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The Best Lightroom Preferences & Settings


Picking up from our "Lightroom Workflow & Basics Breakdown" we dive into the preferences and settings of Lightroom and learn about the most important checkboxes.

 

WHAT ARE THE BEST LIGHTROOM SETTINGS?

Don't just check the boxes checked on this page. Take a second to understand the preference and decide if it's the right option for you. To jump into the settings go to the Menu bar and select "Lightroom" then drop down to "Preferences" (shortcut: “⌘"+",”).

 

PREFERENCES: GENERAL

General Preferences in LR

  • Uncheck “Show import dialog when a memory card is detected”

  • I recommend copying files from card to drive and then after it's on your prefered drive add the files Lightroom via the import function.

  • Using LR to import from card had given me numerous issues in the past.

  • Uncheck Select the “Current/Previous Import” collection during import”

  • When checked once finish the import function you are taken to an empty folder, the current import, that slowly populates.

  • Unchecked after you complete the import function you are taken back to the folder/collection you were previously viewing.

 

PREFERENCES: PRESETS