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).
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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 camera);
(2) what's going to happen to these images
(in this case, they're getting copied from
the camera); 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 camera
or 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).
Step Two:
If your camera or memory card reader is
connected, Lightroom 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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