VIDEO – Lightroom Tutorial 1: Importing Photos

by Matt Stratton on March 15, 2010

Are you excited? This is my very first video Tech Tip. It’s a walk-through on importing photos from your digital camera or memory card into Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2. Let me know what you think of it!

Some notes on the video…

  • This took at least six “takes”. The first version was over 10 minutes long, which is just ridiculous. Lesson learned from that first take? Write down notes, or else you’ll start rambling. I think there’s at least 2 minutes in that version of me going on and on about the DNG format.
  • I had quite a few takes that only got about 45 seconds into it, and ended with me saying “crap!” (or other words less pleasant).
  • One attempt was interrupted by my wife calling me from downstairs because my son projectiled all over her and the couch.
  • I’m really kind of annoyed by something I say towards the end of this video, but I was NOT going to start over. And then when I went to edit it, I didn’t have the energy to cut it out.
  • http://stateiamin.com/ Erin

    This was great Matt. Now, if only I had Lightroom.

    (Yes, I watched the whole tutorial for a program I don't have. I'm stuck at home.)

  • Janice Foerch

    Wow! That was great! I'm looking forward to more tutorials!! You did a great job! I can't believe this is your first one! I just got lightroom 2 for Christmas and haven't had much time to sit and learn it. Thanks for sharing!

    • http://mattstratton.com mattstratton

      Well now that I know I have another person (besides Ari) who is waiting for more LR tutorials, that will be great motivation. Part 2 is going to be about organizing your photos into Collections, and then Part 3 will be a very quick and dirty overview of “develop”…finishing up with Part 4 – Exporting (I might have to do separate Export tutorials focusing on exporting to Facebook, and Flickr, etc…)

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