Tag Archives: adobe lightroom

More on the Adobe Creative Suite/Photoshop Subscription Pricing

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Les Jones

Mike at The Online Photographer is talking about Adobe’s new subscription model and whether it’s going to be the end of the Photoshop era for him. His main concern isn’t the price so much as having the software changing constantly … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Photography Links and Focus Talk

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Les Jones

The Noir Photos of Brassai 5 Tips for a Faster Lightroom Workflow Focus Photography Life (formerly The Mansurovs) – How to Use Prime Lenses in Low-Light Environments This is by Romanas Naryškin, rather than Nasim Mansurov. Naryškin is young and … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged , | Comments Off

Nasim Mansurov’s Lightroom 4 Review

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Les Jones

Check it out.

Posted in Photography | Tagged | Comments Off

Scott Kelby on Adobe Lightroom 4 Beta

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Les Jones

Scott Kelby’s Photoshop Insider – Why I Think Lightroom 4 is Going To Sell Like Crazy: The improvements in Lightroom’s Development module are so significant, and so much better than what we’ve ever had before, that I think you’ll be … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged , | Comments Off

Moving Adobe Lightroom files to a new hard drive

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Les Jones

I installed an extra hard drive today. I used the first option in these instructions (PDF link) to move the pictures without losing my Lightroom changes. Easy-peasy.

Posted in Photography | Tagged | Comments Off

Picture: Closeup of Bumblee on Purple Coneflower

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Les Jones

Photography Notes The first four variations are done with Adobe Lightroom presets. The last two are manual color desaturations. Click to enlarge, or mouseover for notes. Pics taken at F16 to get enough depth of field. There was enough light … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Photography | Tagged | Comments Off

What I did last night instead of blogging

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Les Jones

Went to Lightroom class and then when on a photowalk to shoot models. Somebody’s gotta do it. Still working on the photos, but here’s one of the best. I set a Nikon SB-800 flash behind and to the right for … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Lightroom Performance Tips

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Les Jones

from Adobe. This week I’m upgrading to a bigger, faster hard drive. Mine’s filling up fast with movies and RAW files, which are about 3x bigger than JPEGs.

Posted in Photography | Tagged | Comments Off

Adobe Lightroom Class Notes

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Les Jones

Stuff I didn’t know: The 1 to 1 relationship between different zones in the histogram and the Basic panel sliders for Exposure, Recovery, Fill Light, and Blacks. Using the masking tool for sharpening and exposure. How to correct vertical distortion … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged | Comments Off

Adobe Lightroom Class Notes: Collections, Sync Settings

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Les Jones

I had my mind blown a couple times tonight at Colby McLemore’s Lightroom class. Collections I finally get Collections. I’m used to organizing my photos by physical folders/directories. Collections abstract all of that. It’s the difference between the files that … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged | Comments Off

Count me as an Opinel knife fan

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Les Jones

I bought an Opinel No8 pocket knife at a local store last weekend. I love this thing. The thin carbon steel blade is wicked sharp. Thanks to that thin blade, the wood handle, and the general lack of anything heavy … Continue reading →

Posted in Guns | Tagged , | 10 Comments

Notes on Adobe Lightroom, Nikon D7000, DSLR Video

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Les Jones

Adobe Lightroom I’m used to working with 6 megapixel JPGs. 16 megapixel, 14-bit RAW files take a lot more time to transfer and load. It would be nice to have a new internal cardreader that supports UHS-I. On the other … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged , , | 19 Comments