Tips for Optimizing your Photography and Workflow
Today I presented a webinar on how to access your photos from virtually anywhere with a workflow that revolves around Adobe Lightroom Classic, as part of the GreyLearning Webinar Series. I demonstrated how to synchronize photos from Lightroom Classic to the “cloud”, and then how to access those photos from Lightroom on a mobile device or in a web browser from just about any computer.
The recording of the full presentation is now available on my Tim Grey TV channel on YouTube here:
We had record attendance for my “Avoiding a Mess in Lightroom Classic” webinar presentation, which resulted in more questions than could be addressed during the presentation. So I hosted a follow-up session to address the questions from photographers about avoiding a mess (or cleaning up a mess) in Adobe Lightroom Classic. You can view the full presentation on my Tim Grey TV channel on YouTube here:
In my latest presentation as part of the GreyLearning Webinar Series, I shared my top tips for helping ensure you don’t end up with missing photos and folders, a chaotic organizational structure, and other challenges that can make it difficult (or impossible) to find the photos you need in Adobe Lightroom Classic.
You can view a recording of the full presentation on “Avoiding a Mess in Lightroom Classic” on my Tim Grey TV channel on YouTube here:
Today marks 18 years since I sent out the first Ask Tim Grey eNewsletter, though it went by the name “Digital Darkroom Questions” way back then.
Since that first email, I’ve been answering questions from photographers for 18 years now, which works out to a total of 4,058 editions of the newsletter, including today’s anniversary edition.
To celebrate this milestone, we’ve added a significant bonus to my “Lightroom Cleanup One-on-One” bundle. If you order this bundle today, in addition to the great content and support that is already included, you’ll also receive a one-hour call directly with me. During that call you can share your screen so I can evaluate your workflow and help you restore order to your Lightroom Classic catalog.
You can get all the details by visiting the GreyLearning website here:
https://www.greylearning.com/bundles/cleanup-one-on-one
And thank you for being an Ask Tim Grey reader!
When I import new photos into my Lightroom Classic catalog, I assign a red color label to every single image. This key step in my workflow takes no effort at all, because I use a metadata preset to add the color label to all photos being imported. But this simple step greatly improves the effectiveness of my workflow for managing photos.
The reason for assigning a red color label to every photo I import into my Lightroom Classic catalog is very simple. I use that red color label to identify images I have not yet reviewed yet.
Every photo I import needs to be reviewed, so they all get a red color label. Once I have reviewed a batch of photos, I remove the red color label, leaving behind star ratings to define my favorite photos.
With this workflow, I always know which photos I haven’t yet had a chance to review. This happens quite often when I’m traveling, with long days and lots of photography, so the red color labels help make sure I don’t miss out on reviewing photos from one of my trips.
You can learn more about the workflow I use to manage my photos in Adobe Lightroom Classic, including the use of red color labels as a key part of my workflow, in my “Real-World Organizational Workflow” course that you can find on the GreyLearning website here:
I recently made some changes to my organizational workflow that revolves around Adobe Lightroom Classic, focused on helping ensure I always review every photo after a trip or outing. As a result, I’ve produced a completely updated video course that outlines my overall workflow.
In “Real-World Organizational Workflow” you’ll be able to take a virtual look over my shoulder as I go step-by-step through my workflow. You may decide you want to use the same workflow, or you may want to make some changes that suit your specific needs. Either way, this course will help you streamline and optimize your workflow for managing photos in Lightroom Classic.
For all of the details about this new video course, please visit the GreyLearning website here:
https://www.greylearning.com/courses/real
I get a lot of questions from photographers, especially via my Ask Tim Grey eNewsletter (http://timgrey.me/greylists). Lately, many of those questions have focused on Adobe Lightroom Classic, and so in my latest presentation as part of the GreyLearning webinar series I focused on those questions.
You can view a recording of the full webinar presentation on “Questions and Answers on Adobe Lightroom Classic” on my Tim Grey TV channel on YouTube here:
Today’s presentation as part of the GreyLearning Webinar Series focused on what I consider to be the top critical tips for working with Adobe Lightroom Classic. In effect, these tips represented the information I wish all photographers understood before they started using Lightroom as the foundation of their workflow for organizing and optimizing their photos.
You can view a recording of the entire presentation on my Tim Grey TV channel on YouTube here:
Adobe temporarily changed the pricing plans displayed by default on the Adobe.com website, causing many photographers to worry that the price for the Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan was about to double. Fortunately, at least for now, there is nothing to worry about, and the $9.99 price can still be found here:
https://timgrey.me/photoplan10
As you can see in the image below, the Photography Plan was showing a price of $19.99 per month rather than $9.99 per month. However, that doesn’t actually represent a doubling of the price for the Photography Plan. Rather, the $19.99 price includes the upgrade to 1TB of cloud-based storage, rather than the 20GB that is included with the $9.99 subscription rate.
Of course, it is altogether possible that at some point the $9.99 subscription option (with 20GB of cloud-based storage) will be removed, so that only the $19.99 option (with 1TB of storage) will be available. But so far that is not the case, and photographers can still get the Creative Cloud Photography Plan for $9.99 per month here:
I recently made a change to my workflow for reviewing photos, which in turn will help ensure I’m always able to find my favorite photos when I need them. I shared this change in the context of my full workflow for managing photos in my “Finding Favorites” Workflow presentation as part of the GreyLearning Webinar Series.
You can view a recording of the entire presentation on the Tim Grey TV channel on YouTube here: