Instead, jump straight to the panel you want to work in. Here’s how: Press Command-1 (PC: Ctrl-1) to jump to the top panel in your right side panels (in the Develop module, that would be the Basic panel. In the Library module, that would be Quick Develop if you’re using “LR Classic”). Command-2 (PC: Ctrl-2) for the Tone Curve panel. Command-3 (PC: Ctrl-3) for the Color MIxer panel. Command-4 (PC: Ctrl-4) for the Color Grading panel. …and so on, because the panel keyboard shortcuts correspond to the order your panels are in, from top to bottom (I mention that because you can change the order o ..read more

While not something I do a lot, there are a few situations where I use a droplet as part of my export process from Lightroom Classic (LrC). A droplet is a way to take a Photoshop action and make it an executable file that lives outside of Photoshop but allows you to drag and drop photos onto the droplet to run them through the action. Using them as part of the Export process from Lightroom Classic allows provides an easy way to drag and drop all the exported copies through the droplet and whatever action it contains. Unfortunately, there currently is a bug affecting some Mac users that causes ..read more

This week I’m flying to Budapest to meet up with my dear friend and KelbyOne Instructor, Mimo Meidany, as we’re teaching a travel photography workshop to 12 awesome photographers, and so I thought I’d share a quick tutorial from Mimo (who was our guest on The Grid) on his black and white look. Check it out below: Thanks, Mimo! I look forward to seeing him this weekend! Well, I’ve got thousands and thousands of shots to still go through from shooting two airshows this weekend, one at Ft. Worth NAS and the Sun n Fun Fly-in. I had a fantastic time at both (more on this later), but I’ll work on s ..read more

This is how to use “Solo Mode” (one of my favorite Lightroom settings) to speed up your workflow. In Solo Mode, only the panel you’re currently working within is visible, while all the rest are collapsed out of sight but always just one click away. Check out the short tip below: Give that a try – you’ll love it! Here’s wishing you a better-than-average Lightroom Tip Tuesday! -Scott The post How To Keep From Scrolling Again and Again Through Your Lightroom Panels appeared first on Lightroom Killer Tips ..read more

This is a simple move – one where I use the same setting every time – and I do this to nearly all of my images as a finishing move after all the rest of my editing is done. Check it out below: Note: I love how the automated close captioning shows my name as “Scott Kelvin.” LOL! Really simple but so effective. Here’s wishing you an absolutely kick-butt, awesome Monday! -Scott P.S. Next week we kick off the 2024 Lightroom Conference. Two days, two learning tracks, and tons of really useful new stuff to learn (plus, you get the entire conference archived to stream on demand for an ent ..read more

First, three quick news updates: The Lightroom Conference is almost here! Our two-day, two-track online Lightroom Conference is coming up in just 11-days. Details and tickets here (sign up now to save $150). Come with me to Antarctica next February for the trip of a lifetime I’m joining a team of incredibly talented instructors as part of the Meunch workshop’s incredible trip to Antarctica. You’ve got to check out the video – it’s one of those one-in-a-lifetime bucket list types of experiences for photographers, and you don’t want to miss out. Here’s the link with more details (make ..read more

Hi, gang – hope you had an awesome Easter (and maybe checked out some UFL football, which was actually really fun). I know we talk a lot here about adding subtle edge darkening to our images, but in this case, we’re not talking about darkening the edges evenly all around — we’re talking about the other type of vignetting (the bad kind caused by your lens) that darkens just the corners of your image. Here are two different ways to get rid of it. Let’s go! Above: here’s an example of the corner vignetting we’re talking about (the type (caused by your lens) that I’m talking about (it’s not ..read more

It’s just a quick, short one on this “Lightroom Tip Tuesday,” but it’s a super helpful one I use every day! Check it out below: Really handy, right? Have a great Lightroom Tip Tuesday! -Scott The post Lightroom Tip Tuesday: How To Reset One (or a bunch) of Lightroom Sliders Really Fast! appeared first on Lightroom Killer Tips ..read more

UPDATE: A very lucky photographer picked up the last ticket to my Santorini, Greece, travel photography workshop this April, so we are officially sold out. Venice/Dolomites and Norway’s Lofoten Islands workshops are still coming up later this year. Get on the early notice list at scottkelbyworkshops.com – OK, on to today’s tip: If you sync images over to Lightroom “mobile,” it’s either happening or going to happen, but some of your photos are going to get stuck in Syncing Hell where they just never sync. It says they’re waiting to sync…but they never do. See that “Syncing 14 photos” notice? Y ..read more

I’m back from a wonderful experience teaching at “The Photography Show” in England, but first, an important heads up: The KelbyOne Lightroom Conference is coming up next month, and today, we released our official trailer for the two-day, two-track online training event – check it out below: Save a bunch by registering now – here’s the link. It’s going to be (wait for it, wait for it…) epic! Only One Spot Left For My Santorini Travel Photography Workshop Don’t be sitting at home this May while Erik Kuna and I lead 12 photographers shooting in incredible locations on a pristine Greek isla ..read more