Get Started

In less than 15 minutes you can prep and send your initial sample images to start the onboarding process. Follow the instructions in this 5 minute video, or follow the written instructions below.

  1. Open Lightroom Classic CC
    1. Make sure you have the latest version
    2. If not, update Lightroom first
  2. Open Lightroom catalog with sample images in it
  3. Select images, about 100 images from different lighting scenarios.
  4. Click – File > Export As Catalog
  5. Check these boxes
    1. Export Selected Photos Only
    2. Build/Include Smart Previews
  6. Uncheck these boxes
    1. Export Negative Files
    2. Include Available Previews
  7. Name the new catalog > Sample_Your Name
  8. Click Save(Win) or Export Catalog(Mac)
  9. Wait for Lightroom to complete the export
  10. Locate folder in File Explorer(Win) or Finder(Mac)
  11. Add your Lightroom Presets to the folder
  12. Compress folder containing .Lrcat file and smart previews file
    1. Mac – right click > Compress Items
    2. Windows – right click > Send To > Compressed(zipped) Folder
  13. Upload your .zip file to this link:  https://www.dropbox.com/request/5uDYfmj5FnWRshxkPKKb
  14. Fill out out contact form HERE and we will take it from there.
  15. You are all done!!!!!!!

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