Digital Photographer - UK (2020-01)

TECHNIQUES

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Choose a

destination folder

This is where you can

choose the place on your

hard drive or external hard

drive that you want to save

your images to. Tick the

Into Subfolder option and

type in the folder name

if you want to keep each

import nicely organised.

3

Set the preview

quality In the File

Handling panel on the

right you can set the Build

Preview, which adjusts the

quality of the preview you

get in the Library module

when you’re sorting your

images. Smaller previews

will help Lightroom load the

previews faster and increase

Lightroom’s performance.

6

Apply an edit on import

Go to the Apply During

Import panel on the right and

choose Develop Settings if you

want to apply a basic edit on

import. Use the Metadata option

to add in metadata like copyright

information, and also add keywords

to any of the ticked images you

import to save you from doing this

in the Library module later.

you why you should spend a few moments

perfecting the settings, as it can save a lot of

time in the long run – especially if you save

the key settings as a new preset.

To begin importing your shots, open up

Lightroom Classic CC and head over to the

Library module, then click on the Import

button towards the bottom left of the interface,

or go to File>Import Photos and Videos. In the

Import dialogue that appears you can change

the view mode to Grid with G or Loupe with E,

sort files by capture time, file name or file type,

and also adjust the size of the thumbnails

in the folder you’ve selected using the

Thumbnails slider or with Ctrl/Cmd+Plus or

Minus. Any image in the main import screen

with a tick next to it will be imported, while any

images that don’t won’t be. You can use the

Check All and Uncheck All buttons to select or

unselect your shots quickly.

There’s loads more functionality that

we’re going to take a closer look at now. The

dialogue can look a bit daunting so we’ll break

it down and explain what it all means.

8

Finish the import

When you’re happy with

all of the settings, all that’s

left is to press the Import

button in the bottom right

corner. Click the None button

at the bottom if you want to

save your settings as a preset

to cut down import time at a

later date. Back in the Library

module you’ll see an import

progress bar appear in the

top left.

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7

Choosea

destinationfolder

Thisiswhereyoucan

choosetheplaceonyour

harddriveorexternalhard

drivethatyouwanttosave

yourimagesto.Tickthe

IntoSubfolderoptionand

typeinthefoldername

if youwanttokeepeach

importnicelyorganised.

3

Set thepreview

qualityIntheFile

Handlingpanelonthe

rightyoucansettheBuild

Preview,whichadjuststhe

qualityofthepreviewyou

getintheLibrarymodule

whenyou’resortingyour

images.Smallerpreviews

willhelpLightroomloadthe

previewsfasterandincrease

Lightroom’sperformance.

6

Applyaneditonimport

GototheApplyDuring

Importpanelontherightand

chooseDevelopSettingsif you

wanttoapplya basicediton

import.UsetheMetadataoption

toaddinmetadatalikecopyright

information,andalsoaddkeywords

toanyofthetickedimagesyou

importtosaveyoufromdoingthis

intheLibrarymodulelater.

you why you should spend a few moments
perfecting the settings, as it can save a lot of
time in the long run – especially if you save
the key settings as a new preset.
To begin importing your shots, open up
Lightroom Classic CC and head over to the
Library module, then click on the Import
button towards the bottom left of the interface,

or gotoFile>ImportPhotosandVideos.Inthe

Importdialoguethatappearsyoucanchange

the viewmodetoGridwithGorLoupewithE,

sort filesbycapturetime,filenameorfiletype,

and alsoadjustthesizeofthethumbnails

in thefolderyou’veselectedusingthe

ThumbnailssliderorwithCtrl/Cmd+Plusor

Minus.Anyimageinthemainimportscreen

witha ticknexttoit willbeimported,whileany

imagesthatdon’twon’tbe.Youcanusethe

CheckAllandUncheckAllbuttonstoselector

unselectyourshotsquickly.

There’sloadsmorefunctionalitythat

we’regoingtotakea closerlookatnow.The

dialoguecanlooka bitdauntingsowe’llbreak

it downandexplainwhatit allmeans.

8

Finish the import

When you’re happy with

all of the settings, all that’s

left is to press the Import

button in the bottom right

corner. Click the None button

at the bottom if you want to

save your settings as a preset

to cut down import time at a

later date. Back in the Library

module you’ll see an import

progress bar appear in the

top left.

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