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LIGHTROOM LIBRARY TOP 10 TIPS

I love Adobe Lightroom, and I use it for the vast majority of my image workflow, from import to output. I don’t profess to be a Lightroom expert but I put together this short video to share my top ten tips for making your work in Lightroom’s library module as efficient as possible.

You may already know some or all of these things, but I hope you find a few useful ideas that will help you to up your efficiency in Lightroom. If you have suggestions or your own great Lightroom library tips, please let me know in the comments section. And stay tuned for a video in the near future for my top ten tips on working in Lightroom’s Develop module!

 

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About the author: Greg Basco is an internationally published nature photographer specializing in the Costa Rican rainforest. Check out his fine art prints, stock images, and photo tours. Contact Greg for more info on image licensing or on location photography assignments.

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12 Responses to “LIGHTROOM LIBRARY TOP 10 TIPS”

  1. Steve Uffman says:
    September 11, 2011 at 9:18 am

    Thanks Greg…I love LR3 as well. Always learn something from your short videos.

    I have not done the “new” photo selection rather relying on “don’t import suspected duplicates”. Had not set up any presets on exporting but that will be a huge time saver as I looked at your list. I export to BPN, my website, under my copyright or my wife’s and more so that will greatly simplify things. I import all my files probably a bit differently in terms of folders and naming conventions. Since I have many cameras and uses, I import everything into files by date with the shoot name appended to the file name. I would be interested whether you ever use the Publish feature. I use that for Smugmug and if I had a facebook site would probably do the same.

    Look forward to your next tips…

  2. Greg Basco says:
    September 12, 2011 at 9:42 am

    Hi, Steve. Glad you enjoyed the video and got something out of it. Presets definitely are the way to go whenever possible IMO.

    I don’t use the Publish feature mostly because I don’t post images on Facebook much but rather links to content on my blog or whatever. That said, I think it would work quite well. I have one for Photoshelter, which I use to power my image archive, and I do use it on occasion.

    All the best,
    Greg

  3. Philippe MONTHEMONT says:
    September 13, 2011 at 10:21 am

    Hi Greg nice idea . I’m only using LR for my photo work and am very satisfied with it. Nice tips for managing your workflow and I will try some of you tips specially your presets. Curious to see your editing tips. Have a nice autumn in CR and hope to see you next year. It seems it will be difficult with all the WS you organise.
    Best regards Philippe

  4. Arthur Tiutenko says:
    September 13, 2011 at 2:05 pm

    Very useful tips, Greg. LR is one of my favorite programs too. I have been using it for a couple of years, but many things you are showing in this video I didn’t know or didn’t think about. Thanks for sharing!

    All the best,

    Arthur

  5. Greg Basco says:
    September 13, 2011 at 6:58 pm

    Hi, Philippe. If you and some of the guys want to come back, just let me know, and I’ll put something together. There are some new areas I’m going to be exploring. Glad you found the video useful and are enjoying Lightroom. I’ll be working on the Develop module video at the end of this month.

    I hope you had a productive summer!

    All the best,
    Greg

  6. Greg Basco says:
    September 13, 2011 at 6:59 pm

    Hi, Arthur. I’m glad you found a few useful tips in the video. Lightroom is one of those programs where there is lots to explore and probably a number of different ways to do things so these are just some of the things I’ve found useful in my own workflow. Stay tuned for more!

    All the best,
    Greg

  7. Valerie says:
    February 17, 2012 at 4:59 pm

    Thanks for the great video. Lightroom has so many features it can be overwhelming. Looking forward to checking out some of your other tips.

    Valerie

  8. Greg Basco says:
    February 17, 2012 at 7:14 pm

    Thanks, Valerie, for stopping by. I’m glad the video was helpful.

    Cheers,
    Greg

  9. Sampsa says:
    October 18, 2012 at 5:02 am

    Thanks for the nice video-tutorials. Good tips and techniques.

    But as criticism please invest in a better microphone :)
    And why not use YouTube/Vimeo for the videos for better playback interface and quality? Or if possible increase the quality since they don’t look very good fullscreen.

  10. Greg Basco says:
    October 24, 2012 at 4:17 pm

    Thanks, Sampsa. New microphone maybe when I start charging for the tutorials :-)

    Cheers,
    Greg

  11. Steve Lodwick says:
    December 24, 2012 at 12:29 pm

    Greg, This is a very well done and informative video, thanks for the tips. I am revisiting my workflow and considering making LR the center piece. I think you have convinced me to do so. Happy Holidays

    Steve

  12. Greg Basco says:
    December 24, 2012 at 1:07 pm

    Great, Steve. I’m glad you found it useful. Happy Holidays to you and Elizabeth as well!

    Greg

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