To do things that I can’t do quickly otherwise or would slow down my workflow.

For me, that’s where the tablet comes in to play. At that point, any time I have to go to the keyboard for something, it takes extra time.

The keyboard is usually in front of me, out of immediate easy reach. The tablet just doesn’t feel right for it.īut once I have my picks and go in to Edit mode, I like to sit back with my tablet on my lap in front of the computer, and start working.

I (again, personally) find the keyboard faster for this. I actually don’t mind just putting my hand on the keyboard, hitting the right arrow key, and pressing P (for Pick), or X to reject. I’m okay with that though, because they work for me.įor me, I usually don’t feel I need a tablet when I’m going through my photos and finding favorites. My preferences aren’t fancy and I don’t think they touch a fraction of the things they could. Me, I can’t remember that many things so I try to keep it simple. You could literally come up with a hundred shortcuts for your tablet for Lightroom, Photoshop and anything else you want. And the tablets have a TON of ways for you to customize them. Anyway, on to my point here.īefore the 5 Tips, Let Me First Explain Where They Came Fromįirst off, let me acknowledge that everyone works different (obviously). I’ve even changed my preferences on which tablet I use because I travel a lot, and just got used to the Small Intuos Pro tablet because it fits right in to my laptop bag. I’ve just come to rely on my tablet so much, that I literally feel lost when I have to edit without it. This is for people that are as addicted as I am. And honestly, if you don’t own a tablet then this post isn’t even for you because it’s probably hard for you to envision where you’d use the tips/settings I’m about to give. I know I shouldn’t have to say this, but Wacom doesn’t pay me a penny to write about them. Sometimes those things are right inside Lightroom, but I have to say if there’s one non-Lightroom thing that I can’t live without for my photos, it’s my Wacom tablet. I always try to sit down and think up things that have become totally vital to my Lightroom workflow. If you’re using a tablet with Lightroom (or even thinking about it), this is still so relevant - definitely worth the read. Hi Gang: This is one of those classic “best of” posts from Matt that was so good, and so helpful, that I wanted to share it with all the new folks here on blog (and for those who might have missed it the first time around.

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