Do you know where your images are? Are they easy to find and properly backed up, or are they spread out over multiple drives and computers in a tangle of mystery folders? If you count yourself among the many organizationally challenged Lightroom users out there, then this hands-on workshop is for you. You’ll get the tools and techniques you need to whip your image library into shape, once and for all.
• What’s a Lightroom Catalog?
• What’s a Lightroom Library?
• Simultaneous folder organization in Lightroom and on your drive
• Easy importing from a media card
• Easy importing from existing folders
• Creating presets to automate and customize
• Exporting, Emailing and Uploading to Social Media
• Troubleshoot your current Lightroom catalog
• Re-link missing folders and images
• Merge your iPhoto, Photos, or Aperture Library with Lightroom.
• Merge your Laptop and Desktop Libraries.
• Customize a reliable backup strategy.
To get the most out of this workshop, you’ll need a laptop running Lightroom (Lightroom 4 or later), and at least 1 external hard drive, all with the appropriate power sources and cables.
Class limit of 12 for plenty of one-on-one help
Participants will receive a 16GB USB3 flash drive containing class materials, and a laminated keyboard shortcuts sheet. They will also be added to the guest list for the Go Ask Erin/Newmediasoup Photographer’s Happy Hour, Sunday from 3-5pm.