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LR019 - Convert LR/Cloud images to Smart Previews

June 12, 2023 - Convert LR/Cloud Images to Smart Previews Reduce amount of “paid for” storage used by LR/Cloud (V01, 6/2023) Background...

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LR018 - Keeping track of derivative images in Lightroom Classic

May 07, 2023 - Derivative Image Lineage When using LrC (Lightroom Classic), many times we create VC’s (Virtual Copies) and also wind up...

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LR016 - Quick Develop vs. Basic Panel

December 02, 2022 - QUICK DEVELOP vs. BASIC PANEL The Quick Develop panel in the Library Module contains controls used to select an adjustme...

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LR017 - AI masks used with Healing tools

December 02, 2022 - AI Masks with Healing (Posted 12/2/2022 as of LrC/12.0.1) This blog relates to using one of the AI masking tools (Sky,...

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LR015 - Grid Cell Shading

April 19, 2022 - Canvas Color and Shading The grid itself (in the central section) contains a wealth of information (depending on your cu...

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LR014 - LrC Tip01 - All Photos Really

April 14, 2022 - LrC014 – All Photos Really Revised 6/26/2023 www.DanHartfordPhoto.com SITUATION When LrC (Lightroom Classic) shows a...

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LR013 - KEYWORDS for People

December 13, 2021 - KEYWORDS for people Updated 4/24/2022 In LR there are many ways to do the same thing, each with pros and cons. Some ma...

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LR012 - Sync LR Classic Keywords to LR Cloud

August 15, 2019 - Synching Keywords from LR Classic to LR Cloud August 2018 (valid as of LR8) [REVISION 1 - revisions in blue] Let’s st...

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LR011 - LR Classic Files to Backup and Restore

January 02, 2019 - LR Classic Files to Backup and Restore Published January 2019: This is a re write and replacement of Blog LR002 – Before...

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LR010 - LR Classic, how to remove redundant JPG's

July 21, 2018 - July 2018 Revised Feb 2019 HOW TO REMOVE JPG’S FROM LR IF YOU IMPORTED RAW+JPG In Lightroom, the default setting for s...

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LR009 - Use LR/Classic and LR/CC together on same images (7/2018)

July 08, 2018 - How to use Lightroom Cloud together with Lightroom Classic January 2019 update. Added section on what is and isn’t sync...

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LR008 - Create New JPG with background Canvas (4/2018)

April 20, 2018 - Create JPG with extra space around image There are many situations where you want to create a jpg image from LR (Lightro...

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LR006 - Show images buried in stacks when using LR Filters

December 05, 2017 - LR006 – Show images buried in stacks when using LR Filters Stacking Overview (updated 9/26/2022) One very nice feature o...

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LR007 - LR CLASSIC vs. LR CC (Updated Nov 2020)

December 05, 2017 - LR CLASSIC Vs. LR (Cloud) How to decide which version to get (Updated 11/2020): HISTORY Adobe Lightroom (LR) has been...

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LR003 - Get the most out of LR Keywords

December 22, 2016 - Get the most out of LR Keywords Keywords are one of the most powerful features of image management in Lightroom but many...

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LR001 - Should I BUY or RENT Lightroom?

December 22, 2016 - THE INFORMATION IN THIS BLOG IS OBSOLETE. After 12/31/2017, LR6 is no longer supported by Adobe. You can still buy it fr...

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LR002 - Before & After Lightroom Crashes

January 10, 2016 - Before & After Lightroom Crashes This blog has been replaced by blog " LR011-LR-classic-files-to-backup-and-restore "...

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LR005 - Tips for upgrading Lightroom (LR) to the next release

May 08, 2015 - LR005 - Tips for Upgrading LR to a new Release Last week (May, 2015), Adobe released its latest version of LR. Dependin...

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LR004 - Use Lightroom Smart Collections & Keywords for Workflow

May 01, 2013 - Use Lightroom Smart Collections & Keywords for Workflow In this blog I describe how to use a combination of metadata and...

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