
Hi There: A while back I did a post on photography sites that I visit daily or at least with some regularity. I also have a page on ‘Becoming a Better Photographer‘ that links to about fifty photographers’ websites.
Anyway, I use Tweetcaster and TweetDeck to manage my Twitter account, and through that I receive all tweets related to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. I seem to be sending the same links to people with regard to Lightroom questions, so I thought I’d add them all in here. NB: I won’t even pretend that this list encompasses EVERY page devoted to Lightroom; it doesn’t. Also, there are new pages being created all the time. However, this should give you a good start. I`ll also mention that there are several very good books out on Lightroom, but I haven`t included those here. BTW, before you go any further, do yourself a favour. Start Lightroom and go to Edit/ Catalog Settings (Windows) or Lightroom/ Catalog Settings (Mac) and on the Metadata tab, check the box that says, “Automatically write changes into XMP”. You’ll be glad you did. It’s off by default, and won’t update .xmp files automatically – you’ll have to tell Lightroom to do it manually. That’s fine, unless you forget and your catalog becomes corrupted or your drive crashes or… and you lose all of your develop work, metadata/keyword information, etc. There’s a tradeoff with speed, but in my opinion it’s worth it. Or you might be better organized than I am… š For more information you might want to read our ‘Lightroom, File Management and Metadata‘ post.
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Update (April 28, 2015)
Well, as you’ve probably already heard, Adobe has recently introduced Lightroom 6/ Lightroom CC. If you’re a fan of the CC structure from Adobe then you’re good to go. If you’re not (and I’m not), Adobe has made it clear that Lr6 will be the last standalone (for sale) version of the software. As for Tom Hogarty’s assurances that Lightroom would never be a subscription-only product… š
At the moment I’ve downloaded the trial version of Lr6 and it does have some nice new features. The CC version is easy to find on Adobe’s website; one can also buy Lr for $149 US or upgrade for $79 US, but it’s a lot harder to find. Adobe really doesn’t want you to buy it, but they’re willing to make concessions. You can get it here. (NB: this link is for the Canadian Adobe site, but it should make a good starting place).
When a new release comes out I usually highlight sites that offer tutorials on new features. In this case, John Paul Caponigro has done it first, so it’s best to start here: Lightroom CC / 6 Resources Roundup. For $79 US I’ll probably buy the upgrade… I’ve been with Lightroom since the first Beta version. Back then it was revolutionary. However, I’m also looking very seriously at Capture One Pro software from the folks at Phase One. It has some features Lightroom doesn’t have and vice versa and it’s a very powerful program. Maybe they’ll even put it on sale again! š
BTW, one new feature of Lightroom 6/ CC is the ability to use your computer’s GPU (graphics processing unit) in the Develop module. It may or may not work for you, depending on your video card, but if it doesn’t, first try updating your video drivers. More information here.
Always remember Rule #5.
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Back to your regularly scheduled blog post… BTW, you can get to this page from: http://bit.ly/LRTips – it’s a little easier to remember. Also, for the most part the links below don’t like to specific web pages, but to websites that offer tutorials and information. At the risk of overstating the obvious, as the people who own these sites add new pages to their sites, the links below will still be valid (but you’ll have to go to each site to see what’s new). Check them all out, or choose a few that interest you!
In no particular order:
- Adobe’s Official Photoshop Lightroom page
- Adobe: Photoshop and Lightroom key concepts
- Why doesn’t my version of Photoshop or Lightroom support my camera?
- Adobe: Feature Request/ Bug Report form – Have a suggestion for Lightroom? Found a bug? Send it to Tom Hogarty.
- Adobe: Lightroom Exchange – offers lists of plugins by third parties for different aspects of Lightroom
- Adobe eSeminars (from Adobe Australia)
- Adobe: Photoshop Lightroom Help and Support
- Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Keyboard Shortcuts
- Adobe Lightroom’s Facebook page
- Adobe Lightroom Journal
- The Complete Picture with Julieanne Kost(Adobe Evangelist) – Photoshop and Lightroom
- Digital Photo Experience – Lightroom
- heninger fotographik – Lightroom
- Lightroom-Blog
- George Jardine on Lightroom and Digital Photography
- Lightroom News
- PhotoWalkPro: Lightroom
- Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
- Over 190 free Lightroom Presets from OnOne Software
- inside lightroom
- Project: Photoshop Lightroom – Tutorials for the Photographic Educator
- Photographer’s Toolbox: Lightroom Plug-ins and Web Galleries by Timothy Armes
- Jeffrey Friedlās Lightroom Goodies (Plugins and Tools)
- Jeffrey Friedl’s Blog: Lightroom
- Lightroom Galleries
- Camera’s View – Lightroom category
- Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 Launch Center (NAPP)
- Computer Darkroom: Lightroom
- Scott Kelby’s Photoshop Insider Blog: Lightroom
- Photoshop CafƩ: Lightroom
- O’Reilly Digital Media: Inside Lightroom
- Photoshop and Lightroom: inFocus
- Victoria Brampton – Lightroom Queen
- Peachpit: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
- Layers magazine: Lightroom
- SlideShowPro
- Eric Scouten Blog: Lightroom
- Nir Dremer Photography: Lightroom
- Epic Edits: Photoshop &Lightroom tips
- Lightroom Secrets
- Adobe: Photoshop Lightroom 2.x Video Tutorials
- Flickr Lightroom Preset Extractor
- The Lightroom Lab
- Photofocus: Lightroom
- X-Equals+Blog: Lightroom
- Alltop – Top Lightroom News
- More Than Words Blog (5 Lightroom categories)
- Adobe Forums: Photoshop Lightroom 3
- Digital Photography School: Lightroom
- Nik Software Color Efex Pro™ 3.0
- Adobe Lightroom for Birders
- Vincent IƱaki Photography: Lightroom
- Lightroom Twibes Group
- More Than Words: Lightroom
- The Lightroom Lab
- Defocus-Blog: Fun with the DNG Profile Editor
- [SLR] Lounge
- ijaar.com: Lightroom
- Digital Daily Dose: Lightroom, and Occasionally Photoshop
- Outdoor Photo Gear: Lightroom
- Short on Words: My Lightroom Workflow
- Lightroom for Digital Photographers
- Youtube: Google Keywords into Lightroom
- Doug Niedermiller Photography: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Online Training Videos
- Sherri Meyer Photography Blog: Lightroom
- Lindsay Adler Photography: Lightroom
- Lightroom Tutorials Blog
- TipSquirrel: Lightroom
- TipSquirrel: Lightroom vs. Adobe Bridge, Camera Raw, Photoshop… (a lot of people ask about this)
- Amanda Shoemaker: Capturing Light
- Serge Van Cauwenburgh Fotoblog (Dutch)
- Abduzeedo: Lightroom
- Jerry Courvoisier: Lightroom
- studio on a shoestring: Lightroom
- The Photo Geek: Lightroom
- The Turning Gate ā Adobe Lightroom Web Engines, Tutorials and Resources
- Digital Photography School: Lightroom
- Rusticulous Images: Lightroom Tools
- Terry White’s Creative Suite Podcast: Lightroom
- John Nack’s Blog on Adobe.com: Lightroom
- Dave Cross blog: Lightroom
- Lightroomers
- Kelly Anne Martin Photography: Lightroom Tutorials
- Eric Scouten Photography Blog: Lightroom
- Little Photoshop: Lightroom
- Helen Bradley – Photoshop and Lightroom tips and techniques
- The Photog Formula: Tips and Tutorials
- Digital Photography Tips – The Mansurovs: Lightroom
- Dolce Pics – Tutorials
- Sprout: Lightroom
- LrSaver – The Lightroom Screensaver
- PhotographyBLOG: Lightroom
- Onsight: Lightroom
- Digital Photo Buzz: Lightroom
- Optimizing Adobe Lightroom (Mac Performance Guide)
- Passport Photos in Lightroom – Fleeting Glimpse Images
- Flickr – Adobe Lightroom group
- YouTube: Lightroom 3 Noise Reduction Tutorial
- Camera Dojo: Lightroom
- Stephen’s Photography Tips: Lightroom
- John Beardsworth: Lightroom
- Seven By Five: Lightroom
- PSR (Photoshop Image Retouching): Lightroom
- Photography Bay: Lightroom
- beyond snapshots: Lightroom
- Photographer’s Edit: Lightroom
- Pro Photography Show: Lightroom
- Outdoor Photographer: Lightroom
- Using ADOBE Lightroom for a controlled flow of your invaluable photographs from KLICK to KICK (.pdf)
- Points in Focus: Lightroom
- Free Collage Templates for Lightroom 3 Beta
- ShepherdPics: Lightroom
- momofoto: Lightroom
- Craig Ferguson Images: Lightroom
- SFredrickPhoto.com Blog: Lightroom
- Peter Liu Photography: Lightroom
- Tracy Carolyn: Lightroom
- Capturing the Ice: Adventure Photographer Tyler Stableford’s Lightroom 3 Beta 2 Workflow (YouTube video)
- PhotoHowTo: Lightroom
- Lightroom Forums: Index
- EarthBound Light: Lightroom
- Jean-Michel Leclercq: Lightroom
- Trusted Camera: Lightroom
- Gavan P.L. Watson: Lightroom
- I Heart Faces Photography: Correcting White Balance & Exposure
- Photo Grind: Lightroom
- Jay Watson: Diptychs in Lightroom
- DougFolkerts.com: Lightroom
- Presetpond: A Community for Sharing Lightroom and Aperture Presets
- Photoshop Lightroom Bridge: Tips, Tricks & Tutorials in Photography, Photoshop and Lightroom
- FroKnowsPhoto: Lightroom
- Light Stalking: Lightroom
- Single-Serving Photo: Lightroom
- Kubota Action Hero blog: Lightroom
- Willette: Photography and More – Lightroom Presets
- IShootShows: Lightroom
- PADDY for Lightroom – Improve your Lightroom Productivity (Windows)
- Yanik’s Photo School: Tutorials
- The Quiet Picture: Lightroom
- Animoto Lightroom plugin
- Lightroom-Plugins
- Totally Sweet Photos: Post Processing (Photoshop & Lightroom)
- Frank Talk: Lightroom
- Lightroom Workshops.com
- ImageIngester – LRViewer
- Brian Matiash Blog: Lightroom
- Ken Schram Photography: Lightroom
- Chuqui 3.0: Lightroom
- Knobroom: Lightroom
- Knobroom: The Fader Lightroom Plugin
- Glyn Dewis Photography Blog: Lightroom
- Whatās Gotta Stay: Lightroom
- What My Two-year-old Taught Me About Lightroom 3
- How To: Moving from Aperture to Lightroom
- The #Lightroom Daily
- PresetsHeaven: Your Source for Free Lightroom Presets
- Jeff’s Photoblog: Lightroom
- Lightroom Tutorials (German only)
- Photocritic (manual search for Lightroom required)
- Phototuts+: Lightroom
- Photography and Photographic Editing: Lightroom
- Using Adobe Lightroom with Dropbox
- Jerry Courvoisier: Lightroom
- Lightroomworkshops.com: Tutorials
- Pixiq: Lightroom
- Neal Sheeran: Lightroom
- Photoshelter – A Picture’s Worth: Lightroom
- kettlepot: Lightroom
- Bret Edge Photography: Lightroom
- Colortrails: Lightroom
- Pro Photo Show: Lightroom
- Photography by Peter Gyƶrffy: Lightroom
- ProPhotoResource.com: Lightroom
- MyLightroomPresets.com
- Michael Frye Photography: Lightroom
- PhotoshopLightroomTV
- Batdorff Photography Blog: Lightroom
- Laura Shoe Digital Workshops for Photographers: Lightroom
- Free Lightroom Presets Discussion on Flickr
- QRcode [barcode] labels directly from LightroomĀ®
- Runaway Martian Flickr Plugin for Lightroom
- How to Post Photos on Google+ from Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
- Photopoly: Lightroom
- ProPhoto Show: The Best Free LR Preset List
- Recover A Corrupted Unrepairable Lightroom 3 Catalog With SQLite
- Lightroom Adjustments: Exposure vs Brightness
- shutha: Lightroom
- Keyword Smart: Image Keywording for Stock Photographers
- Nature and Photography: Lightroom
- Monte Trumbull Photography: Lightroom
- Regain White Balance Control for Digital Infrared in Lightroom
- Absorbing Photography: Lightroom
- Nature and Photography: Lightroom
- The Growing List of Free Lightroom Presets
- LRTimelapse ā your instrument for professional time lapse photography
- Darren Clark Photo: Lightroom
- Some Photos I’ve Taken: Lightroom
- Lightroom for Aviation Photographers
- Editing in Photoshop Lightroom (Vimeo video by Ariana Falerni)
- Beyond Megapixels: Lightroom
- xposedbydesign Squidoo Lightroom Lenses
- Wild Eye Photograpy: Lightroom
- [PbD] Media Blog: Lightroom
- Lightroom Blog.de (German)
- Lightning Fast Lightroom by MANGOphoto
- The Grey Blog
- Svetlana HillKovich: Lightroom
- How To Download Multiple Memory Cards Simultaneously Into Adobe Lightroom
- Thomas Shue: Lightroom
- Lightshop: Lightroom
- Oct28 Productions: Lightroom (incl. presets)
- Cole’s Classroom: Lightroom
- Simultaneous Export of Multiple Different File Sizes from Lightroom (Mac only)
- Lightroom Solutions: Lightroom
- Digital Camera World: Lightroom
- Red Take Photography – Lightroom Presets
- f/stop spot: List of Free High Quality Lightroom Presets
- Jill Levenhagen Photography: Lightroom
- FABRIZIO DENNA: LR4 Book templates
- Photo Luminary: A Guide to Installing, Creating and Updating Lightroom Presets
- Casadisimos ‘Free’ (pay with a tweet) Vintage Lightroom Presets (in Spanish, but you can find the download button)
- Cult of Mac: How To Make Lightroom And iPhoto Libraries Both Exist Together On Your iPad
- Nicolesy Photography and Blog: Lightroom
- 230 Free Lightroom Presets You Will Love
- 100 More Free Presets for Lightroom
- Get Over 150 Free Lightroom Print Templates HERE!
- How To Make Lightroom And iPhoto Libraries Both Exist Together On Your iPad
- Matt Warrell: Lightroom Presets
- Presets Galore: Free Premium Lightroom Presets & Photoshop Actions
- PhotographyPla.net – Free Lightroom Presets
- Show Focus Points Lightroom plugin
- Lightroom memory use vs file size
- Application Keyboard Shortcut Mapper (Lr5)
- How to save Lightroom Catalog on Network Drive in Windows
- Large Library Management with Lightroom and Daminion [for Advanced LR Users]
- Adobeās Silent Exposure Compensation
- photographylife: Lightroom
- Hidden Lightroom Script To Recover Lost Photos | Huge Life Saver
- Serendipity Blog (Lightroom)
- LRDisplay – The intelligent screensaver for Adobe Lightroom
- Wendyzine Scraps Blog: Lightroom
- Digital Photo Mentor: Lightroom
- Nuugraphics: Lightroom Presets and PhotoShop Overlays
- Lady Tori Photography: Lightroom Presets
- Contrastly Dispatch: Lightroom Presets and Tutorials
- info parrot: +40 tuts on on Adobe Lightroom
- FreeLRPresets
- Craft and Vision: Lightroom
- Prolost Store: Tools for Filmmakers and Photographers
- Parker Photographic: Download 1,064 Free Lightroom Presets Today
- Loaded Landscapes: Free Lightroom Presets Archives
- Exposure Empire: Lightroom Presets and Photoshop Actions
- BeArt Presets: Lightroom Presets and Photoshop Actions
- Pretty Presets for Lightroom
- VSCO Filter: Lightroom Presets
Well, I ran out of fingers and toes and had to borrow Marcia`s but assuming I can still count there are over 200 links there, and I`d hate to guess how many articles, tips, tutorials and videos. However, if none of them answers your question, I’d recommend checking out the Luminous Landscape Lightroom Q&A forum. The Luminous Landscape site itself has a wealth of information on a variety of subjects (including Lightroom), and in thanks to the site`s owner, Michael Reichmann, I`ll give ‘LuLa’ special attention.
Mike.
P.S. As far as I know all of the links are active, but if you come across a broken link or you`d like to add another site, please leave us a comment and let us know. Last updated May 26, 2017.

Hi Mike, thanks for mentioning my site š
If I can make a humble suggestion: the most popular post on my blog last year was this one: http://morethanwords.be/blog/look-ma-only-lightroom
But I’ll try to do even better in 2010…
Added!
Mike.
That's alot of links! Thanks.
I didn't see Adobe Lightroom on Flickr, a forum where your questions will usually be answered within 24 hours. Your problems solved by experts.
Marilyn
Thanks, Marilyn! I will add the Flickr Lightroom group to the list.
Mike.
This is incredible! =D I've clicked on just a few of these links so far, and already I feel like I am so much more prepared to use this program to it's full extent! Thank-you very much for putting this together!
You're quite welcome! Thanks so much for stopping by!!
Mike
Hi Mike, thank you for the link back to Ken Schram Photography and my Lightroom tips. Keep up the great work.
-Ken Schram
You're welcome, Ken! Thanks for dropping by our little corner of the 'net!
Mike.
Wowza. That's all I can say!! Thanks!!
You're welcome! Thanks for dropping by our little corner of the 'net!
Mike.
I cannot believe my website is here as well – PhotoshopLightroomBridge.co.uk ! Yeah! Thanks a lot for that! š
Thanks for linking to mylightroompresets.com…..great link list…
Thanks for saying so! And thanks for dropping by our little corner of the 'net! Mike.
Hi there, great article, I would like to add a list of great source of professional Lightroom presets:
http://www.premiumpresets.com http://www.adobelightroompresets.net http://www.ipresets.com
enjoy
John
Hi John, and thanks for the links!!
Mike.
You forgot THE german Lightroom Blog … ;o) … http://www.lightroom-blog.de
Michael …
Didn't know about it, but I will happily add it!
Mike.
A great list of useful websites. Thanks for sharing.
You\’re most welcome! Thanks for dropping by our little corner of the \’net!!
M&M
Hi Mike,
I offer several free presets for Lightroom 4 and 5 and I would be honored if you would consider adding the link to your list. The free presets are here: http://photographypla.net/free-lightroom-presets/
Hi Mike,
I offer several free presets for Lightroom 4 and 5 and I would be honored if you would consider adding the link to your list. The free presets are here: http://photographypla.net/free-lightroom-presets/
Done. And thanks for stopping by!
Mike.
Awesome post, man. I really really acknowledge the work of this post. Thanks a lot man!
Hey that’s great! Very good example here. Thanks for sharing this unique topic blog with us. I enjoyed alot at the time of reading your blog.
You\’re most welcome. Thanks for stopping by our little corner of the \’net!
Hi Mike,
Photography is the best occupation at this time. Really you want to help newcomer photographer who can want to Becoming a Better Photographer. Thanks for sharing this article.
Thank you for saying so, and thanks for dropping by!
M&M
Just what I was looking for. Cheers from your friends at Clipping Path Service
Thanks for letting us know, and thanks for dropping by our little corner of the 'net!
M&M
Physicist commented on Photography Links – Adobe Photoshop Lightroom – M&M's Musings: Broken link: Lightroom for Digital Photographers on Adobe TV Email: jimblue66@verizon.netThanks for letting me know. I believe Adobe TV removes older videos after a certain period. I've removed the link from the list.Mike.–“He believed, not in the ultimate perfection of mankind, but of their progressive perfectibility.” ~ Edward Bulwer-Lytton, from “Alice, or the Mysteries”Marcia's Inspiring Book!! A Year in the Life of a Bus-Traveling Poet – Kindle Version also available!Come and visit us online at M&M's Musings!Follow us on Twitter: Mike / Marcia or Google+: Mike / Marcia
Hey Mike, that's a great list – so many awesome resources! š
We have published a few articles over at Contrastly, offering LR presets and resources/tutorials: http://contrastly.com/free-lightroom-presets/ and http://contrastly.com/adobe-lightroom-tutorials/ and even some tutorial videos that can be fond here http://contrastly.com/search/Lightroom I would be humbled and honored to have our photography blog mentioned in your article alongside those other great resources. Thank you!
Thanks for the suggestion! We\’ve added your ‘Lightroom’ search link to the list, as from that people can find the others. And thanks for stopping by our little corner of the \’net!
Hey Mike we have more than 24 self written tutorials on our LR tut section and more being added every single day: http://www.infoparrot.com/category/lightroom-tuto…
I would be super happy if you would consider adding out link there as well.
We are the fastest growing blog in the Lightroom space right now.
You\’re on the list! Thanks for letting us know, and thanks for dropping by our little corner of the \’net!
Mike.
Hello, I've found your list very interesting and I would love to share our comprehensive suite of Free Lightroom Presets.
You can have a look at them here:
http://www.freelightroompresets.net
Your feedback is highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance & Have a Great Day.
John
Hi John: I’ve added your link to the list. Thanks for what you’re offering, and thanks for dropping by!
M&M
Hi Mike,
Thought I could add to the list. I've put together a list of over 1,000 free Lightroom presets; https://parkerphotographic.com/1000-free-lightroo…
I'd love to offer your readers our premium presets as a giveaway. Let me know if that's something you'd be interested in doing. Thanks for your time. Chris
Chris: Some of the links on this page offer free tutorials, etc. and some offer products for sale. We take no responsibility for any of them; this page is simply a bridge for those who want to learn Lr. To that end we\’ve added your link to the page above.
M&M
Agh, seems one of the links you posted on this list is down. This one is the culprit. "Scott Walter’s Tumblr: Scott’s Lightroom Workflow: 2014 Edition." Anyway, if you need another link to replace that one, you could add http://nuugraphics.com to the list. Has some free and premium presets on there.
Great resource here, been going through it for a little while now.
Thanks, Marc, for letting us know! I’ve removed the broken link and added the one you suggested.
M&M
Added. Thanks for dropping by our little corner of the ‘net!
This is quite the collection! We have several free Lightroom presets available at our site – https://loadedlandscapes.com/category/freebies/fr…
If you think it is worthy I would love to see it included in your list.
I offer 20 free Lightroom presets at my site http://exposureempire.com. Is it possible to get it added to your post?
Hello,
Thanks for the great list š
Can you please add our website https://www.beart-presets.com to the list?
We're also providing great and free and paid lightroom presets collection in our shop.
Have a great day!,
Arthur
Done. Thanks for dropping by our little corner of the ‘net!
Wonderful list. Thank you!
Pretty Presets and Pretty Actions both have free sets and tons of tutorials. We would honored to be added to your post
https://www.lightroompresets.com https://www.photoshopactions.com
Best Regards,
Jeff
Done. Thanks for dropping by, Jeff!
Goog presets thank you free vsco filter http://www.vscofilter.com
We\’ve added you to the list!
This is very helpful post about lightroom, Thanks for sharing!
You\’re most welcome! Glad it was of use to you!!
thank you for share with us.