Lightroom and Christmas Street Decorations

If you aren't interested in my adventures in Lightroom, page down to get to the Christmassy Pictures!

I have this week at last  begun to get to grips with Lightroom. I got it back in the summer prior to signing up to Kim Klassen's   Round Trip course - then the problems began. I had started to use it just for organising my photos and had imported my Photoshop Elements catalogue. Then I realised my hard disk was amongst completely full and that I need to find a solution quickly. Panic! delete a few photos and realise this isn't going to cut it. Next step was to buy an external hard drive and then panic again about transferring the photos without them becoming disconnected from the Photoshop and light room catalogues, or worse still losing the lot!

After extensive research we found out that you needed to transfer the files from inside the programme so I had to choose which to keep connected. In the end I choose Elements as I was more familiar with the programme and felt altogether more comfortable with it. So we spent a day transferring the photos in batches and to my great relief it all worked - I had space on my hard disk and at least I could still use elements!

Next to tackle Lightroom - in theory this wasn't too difficult; delete every thing in the catalogue and then re-import the photos from the Elements catalogue - it took several days before I managed to make myself bite the bullet in case it all went horribly wrong! Then success, I was able to start using lightroom and start on the Round Trip course which I had bought extended access to my this time!

The photos I am sharing today have layouts done with the Lightroom print module - my first attempt and very much a work in progress Enjoy!

These two are taken at the iconic Conran shop in Chelsea. I loved how they decorated their windows and the the pink delivery bike was awesome. 

The Chelsea Conran shop is in an old Art Decco building that used to be a Michelin garage and is absolutely stunning!

I love Christmas decorations and the pictures above were taken in St Christopher's Place just behind Oxford Street, I think  all the silver balls and reflections are just wonderful!

This final set of photos are window displays from shops in the streets just off Oxford St and Regent St.  I adore the rich lush colours and textures

Saturday on the SouthBank - Episode One

New course on blogging started today 'reflection of you behind the scenes' I wonder how I will be blogging differnetly by the end of it? Inspired by my look at Xanthe Berkley's blog I am making this entry more of a photo journal so stand by for lots of pictures!

We arrived at Borough High Street around 11.30 for an early lunch and look round the market before going on to a matinee at the National Theatre.

Walking from the car park to the market we passed the Chooclate Factory  - now an arts venue

 Next we came upon a row of 'Boris Bikes' enlivened by attendent graffitti!

then we entered a tunnel full of coloured lights

When we arrived at the market we could see it was ready for London 2012

Time for lunch at the fabulous Brindisa tapas bar and wholesale importer of Spanish goodies, just delicious!

Then  just time for a quick look around the market, glowing with colour as usual

and where I wasn't the only one taking photos

Then it was time to get back to pick up the car via this corner where the opposing lines attracted me.

More soon!