Labelling Captions and Titles in Lightroom Classic
Labelling photographs requires editing the metadata fields in Lightroom Classic’s Library Module, and understanding the difference between a Title and a Caption is good to know, as they’re often referred to interchangeably. In typical practice, use Title for a concise label and Caption for a full explanatory description and attribution. So, as an example, if I want to name a photograph (as an artwork), I would add this to the Title field. Title (IPTC: Object Name / IPTC Core: Title) Short, specific name for the image (one-line). Used as a display label or filename-friendly identifier. Typically appears in search results, galleries, or as a headline. Caption (IPTC: Caption/Description / IPTC…
Lightroom Classic Library shortcuts
I recently published a post displaying Lightroom Classic’s Develop shortcuts. As you might expect, the Library module has extensive shortcuts as well. The following is for Mac OS, but Windows users can adopt most of them directly; where Command is shown, simply replace it with Control.
Adopting the Match Total Exposure option in Lightroom Classic
Match Total Exposure is a time-saving feature in Adobe Lightroom Classic that adjusts exposure between multiple images. This tool can be particularly useful when working with a series of photos from the same shoot. Lightroom looks at the shutter speed, aperture value, ISO settings, any exposure bias from the EXIF data and the exposure slider setting in Lightroom. Then it automatically adjusts the same slider in the selected images to try to match the exposure of the original, highlighted image. Steps to use Match Total Exposure Select Images: In the Library or Develop module, select an image and adjust the Exposure slider to taste. Then select the images whose exposure…
