Thank for your detail video explanations. I've been using lightroom for about two years and your video taught me a few things I did not know. Many thanks
Great clear information, quick question, when I save to a folder on my desktop and then open the saved photo it always try to open in Photoshop...how do I get it to open in Lightroom?
The only way to open an image in Lightroom Classic is to import it. When you import, you tell LRC WHERE that image is. Should you move that image, say off your desktop, then you have to reconnect them. Side note, if you would like to open an image in Photoshop and wish you had the controls of LRC, try starting up the filter Camera RAW Filter. Pretty cool to use.
Hello Terry, Thank you so much for your tutorials. I am a total beginner after 24 years in the darkroom, so as you can imagine, I am way behind in the digital world. My question is with regards to exporting sharpened images. I intend to print in three sizes, to fit A5, A4, and A3+. My go-to will be the A5 as I intend to make small handmade books, but bearing in mind also that I may wish to sell a print or two for the wall, and also gift to friends, etc. By sharpening the image before export would it not degrade the resized file that I export for printing on A5? fantastic tutorials btw.....so easy to follow and have been a great help in my journey of discovery.... Best Stuart
Hey Stuart, you will need to do some test prints to be sure. But I would do sharpening normally, and not also do export sharpening. BTW, I think I can still smell fixer from all the time spent in the darkroom.
Hi terry , thank you so much for each video , you are an amazing teacher . I just have a month with Lightroom classic and those video had been very helpful for me . Could you please make a video where you explain after you export your photos and saved it and close Lightroom let say’s that I want to come back to Lightroom and make some changes to my pictures. Do I have to import the pictures again or can I find it on the catalog that I already create . If so how can I find it . Because I was working in a project and I created a catalog but I had to to something else and close Lightroom when I reopened it my pictures where not there and l had to create a new catalog to work on my photos .
I have a couple of videos online that might help. First is my beginner intro video ruclips.net/video/E6QkfQnUkbI/видео.html in this one, I show how to set up Lightroom Classic from the beginning. Knowing where you files are, and where to load them in is extremely important. If you follow that video step by step, you won't have that problem again. Second, if you have a few lost files, I have a video on that subject: ruclips.net/video/7Q63drV06p0/видео.html Let me know if this helps.
If your competition is a print competition, then you will need to bring your exposure down DARKER to make up for the extra bright lights that they judge under. Other than that, make the image look good to you.
Do you have a tutorial on exporting multiple files lets say for an event for a client?? Sometimes hundreds of photos at once. Also would u export on to ur internal drive or create a separate folder in your external drive for the shareable jpegs for your client?
I don’t have a tutorial for multiple images. However, it’s just a matter of selecting all the images you want to export. I typically create a new folder for a client and export to there. From there, I can transfer the whole folder to wherever it needs to go.
I’ve completed retouching all images from a particular event and want to save them. I’ll then send them all at one time to export, but they’re going to a client and the print sizes will vary. I don’t know what images will be at what size? I assume I want to send them in a large size at 300ppi ?
My question is, when uploading to smugmug, what size should you upload them to? If I upload the original size JPeg, then the customer wants an 8x10, and then a 4x6 of the same picture is not the full-size picture in 4x6, which gets cropped short.
I typically have Smug Mug alert me to the print sales, so I can do some post work on the image and then resubmit it. Otherwise I just upload full size images for customer downloads.
I've never needed to see what my output is in advance. But I also don't do a lot of export changes to the image. It always looks just like the file inside Lightroom.
@@tv510 - I use my signature as a watermark on my images I publish. Depending on the image, I place the watermark on the bottom left or bottom right corner, and also, depending on the image, I use white or black color for my watermark, and adjust the transparency of the watermark, so it blends harmoniously with the image and doesn't stick out harshly. Also, depending on the output resolution, I scale the watermark up or down. For all those reasons, I'd like to preview the image before I output it as a JPEG. I can do that in Capture One, but with Lightroom, my only option seems to be to first output an image, then go take a look at the JPEG, then go back to LR and adjust my watermark as needed. That is a painful way to do it. So I was wondering if there was a way in LR to do this.
@@royprasad Hi Roy, When placing a watermark in LRC, there is a preview as to how it will look when exporting with a watermark. If it varies as to where you want to place it for other images, you will have to go through the watermark steps again.
@@tv510 - That is PRECISELY what I'm looking for, and that was indeed my question. Only, I don't know where it is buried in LRC. Could you kindly let me know how to access this preview?
Thanks Terry, these Lightroom tutorials are very helpful and much appreciated.
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching.
Thank for your detail video explanations. I've been using lightroom for about two years and your video taught me a few things I did not know. Many thanks
You're very welcome! Thanks for watching.
Thank you! Very helpful video.
Glad it was helpful! Anton!
Excellent video, thank you. I'm new to Lightroom Classic - this was very helpful!
Glad it was helpful! I have several videos on LRC you can check them out on the Lightroom playlist on my channel. Thanks for watching.
Nice overview of the basics reinforced with practical, on screen examples. Well done
Thank you.
Thanks so much. I am new to Lightroom, using it with a new Sony camera, and your tutorials have been gold. Thanks again.
Sweet!! Thanks for watching.
Thanks Terry. Your instructions are well paced and easy to follow.
You are very welcome Warren, thanks for watching.
Thank you Terry! Your videos are excellent.
Glad you like them!
Thanks, Terry. Awesome video
Glad you enjoyed it thanks from watching.
Excellent video. Clear, concise, and very informative.
Glad it was helpful!
Great content!! Thank you very much. I learned a lot in this video.
Glad it was helpful!
Great tips, thanks Terry, appreciated.
You are very welcome!
Thankyou Terry, well explained, May I please ask why you wouldn’t still add the watermark signature on prints?
HI Sara, I prefer to actually sign my prints with a special marker.
Really great video! thanks very much for this!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
Great clear information, quick question, when I save to a folder on my desktop and then open the saved photo it always try to open in Photoshop...how do I get it to open in Lightroom?
The only way to open an image in Lightroom Classic is to import it. When you import, you tell LRC WHERE that image is. Should you move that image, say off your desktop, then you have to reconnect them. Side note, if you would like to open an image in Photoshop and wish you had the controls of LRC, try starting up the filter Camera RAW Filter. Pretty cool to use.
Hello Terry, Thank you so much for your tutorials. I am a total beginner after 24 years in the darkroom, so as you can imagine, I am way behind in the digital world. My question is with regards to exporting sharpened images. I intend to print in three sizes, to fit A5, A4, and A3+. My go-to will be the A5 as I intend to make small handmade books, but bearing in mind also that I may wish to sell a print or two for the wall, and also gift to friends, etc.
By sharpening the image before export would it not degrade the resized file that I export for printing on A5?
fantastic tutorials btw.....so easy to follow and have been a great help in my journey of discovery....
Best
Stuart
Hey Stuart, you will need to do some test prints to be sure. But I would do sharpening normally, and not also do export sharpening.
BTW, I think I can still smell fixer from all the time spent in the darkroom.
@@tv510 Thank you kindly Terry. Very helpful indeed. (Cant beat the smell of fixer in the morning :) )
Very helpful - thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Well done, Very helpful
Glad you think so! I appreciate the kind words.
That was surprisingly useful 🙂👍
Glad you think so! Thanks for watching.
Hi terry , thank you so much for each video , you are an amazing teacher . I just have a month with Lightroom classic and those video had been very helpful for me . Could you please make a video where you explain after you export your photos and saved it and close Lightroom let say’s that I want to come back to Lightroom and make some changes to my pictures. Do I have to import the pictures again or can I find it on the catalog that I already create . If so how can I find it . Because I was working in a project and I created a catalog but I had to to something else and close Lightroom when I reopened it my pictures where not there and l had to create a new catalog to work on my photos .
I have a couple of videos online that might help. First is my beginner intro video ruclips.net/video/E6QkfQnUkbI/видео.html in this one, I show how to set up Lightroom Classic from the beginning. Knowing where you files are, and where to load them in is extremely important. If you follow that video step by step, you won't have that problem again. Second, if you have a few lost files, I have a video on that subject: ruclips.net/video/7Q63drV06p0/видео.html Let me know if this helps.
@@tv510 thank you terry, I will to rewatch the video again maybe I miss some steps. Thank you for response to my comment.
@kemarchristie6050, as promised, here is that video on exporting. Thanks for giving me the subject idea!
Thank you very much again .Love the way you explain :)) Could you send me the link for photo logo . Thank you
Thanks for watching. Here you go: bit.ly/3SFWhI7
Thank you very much
So what are the best settings for exporting photos for a photo competition..?
If your competition is a print competition, then you will need to bring your exposure down DARKER to make up for the extra bright lights that they judge under. Other than that, make the image look good to you.
Do you have a tutorial on exporting multiple files lets say for an event for a client?? Sometimes hundreds of photos at once. Also would u export on to ur internal drive or create a separate folder in your external drive for the shareable jpegs for your client?
I don’t have a tutorial for multiple images. However, it’s just a matter of selecting all the images you want to export. I typically create a new folder for a client and export to there. From there, I can transfer the whole folder to wherever it needs to go.
I’ve completed retouching all images from a particular event and want to save them. I’ll then send them all at one time to export, but they’re going to a client and the print sizes will vary. I don’t know what images will be at what size? I assume I want to send them in a large size at 300ppi ?
Yes, you will want to export then at full size! 300 ppi.
What about setting image size for say, pixeset?
I don’t use Pixieset, sorry I don’t have any experience with that.
My question is, when uploading to smugmug, what size should you upload them to? If I upload the original size JPeg, then the customer wants an 8x10, and then a 4x6 of the same picture is not the full-size picture in 4x6, which gets cropped short.
I typically have Smug Mug alert me to the print sales, so I can do some post work on the image and then resubmit it. Otherwise I just upload full size images for customer downloads.
Is there a way to preview the output before exporting, similar to what you can do in Capture One? Thanks.
I've never needed to see what my output is in advance. But I also don't do a lot of export changes to the image. It always looks just like the file inside Lightroom.
@@tv510 - I use my signature as a watermark on my images I publish. Depending on the image, I place the watermark on the bottom left or bottom right corner, and also, depending on the image, I use white or black color for my watermark, and adjust the transparency of the watermark, so it blends harmoniously with the image and doesn't stick out harshly. Also, depending on the output resolution, I scale the watermark up or down. For all those reasons, I'd like to preview the image before I output it as a JPEG. I can do that in Capture One, but with Lightroom, my only option seems to be to first output an image, then go take a look at the JPEG, then go back to LR and adjust my watermark as needed. That is a painful way to do it. So I was wondering if there was a way in LR to do this.
@@royprasad Hi Roy, When placing a watermark in LRC, there is a preview as to how it will look when exporting with a watermark. If it varies as to where you want to place it for other images, you will have to go through the watermark steps again.
@@tv510 - That is PRECISELY what I'm looking for, and that was indeed my question. Only, I don't know where it is buried in LRC. Could you kindly let me know how to access this preview?
@@royprasad it’s under watermark in the export dialog box, near the bottom of export.
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Woohoo! Thanks for checking it out.
And what next ? It would be great to see how these photos are E mailed to a pro photo lab .
Great idea, I'll keep that idea in mind. Thank you.