Smart
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Lightroom’s Smart Collections are a powerful tool to gather images based
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was in a bit of a hurry this morning. I
took a shower, got dressed, ate break-
fast, threw my dishes in the sink and
darted out the door. I left my bed unmade
and the dishes for when I got home later
in the day, and I’m pretty sure I left on
a light or two.
Life does this to us—sometimes we
have time to finish what we’ve started,
and other times we need to do thingspiece-by-piece. That’s life when we get
busy, and it can impact what we do at
home, at work and with our hobbies. And
yes, it’s like that with our photo librar-
ies, too. Truth be told, and much to my
embarrassment, it seems like it’s always
like that with my photo library.
Personally, I often work in stages,
piece-by-piece. Sometimes, for example,
I’ll import a set of images into LightroomClassic, do a little flagging and develop-
ing, come back the next day and do some
more, and even revisit the import a few
more times before I’ve moved on to the
next shoot.
Staying organized—staying on top of
our responsibilities—has ebb and flow
to it. Sometimes we have ample time to
handle it all, and sometimes we don’t.
When it comes to our photo libraries,ORGANIZING YOUR PHOTOS, PART 4:
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