How to EDIT and ORGANIZE photos FAST (Adobe Bridge & Lightroom)

In this video, I go over my entire process for sifting through a full SD card, pulling them into lightroom, editing, and organizing them. Finally, delivering them to your clients!
0:30 - Intro
1:00 - Camera Settings
2:55 - Adobe Bridge
4:11 - Folder Organization
7:42 - Filtering / Culling through photos
9:16 - Lightroom
12:00 - Delivering photos to clients
13:17 - Airdrop
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  • @jonberdanier640
    @jonberdanier6402 жыл бұрын

    Super helpful video! Thanks man! Keep it up!

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! I’m glad you liked it.

  • @shandibrown5805
    @shandibrown58052 жыл бұрын

    Only 8.5 minutes in and you've helped me more than any Bridge tutorial so far. Thank you for taking the time to share this with us.

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    2 жыл бұрын

    I am so happy that it was helpful! Thank you so much.

  • @mgthomas1649
    @mgthomas16492 жыл бұрын

    you already know what im going to say..... WE LOVE TO SEE IT

  • @marcush7884
    @marcush7884 Жыл бұрын

    Super helpful! As I am taking more photos, organization is becoming a hassle. Realized I had Bridge for months and never understood to use it until now

  • @Haaayyyboo
    @Haaayyyboo2 жыл бұрын

    Great video! So helpful and clear for us trying to step up our photography game. Thanks for taking the time to make this, know it’s appreciated!

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much. This means the world to me.

  • @DavidFamous
    @DavidFamous2 жыл бұрын

    Nah this really saved me HOURS. Brilliant. Thank you so much

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    2 жыл бұрын

    That makes me so happy to hear!

  • @shevchenkogalaviz21
    @shevchenkogalaviz212 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot, man! been doing photography for some years and never used bridge, always doing the viewfinder or dumping everything into lightroom, it was a hustle and I hated selecting photos. Thanks for sharing your workflow bro!

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m so happy that it was helpful. Part 2 coming soon.

  • @greenisgreenergg2535
    @greenisgreenergg25352 жыл бұрын

    That was absolutely incredible and super helpful. So clear. Thank you for sharing this!!!!! You're awesome.

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for the kind comment. I’m so happy you found my video.

  • @NitsaLondon
    @NitsaLondon2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much, full of details and really really helpful. Cheers!🙏😃

  • @LukMcKain
    @LukMcKain2 жыл бұрын

    What an iconic instructional video. This man can do it all. 👏🏼👏🏼

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! 🥺

  • @reneebetteridge1289
    @reneebetteridge12892 жыл бұрын

    Thank you have been so confused with workflow on the computer, definitely some useful tips there that I can start to implement

  • @adjmally659
    @adjmally6592 жыл бұрын

    I’m struggling with having files all over the places and it got worst when I come up with an idea of dumping files in a folder named unorganized files thinking that I’ll take my time to sort it out later 😒 now I’ve 5 TB of it . Thank you Mikal this is super helpful going in 2022 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

  • @caseydudley9629
    @caseydudley96292 жыл бұрын

    Yo!!! I’m so glad you’re still working and looking healthy. Keep stoking your fire! I hope God blesses you, fellow human ;)

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, friend

  • @salmanb3462
    @salmanb3462 Жыл бұрын

    This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you for the super helpful video 👏🏽

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful! That makes me so happy to hear!

  • @tonyblake8841
    @tonyblake88412 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video. As a beginner it is great that you started at the beginning, i.e. starting with the SD card. So many videos start with the photos already added in some fashion. The full workflow, and I mean full, is great. 👍🏻

  • @jodywilson128
    @jodywilson1282 жыл бұрын

    After losing 3 clients photos. i have been searching for a nice and simple way to work and hopefully not lose any more thank you

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m so incredibly happy that this was helpful to you. I would say to be extra careful. Once you have your final folder with your RAW and edited photos inside. Drop that into Dropbox or some other cloud service as a backup.

  • @varleeb.fofana2995
    @varleeb.fofana29952 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man I really needed this

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    2 жыл бұрын

    That makes me so happy to hear!

  • @vznquest
    @vznquest2 жыл бұрын

    nice one! love the Move from SD card and start clean approach

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s very satisfying

  • @jorriejordaan9954
    @jorriejordaan9954 Жыл бұрын

    Very helpfull video. Thanks! As a matter precaution, I never move or delete photo's from an SD Card, but always format the card in my R6 once I have copied what I need onto the Mac. That way, I have to think carefully about deleting and therefore not delete something accidently. Formatting the second card is an added safety net. Lastly, formatting the card in the R6 prepares it freshly, specifically for the R6. Think about it - that's something that I was taught at a photography course.

  • @darrinlalla9008
    @darrinlalla90082 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant. This was very helpful. I may not do it exactly as you did, but I am more aware of what I can do. Thank you for this.

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wow thank you so much. I am pretty new to making videos. So, you just made my day. 🥺

  • @darrinlalla9008

    @darrinlalla9008

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kelaidiscope Consider it reciprocation for making my day easier also.

  • @edjenni6761
    @edjenni67612 жыл бұрын

    thank you, I hqve ordered the new z9 and have known for a while I needed to upgrade my workflow. I should have been using Bridge for years. Its mega important now that I get on this, I will be going over your tutorial again step by step.

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    2 жыл бұрын

    Amazing! I’m happy you found it helpful. I’m not saying my way is perfect but I hope this gave you some ideas! Let me know if there’s other ways I can be helpful.

  • @Jensen1011
    @Jensen10112 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video! It's always helpful to see others workflow. Have you ever just edited through Bridge which accesses Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) tools like LR? We've been exploring this at work for the last year and I have yet to run into any draw backs. I see LR as a library tool that uses ACR and we don't want the library features anyway. You can flip the preference in Bridge to open ACR when you double click RAW photos. You can open multiple at the same time. It typically creates a XMP sidecar file which holds the adjustments. Personally, I would still recommend Copy to and not Move to simply to have a safety net if something happens during the transfer, especially for larger transfers.

  • @megandd1797
    @megandd17972 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful! Thanks so much!

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m so happy it was helpful ❤️

  • @jrmandrial
    @jrmandrial2 жыл бұрын

    So helpful. Thank you.

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    2 жыл бұрын

    I love hearing that. Thank you for commenting.

  • @courtneybradleyphotography1467
    @courtneybradleyphotography1467 Жыл бұрын

    Very helpful. Thank you!

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    9 ай бұрын

    I’m happy it helped!

  • @srayeshnaik8140
    @srayeshnaik8140 Жыл бұрын

    Super helpful brother Just finished my first commercial wedding shoot yesterday and was looking for guidance on the same thank you so much

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m so happy this helped! Thank you for your comment.

  • @njaaal
    @njaaal Жыл бұрын

    Do you have a backup option for cloud too? Interesting to see what others use, as I've been in situations where hard drive photos have been lost, so now I (of course, naively!) copy to multiple locations, and a cloud (some which allow sharing options to socials so you're not clogging your phone of storage too!)

  • @NathanClendenin149
    @NathanClendenin1492 жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial. I started researching Photo Mechanic for speedy culling, but realized I already have access to Bridge through Creative Cloud! Re: memory cards. I’ve never had this actually happen, but I learned from some seasoned photogs early in my career to always format a memory card before every shoot to keep it from ever getting corrupted.

  • @EsotericNY

    @EsotericNY

    Жыл бұрын

    Most pros use PM because it renders RAW thumbnails at blazing speed. There are some PM vs Bridge comparisons out there, but for most who aren't dumping 600+ RAW shots per day, Bridge suffices.

  • @Johnd3s
    @Johnd3s2 жыл бұрын

    A really good and helpful video as I have been using Photoshop and Lightroom for so many years and never considered using Bridge as I was looking at other options, do you have any tips for adding XMP data using Bridge, ie copywrite info, event info? Many thanks, John

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    2 жыл бұрын

    I am actually pretty unfamiliar with the XMP files and copyright info but I am a quick learner! I will look into it

  • @TormodMalmgren
    @TormodMalmgren2 жыл бұрын

    This was a very nice workflow and great explanation.Thank you for shearing. I like to se different kind of workflows.I just wonder when you are in bridge and export to Lightroom. Why you not use Camera raw instead which are there right in Bridge. Maybe you have a good reason for doing that?

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for watching! I am happy you enjoyed it. I have presets that I use and I learned Lightroom before camera raw. So it’s just a familiarity thing. Im sure there are other differences but those are mine.

  • @willo84
    @willo842 жыл бұрын

    Very informative.

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Tough balance between informative and entertaining. Getting to the point vs. being thorough.

  • @StressedSloth
    @StressedSloth2 жыл бұрын

    Great Video, but I have a question. Is it possible to customize shortcuts in adobe bridge? Like for example, use ctrl+key, shift+key or alt+key to automatically move the file i'm previewing to a certain folder without having to drag it manually?

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m not sure but that sounds incredible. I’ll look Into it.

  • @JasonLawrenceNoel
    @JasonLawrenceNoel Жыл бұрын

    Would there be a reason to have a folder for the ones you picked to edit? Trying to think ahead as much as I can for the future if I need to go back and access something. Thoughts? Also do you go back and delete any? Your tutorial was very helpful! Thank you =)

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    Жыл бұрын

    So I’m some cases, I do have a folder called “selected” within the RAW Photos folder. It’s case by case for me, some shoots I want all the RAWS, other shoots I take my selected, edit them, deliver them, and delete the remaining RAWS that weren’t 5⭐️ Happy to hear you enjoyed it thank you for watching!

  • @DavidTramacchi
    @DavidTramacchi2 жыл бұрын

    Like to see more on Adobe Bridge. Aiming to incorporate it more into my workflow. I was looking into Photo Mechanic to quickly cull photos but Adobe Bridge is FREE and can see Raw files and the previews are still pretty quick to load 👍👍

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    2 жыл бұрын

    I can definitely do more on Adobe Bridge!

  • @danielprenticeproductions3375

    @danielprenticeproductions3375

    2 жыл бұрын

    Is Bridge as fast as Photo Mechanic? Are you able to Caption images and update the Metadata in Bridge as you can in Photo Mechanic? I can do it in Lightroom Classic but again we are looking for ways increase the speed of the workflow

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have actually not used photo mechanic. I don’t know about captions for certain. It it seems like things you’d be able to do in adobe bridge. I’ll create a photo mechanic vs adobe bridge video soon.

  • @Jensen1011

    @Jensen1011

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kelaidiscope photo mechanic vs adobe bridge video - That's what I was looking for when I found your video. Most of the comparisons I'm finding are Lightroom vs Photo mechanic.

  • @highrolla3875
    @highrolla3875 Жыл бұрын

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @Smittenn
    @Smittenn2 жыл бұрын

    my photography classes would have been a lot less stressful if I had been this organized :^)

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    2 жыл бұрын

    Damn! That means a lot! I hope it was actually helpful :)

  • @byronquinley1400
    @byronquinley14002 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful. I have a mountain of pics to cull and organize. Do you tag/keyword at all to make them more searchable?

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’ve not used tags or keywords because I keep my folders and collections pretty organized. I would consider adding tagging to my workflow tho. I also would like to see if Bridge has an AI search-ability like the iPhone photos app has

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m so happy you found this helpful. Means the world to me.

  • @byronquinley1400

    @byronquinley1400

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kelaidiscope Yes sir. Always try to leave a like and comment when I find something valuable like this. All my pics are personal. Ones from the DSLR are well organized. Dumps from iPhones over the years...not so much. Can't easily find pics from travel vs pics of the dog. But after this vid, I now have a plan. File structure in order and will be Bridging over the coming weeks. Deciding what to remove or actually delete may be the hardest part.

  • @elvisboves4956
    @elvisboves4956 Жыл бұрын

    Yo bro, really like your video. Instead of saying "so" take a pause and start over or just try to cut it. Keep it up man!!!!!!!

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    Жыл бұрын

    I’ll keep that in mind.

  • @herrorsi2719
    @herrorsi2719 Жыл бұрын

    Hey Mikal Do you have a prest pack to recommend? Im looking for quit a long time but cant find the perfect one.

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    Жыл бұрын

    Google “G Presets” I really like those ones.

  • @pianomac7729
    @pianomac77292 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for watching!

  • @michaelnakajima2618
    @michaelnakajima2618 Жыл бұрын

    Sir, when you export your photos to the folder on your External HD will Lightroom find those photos if I want to re-visit them for future editing.

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, you can just search for them on the hard drive. Even just use the finder to locate the photos you want, click and drag and pull them into the Lightroom icon

  • @eifachdave9701
    @eifachdave97012 жыл бұрын

    Question: Is Camera Raw not as good as Lightroom? My point is that lightroom copies all files, but with camera raw I can directly acess them. Is there something I missed or why is everybody using lightroom? Thank you :)

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    2 жыл бұрын

    I use Lightroom because of the masking capabilities mostly. I also have some presets that I use. Like the AI subject masking and sky masking in Lightroom is unbelievable. Tho I have very little experience with camera RAW. It’s worth looking Into, you’re not the first to bring it up.

  • @AtulyaKhera
    @AtulyaKhera9 ай бұрын

    Why would you use we transfer and not Lightroom’s inbuilt share folder/photo feature?

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    9 ай бұрын

    For delivering to clients? It’s the best and easiest way I know how to transfer large files. They get a temporary link, that looks like an online gallery and can download what they want! Is there a function in Lightroom for delivering photos to clients?

  • @AtulyaKhera

    @AtulyaKhera

    9 ай бұрын

    @@kelaidiscope There is an option to share the link of your album with the clients. Then clients can download the photos. I am unsure if it is of the same quality as WeTransfer.

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    9 ай бұрын

    @atulkhera2 I see! I also don’t use Lightroom to store or organize my photos. Everything gets offloaded onto a hard drive and a cloud storage solution and I regularly clear out Lightroom. Just my workflow as of now.

  • @riccardotorri8648
    @riccardotorri864810 ай бұрын

    la cartella desktop è bloccata (lucchetto) su Bridge 2023. come diavolo si sblocca?

  • @Seriously_its_Tom
    @Seriously_its_Tom Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this to tell you, it helped a lot. Did you know, that you can edit in Adobe Camera Raw right from adobe bridge? You do not even have to open Lightroom!!!

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    Жыл бұрын

    I did! However I have presets that I use and I rely on the masking and healing tools a lot in Lightroom. I think, and correct me if I’m wrong, but camera raw only has basic light and color correction tools.

  • @Seriously_its_Tom

    @Seriously_its_Tom

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kelaidiscope with camera raw you can do everything, what you can do in Lightroom, choose your presents, selective masking, etc. Its even better, because you can mark a couple of pictures, then go to camera raw and edit them all at once. It’s much faster and more convenient. I love it.

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    Жыл бұрын

    I will certainly check it out! Thanks!

  • @gnarrdog
    @gnarrdog Жыл бұрын

    The part about rating photos 5 stars or 0 stars will be helpful.

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    Жыл бұрын

    Time saver for sure!

  • @stayoverclocked9933
    @stayoverclocked9933 Жыл бұрын

    When I hit "5" it searches for an image with "5" in the file name. Anyway around this?

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    Жыл бұрын

    So by default you have to push command + 5, but you can turn off the setting that requires cmd for shortcuts

  • @skuggie7939
    @skuggie7939 Жыл бұрын

    I keep running into the issue where I select the starred photos (like 70) and drag them to lightroom, but instead of just opening those to add to lightroom it opens all 800 or so files. Which would be very inefficient obviously. Been googling so much to try and find a solution😭

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    Жыл бұрын

    Are you making sure to use the Filter Panel? Or are you manually selecting the starred ones.

  • @skuggie7939

    @skuggie7939

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kelaidiscope omg I finally got it, thanks to another video actually. I had to scroll down and within all those 800 the right ones were selected, it just didn't show x selected anywhere. Thank you so much for your reply though!! And really great video! I discovered bridge about a month ago and you showed me a few more useful things!

  • @Burritosarebetterthantacos
    @Burritosarebetterthantacos Жыл бұрын

    When I go to drag selected photos into Lightroom Bridge still brings all the photos from card. Super annoying. Can't solve it as of now.

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    9 ай бұрын

    Are you on a mac or PC

  • @Burritosarebetterthantacos

    @Burritosarebetterthantacos

    9 ай бұрын

    @@kelaidiscope MAC?

  • @sethfish727
    @sethfish727 Жыл бұрын

    When I press 5 to rate the photos I want it just bumps me back up to the top of the file without giving the rating. Any idea why?

  • @sethfish727

    @sethfish727

    Жыл бұрын

    Update; I have to press command first but I wish I didn’t.

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    Жыл бұрын

    Are you using the 5 at the top of they keyboard? Or a numeric keypad on the right side? Not certain this would make a difference but some compact keyboards have buttons that serve a dual purpose. Maybe for some reason your “5” is an up arrow or top of page scenario?

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    Жыл бұрын

    Also, maybe something is different with your computer or version than what I’m using? If you wanna DM me on insta (I don’t think YT has a DM feature) I’d be happy to look into it more.

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    Жыл бұрын

    You can turn that off! But I can’t remember which menu up at the top in the computer toolbar has it. Check around in settings for “require command for shortcuts” or something similar

  • @Gloomwithaview
    @Gloomwithaview4 ай бұрын

    for a workflow like this, why woudlnt you just edit in Bridge using camera raw. The UI is slightly different but you have all the same tools as lightroom for editing

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    4 ай бұрын

    TBH I haven’t found a good answer to this question! I started using Lightroom first, then learned bridge. So I think that’s why it carried over. Haven’t used camera RAW much.

  • @s1dew1nd3r4
    @s1dew1nd3r4 Жыл бұрын

    The problem with this method is you still have to import everything before you start to cull, ideally you want to cull before you import.

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    Жыл бұрын

    Import into where? The idea here is to cull before you import. It also may be preferential to always keep ALL raws.

  • @hugovera6359
    @hugovera6359 Жыл бұрын

    MR. Loldapop

  • @tomcurie2145
    @tomcurie2145 Жыл бұрын

    helpful, but i can hear the saliva in your mouth from a kiloter away

  • @kelaidiscope

    @kelaidiscope

    9 ай бұрын

    ☹️