No matter what kind of camera you own, you can take amazing beautiful photographs. How? Take the the Clark College class "How do I take Better Digital Photographs!"
Learn 10 basic rules that will give you command of your camera and let you snap PHOTOGRAPHS you will be proud of…
On this walk, along the on the Columbia River boardwalk our subjects will include watery landscapes with Sailboats, Ospreys, Geese and Herons and the possible Eagle… After the walk, we will meet in a Clark College software lab to learn digital techniques for managing, improving and sharing your artistic views. Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, the student should be able to:Discover what photo subjects interest other photographers. Improve photo techniques and skills by consulting with other photographers and shooting local flora, fauna, landscapes and people.Evaluate the resultant photograph in the camera.Improve a resultant photo from in-camera review.Down load Photographs to a computer.Evaluate the resulting photos on a Computer.Share photographs with other class members.Be inspired by your class photographers!Get exercise as we will walk approximately 3.5 miles.
For a closer look at past Photowalk images check out these images
Note: The features in Lightroom 5 have NOT been changed, and as a result Everything you have learned about Lightroom 5 is available in Lightroom 6. Victoria Bampton has a free Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 – Quick Start Guide, a 76 page PDF eBook that is available here… http://www.lightroomqueen.com/free-ebook/lr5/
Use the Library Filter for just Date, and turn off all the others (set to None)
Lightroom will display the photos sequentially, using the Camera's EXIF Data for "Time Captured" by Month, day, year and hours, minutes and seconds. Any photos with the same Capture time will be displayed side by side...
It would look like this in Lightroom's Library Module...
Things to watch for are photos shot with a hi-speed "burst" shooting Mode where 3 or more photos are less than seconds apart. It would be best if you stacked photos shot in a rapid sequence, or bracket first.
You can also try a search by Filename, and use as a filter Contains = "copy", or "1" or "2" ... sometimes when files are duplicated one of those extensions are added to the filename...
Plug-ins
Before you use or try any of these plug-ins, make sure your catalogue is up to date, optimized and backed up...
Teekesselchen
A FREE fast duplicate finder plug-in for Adobe Lightroom using EXIF meta-data.
The Library View Options, Grid View This panel lets you customize the metadata information displayed on the Library Thumbnails.
The Loupe View panel lets you customize metadata in the Library's Loupe view or on the Develop Modules display... Press the "I" (eye key) to cycle through the data being displayed. The image farther down the page is displaying Loupe View metadata.
3. The Develop Module.
For a synopsis of what each panel does in Lightroom check out the following web page. http://uofgts.com/Lightroom/input.html Click the Tab: Develop --Global Adjustments
You'll find keyboard shortcuts, and a brief description of what each panel does and links to the pages below and more...
This is a case study of the enhancing steps I took in Lightroom for the image "Rocky Creek."
By the way, as you work on an image, you can compare the image you are working on to the way the image originally looked by pressing the backslash key "\" (It's under the Delete key Mac, Backspace Key (PC)) Under the Develop Module window in the Tool Bar (T Key) is a comparison tool that lets you see Before, and After images.
If you have any questions, send me an e-mail or bring them to class.
4. Making a "Watched Folder"
A "Watched Folder" is a handy method for quickly importing files into Lightroom and have presets, keywords and settings applied to the images!
If you do not have Adobe's Lightroom installed (or you own a purchased version) you can take advantage of Adobe's Creative Cloud Photography deal.
There are no previous product ownership requirements. You get Lightroom & Photoshop with additional free supplements. For example you can now edit your Lightroom photographs on an iPad or Android Tablet using a free app. https://creative.adobe.com/plans/photography
If you are still not certain that you want to commit to Lightroom & Photoshop, at the above web page link, at the bottom of the page, you may download a 30 day trial version of Lightroom and Photoshop.
Also note, that if you wish, you can purchase the software at full price and use it "forever."
On that page is a link on how to set up your IPTC Metadata http://uofgts.com/Lightroom/metadata.html and how to apply the data to existing files in your Library/Catalogue
We went through the steps To Import Your Photographs into Lightroom using the "Import" module
I have just updated information in the "Import..." tab on the Input Module page of the website (makes much more sense now... ) http://uofgts.com/Lightroom/input.html
Reminder
This Monday there is no class as it is Martin Luther King day, January 19. As a result the next class will not be until the following Monday on January 26. See You Then... If you have any questions, send an e-mail.
I'll send YOU another e-mail next week with a reminder of what you should bring to class... and maybe more "news." I'll also tell you what will be covered in the next class.
