I posted this awhile ago on Clickin Moms and had forgot to post it here. One of the members kindly reminded me to get it on here. The video will show you how I prepare images for my blog using Lightroom. This was the first video tutorial I had ever made, so I apologize in advance if I rambled in places and for the microphone being touchy in spots.
I hope it’s helpful to you! Leave me a comment if you have any questions!
If you would like to view the video in higher resolution click here!
Thank you for the Tutorial! Very helpful, I do have a few questions though as i’m used to Photoshop and somethings are a little frustrating. For example, when story boarding can you zoom in on your template to better align the cells? Another question is can you re-crop/zoom individual images in and out inside of the cells when storyboarding? Thank you again!
Hi Emily! I’m glad you found this helpful! There is no option to zoom in the print module unfortunately. What you can do to get a better view on it is click on the arrow at the top and the bottom of your screen. This will collapse the menu on the top and the bottom area holding your photos. You should be able to view what you are working on better this way. I would suggest cropping the photos how you want them before place them in the storyboard. That way you can just place them already cropped. A few other things you can try is to click on rotate to fit or you can hit control and left click to move the photo up and down or side to side, depending on the orientation of the photo. Let me know if you have anymore questions!
Hi, great tutorial! I’ve been making my own print templates as well. Here’s a little tip for the color block technique. Instead of trying to remember/writing down the hex code for the colors you like, just save the kuler file as a swatch file (ase extension) and open it in Photoshop (load swatches). This will add every color from your kuler file into the swatch panel. Now you can easily select each color for your page.
Thanks for the tip, Jeanette!
Great tutorial, it helped me a lot!! Just thought I’d say something though that I’ve tried while watching your video. Instead of using photoshop for the color blocks wouldn’t it be easier if you just leave background page space to the side of your photo and color it that way? You can still use Kuler to pick out the colors and get the hex code but this way you don’t have to use photoshop, save a file for the color and have to import it to lightroom.
Hi Ashlynn! I actually do use the background color when I don’t need space between the photo, album or print product that I am working on. I’m glad the tutorial helped you a lot!
Hi Nina. I found your tutorial through a post at Clickin Moms and I’m so glad I did! Your explanation was great. Thanks so much for the tutorial.
Hi Kelly! You are so welcome! I’m glad it helped you.
Amazingly Helpful thank you so much. What was the kular thing?
Thanks Darci! It’s an awesome tool that helps you create color palettes.
YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!! I have been trying for two weeks to figure this whole thing out in Photoshop and have been soooo frustrated with it! This is fantastic and I love it!
Thank you again sooooo much for posting this.
You’re welcome, Patty! Glad it was so helpful to you!
Nina,
I was wondering why you use photo shop rather than making your background colored with the hex number you retrieve? Is there a difference other than ease of use?
Hi Patty! The reason why I chose to bring it in through PS, is because I like having the white line separating my photo and the color block. If I didn’t have the white line there, I would just add the hex to the background. It’s just personal preference. Hope that helps!
Okay, I get it now. Thanks.
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