Customizing Lightroom Gallery by Natalie Fobes
©Natalie Fobes 2009
Select the photos in Library. Then click on the Web Module.
Scroll down through the Template Browser on the right. These are HTML and Flash templates that come with LR. You can also create your own template. For simplicity’s sake select HTML gallery (default)
On the right you will see another column with options.
Site Info
Fill in the Site Title with your client’s name.
Collection Title can hold anything. I use it to describe the assignment and list the usage agreement if any. “For examination only, no usages allowed without permission from photographer,” for example.
Collection Description: I put my copyright information there.
Contact Info: My name
Web or Mail Link: My email
You can change the color of the web gallery by playing with it under the Color Palette. Double click on the boxes to the right of the words text, detail text, etc. to bring up the color picker. The slider on the right side of that box will bring in colors.
Appearance:
Choose whether you want a drop shadow, section borders, the number of rows and columns, cell numbers, photo borders etc. I don’t check “show cell numbers.”
Image Info
Check Title and then choose Filename that is an option on the right. I don’t check caption.
Output Settings I leave the image quality at 70. I check the box for “Add Copyright Watermark” I check Sharpening and standard.
Upload Settings:
While you can upload directly to your server I prefer to export to a folder on my computer. Don’t check anything here.
Then click Export. You will be prompted to name the folder and choose a location for it. Put your name here without spaces. Click Save.