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Lightroom 3 & Publishing to Flickr Sets???
rickp
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I just finished setting up LR3 publishing service so it's a simple few clicks to upload my images to Flickr.
The one part I can't seem to figure out how to do is to upload the images into a specific collection or set from LR. And BTW what is the difference between those 2, sets and collections?
I'm hoping I don't have to upload the images, then create a set and move the images. If it can all be done from the get go, it would be great.
R.
The one part I can't seem to figure out how to do is to upload the images into a specific collection or set from LR. And BTW what is the difference between those 2, sets and collections?
I'm hoping I don't have to upload the images, then create a set and move the images. If it can all be done from the get go, it would be great.
R.
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So we're good to go. thank for the feedback.
R.
Well, I haven't figured it out! Tell . . .
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
Before you do anything in LR, make sure you have a Flickr account. You'll need to log in to it. You'll be able to do this from the Flickr Publisher in LR.
Double click on the Flickr option under the Publishing Services at the bottom of the left side in the Library module.
The publishing manager will open up. Go through the options that you want.
The one setting that confused me a little bit was in the Flickr Title section.
In the IPTC section of your metadata, you have various sub-sections, one is called Status. In the status section you have an entry labled "Title".
In the LR Flickr Publisher you have options on how flickr will behave with the file names based on what you have typed in that Title box. So you need to pay attention on how you have things set up both in the publisher and in your metadata. I think that if you have something typed in the "Title" box in your metadata, it will overwrite the settings in the "File Naming" section of the publisher.
Play with this section a bit. It was a bit confusing to me, but then again I had no idea what I was doing
When you're done setting all your preferences, LR will create a collection. By default the collection is called "Photostream".
Once done creating and setting everything, you can add pictures to that collection. When done adding images, you can click on publish and LR will convert the files and upload them to Flickr.
Now let me explain something I learned later. When LR creates the "Photostream" collection (which you can rename), Flickr does not see that as a collection, what Flickr does is create a "set", not a "collection", with the same name as the collection you created in LR.
You can create more than one Flickr "collection" in LR. ("set" in Flickr). In one group my settings are set to publish my public pictures. The other is set up to publish private family pictures. This way I don't have to change settings depending on what I'm doing. I named them respectively as well. BTW the settings name is different than the LR collection name.
I'm still playing with setting in LR and Flickr to see what does what, but so far it seems to work well and it's a huge time saver. I see why people love LR.
Well I hope this isn't clear as mud. If you have any questions, please ask away.
R.
Thanks.
ED
www.photoman74.smugmug.com
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
I was using photobucket because it doesn't have any restrictions. But I really like the LR Flickr feature. In just a few clicks my images are on the net without having to go on the internet.
With photobucket I have to export the images, go to PB, create the album, browse to the images i want to upload, save the images, get the link to share.
With LR3 add images to collection, click publish, get link to share. Done.
The one thing I need to figure out is how to get the link for sharing from LR. If possible.
R.
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
If you right click on the LR collection there's an option to show in Flickr. That takes you straight to the site and set created. Then I can just grab the link from the browser.
I have to say it would be pretty difficult to make it much simpler.
R.
R.
You can export directly to Photobucket from LR3, as well as Shutterfly, Facebook, PicasaWeb, Smugmug, etc etc...
I know someone pointed out Jeffrey Friedl's LR to Flickr plugin, but he also has others that I use, including to Photobucket. My wife uses Shutterfly, and Friedl doesn't have a Shutterfly plugin, but I was able to find another one by another developer linked from Adobe's website.
Anyway, check out Friedl's LR Goodies page. I had started out using LR's default publish to Flickr service just as you are, but I decided that I prefer to "Export" rather than "Publish." Plus, I had started up a Flickr account just to use this service before I found out about all the plug-in and custom export possibilities.
I mostly use Facebook to share photos with friends, so at first I was publishing to Flickr, then I had Flickr linked to my FB account, and it was all a bit clumsy. I discovered and configured Friedl's LR-to-FB plug-in, and now when I finish developing a photo such that I'm happy with it, all I have to do is right-click on the photo, then select Export to FB, and the plug-in creates the JPEG, sets up my caption, and sends it to my chosen photo album (or I can use the plug-in to create a new album on the fly if that's what I want to do), and also opens up my browser and takes me to my album if I want. It even can automatically create and save a snapshot of your develop settings and send out a tweet (with a link) that you uploaded a new photo.
You can do it just as easily to Photobucket, just right-click on the image, and send it straight to the web hosting service of your choice. Don't feel limited by the Publish to Flickr service that came bundled with the software!
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R.
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
Definitely, and thanks for the reminder! His apps are great, and he has a lot of other worthwhile reads on his blog as well. I need to get off my rear and send him something, I installed his plug-ins just a few weeks ago, and I've used them enough to know that I definitely want to keep them, so I need to contribute to his efforts!
My site 365 Project
I am finding LR3 is so much different than 2.6 - BETTER. I am attempting to go through Scott Kelby's LR3 book chapter by chapter. I am up to chapter 4 and IMO Adobe has done a great job with this update. Anyone else doing the same and finding any problems a neophite old man should know about.
I too like Smugmug the best for showcasing my images.
Thanks again all.
ED
www.photoman74.smugmug.com
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
why have you, if you have, set up more than one catalogue? What's your strategy?
what have others done in this regard?
Steve (shoppix)
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
My site 365 Project