How to use the Same Photo Twice in a Single Album

A recent question asked if was possible to use the same photo twice in a single album but in different positions, using Photoshop Elements.

Yes it can be done but you need to create a duplicate photo. Select your thumbnail and go to the Organizer menu and choose:

File >> Export As New Files

Save a copy to your pictures folder or wherever you prefer. Go to your folder after export and re-name the file. I usually add -2 to the original name. Then import into Organizer and drag it into your album. If you set the sort order to “Album Order” you can drag each image into a fixed position. See images below.

Albums are a bit like playlists for your favourite songs.  It is possible to have the same photo in multiple albums but not multiple times in the same album.

 

What is the Difference Between Lightroom Presets & Profiles

Presets

Lightroom Presets are like shortcuts enabling users to apply fixed (absolute) edit settings with a single click. A preset replaces the existing slider or default settings. They can also include local adjustments.

Profiles

Lightroom profiles create a look or style and sometimes emulate a film stock. They sit on top of other adjustments but never change your edit settings, rather like a filter. This makes it possible to experiment with different looks without affecting your workflow. If you decide to tweak the slider settings they will then be relative to the applied profile.

This opens up opportunities to do things not normally possible in Lightroom such as using a profile with a 3D Lookup Table (LUT)

Lightroom has supported camera profiles for quite a while but they were hidden away in the calibration panel and were not widely used. Adobe has now moved them to the top of the Develop tools and has introduced a profile browser which can be viewed as a list or as thumbnails.

Current

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Many creative profiles have an amount slider. This works a bit like opacity, allowing more or less of the profile effect to be applied. A 3D LUT is complex, mapping all color values together in a three-dimensional cube. It is possible to create cube LUT files in Photoshop or using dedicated software from developers like 3DLutcreator.com

My own free Lightroom profiles are in the XMP format ready to be imported. Download and installation instructions are given at the link below for Windows & Mac. 

Get Free Profiles

Lightroom Classic Update

Adobe has announced a dot release quickly on the heels of Lightroom Classic 8.3 following customer feedback. Version 8.3.1 fixes the following issues:

Unable to export from Lightroom Classic V8.3: The specific folder is not writable.

Export Video as Original fails to create file.

Lightroom Classic can be updated from the Apps tab in Creative Cloud.