PRINT - Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3: Streamlining Your Digital Photography Process - page 283

other sot ware, I think you'll i nd Lightroom's solutions elegant and powerful. If
you've been wanting to print for yourself but have been holding of , I encourage you
to take the leap. Making a i nal print from your photo is one of the most rewarding
aspects of photography, and Lightroom gives you all the control you need to make
great prints yourself.

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Having someone else make your prints
Many photographers, including seasoned pros, have perfectly valid reasons to
send the bulk of their digital images to a lab or other service provider for printing.
Lightroom can assist with this by giving you complete control for setting up the i nal
i les that you will provide to the lab. One of the most essential features of Lightroom's
Print module is the ability to lay out all kinds of dif erent print jobs. You can use
Lightroom to set up contact sheets and proofs, picture packages containing prints at
various sizes, and i ne art enlargements.

Like everything else in Lightroom, printing takes some getting used to. Lightroom's
printing procedures are very dif erent from those of other sot ware. But regardless of
whether you're making your own prints or having a lab do it, setting up your prints in
Lightroom is faster, easier and of ers more capabilities than ever before.

⌘ +P or Ctrl+P
Switch to the
Print module

LIGHTROOM PRINTING WORKFLOW
Lightroom's Print workl ow has been thoughtfully engineered and ot en is the
simplest, most straightforward way to make great digital prints. Here are the essential
steps, which are explained in more detail throughout the rest of this chapter:

1. Get the printer ready: check ink, load paper, etc.

2. Organize and collect the photo(s) that you want to print.

3. In Lightroom's Print module, apply Page Setup options for paper size and
orientation.

4. Select a layout style or template.

5. Modify the print layout to arrange the image(s) how you want them on the
paper.

6. Add overlays for identity plates, text information, cut lines, etc. (optional)

7. Set the output options in the Print Job panel.

8. Print the job on your printer or output the layout as a jpg i le.