You Can Delete These Lightroom Files to Clean Up and Make Room

Every serious photographer has experienced this. You have too many files and too little hard drive space. The result? No space for other data or laggy performance in Lightroom or on your computer as a whole.  Thus begins the search for figuring out Lightroom’s deepest, darkest secrets.

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Thankfully, this article will tell you everything you need to know to clean up you Lightroom and answer the burning question once and for all which is: “Which Lightroom files can I delete?”

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Ultimate Guide to Using Lightroom Presets in Photoshop

Ansel Adams once said, “you don’t take a photograph, you make it.” Fortunately, with tools like Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, producing that perfect image is a much less daunting task nowadays. Still, it can be hard to keep up with all the updates and changes. Have you ever fallen in love with a preset that you want to use in Photoshop but have no idea how or if it’s even possible? You’re not alone. That’s why we’ve compiled this comprehensive guide.

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Ready to enhance your photograph-editing skills and learn all about using Lightroom presets in Photoshop? Then keep reading!

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Use These Few Lightroom Sliders To Make Your Image Pop

One of the most used tools in Lightroom to bring attention to the subject is the vignette tool. However, unless you are very subtle with the vignette tool it will be very obvious what you did to the image to make the subject pop.

If you overdo it, the vignette tool will leave a distinct dark circular frame near the edges that fades as it gets closer to the subject. Additionally, in Lightroom, it is not possible to control the center of the vignette.

How to Make Your Image Pop in Lightroom

There are other and in my opinion better ways to bring attention to your subject and make it pop than using the vignette tool.

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35 Super Valuable and Affordable Gift Ideas for Photographers

It’s just a couple of weeks before Christmas and many of you are probably struggling to complete the holiday shopping on time. As always, Photodoto is here to help! If you have photography buffs on your list, this round-up of affordable gift ideas for photographers will definitely come in handy.

Affordable Gift Ideas for Photographers

In this collection you’ll find some of the best digital resources, including educational eBooks, video courses, and photo editing software, that will make a wonderful gift for photographers of any skill level.

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Photographer’s Guide to Using Graphic Tablets for Lightroom Editing

There are several gadgets we can use to improve our performance in Adobe Lightroom, if our intent is to post-produce images quickly and neatly with professional results. However, there is no better tool for a talented photographer than a good graphic tablet.

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Read on to learn how a graphic tablet can be used with Adobe Lightroom and how it can enhance your image processing workflow.

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