Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
The photos you bring into Lightroom are probably coming from
either your camera (well, your camera's memory card), or they're already on your
computer (everybody's got a bunch of photos already on their computer, right?).
We'll start here with importing photos from your camera's memory card
(importing photos already on your computer is on page 16).
Step One:
If you have Lightroom open, and connect
your camera or memory card reader to
your computer, the Import window you see
here appears over your Lightroom window.
The top section of this Import window
is important because it shows you what's
about to happen. From left to right: (1) it
shows where the photos are coming from
(in this case, a memory card); (2) what's
going to happen to these images (in this
case, they're getting copied from the card);
and (3) where they're going to (in this case,
onto your computer, into your Pictures
folder). If you don't want to import the
photos from your memory card right now,
just click the Cancel button and this window
goes away. If you do this, you can always get
back to the Import window by clicking on
the Import button (at the bottom of the left
side Panels area in the Library module).
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Step Two:
If your camera or memory card reader is
still connected, it assumes you want to
import photos from that card, and you'll
see it listed next to “From” in the top-left
corner of the window (circled here). If you
want to import from a different card (you
could have two card readers connected
to your computer), click on the From but-
ton, and a pop-up menu will appear (seen
here) where you can choose the other card
reader, or you can choose to import photos
from somewhere else, like your desktop, or
Pictures folder, or any recent folders you've
imported from.
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