Within that folder, there is a subfolder for , and within that is another folder titled Zion National Park. The images that I captured in Zion last month are saved in that folder on an external hard drive. Using Collections is a great way to take your image organization within Lightroom to another level.
There does, however, seem to be a lot of misunderstanding about what Collections are and how they work. Think of Collections like the playlists on your MP3 player. Just like adding songs to make a playlist, you add photos to a Collection. The important thing to remember is that adding a photo to a Collection doesn't mean the photo is copied to a new location. The original image stays in the folder where it was placed when imported.
Adding it to a Collection gives you the ability to see the preview and reference the photo from that original folder location. A single photo can be added to as many Collections as you want, and there will still only be one original image file.
The Collections panel is accessed on the left side of the Lightroom interface from any of the Lightroom Modules. The Collections panel will be the last one on the list in that left toolbar.
If you don't see the Collections panel, it can be revealed by right-clicking on any of the other panel names and selecting the option for it to be visible. Bonus tip: Right-click on any of the panels and select Solo Mode. That way, only one panel will be open at a time. Once a new panel is opened, the previous one will close automatically, and keep the workspace clean and easier to navigate.
This feature is available for the panels on the right toolbar as well. A window will pop up giving you the option to name the Collection. There is also the option to place the Collection inside a Collection Set. More on what a Collection Set is in a moment. You can have all photos currently selected go into that Collection, set the new Collection as the target Collection, and sync the Collection with Lightroom mobile for Adobe Creative Cloud users.
After naming the Collection, click create and it will show up in the list in the panel below. Collection Sets are just another way of organizing images. A Collection is like a single album of photos that you select. A Collection Set is like a box of photo albums. Within a Collection Set can be multiple Collections. There are a number of ways this can be utilized in your workflow. Take for instance an annual top ten image selection.
A Collection Set titled Top Ten is created. Within that Collection Set, will be a Collection for candidates that will be populated throughout the year, titled Candidates.
As the end of the year approaches, that list will need to be narrowed down, so I will create a new Collection titled Picks for only my ten best images for the year. Once a Collection is created, there are a few ways to populate it with images. One way is to simply click on the image thumbnail in the library view or filmstrip and drag it to the desired Collection.
Again, keep in mind that you are not actually moving the image file. Another way is to set a Collection as a target Collection. To do this, right-click on a Collection in the list and select Set as Target Collection. To add a photo to a target Collection, right-click on the image and choose the Add to Target Collection option and the photo will be added.
This is a very quick and easy way to add the photos you want. Just don't forget to change the target Collection before moving on to the next shoot. As if that weren't enough, there is yet another way to add images to a target Collection.
Clicking that circle will add that image to the target Collection. Smart Collections are the same as Collections in that photos are added without changing their location.
They are set up very differently, however. A Smart Collection is set up using a variety of filters so that all images matching the prescribed criteria are automatically added. A dialog box will appear to add the Smart Collection name and a number of filtering options. Photos can be filtered by star rating, pick flags, color labels, file name, date, camera used, and many others.
The possibilities are nearly limitless for creating Smart Collections. Let's say that I want to place all images in a Smart Collection with the keyword sunset, taken in with my Fuji X-T1 camera. You can include photos from lots of different folders into as many collections as you like.
So one photo can appear in several collections. But in only one folder. If you want that photo or photos in the Collection, leave it checked. I often forget this and end up with a random photo included in my new Collection. Unlike Folders, Collections can be accessed in the Develop module, which makes them very convenient.
When I write an article for The Lens Lounge, I create a quick of possible photos to use for the article from different shoots before making my final selection. To remove the photo from the Target Collection, just hit B again or right click and select Remove from Target Collection in the dropdown menu.
Further reading: 28 essential Lightroom shortcuts that will speed up your workflow. Most photographers use a combination of Folders and Collections to organize their images in Lightroom Classic. For example, I might have twenty Folders, each one containing landscapes from different location shoots. I would create a Collection and add my favorite image s from each shoot to the Collection in order to create a custom sort order, sync with Lightroom mobile, show to a client, post on my portfolio etc.
You can create as many Collections as you need, add as many photographs to each Collection as you want even adding the same photograph to multiple Collections , and add Collection Sets to help organize the Collections. And, if you make changes to an image, the changes are automatically updated across Collections.
Quick Collection in the Catalog panel , was designed to create a temporary collection of images. Tapping it again returns you to your previous location folder, collection etc.
Control -click Mac right -click Win on the Collection Set in the Collections panel , that you want the new collection to be contained within, and choose Create Collection Lightroom Classic will automatically choose the correct Collection Set in the Location area of the Create Collection dialog.
To create a collection from a folder, drag the folder from the folder panel to the Collections panel.
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