Comments on: Lightroom (and other) Book News Update

By: Tom Garrett

Tom Garrett — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:27:36 +0000

Matt,
I purchased “Layers” the other day not realizing it was really a companion
book for Lightroom. I am using Elements 6 and have you and Scott Kelbys
Elements 6 book. I have not completely understood layers and what I could do with them and browsing thru “Layers” I figured it might be the best way to do that. I’m struggling to locate some of the tools etc. and
wondered if you have any suggestions on how to make your directions work easier in Elements 6? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Tom

By: Georgette Grossman

Georgette Grossman — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:03:43 +0000

I loved the videos about organizing photos in LR by importing them from a current location on the disk or moving them to a new location within LR (your PHOTOS subfolder). When traveling and saving the photos on my laptop I could never get the LR Export feature to put the photos on my home desktop exactly where I wanted them. So I moved them to the folder I wanted on my home desktop PC and then imported them. But how do I retain any Keywording that I applied to the laptop photos. If I “Save Metadata to a File” (make an .xmp file) and move both, then import will the keywords be saved? Thanks!

By: Shawn

Shawn — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:01:57 +0000

OK, I know I’m a little late here in commenting but I just got the e-mail today that Amazon cancelled my Lightroom Killer Tips Book order so I had to see what was up.

I’d like to see more on the subject of organizing my photos and backing them up to disc. I’ve read countless times that I should burn a cd as soon as I download my photos, but no real system that works for me. What file format should I use, why burn a backup cd before you’ve made any adjustments or should you burn one after too? I’m just not comfortable with what I’m doing now or with how to effectively move photos out of Lightroom. Write a book, please!

By: Tammy

Tammy — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:21:08 +0000

Hey Matt,

I know that the Layers book was written for the full version of Photoshop, but would Elements users benefit from it also? Hopefully soon I will update to CS3, but for now I have PSE 5. Thanks!

By: Oscar

Oscar — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:40:32 +0000

I had a question about keywording. I discovered that if you have synonyms and child words (or parents) what gets exported and what gets passed on to photoshop is not the same. This is really frustrating because if a create a word hierachy and I attach it to an image and then decide to edit the image in photoshop the keywords that are passed across to photoshop are not what I had designed, while if I export it I do retain the keywords. The work around I have is that I edit the file in photoshop and then export the PS edited file from LR. Are you aware of this issue or is there some other workaround?

-Oscar

By: Dan Gerges

Dan Gerges — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:53:10 +0000

Matt, Layers is just a great book! I have most of the Kelby books and yours is up there with the best (Sorry Scott). By the way, I took my copy to a local copy shop and had them install a spiral binder and clear plastic front and back. Now I can lay the book flat for reference. I do this with all my PS books. Well worth the $3-5 investment. Thanks again! Dan

By: Allen

Allen — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:17:42 +0000

Matt,
As a retired professor I admire your technique. Your instructions – like your photos – are engaging, perfectly focused, and uncluttered.

A question regarding your new Layers book: is it applicable to PS Elements as well as CS2/CS3?

Allen

By: Perry

Perry — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:52:55 +0000

Matt,

Thanks for everything you do. I love the tips. I am a Lightroom user but don’t have the funds for PS. Can you tell me where I can find the differences between Elements and PS since you just wrote the book with Scott.

Your help and wisdom is appreciated.

Perry

By: Dennis Zito

Dennis Zito — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:56:45 +0000

Hey Matt,

Got my autographed Layers book! Thanks for signing it! Just wanted to let you know that it’s easy reading and following the steps is easy. Love the tips you throw in every once in a while. Learned more in the Chapter one than I have in the last year about layers.

Thanks for all you do for us!

Dennis

By: Thom Dombrowski

Thom Dombrowski — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:36:05 +0000

Matt

I think you said it best, that Scott has already done the lightroom book. I think for me anyways in a Lightroom sense, just keep up the great work that you do on this Blog..The more preset you do the better off we all are.. The only thing that I think is needed is more fun printing presets, along with the processing preset..

Thanks
Thom