Pre-Order D65's Lightroom Workbook, Workflow Not Workslow in Lightroom 4

This book is based on the D-65 workshops which are a dynamic resource for photographers of any level. The 4-day intensive workshop equips pro photographers art directors, photo editors, image heavy bloggers, and the advanced amateur with the tools to manage their workflow efficiently, effectively, and effortlessly.

With our book or workshop, utilizing the 7 modules of Lightroom 4, we’ll teach you detailed workflow, digital asset management, processing and image delivery. You’ll also learn to tag, name, size, and sharpen your images so they’re perfect for reproduction. Plus, you’ll become an expert in keeping every image you shoot organized and archived.

By the end of our book, workshop, or consultation you will have the skills to create your own successful workflow in Lightroom 4.

If you read our first or second book, The Photoshop Lightroom Workbook, Workflow not Workslow in Lightroom 2, or D-65’s Lightroom Workbook Workflow, Not Workslow in Lightroom 3, you will already know why we love Lightroom.  If you haven’t read our earlier books, or been to one of our workshops or webinars, Lightroom is a one-stop solution for digital workflow. It utilizes the power behind Adobe Camera Raw, combining image processing and a digital asset management system under one roof. The aim of Lightroom is to be simple and to streamline workflow.

PRE-ORDER (DELIVERY IN MID APRIL)

Our next Lightroom Workflow Workshop is in Chicago June 8th – 11th at Jeff Schewe’s studio. Come learn Lightroom from the folks who really did write the book on Lightroom and gain some Photoshop knowledge from Jeff Schewe who probably knows more about Photoshop than anyone else in the world.

No one ever accused a creative mind of being organized. The two don’t usually go hand in hand. But when you’re a photographer, being organized is invaluable. And if you’re shooting digitally, it’s crucial.

The D-65 workshops are a dynamic resource for photographers of any level. Our 4-day intensive will equip you with the tools to manage your work efficiently, effectively, and effortlessly.

Utilizing the 5 modules of Lightroom 3 we’ll teach you detailed workflow, digital asset management, processing and image delivery. You’ll also learn to tag, name, size, and sharpen your images so they’re perfect for reproduction. Plus, you’ll become an expert in keeping every image you shoot organized and archived.

By the end of our program, you will have the skills to create your own successful workflow in Lightroom 3. And, you’ll be armed with D65′s comprehensive Lightroom Workbook; Workflow, Not Workslow in Lightroom 3.

Each D-65 workshop is all encompassing and vital for professional photographers, art directors, photo editors, image heavy bloggers, and the advanced amateur.
In addition to Adobe Lightroom 3, D-65 will cover:

D-65 is taught by Seth Resnick and Jamie Spritzer , two seasoned professionals with over 30 years of
experience advocating creativity. Their teaching style is engaging, informative, and entertaining.

Our next workshop is in San Francisco December 8-11, 2010.

Everybody has a workflow now, but do you have one that works, steamlines your efficiency and does everything you need within one application?  Does it allow you to find any of your images throughout your entire image collection in seconds with ease?  D65 has a workflow that works.

COME LEARN LIGHTROOM WITH THE DUO THAT REALLY DID WRITE THE BOOK ON LIGHTROOM..

We will solve all of your Lightroom mysteries and problems. Of all the questions that we receive on problems with Lightroom, 99% of the questions simply come down to one big question, WHERE ARE MY PICTURES? D65 will teach you how to solve this mystery and how tackle problems that most LIghtroom users run into such as:

How to travel with Lightroom on the road

How to synch my laptop to my Desktop

Preventing Question Marks in your Catalog

Using multiple catalogs or one catalog

Archiving both your images and your catalog

In addition Our 4-day intensive will equip you with the tools to manage your work efficiently, effectively, and effortlessly.  Utilizing the 5 modules of Lightroom 3 we’ll teach you detailed workflow, digital asset management, processing, printing and image delivery. You’ll also learn to tag, name, size, and sharpen your images so they’re perfect for reproduction. Plus, you’ll become an expert in keeping every image you shoot organized and archived.

By the end of our program, you will have the skills to create your own successful workflow in Lightroom 3. And, you’ll be armed with D65′s comprehensive Lightroom Workbook; Workflow, Not Workslow in Lightroom 3.  Each D-65 workshop is all encompassing and vital for professional photographers, art directors, photo editors, image heavy bloggers, and the advanced amateur.

The D-65 workshops are a dynamic resource for photographers of any level.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE SAN FRANCISCO WORKSHOP

KEYWORDING IN THE LIBRARY MODULE

Keywording really shows off the power of Lightroom as a digital asset management (DAM) system. The best way of using any DAM is to take advantage of the application’s ability to find specific images. Proper keywording and fully filling out all metadata is not only advantageous, but essentially the only way of finding specific images in a very large collection. It is one thing to scroll through a few hundred images to find the one you want. It is an entirely different matter to scroll through 50,000 images to find the image you want.

THE KEYWORD LIST PANEL

A keyword tag or “keyword” is metadata that categorizes and describes the key elements of a photo. According to one study, it may take more than 400 keywords to accurately describe an image without actually looking at the thumbnail. Building a Keyword Hierarchy can be a tedious and painful task, but it is essential to digital asset management. Keywords help in identifying and searching for images in a catalog. Keyword tags are stored either in the image files or in XMP sidecar files or in Lightroom Catalog. The XMP can be read by any application that supports XMP metadata.

Keywording Images

To keyword your images, think globally first and then go for local. Think of keywording the same way you would classify an animal. A Spider Monkey would first be a Mammal then an Ape, then a monkey and finally a spider monkey. For example, to classify Miami Beach, you might want to make several keyword hierarchies. One Parent would be Continent with a child called North America. A second Parent might be called Countries, with a child keyword of United States. A third Parent might be called United States with a child keyword of Florida and finally a parent called Cities with a child called Miami Beach.

In my own list, the top level Parent Keywords are in CAPS but they are private metadata and act as a placeholder and do not export with the image. All the child levels have the first letter of each word capitalized.

Location is an obvious keyword but there are many keywords that aren’t as obvious that make finding and organizing images a breeze. We have a Parent called Technique, for example whose Children include items like Blur, Reflections, Macro and Motion. This really helps when looking for certain types of images. We have another Parent called View with Children like Aerial, Fisheye, Front View, and Landscape. Again,the more specific the keyword, list the easier it becomes to find  images that you seek.

Using Keywords, Metadata & Smart Collections in Lightroom 3
June 30th – 1:30pm EDT

Our webinars have been great fun. The technology that we are using is truly awesome. Cisco has us on a special super speed line so that we can demonstrate Lightroom live and you get to see it on your screen. This is no canned presentation but rather a real firsthand user experience. Tomorrow we going to demo Keywords, Metadata and Smart Collections. No one ever accused a creative mind of being organized. The two don’t usually go hand in hand. But when you’re a photographer, being organized is invaluable. And if you’re shooting digitally, it’s crucial.

How do you find one particular image from thousands of similar images? When an image is properly keyworded and contains appropriate metadata, it can be found in an instant without even viewing thumbnails. A digital asset management system is key to your success.

Join us for an enlightening 1.5 hours of training on how to best utilize Lightroom 3′s Library Module to easily search and locate your images. Learn how to utilize keywords, metadata and smart collections in Lightroom to streamline your efficiency.

To Registerhttp://www.d65.com/seminars.html