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    Lightroom tips Be more organised

    Apr 29, 2018 5 minutes

    1 Why organise?

    Perhaps you’re just starting out and building your image library, or maybe you have a huge, disorganised mess of folders, duplicate images and garbled file names that would take days to sort. Either way, now is the time to get on top of your image library. It’ll save you time and stress, safeguard your images and allow you to find whatever photo you need, whenever you need it – ideal for finding the right photo for any competition you might enter.

    2 What is the Catalog?

    Lightroom's Catalog is the nerve centre of your image library. It stores data about where all your files are located, whether you've added ratings or other metadata, and it remembers every edit you make to an image without ever needing to save. If you move the location of the file then Lightroom won't be able to find

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