Tips for Optimizing your Photography and Workflow
Today I shared what I consider to be the most important and helpful settings in Lightroom Classic in a live online presentation as part of the “GreyLearning Live!” webinar series. The presentation included tips to help streamline your workflow, protect the information about your photos, and much more.
If you missed the live online presentation you can view a recording of the full presentation on my “Tim Grey TV” channel on YouTube here:
I am pleased to announce that on Saturday, June 12th, I will present a free all-day virtual photo conference, featuring a variety of live online presentations on photography, Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, and more!
The GreyLearning Virtual Photo Conference will be held on Saturday, June 12th, from 10:00am Eastern Time to about 5:30pm ET.
The schedule of presentations is as follows (all times are Eastern Time zone):
10:00am – Keynote: Better Photography Through Travel
11:00am – Streamlined Organization in Lightroom Classic
12:00pm – Smartphone Apps for Photographers
1:00pm – Lunch Break
2:00pm – Mastering Layer Masks in Photoshop
3:00pm – Mirrorless Cameras, Presented by Noah Buchanan of Hunt’s Photo & Video
4:00pm – Depth of Field Demystified
4:30pm – “Ask Tim Grey” Live! Q&A, with Gear Questions Answered by Hunt’s Photo & Video
In my latest live online presentation as part of the GreyLearning Webinar Series I shared my top workflow tips for Adobe Lightroom Classic.
During the presentation I shared:
A recording of the full presentation is available on the Tim Grey TV channel on YouTube here:
In early December I will be teaching another online workshop for photographers, this time focused on “Organizing Photos in Lightroom Classic“.
During the live online sessions, I’ll share tips for defining your workflow for organizing photos, and demonstrate how to use the many organizational features of Adobe Lightroom Classic. Workshop participants will gain confidence in their ability to keep their photos organized, and will be able to get answers to their specific questions along the way.
This online workshop includes four live online sessions of two hours each, along with the opportunity to ask questions during the live sessions or by follow-up email.
If you’d like to learn to streamline your organizational workflow in Lightroom Classic, you can get all of the details of this online workshop here:
https://www.greylearning.com/courses/online-workshop-organizing-photos-in-lightroom-classic
During the month of August I will be teaching an online workshop in my “virtual classroom”, this time focused on “Cleaning Up Your Mess in Lightroom Classic”.
During the live online sessions you’ll learn how to cleanup your Lightroom Classic catalog, locate missing photos and folders, streamline your workflow, and much more.
For more information about this unique live online learning opportunity, visit the GreyLearning website here:
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:
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
