A Secret Collection Feature in Lightroom Classic

Terry White is here to share a secret Smart Collection feature that will give you the options for creating the Smart Collections you've always wanted, but thought wasn't possible.
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[@davidpratt3539]

Great! I have run across this problem too often before. Now you have shown me a solution. Thanks.

[@DavidSwinney]

I've been using Lightroom Classic for YEARS and didn't know about this. Why on earth did Adobe make this so hard to discover? Sheesh.

[@sjsphotog]

amen

[@Okan_YILMAZ]

Great tip that I need a lot. Thanks.

[@ChuckDavis-gv1sb]

Nice! Thanks Terry.

[@clairerobinson2006]

Why am I just finding out about this? This makes all the difference after giving up using smart collections.

[@gman5375]

Cheers Terry. It seems the option key is a superpower in LRC. Might just keep hammering it at random while I work and see what happens 😂

[@sjsphotog]

just be careful of that ONE combo using the OPTION key that will fry your PC :P

[@WicherBos]

Great secret tip!

[@PaulParkinson]

Actually impressed. I've been using LR since V2 and didn't know this existed. Well done!

[@BenSussmanpro]

Dang, thanks for showing this feature! I needed this

[@AndyP71]

Great Tip 🙏🙏🙏

[@margueritewhite3038]

awesome!!

[@patrickmcsweeney2021]

Brilliant

[@sibcl7]

Great tip! Now it would be amazing if you could sync that collection 😉.

[@TeamDisney24]

Great tip, but WHY is it hidden.

[@cliquemediaproductions]

My point exactly. Why doesn't Adobe just make it a selection on the drop-down?

[@robertmarkusneiger6810]

finally, thanks for

[@peterjohnson1739]

Very useful … as other’s have said why not make this extended piece of logic more obvious?

[@dirtysouth9205]

I needed this!
Why hide it?

[@sjsphotog]

very cool but shouldnt be a secret :P you rock TLW

[@TheKeeperoftheGarden]

It's not smart to change filenames of your photos into the names of the people portrayed in them. It's smart to use a feature that is explicitly created for that purpose: keywords.

[@TerryLeeWhite]

In your opinion.

[@TheKeeperoftheGarden]

@@TerryLeeWhite Not an opinion. Read the Adobe White Papers on that subject and you will understand why renaming image files is bad practice and using keywords good practice.

[@TerryLeeWhite]

@@TheKeeperoftheGarden yet there is a rename option built in. My point is that there are no ABSOLUTES. Do what works for you. I’ll do what works best for me as I have since Lightroom 1.0.