Have you ever got to a point where you feel like your Lightroom catalog is such a mess that you just want to declare Lightroom bankruptcy and just start all over again. I’m going to show you how to organize your Lightroom library without having to just ditch everything and start again...
Lightroom uses Collections to organize your images. A Collection is a virtual folder that exists in the Lightroom Catalog. You can create as many Collections as you like within Lightroom and use them for whatever purpose you see fit. The more you use them, the more you will find better w...
After you have imported, edited, and perhaps removed a number of files, Lightroom Classic may run slower. When that happens, optimize your catalog to improve performance. ChooseFile>Optimize Catalog. Have a question or an idea? If you have a question to ask or an idea to share, come and...
Select the catalog and click Choose to open it. Read more:How to Organize Photos in Lightroom More Efficiently Step 4 – Import Catalog Settings Once you press Choose, a dialogue window appears displaying import options. In the first panel of the dialogue window, you can select which folders...
If you want to change Lightroom Catalog location, you must ensure you’re not missing out on any essential steps. Let’s start from the beginning. Lightroom has three main components: Lightroom installation (program files) Lightroom catalog Lightroom image library LATEST VIDEOS If you want...
Note: To learn how to search and organize photos in Lightroom on your iPad, iPhone, or desktop, seeSearch and Organize photos in Lightroom for mobile (iOS)andOrganize photos in Lightroom (desktop). More like this Get started with Lightroom for mobile (Android) ...
Instead of having to connect my external drive with all the RAW photos, I can manage the Catalog simply by using Smart Previews. First, I organize all the new photos into Stacks using the technique I outlined in detail in one of my previous tutorial (Automating Photo Organization in Lightro...
After the edits have been applied, they will be recorded in Lightroom’s catalog. TheKeywordingandKeyword Listsections are the same. They are tools photographers can use to help locate and organize photos in the catalog. Once keywords are added, the information will be stored in the catalog....
Import photos to catalog Now let’s get into the details of how to import photos to Lightroom for each step. 1. Select the source of the photos to import into Lightroom On the left of the import window in the source panel you’ll see: The folder structure on your computer An external...
Over time, as they are backed up to the cloud, Lightroom CC may remove these large, original files and replace them with smaller smart previews to save disk space. However, this initial copy operation can require a lot of space. If you...