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Wednesday, 30 October 2024 21:06
New Feature First Look - Lightroom - Edit in External / Third Party Photo Editor
Written by Darren McLoughlin
Here we take a look at a new feature in October 2024's Adobe Lightroom (formerly known as Lightroom CC - I know it's confusing) - How to Edit in third party / external applications in Lightroom so not in one of Adobe's products such as Photoshop. This process has been made a little easier now, so here are the steps.…
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Thursday, 24 October 2024 15:51
A First Look at Adobe Bridge 2025 - Quick Actions - Remove Background - Cows in a Field
Written by Darren McLoughlin
Adobe has released a raft of updates to Bridge, Lightroom, Photoshop and Camera Raw in recent weeks. Here, a first look at Quick Actions in Adobe Bridge. Bridge is interesting software, it's really for those who don't use Lightroom Classic, sitting between Lr and Ps, it allows for image management and editing using Camera Raw. But it does have useful…
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Monday, 23 September 2024 23:01
Fix: Adobe Lightroom Classic - Photoshop Version Open Warning - Lightroom Classic and Adobe Photoshop 2024 are Having Issues Connecting
Written by Darren McLoughlin
**Update** This issue should have been fixed by now, if you have updated to the latest versions of Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop and you can return to editing in Photoshop rather than Photoshop (Beta) by changing back in preferences September 2024 - Another Adobe update and yet again another problem with the connectivity between Adobe Lightroom Classic and Photoshop 2024.…
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Thursday, 09 November 2023 00:12
Adobe Lightroom - Finding Previous Import
Written by Darren McLoughlin
I read recently online, someone asking for help to find previously imported images in Adobe Lightroom. They had set a location, imported and after changing folders couldn't find where they had imported images to. It sounds like a simple fix, and in a way it is, but sometimes it can be confusing and until you get to know your software…
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Tuesday, 01 August 2023 12:25
Update - Fixed: Having Trouble Editing Files from Adobe Lightroom in Photoshop? How to fix Adobe Photoshop 2024 Could Not be Launched Error
Written by Darren McLoughlin
Are you having trouble editing files from Adobe's Lightroom in Photoshop? Normally a seamless experience, right clicking on an image and choosing Edit In > Edit in Adobe Photoshop... is easy, or quicker using the CTRL+E shortcut. ****This issue has reappeared in September 2024, see this post for how to fix the problem: https://panoramicireland.com/photography-photoshop-post-processing/error-adobe-photoshop-lightroom-version-open-warning-having-issues-connecting-how-to-temporarily-fix-cliffs-of-moher-image **** **Final Update: September 2023 -…
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Thursday, 20 July 2023 15:04
Adobe Photoshop - Image Processor for Converting HEIC to JPG/TIFF/PSD
Written by Darren McLoughlin
I don't use my mobile phone for serious photography but I do often take personal images, videos and quick overviews of landscape scenes when making long exposures for instance. But I know that so many do use mobiles for photography, often it's their main or only camera, but the file formats being used now can pose problems for some computers…
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Friday, 17 February 2023 21:57
Adobe Lightroom Classic - Group Images into a Stack - CTRL-G
Written by Darren McLoughlin
Sometimes when working with images in Adobe Lightroom Classic, it is preferable to group similar images together into a stack so that all of the images are on top of each other with one on top. In this case, I have been working on images taken in an exposure bracket or maybe if you had a sequence for focus bracketing.…
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Friday, 13 January 2023 21:16
Using Smart Collections in Lightroom to Find and Group Black and White Images in Adobe Lightroom Classic
Written by Darren McLoughlin
Adobe's Lightroom, known as Lightroom Classic to distinguish it from the cloud-based Lightroom CC, is one of the best image editing programs to be found. Undoubtedly, Lightroom Classic (Not Lightroom CC) is the best image management software by far with no rival to its combined functionality. Despite this, there is no easy way to find all black and white images…
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Wednesday, 28 December 2022 19:33
Adobe Lightroom - Library Module - Folders Management - Show Parent Folder
Written by Darren McLoughlin
Sometimes, particularly when moving folders between drives, Lightroom will show only the folder with images in the left hand pane without regard to actual folder hierarchy on the drive. Read on for more on how to keep Lightroom tidy as you like it. See the image here, the folders 2008-01-28, 2017-08-29 and 2018-01-07 are all located in folders based on…
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Monday, 12 December 2022 00:16
Finding Missing Files in Adobe Lightroom
Written by Darren McLoughlin
Sometimes in Lightroom, just having a Smart Preview is enough. Using Smart Previews saves having hard drives plugged in all the time, edits can still be made and images exported at a reduced size from the original. But if you need to export the original file size for printing, for a client or even to make further edits using Photoshop…
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Thursday, 10 November 2022 20:40
Landscape Photography - Using Polarising Filters for a Better Image
Written by Darren McLoughlin
Polarising filters are probably the most important filters in photography. To understand when to use polarisers, it is important to understand reflectance. Simply put, reflectance is defined as a "measure of the ability of a surface to reflect light or other electromagnetic radiation". While the polariser hasn't changed the amount of light leaving the surface of the an object, in…
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Sunday, 06 November 2022 22:47
Affinity Photo Announce Something Big is Coming - November 9th 2022
Written by Darren McLoughlin
Users of Serif's Affinity Photo software have something big to look forward to in the coming week. The company have announced a major update of some kind coming to the line-up. "...a next-level creative experience..." Speculation is that it could be a video editing program that would add to the company's current photography, graphic design and desktop publishing offerings. Or…
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Monday, 24 October 2022 13:49
Adobe Lightroom Rename Files on Export with Custom Settings
Written by Darren McLoughlin
Adobe's Lightroom is a powerful piece of software and sometimes it is necessary to change settings. Here for example is one use, the standard settings for filenames on export can cause problems. If for example you have an image that has been edited in Photoshop and has the suffix -Edit like I do here then on export the entire filename…
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Another year is almost over and Adobe has announced major updates to its Photoshop, Lightroom and Bridge applications. Here, one of my favourites with changes to layout in Adobe Bridge when using more than one monitor. Rearranging workspaces is now easy and dragging panels off screen to a second monitor allows for a more streamlined experience. Adobe Bridge is of…
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