1. Curating for Creativity

    Comment October 25, 2011
    I often find that the more time I spend in my library curating images and looking things over with searches in different contexts, the more creative ideas come to me - like this layout for my daughter Grace...
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    True Confessions

    16 August 11, 2011
    Some days my download folder looks like this (especially after a BIG sale at my favorite designer’s store): You might think because I teach digital asset organization, my library is perfect.  Not so. ☺  Just like everyone else my life gets busy, I take on projects and I let things slide. However, just because I slide doesn’t mean I don’t...
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    We’ve Got a BIG Announcement!

    12 August 5, 2011
    Wow – what a week it has been!  So much going on I had to write a special post! Thanks so much for all your kind comments on my posts lately – you all are the reason I blog.  When I write something that resonates , I am especially grateful.   Fabulous Freebie In this post I shared a layout...
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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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    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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    Do Over: Combining Two Separate Lightroom Catalogs Into One

    9 June 9, 2011
    Several students in the first group of Lightroom students chose to create two catalogs – one for supplies and one for their digital scrapbooking supplies.  Now they are wishing they could have everything in one catalog instead of going back and forth. The good news is that this is a simple thing to do, provided you just want to combine...
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