Sunday Tip

No screencasts on weekends, but Murphy’s got a tip to keep you busy. If you haven’t done it already get yourself a 30 day trial of Adobe Lightroom. The download is less than 40MB so it shouldn’t take too long.

If iPhoto leaves you wanting a little more when it comes to storing and archiving (or anything else for that matter), Lightroom might fill the void. You can learn more about it on the Adobe Lightroom site. The application competes directly with Aperture with features designed to help you organize, adjust, print, and publish to the web.

Make sure you read up on the keyboard shortcuts. Like L (lights) to dim everything except your photos, and G (grid) to return to the library.

If you buy Lightroom now you can get it for $199. Adobe says this price is to thank the beta testers and the regular price will eventually shift to $299.

Murphy has been using Lightroom since the first beta. There is some crossover with Bridge, which comes with Photoshop. And there’s some crossover with Photoshop too, including the ability to tweak your raw files. But in terms of work flow he found it intuitive for the most part, especially since you could move rapidly through a large shoot without using the mouse.

Bottom line: It doesn’t cost anything to take a look.  And you might just love it.

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