1. Digital Stash Organization with Lex

    4 September 15, 2011
    A few weeks ago I recieved the nicest email from an amazing lady.  Have you ever put something out there that you hope catches on and then months later you see that it's not only catching on but there are some pretty awesome people doing wonderful things with it? That describes Lex to a "T" – she took what she...
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    Review: Any File Lightroom Plugin

    5 September 8, 2011
    I've had quite a few emails these past few months about a nifty little plugin called Any File Lightroom Plugin.  The promises of this plugin sound fabulous – "import any type of file into a Lightroom 3 catalog and manage the files just like photos…" I should preface this post by saying a few things (disclaimers):  I LOVE Lightroom because...
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    Reader Tip from Carla Skipper

    3 July 25, 2011
    Having a hard time seeing those white on white elements in Lightroom?  Check out this fabulous tip from Carla Skipper along with some time saving actions -   ***UPDATE***  Because Carla was so generous to ask and I had so much fun answering, I sent her a sneak peek on this tutorial – I do that for those of you...
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    Getting to The Point with Lightroom & OnOne

    2 July 19, 2011
    Selective focus is a pretty cool tool in a professional photographer's bag because it makes it easy to see the story in an image.   For example, in this senior shoot I focused on one of the subjects to draw the viewer's eye exactly where the story of the photo can be told.  It says a lot about how much fun...
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    Reader Q&A: Lightroom Ratings and Labels

    5 July 14, 2011
    Krystal in AZ asks, "I am curious if you have found an effective way to use the colored flags, and if you ever use 4 & 5 stars?  Also, how do you track which photos have been printed or scrapbooked?  I've looked through the content quickly and not seen where you might have addressed these . . . I'm working backwards...
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    Reader Q&A: Lightroom Publish Service vs. Export

    9 July 11, 2011
    Today's question comes from Carm, "What is the difference with publish service and export with presets?"   This is a great question because the way Publish Service and Exports work in Lightroom are very similar.  In this video I cover the differences and a little of how I use each – there are very good reasons to use both at different...
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    Review: Perfect Layers in Lightroom

    Comment July 7, 2011
    by Kayla Lamoreaux Layers in Lightroom?  OnOne's Perfect Layers plugin makes it possible to take your photo editing to a completely different level – without Photoshop.  Check it out in this video Review: Some helpful links -  Perfect Layers Plugin Scrapbooking in Lightroom Creating Scrapbooking Templates in Lightroom
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    Yes, I Caption My Layouts

    6 June 27, 2011
    After spending a few more months in my system, I'm still captioning my layouts but changing things up a bit.  You can read a lot about my process for captioning layouts here.  In addition to the things revealed in that post, I've added a few more. The Lightroom caption for this file reads: Photo taken Jan. 31, 2006.  Emily was up in...
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    Why Your Photo Library Trumps Scrapbooking

    21 June 23, 2011
    I am still organizing my photos.  I keyword and caption images at least weekly, daily if I can find the time.  I also have a backlog of photos and information dating clear back to the 1800′s to scan and organize.  It may seem overwhelming, but one step at a time I am making progress. I love this system!  Every time...
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    Lightroom Photo Keywords

    4 June 20, 2011
    An insightful student recently asked me for my photo keyword list.  I thought for sure I had already shared it in the Lightroom class.  Not so. So, thanks to Kimberly, I'm sharing the inside scoop to my keywords list for you all here today. You can find more about Lightroom photo workflow in this post. Now first things first –...
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