I set out this week to find a way to make memory mates, or picture packages with layered images for event photography I’ve been doing lately. I know I can easily do it in Photoshop with an action or script but I didn’t want to spend the time to make that action then tweak it. I only had about 20 of these to make, so doing it in Lightroom would be ideal. I found an easy way which works well, then I print them out using my Epson 7800 24″ printer. Any questions ask away! Keep shooting!
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Thanks fella, just what I needed to use for event printing but didnt want to get extra software, nice
Hey there! Thought your video was great and I just used it to create my very own matte. The problem I am now having is how to save it on an SD card so I can go print it out at a different location (don't want to use my printer at home…want a more commercial one) Any tips??
Thanks!! Got it to work!
I am trying to do this but when I select a picture it puts into all of the slots..I can't just drop a picture into one spot..What am I missing? it is driving me crazy!!  🙂 Thanks!
Love the look of high contrast black and white on metal
Glad I could help!
strangely some of my comments are gone. oh well.
not convinced. its sounds like a lot cause i tried to describe various options. the droplet is only used if i need a jpeg and if i dont save it directly as such. i did the droplet once and use it ever since. but if you use lr as source for the background ("edit in…") it imports itself back into lr, so no difference there, except for a few seconds for loading maybe. yes, positioning, moving etc. is what you have to do – in any case. the lr version is easier for ps rookies, thats true.
thanks greg just shot a football team this tip is going to half my workflow
There are still more steps involved like moving/sizing/positioning the image, creating your droplet, saving jpegs, etc. The reason for this was to give people an option not create this fruitless debate.
not at all! i open the background photo in ps, then drag and drop all photos i like unto it at once and each photo get its own layer automatically. then i can manipulate them at will very effortlessly and i can copy the effect i like to all the layers, if they should look the same. not going into details here, but the options are nearly endless and very quick to produce (once you get the hang how ps works 🙂 ). i just save it as a ps-file or it re-imports itself in lr depending from …
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Its easier to say in LR if all I want to do is drop in another photo. Using PS I would have to open each photo, save a copy or print, then open another photo, etc. Within LR I just drag and drop.
What do you mean by "writing a script", do you have to write out code?
its just as easy in photoshop but you have WAY more options. i do it all the time for my private photo books. what would i need a script for?
very cool. Just got my first DSLR (D7100) and Lightroom and just started learning and playing with both. Learning a lot from yours and some other youtube channels. Keep up the great work and teaching!