Easy Fast Way to IMPORT Photos into LIGHTROOM

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Thank you!

[stevegiwr]

Once I got my head round which folder I was watching it was easy. Thank you for the video.

[KimHojbergJensen]

One of the best things I have learned! It used to be a real hazard to import my photos

[harrykitch]

Thanks for this approach ( never knew about it before) as it will help me a lot.

[mikeeckhardt]

Thanks for the info Anthony. I've been using LR for just about 1.5 years now, but I didn't know that yet... Have a good one!

[ki]

Brilliant tip, thanks for sharing video

[murugan]

nice, and very useful information, since I never used this

[tyeeggleston]

Gret Video....Now i know why all my photos were going to my "Pictures" folder on my computer and why i had so many of them in there. Hopefully this will eliminate me having to delete some of those photos in my pictures file.

[thomaschamberlin]

I hate anything to do with LR import so use the Bridge import and then add the images to LR from the folder I chose in Bridge. That way I can also do a first quick edit in Breezebrowser before I import them. Breezebrowser is like Photo Mechanic (but less expensive) and makes preview images almost instantly. Perfect for removing the obvious clinkers up front.

[TC_Conner]

This might come in useful so I created an auto import and it works just as you described in this video. However, it looks like Lr created two "Auto Imported Photos" folders, why is that?

[paullakin]

Wherever your new photos are, ie card/folder on PC/ext drive, just right click on one of them and choose 'open with, ' select Lightroom, and it will import any you select. For photos previously imported you have of course to find the folder in 'library'

[rogermcalpine]

Great info as always but how can I import from apple photos into Lightroom classic

[darrelrumley]

Can this method be used with images from an XQD card using a card reader and importing them to an external drive and from there into LR? The reason I ask is because I purchased a card reader but LR would not import them directly from the card reader. It will only import from the camera.

[daddytotts]

Good idea but doesn't seem to work very well with Network Attached Storage devices for the watched folder. Generally too many imports to use a folder on the MAC itself ... too little room. Ah well. Nice thought.

[MDMiller]

Files always go in different folders depending on the shoot.
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All of those custom folders are different and want them created during import.
I thought LR always imported in the background.

[amirkharazi]

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[MarKuzvicky]

You have to spend time copying files from the camera/card to the folder for Lightroom to import from.

[JohnKrill]

Seems overly complicated. Me I just do the import and get it over with.

[icebox]

thx but auto import is not for me...After an event, i come back with hundreds, if not thousands of images and i have to cull before i import into LR.

[peterc]

Interesting vid but it got repeatedly interrupted by a really annoying Joel Grimes ad so I clicked away.