full-Featured RAW Processor
Lightroom is Also Non-Destructive
Uses the Same Processing Engine as Adobe Camera RAW
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RAW VS. JPEG
Quick Poll
Being Able to Manipulate Data Without Destroying It is the Greatest Strength of RAW Files
RAW’s Come With More Requirements
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DEVELOP PANELS
Navigator
Presets
Snapshots
History
Histogram
Brushes
Basic
Tone Curve
HSL/Color/Grayscale
Split Toning
Detail
Vignettes
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PRESETS
These are Essentially Actions Where You Can Set a Series of Changes and Save Them to Be Applied to Other Images
Lightroom Comes Pre-Installed with Many Creative Choices
The Navigator Shows a Quick Preview of the Change
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SNAPSHOTS
Much Like History Settings in Photoshop, This Panel Allows You to Get Back to A Certain Setting
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HISTORY PANEL
A Running Total of EVERY Action You Have Performed in Lightroom from Import to Export
Able to Change or Go Back Non-Destructively
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BRUSHES / GRADIENT / RETOUCHING
The Most Powerful New Feature of LR 2
Can Use “Brushes” to Paint on Exposure, Clarity, etc.
The Gradient Tool is Also in Here, as well as Spot Tool, Cropping, and Red Eye
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BASIC PANEL
Over 90% of My Images Go No Further Than This Panel
Very Powerful Imaging Tool
Controls Every Basic Image Editing Function
Hold Option (alt) to See Clipped Channels in Exposure, Blacks, and Recovery
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TONE CURVE
Advanced Way to Adjust Contrast and Tone
Can Be More Precise Than the Basic Panel
Localized Adjustments
First Panel that Uses Targeted Adjustment Tool
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HSL / COLOR / GRAYSCALE PANEL
HSL = Hue, Saturation, Luminance
Easiest Way in Lightroom to Convert to Grayscale
This Panel with the Targeted Adjustment Tool can Create Amazing Creative Effects
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SPLIT TONING PANEL
A Specialized Panel that Allows You to Adjust the Highlights and Shadows Differently
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DETAIL PANEL
Better Termed “Noise Reduction / Sharpening” Panel
Lightroom Can Take Out Slight Noise
Lightroom can Also Do Sharpening
Now Includes a 1:1 Preview Box
Also Chromatic Aberration Panel
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VIGNETTES
Changed from LR 1 to be a Creative Tool
Can Add Vignette Post Crop
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CAMERA CALIBRATION PANEL
In This Panel, You can Adjust Lightroom to Each Individual Channel
Advanced, and Quite Frankly, Not Worth Doing
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THE RETOUCHING
TOOLBARSSimple Editing Tools
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THE COMPARE TOOL
In the Develop Module, The Compare Tool Is To Look at Changes Between Settings
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THE CROP TOOL
The Crop Tool Also Involves the Straighten Tool
Able to Pick Crop Based on Aspect Ratio
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RED EYE TOOL
Can You Guess What it Does?
Simplicity
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CLONE / HEAL TOOL
Lightroom has a Basic Clone/Heal Tool
Easiest to See In the Live Demo
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EXPORTING
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EXPORTING CHOICES
While Within Lightroom, All Settings are Non Destructive
Once you Export, Unless to a RAW or DNG File, the Settings are “Baked” into the File
Adobe has Made it Super Easy to go from Lightroom to Photoshop and Back
You Can Export to Almost Any Format
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LIVE DEMO :: DEVELOP MODULE AND EXPORTING
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QUESTION AND ANSWERS
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SLIDESHOWOne Export Option
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THE SLIDESHOW MODULE
Quick and Easy Way to Make Instant Slideshows
Useful for Showing Images Within Lightroom
Customizable
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SLIDESHOW PANELS
Template Browser
Options
Layout
Overlays
Backdrop
Playback
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TEMPLATE BROWSER
This Area is for Saving Previously Used Templates
Can Make Large Alterations in Slideshow Look Easily
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OPTIONS / LAYOUT PANEL
In these Panels, You Can Change the Settings that Affect the Primary Image
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OVERLAY PANEL
The Overlay Panel Allows You to Put Your Name, the Rating Stars, or any Text over the Slideshow on Each Image
Useful for Establishing Copyright, or Even a Watermark
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BACKDROP PANEL
The Backdrop Panel is Where Lightroom Slideshows Really Begin to Become Amazing
We will Look at this Further in the Live Demo
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PLAYBACK MODULE
The Playback Module Allows You to Add a Song from Your Itunes Library
You can Also Adjust the Slide Duration and Fading Time
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WEBA Second Output Option
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OUTPUTTING TO THE WEB
Most Professional Photographers are Outputting their Images to the Web for Client Approval
Lightroom Has Streamlined this Process to Make it Efficient and Simple
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WEB MODULE OPTIONS
In the Web Module, You Have Five Options for Galleries
Lightroom Flash Gallery
Lightroom HTML Gallery
Airtight AutoViewer
Airtight PostcardViewer
Airtight SimpleViewer
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DIFFERENCES IN GALLERIES
The Airtight Set of Galleries are Flash Based Unique Ways to Put the Images on the Web
The More Traditional Lightroom Galleries are Familiar to those Web Galleries that Used to be Found in Bridge
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WEB MODULE PANELS
Preview
Template Browser
Gallery
Site Info
Color Palette
Appearance
Image Info
Output Settings
Upload Settings
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PREVIEW PANEL
The Preview Panel Will Show You What Kind of Web Gallery You Are Building, Flash or HTML
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TEMPLATE BROWSER
The Template Browser Comes PreLoaded with a Variety of Color Combinations, and Flash and HTML Galleries
You Can also Build a Custom Gallery and Save it to a Preset
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SITE INFO PANEL
What You Type In Here Determines the Text on Your Web Page
Always include a Mail Link in the form “mailto:EmailAddress”
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COLOR PALETTE PANEL
Quite Obviously, it Allows You to Change the Colors of Various Things on the Web Page
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APPEARANCE PANEL
The Appearance Panel Allows You to Place Your Identity Plate
It also Allows You to Determine the Sizes of the Images Presented
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IMAGE INFO / OUTPUT SETTINGS
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UPLOAD SETTINGS
In the Upload Setting Box, You Can Set the FTP Information of Your Web Host to Upload Directly from Lightroom to the Web
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LIVE DEMO :: SLIDESHOW AND WEB
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PRINTING
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PRINTING WITH LIGHTROOM
Fine Art Printing from a Computer has been a Difficult Thing to Do in the Past
Lightroom Streamlines the Process, but There are Still Some Quirks
Today, We Will Look at the Module, and How to Print a Contact Sheet and Final Image
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PRINT MODULE PANELS
Preview
Template Browser
Image Settings
Layout
Overlays
Print Job
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PREVIEW PANEL
The Preview Module Give You a White Background with Guidelines on the “Cells” To Be Used
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TEMPLATE BROWSER
Like in Other Modules, Lightroom Give You Some Templates
You Also Have the Option to Create Your Own
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IMAGE SETTINGS PANEL
Allows Control over Basic Image Settings
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LAYOUT PANEL
The Layout Panel Lets You Have Control Over How the Page is Divided Up
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OVERLAY PANEL
The Overlay Panel Lets You Include an Identity Plate or a Other Items on Your Prints or Contact Sheets
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PRINT JOB PANEL
The Print Job Panel Lets You Choose the Output Resolution, Sharpening, and Color Management Settings
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LIVE DEMO :: PRINTING
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QUESTION AND ANSWERS
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THE EXTRASBack Up, Preferences, A Final Workflow
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A BACKUP SYSTEM
Nothing is More Important
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BACKING UP
Everything We Have Talked About is Unimportant if You Lose the Images
A Ideal Backup System Would Have The Images Residing on AT LEAST Two Different Hard Drives, not in the Same Computer
One Copy Should Always Be In a Different Physical Location
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BACKING UP AND LIGHTROOM
Upon Import, Lightroom Gives You the Option of Saving to Two Different Locations! Take this Gift
Every Week or So, Make Sure Things are Backed Up Properly
Multiple Hard Drives, Multiple Places
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LIGHTROOM PREFERENCES
Lightroom has a Number of Settings and Preferences
In The Next Live Demo, We Will Go Over All of Them in Detail
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M Y C O M P L E T E W O R K F L O W
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MY WORKFLOW IN WORDS
Insert Card into Card Reader
Import into Lightroom Including
Tom Numbering
Metadata and Copyright
Generic Keywords
Edit Images Using Flags for Rejects
Erase Rejects
Pick Five Star Images
Move to Develop Module
“Develop” Image
Output Image
Print, Web, Slideshow
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LIVE DEMO :: PREFERENCES AND WORKFLOW
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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T H A N K Y O U !Tom Maddrey
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