SHARING YOUR WORK, PART 4
These days, social media has become the most popular way for photographers to share their work. It’s an addicting feedback mechanism that has allowed artists to build audiences in new and exciting ways. I also suspect that most of us use similar sharing workflows. Speaking generally, I’ve picked a resolution for my JPEGs that I use for almost all the images I export out of Lightroom, I use a watermark when appropriate, throw in a little output sharpening, and that’s the bulk of what I do. Sound familiar?
Still, there are additional applications to consider and other reasons for sharing. For starters, not all imagery is intended to be shared as individual photographs. In fact, many of you may shoot for a project, essay or theme where your images are intended to be presented as a portfolio. Some of you may want to present your work in front of a live audience, to clients who have hired you for a job or to individuals interested in sifting through your work to buy prints. Sharing your work can, and should, go beyond simply exporting for “likes” on social media.
In this final installment on sharing your work with Lightroom Classic, I’ll walk you through the basics of alternative ways to showcase your best images. If you’ve been following along, you know we’ve gone step-by-step through how to export photos from Lightroom Classic, what
