Isolating a subject you are photographing is a common practice and even more prevalent than ever in today’s “web world” where you often want to easily extract images for use in other media. I’ve read many breakdowns about how you can do this. Some go into great details with tons of scientific blah blah blahs while others…
So this questions buzzes around in forums and blogs all the time. How do I move my lightroom catalog from my laptop to my desktop (and then back again)? The reality is there are many ways to go about it. Some are “proper” and others are “jerry rigged”. But there are some pros and cons to each and some things to watch out for. Read on to find the best way to avoid fatal mistakes.
Many people try and move their Lightroom catalogs back and forth between computers by actually copying and pasting files. While this can work, it is prone to many issues and for the most part is more difficult anyway. So how should we make the transfer?
Q: I know for a fact that I have “x” files sitting in folder “y”. They are jpg versions of my RAW files which are already in LR. I want to import these jpgs into my catalog, but when i look at my import panel. NO FILES! just the RAW files that I already have imported. It simply refuses to see all those jpg files that I know are there. I have imported jpg photos before, so what gives?
Send in your Photoshop and Lightroom questions. I’ll post you an answer.
When I’m not shooting photographs or tutoring I still must keep my Photoshop and Lightroom skills sharp. One of the best ways to do that is to teach others how to make the most of their photos and artwork. So send in your questions with as much detail as you can muster. I will respond to your question on my blog with full step by step detailed instructions on how to create the effect, look, restoration, etc that you are trying to achieve with your images.
I do this all the time!!! I can’t count how many amazing images I’ve lost because of this one stupid mistake. So I’m going to remind you so you don’t make the same mistake.
