There are lot of different ways to review images in Lightroom, but the best way is only available to those who have a secondary display. Having two monitors cuts your Lightroom selection time to about 1/4 the time you would ordinarily spend, and that’s after cutting your workflow time in half with my other recommendations.
Archives for July 2010
5 Tips on Growing Your Business
Here is an article recently posted on the American Express Open Forum for Small Businesses. These are the five tips for small businesses on growing your business from Dina Kaplanm, co-founder of Blip. TV, a video sharing platform for independent web shows. Blip. TV was founded five years ago, and in that five years has
How I Shot a Wedding with my Lensbaby
I have been a huge fan of the Lensbaby selective focus lenses since I got a Lensbaby 2.0 years ago. I then starting using the “Franken-Lens”, the Lensbaby 3G, and now I use the Lensbaby Composer with its different interchangeable optics. For years now I have wanted to use a Lensbaby lens to shoot an
Putting Professional Back Into Photographer
Clients choose a photographer based on two main reasons: they like the photographer’s work, and they like the photographer’s demeanor. However, these initial reactions can be diminished if a client has a bad experience before, during, and after a photo shoot. The best way to create a positive experience with every client is to have
Using XMP Sidecar Files to Sync Lightroom with Bridge and Photoshop Camera RAW
Lightroom is my preferred platform for viewing, selecting, editing and delivering images, but occasionally, I need to open images directly into Photoshop, or view a folder of images in Bridge. In either case, the XMP data is the key to making a seamless workflow for that kind of circumstance. This Lightroom lesson explains how to
How Your Creative Products Can Help Set You Apart
I remember when I first started offering Canvas Gallery Wraps in my first year of business. I could never see myself as a client purchasing an $800 canvas print, it sounded so expensive. I really wanted to sell them to my clients instead of the traditional photo print because I loved the way my work