X-Equals – image, workflow, technology, business

As Summer winds down to a close here in Chicago, we’ve taken some time to reflect on the past few seasons and some of our favorite posts.

These little gems are a small taste of our upcoming Best Practices in Workflow book coming out in December*.

We guarantee one of the below posts will shave 10 minutes or more off of your existing workflow(s) or our name isn’t X-Equals!

Dig in!

The Name Game – Keywording and Tagging in Lightroom

We got lucky on this one because master Lightroom Guru Scott Rouse walks through all you need to know to become a master working with keywords in Lightroom.

The Name Game – Keywording and Tagging in Lightroom

Sharpening in Lightroom

Our resident author and master-in-workflow Mike Gray delivers a special 2-part series that teaches you all the Jedi mind tricks necessary to master sharpening in Lightroom

Sharpening in Lightroom – Part 1 of 2
Sharpening in Lightroom – Part 2 of 2

Making Your Mark – Watermarking with Lightroom

Rob Sylvan from Lightroomers! shares his insights and expertise to deliver all things related to watermarking your images in Lightroom like a pro.

Making Your Mark – Watermarking with Lightroom

Monochrome Mojo – Mixing in Grayscale

Good things come in 2’s, and this is no exception. We go through a mountain of approaches to converting your images to grayscale and sweeten the deal … with 15+ FREE Lightroom Presets available for download.

Monochrome Mojo – Mixing in Grayscale – Part 1 of 2
Monochrome Mojo – Mixing in Grayscale – Part 2 of 2

Film to Digital – Scanning Essentials 101

Got a roll of film in your hands and want to best utilize your scanner for post-processing in Lightroom? … there’s a post for that.

Film to Digital – Scanning Essentials 101 – Part 1 of 2
Film to Digital – Scanning Essentials 101 – Part 2 of 2

Digital Asset Management – The X= Way

Go under the hood too see exactly how we organize, store, and catalog images in Lightroom … over 2 milion and counting

Digital Asset Management – The X= Way – A Prelude
Digital Asset Management – The X= Way – Part 1 of 4
Digital Asset Management – The X= Way – Part 2 of 4
Digital Asset Management – The X= Way – Part 3 of 4
Digital Asset Management – The X= Way – Part 4 of 4

Smart Is As Smart Does – Photoshop Smart Objects

Photoshop Smart Objects are one of the most under-rated features in Photoshop. Mike Gray explains how to take advantage of them in your Lightroom workflow.

Smart Is As Smart Does – Photoshop Smart Objects

Proportional Exposure Management

When you must tweak exposure proportionally across many images … and Syncing fails you … accept no substitute!

Proportional Exposure Management

Presets and Adobe Camera Raw – A Match Made in Heaven

Many Lightroom users are unaware that they can convert their favorite Lightroom presets over to ACR. Here’s a straightforward workflow that streamlines the conversion process using the metadata power of Adobe’s DNG file format.

Presets and Adobe Camera Raw – A Match Made in Heaven

Lightning Quick Galleries

Create and preview multiple versions of images utilizing varying presets with nothing more than a few simple key commands and a few minutes in the Web Module.

Lightning Quick Galleries

It’s your turn to speak up!

Got a sweet workflow that delivers a big payoff with minimal effort? We want to hear from you in the comments below!

|Brandon Oelling
x=photography+consulting – image+workflow+technology+business

*not ALL of the above posts will be included in our Lightroom Best Practices in Workflow book

Check out some related posts!

1. Hands on the Thermostat! – Color Temperature in Monochrome
2. Mastering HSL in Lightroom – Part 3 of 3
3. In-Depth Workflow Mastery – The X-Equals Series
4. Keeping it Raw in Photoshop – Part 3 of 3
5. Keeping it Raw in Photoshop – Part 2 of 3
6. Keeping it Raw in Photoshop – Part 1 of 3
7. Smart Is As Smart Does – Photoshop Smart Objects
8. Monochrome Mojo – Mixing in Grayscale – Part 2 of 2
9. Monochrome Mojo – Mixing in Grayscale – Part 1 of 2
10. Lightroom Redux