So the other day I decided on a theme for this year’s gift calendar. Using keywords in LR to find the images I wanted, I put all like-themed pictures into an LR collection and then narrowed that down to 13 favorites – one for each month plus one for the cover. Invoking the plugin in File->Export I dropped the RAW files, converted to 5meg originals on export, into Shutterfly and some fifteen minutes later a dozen or so calendars were ordered for direct shipping to their lucky (?) recipients.<\/p>\n
This year’s single theme idea came about when it dawned on me just how many snaps<\/a> of the Transamerica building – 40 years old this year! – I had taken over the years in all light and weather conditions.<\/p>\n The 2012 calendar, featuring the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco.<\/i><\/center><\/p>\n The city has architect William Pereira much to thank for.<\/p>\n Calendars make great gifts – time to make yours!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Never easier. I wrote a year ago how easy it is to create gift photo calendars using Lightroom and a tailored plugin with the estimable Shutterfly online service. That linked plugin remains as effective in LR4.2 as it was in LR3.x. So the other day I decided on a theme for this year’s gift calendar. … Continue reading The Christmas calendar<\/span> ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.pindelski.org\/Blog\/Transamerica_Shutterfly.jpg\"){kind=spacer}
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