Huzzah! Its Lightroom Friday!  Its beena  few weeks – sorry about that – just got really busy.

Every week I compile a nice list of the goings-on, as it were, in the Lightroom world. Blog posts, tips, tricks and even video tutorials and freebies adorn these pages. So gear up, get ready for some book (or at least screen) learnin’ and lets have at it.

• Lightroom 4.1 RC is available – addresses complaints of slowness and adds 5D MKIII support.  (Victoria B looks at what is new)
• Laura Shoe has some great content – Updating develop presets for LR 4, Aaah!  Where are my Photos?,
• Missed Larua’s CreativeLive workshop a few weeks back?  Buy it here.
• PresetsHeaven.com has a look at updating presets as well.
• LightroomKillerTips.com has a great free preset available.
• X-Equals has a good look at Lightroom > Web tutorial.
• Ever wondered how to reset multiple sliders easily?‘
• Jeffrey Friedl notes that iOS devices are not color managed…
• LightroomBlog.com looks at Aminus3 (a free photoblogging site) integration in LR 4.
• Sean McCormack at Pixiq.com looks at Facebook help for Photohsop/Lightroom.
• A bit tardy, but Victoria Bampton has released her updated her Missing FAQ series for LR 4

Huzzah! Its Lightroom Friday!

Every week I compile a nice list of the goings-on, as it were, in the Lightroom world. Blog posts, tips, tricks and even video tutorials and freebies adorn these pages. So gear up, get ready for some book (or at least screen) learnin’ and lets have at it.

• George Jarine has some excellent new tutorials for Lightroom 4.
• Sean McCormack at Pixiq.com points out that Victoria Bampton has posted an update to her missing FAQ series –  Lightroom 4 – The Missing FAQ
• Laura Shoe consistently posts great stuff you Lightroom Jockey’s should know – Process Version Upgrades,   CreativeLive webinar, Adobe Lightroom 4 Fundamentals DVD/Download , concerns about tone curve issues.
• LightroomKillerTips.com looks at some hot issues with LR 4.  More here.
• LightroomKillerTips.com also has a great HDR preset.
• Free vintage presets from PresetsHeaven.com
• Eric Scouten, ex-Lightroom colleague and awesome guy, has posted an update to his Lightroom organizational treatise.
• Craig Ferguson has a few comments about Lightroom 4 and presets.

Here she is going thru the hours long process of getting her hair curled (its a big deal).

Huzzah! Its Lightroom Wednesday!

Every week I compile a nice list of the goings-on, as it were, in the Lightroom world. Blog posts, tips, tricks and even video tutorials and freebies adorn these pages. So gear up, get ready for some book (or at least screen) learnin’ and lets have at it.

• Lightroom 4 is out.  This kinda suprised me, as the beta period was a bit shorter than most expected.  I’ve already got my order on its way.  There is also an ACR and DNG kit available.
• Jeffrey  Friedl looks at the product here.
• Photoshop User has a Learning Center
• LightroomLab.com has more skinny.
• LightroomSecrets.com points out some new DNG features.
• Laura Shoe takes a look…
• Victoria Bampton gives her customary analysis.
• LightroomKillertips.com covers some basic Q&A about the new release…
• Lightroomers gives it the old one-over.
• Reset your sliders!A
• Sean McCormack’s LRB presets have been updated for the new release.
• A tip for Blacks & Whites in LR4 (and 3)
• Laura Shoe has a tip on getting to favorites and recent places…
• X-Equals is offering a deal on their presets for LR3 and 4.
• OnOne has an interesting marketplace for photographers.
• X-Equals has an interesting article on the print module – Print Module Mastery
• Not Lightroom related, per se, but interesting:  Adobe releases Photoshop Touch for iPad and Android.

That is it.  Lots to dig into with the new release.  Have fun.

Huzzah!  Its Lightroom Friday!

Every week I compile a nice list of the goings-on, as it were, in the Lightroom world.  Blog posts, tips, tricks and even video tutorials and freebies adorn these pages.  So gear up, get ready for some book (or at least screen) learnin’ and lets have at it.

• Jeffrey Friedl has a great followup article on getting photos from Lightroom to iPad.  Earlier this week he announced two new plugins for Lightroom (one tying in with the aforementioned iPad workflow).
• Laura Shoe is holding a Lightroom Fundamentals Workshop Feb 18-19, 2012 in Seattle.  Not to be outdone, she has a few tips on cropping and DNG.
• X-Equals has a nice writeup on the Pring Module in LR4.
• LightroomKillerTips.com looks at making Selective White Balance Changes

So she did and I’m happy to offer them to you today.

LightroomPresets.com‘s goal is to help you make more of your Lightroom time.  Of course, that was why Lightroom was designed and developed – and the presets feature is a great way to speed your workflow.  If you do your job, presets can quickly get you to where you want to go and can help you define a signature look for your images.

Laura offers some pretty cutting edge sets that get you the looks currently popular with many working portrait and wedding photographers.

Don’t be afraid to tweak and edit them – create your own look using these as a base.  Here is an example:

Beyond presets, I note that Laura also offers brushes, textures and even has adapted her presets to work with ACR  (say HI to 2003 for me!)  I also noted that she has some great non-preset related business resources and video tutorials if you’re new to Lightroom.

So swing by her site and check it out.

Add her blog  to your RSS reader.

I know I’ve spent a lot of time refining my basic black and white preset that I use for all my ballet work.  For me, presets are the embodiment of the way in which I choose to portray my work – much like I would have done in the darkroom ages ago: warm tone paper, slightly gritty and contrasty look enhanced with specific developers and a slight glow in the highlights from the lens I was using.

Now I have a preset for that.  It works for 90% of my images, with the rest needing a bit of tweaking here/there to get it right.

Have a great Wednesday.