Gene McCullagh

Gene is an Adobe Community Professional and and Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop Lightroom, Photoshop, and InDesign, and an avid Lightroom fan. He belongs to the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) and the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP). Gene also the Co-Founder, Manager and a frequent blogger for the Dallas Fort Worth Adobe User Group (DFWAUG).

In addition to running Lightroom Secrets, Gene also contributes to O'Reilly's media blog, moderates on the Adobe forums, and helps out on lightroomforums.net.

You've Got Mail

You’ve Got Mail

“Oh, yes, wait a minute Mister Postman…” It’s been some time since those lyrics came out of speakers everywhere. Yet, mail, in its many forms, is still an important means of communication. Today, of course, we use email. In previous versions of Lightroom there was an email export preset that helped to gather images that Continue Reading »

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A Catalog In The Cloud Revisited

A Catalog In The Cloud Revisited

Some time ago I offered a solution to working with a catalog on multiple computers utilizing Dropbox to store the catalog. Take a look at A Catalog In The Cloud in case you missed it. I mentioned that this wasn’t a solution for the multi-photographer studio but it could be useful if your images are Continue Reading »

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An Ingenious Approach to Video in Lightroom 4 Beta

An Ingenious Approach to Video in Lightroom 4 Beta

One of the exciting new features in Lightroom 4 Beta is its enhanced video capabilities! If you’ve had a chance to play with this feature you have already discovered that a few of the adjustments for video are only contained in the Develop module. This presents a problem since video itself is not supported directly Continue Reading »

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Lightroom 4 Public Beta Is Here!

Lightroom 4 Public Beta Is Here!

Happy Birthday Lightroom! How nice of you to give us a gift on your special day! That’s right, Lightroom 4 Beta is ready for you to play with. You can download your copy at http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom4/. As you discover new things and want to get involved in the conversation then head over to http://forums.adobe.com/community/labs/lightroom4/. The Lightroom team is Continue Reading »

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Happy Birthday, Lightroom!

Happy Birthday, Lightroom!

Lightroom appeared on the photographic landscape just 6 short years ago. Birthdays are often an occasion to look back and reminisce so here’s a quick walk down memory lane! Lightroom 1 “Shadowland” Tweet

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2012 Is Here! Are You Ready?

2012 Is Here! Are You Ready?

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2012! Are you ready for a new year? Did you get everything accomplished in 2011 that you set out to do? If you are like most humans on the planet you probably have some things on your 2011 list that still need doing. One of the nice things about a Continue Reading »

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Lightroom 3.6 Now Available!

Lightroom 3.6 and Adobe Camera Raw 6.6 are now available! You can update via the program or by visiting Adobe.com and downloading the updates. Support for new cameras and lenses as well as some bug fixes. For more information visit the Lightroom Journal. Tweet

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A Clever Use of Smart Collections

A Clever Use of Smart Collections

It was a cold and rainy day today. A perfect time to catch up on some video podcast viewing! One of my favorites is Terry White’s Adobe Creative Suite Video Podcast. I really recommend that you subscribe to this FREE podcast in iTunes. Just click here to learn more and subscribe. In the last two Continue Reading »

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Back to Basics: The Crop Tool

Back to Basics: The Crop Tool

Tucked away in the Develop module is a seemingly innocuous little tool – the crop tool.  But, looks can be deceiving! There is quite a bit hidden away in the crop tool to help you find just the right image within your image. While it is always a good idea to compose your shots and Continue Reading »

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