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Lightroom Technique: How I Organize My Catalog and Why (2012 Edition)

Eric — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 06:07:28 +0000

Many of you have asked if my Lightroom organizational technique has evolved since my 2009 article. It has. In this article, I describe some of my latest thinking on Lightroom organization.

As with past versions of this article, I share my current practices here not because I want to preach that this is [...]

Where I’ve Been – Introducing Adobe Carousel

Eric — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:10:57 +0000

So, yes, it’s been a while since I’ve posted here on this blog. Those of you who follow me on Twitter or Facebook have probably noticed that I’ve been a bit quieter than usual lately.

Here’s what’s up: A little more than a year ago (just after [...]

Northern Gardener Cover Article

Eric — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:24:19 +0000

Forgive me for a moment of shameless self-promotion:

My mom and I have collaborated on several articles for Northern Gardener magazine over the past few years. (She writes, I photograph.) This month’s issue features our latest collaboration, on holiday decorating, on the cover. If you’re in or near [...]

Lightroom 3 Public Beta: Favorite Articles So Far

Eric — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:37:43 +0000

Earlier tonight, Adobe released a new version of Lightroom: a public beta of Lightroom 3.0. You can download it from http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom3/.

We’re releasing this a bit earlier in the cycle than we did with the Lr2 public beta, which means it’ll be a bit rougher around some edges. (As teammate Troy Gaul says, it’s [...]

Lightroom 2 Technique: How I Organize My Catalog and Why (2009 Edition)

Eric — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:23:25 +0000

Update (March 5, 2012): Lots of people have asked if my workflow has changed since 2009. It has.

I’ve changed my Lightroom workflow fairly radically this summer. In this article, I talk about some of the motivations for making this change, how I made the new choices I’ve made, some of the [...]

How Thomas Hawk Might Influence My Lightroom Workflow

Eric — Tue, 12 May 2009 06:20:38 +0000

Update (September 2009): After much consideration and much writing, I’ve developed a new workflow that I’m quite happy with. Thomas’ workflow and some of the thoughts below were very influential. Please see my new article, “How I Organize My Catalog and Why (2009 Edition).”

A few days ago, a friend sent me a [...]

Announcing Jitter

Eric — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:47:50 +0000

Microblogging is so 2008. Want to get right to the point? Then try picoblogging, where the name of the game is all about character. One character.

That’s right. I’m excited to announce my new start-up venture, Jitter, where you can send 1-character messages at random intervals. Your friends can subscribe to see what letter you [...]

Worth Reading: Jeffrey Freidl – Overexposure, Underexposure, and the Compensation Thereof

Eric — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:32:43 +0000

If you’ve ever wondered how your camera will respond to extreme light conditions (or, more importantly, extreme contrast in a scene), this article is a must read:

Overexposure, Underexposure, and the Compensation Thereof (from Jeffrey Friedl’s blog)

Be sure to take the time to click through the “normalized to the base exposure” and “jpeg [...]

Lightroom 2 Technique: Staying Organized with Controlled Vocabulary

Eric — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:41:14 +0000

Do too many keywords in your Lightroom catalog have you spinning round and round?

Here are a couple of simple tricks I use to keep me organized with over 10,000 keywords in my catalog.

Organize Your Keywords with Category Headers

I’m a big fan of David Rieck’s Controlled Vocabulary Keyword Catalog. It’s a [...]

Lightroom 2 Quick Tip: Put Your Favorite Photos on Your iPhone

Eric — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:25:53 +0000

Got an iPhone (or iPod Touch)? Looking for a quick way to take your favorite photos with you? Follow along with this demo:

Step 1: Choose the photos you want to export. Ideally, put them in a collection so you can update this later. A keyword or folder will work too.

Here, I’ve chosen [...]