Comments on: Warning: Don’t Make These 5 Mistakes in Lightroom

By: Trader

Trader — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:00:18 +0000

Thanks for the tips. Instead of #3, as I import images, I set add a tag called ‘untagged’. Then once they’re tagged, I remove the ‘untagged’ tag.

One downside is that this approach removes the urgency from tagging and I can fall behind.

By: Sunny12

Sunny12 — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:42:03 +0000

Thankyou Helen! I am new to this site and have been using L/R for some time – I too made many mistakes on starting. The clues here give me a bit more info than I already had. Thankyou!!!!

By: Allan Harris

Allan Harris — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:29:19 +0000

I am still converting all my imports to DNG on the primary external HD, it does seem to take a while but storage is so cheap these days that space occupied seems a secondary consideration. A very useful Lightroom add-on that I am using now is J Friedl’s Lightroom plugin which allows me to download from Lightroom to Flickr directly, not using the Flickr uploader, which I have found unstable. Well worth a trial.

By: Bret Widdifield

Bret Widdifield — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:28:17 +0000

Hell, Thanks for the Lightroom tips. I have been shooting digital for 4 years and have switched to “RAW” only over the past year due to the benefits. I was puzzled about the DNG section of your article. Do you convert all of your RAW files to DNG? It sounds like a great idea since the changes are with the file but, the file size becomes hugh…almost TIFF in size. Is this what most professionals do? Thanks again.

By: Elva Aldridge

Elva Aldridge — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:38:51 +0000

Excellent article! I enjoy every one of them, please keep them coming.

By: melanie

melanie — Fri, 01 May 2009 02:54:04 +0000

My LR is loaded on my Macbook pro, when I move files from the laptop to my time capsule (hard drive storage, how can I ensure that I will be able to bring up the images and apply the LR settings without getting the missing file message? I need to move files very shortly, would love your opinion.

By: melanie

melanie — Fri, 01 May 2009 02:53:43 +0000

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:05:31 +0000

#5 makes some good sense, but there’s something missing which forced me to switch FROM DNG back to my native RAW files.

Every time I view an image @ 100%, every time I change one tiny little setting, that DNG file changes. I’m doing backups to an external drive as well as remote online backups. For me, it is much more affordable to back up the original RAW file only once, then only backup changes to the tiny sidecar files when changes are made.

If you’re backing up your files, DNG might break your heart.

By: Koky

Koky — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:21:04 +0000

I can’t agree with advice #5 because I NEVER give away my .CR2 files. In analog era noone want negative from me, so why change this ? Is no problem send 16-bit TIFF, but never give from my hand my negative no matter if analog or digital.

By: Enrico

Enrico — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:43:19 +0000

I have to admit, I made mistake n.2 more then once, moving and renaming images in explorer was a hard habit to lose. Very uesful the tip at n.4, I use it and seves lots of time.
In my workflow I convert everything to dng and delete the raw (nef) files. Less space and no sidecar files, I strongly encourage everyone to at least try it. But beware Nikon users, Capture NX doesn’t support it at the moment… (just installed the trial version and tested it by myself).