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superpippo

superpippo

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I have my library in LR as a series of folders which are dated and then titled. e.g. 2023-12-05 Wildcats v Lions
There are a series of grassroots football matches from each week, each with a large number of photos.
I want to print some diifferent shots at a small 'contact' scale e.g. 6x4cm onto a single A4 sheet.
If I am in one folder in the library it seems fairly simple to highlight the shots that I want and drag to the grid sheet in the print module.
However that does not seem possible to do from a series of folders.
Any ideas?
 
superpippo said:
I have my library in LR as a series of folders which are dated and then titled. e.g. 2023-12-05 Wildcats v Lions
There are a series of grassroots football matches from each week, each with a large number of photos.
I want to print some diifferent shots at a small 'contact' scale e.g. 6x4cm onto a single A4 sheet.
If I am in one folder in the library it seems fairly simple to highlight the shots that I want and drag to the grid sheet in the print module.
However that does not seem possible to do from a series of folders.
Any ideas?
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Put the pictures from multiple folders in a collection and print from there. The files aren't moved from their original folders.
 
Collections are great if it is a set of images that you want to be able to retrieve, if it is simply a one off thing, use the "quick collection", by pressing "B" on each image.
 
Craikeybaby said:
Collections are great if it is a set of images that you want to be able to retrieve, if it is simply a one off thing, use the "quick collection", by pressing "B" on each image.
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This only seems to work for me if the quick collection is set as the target collection. Same as it does when I choose a collection I've made as the target.
 
Sorry, I didn't know that, I probably set the quick collection as the target collection sometime in the 16 years I've been using Lightroom, then assumed it was standard.
 
Craikeybaby said:
Sorry, I didn't know that, I probably set the quick collection as the target collection sometime in the 16 years I've been using Lightroom, then assumed it was standard.
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I was surprised to find I had a random selection of shots in my quick collection when I checked what you'd posted! :LOL:
 
Ed Sutton said:
This only seems to work for me if the quick collection is set as the target collection. Same as it does when I choose a collection I've made as the target.
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That seems to be the case - there seems to be only one target collection at any time and my Quick Collection has the + sign next to it. I have now set up a Football collection and need to set the + to it before I press B
Craikeybaby said:
Sorry, I didn't know that, I probably set the quick collection as the target collection sometime in the 16 years I've been using Lightroom, then assumed it was standard.
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The Quick Collection seems to be the default. It must have been there when I first started using LR. I certainly did not assign the + to it. :)
Ed Sutton said:
I was surprised to find I had a random selection of shots in my quick collection when I checked what you'd posted! :LOL:
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So was I !! 638 photos in it and I have never knowingly sent one there or pressed the B button :thinking:
jerry12953 said:
Yes, I get that too. I've never understood how they get there.
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My 638 are all random - from all years and all types. I have tried to see if I can find a common denominator but failed:)

Also it is a little confusing that the Quick Collection is in the Catalogue panel but any custom collections created are in the Collections panel.

But anyway I think that this advice is going to be an immeasurable help in sorting my shots more easily from now on.(y)
 
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