My Full iPad Workflow for Photography (Lightroom CC 2021)

My Lightroom Presets: www.faizalwestcott.com/presets
Some iPad essentials that I use....
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Time Stamps!
0:00 Intro
2:12 Back up SD card to external HDD
3:51 Peripherals
5:30 Importing to Lightroom CC
6:30 Photo Culling
7:47 Editing (first image)
14:38 Editing (second image)
17:28 Exporting
18:26 Final thoughts
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[@FaizalWestcott]

Getting asked a lot about where the files are actually being stored and being edited from. They're backed up on the hard drive, but you're essentially editing off the file that is stored in Adobe's cloud (from when you import into LR). If you edit the photo from a different device you'll be editing off a "smart preview" of that image. You'll have the option to download the original file too as an option. Thought I'd clear that up!

[@martinmoller9788]

You mentioned at the beginning of the video that you still use LR classic as your main tool. My understanding is that you store you pictures in the cloud for editing (back up in external hard drive). Therefore you may need more than 20GB cloud storage on a long trip. Anyway, what do you do after editing with pictures in the cloud in LR classic. Do you put the pictures back in a folder structure on an external hard drive or do you mix Album structure in cloud and Folder structure in LR classic? Thx in advance.

[@kulapao7766]

Totally nailed this information! Thank you!

[@kovacstamas4175]

Hey. What kind of shortcuts you can have on windows Asus flow x16 specially compared to MacBook pro 14? Can't decide between the too next to an M2 11 ipad pro.

[@hughboydvisual309]

What’s the skincare routine tho

[@FaizalWestcott]

Lool. I got a huge zit on my nose after I finished editing this video so I came out lucky on this one.

[@BobPluss]

This is probably one of my favorite videos on your channel! So many great tips. Love the shortcut for rating with the pencil! Definitely going to try this tonight. Cheers!

[@ShariBarnes]

Just found this video! THANK YOU! I do almost all of my editing on the iPad and was struggling with how I wanted to handle the workflow. This helped so much!!

[@scottpayne2934]

Thanks for this video Faizal! I've been wanting to move to an iPad for editing, great to see your workflow. Appreciate it.

[@valerier.5378]

Love this video! It's comprehensive and really just straight to the point!

[@paulatkins4968]

Great video Faizal. About to go on a trip and use Lightroom on the iPad. Exactly what I was looking for and really clear explanation. Couple of very nice photos too. 👏

[@robingilbert6571]

So helpful. Exactly what I was looking for as I plan for a European music tour project. Thank you!

[@robbiebarnes]

Nice to see all the other photographers from KZbin in here! Great video man, watching these makes me really want to get an iPad 😬

[@george2932]

Thanks for another great video! I also use an iPad to edit my photos, so it was really interesting to see how how I can improve my workflow and see how you edit your photos!

[@wemmyk4556]

Hi Faizal, thanks for the video and great information!

[@lookintok]

I can’t wait to get mine next month! I’ve been loving the ability to edit videos and photos

[@justinlaturno]

I love the color grade of your talking-head shots, your lighting is always great!

[@FaizalWestcott]

Thanks ! The natural light does all the work

[@williamsdenes]

Such a good video! Really enjoyed it!

[@billythom1]

Fantastic video and great photos.

[@chrisxhwang]

Very helpful, thank you for sharing. I just got an iPad specifically for photo review and editing.

[@twosweetapples]

Ah damn! I was waiting for your video this week. Hope you are following your strategy of 1 video per week thoroughly haha! Honestly, its another informative video, thanks for sharing this :) I myself edit on my iPad pro 12.9 2020, its really amazing!

[@peppaz]

Great video thank you, learned a bunch of tricks.

[@mishnanua2038]

OMG, I didn't know about the versions, I have been duplicating the image and then doing a B&W edit on the duplicate, this is going to save me loads of time.

[@joerangel5794]

Your videos are awesome man

[@luishernandez350]

just starting with my x100v, love u man

[@TOESERONE]

thanks the culling function is awesome

[@GeoffGrant2010]

Good video. I would appreciate you commenting and maybe another video about how you are storing your processed images in LR? to your external HD or to an IMac or whatever you are doing with your permanent library! Thanks. Geoff

[@michaell5038]

Brilliant information!

[@rafaelgutierrez1470]

This video was soooooooooo helpful!

[@wxexw]

Nice tip on the USBC dongle. Could be useful for both iPad and MacBook.

[@KJAYG]

What do you do with your files after they’ve been edited? Do picks live in CC permanently? Or do you end up exporting the raw with sidecar file into classic on your desktop?

[@travelrecordmusic8265]

Invaluable, thank you!

[@Jbzy3000]

Thanks for this. I’m about to go back to iPad editing only. I enjoyed editing more one iPad Pro. Lol bought a m1 mba and it just isn’t the same.

[@gchesterton]

Thanks for the video. I’m considering going to an iPad workflow using cc and keeping everything in the cloud (with raw files backed up on an external hard drive). When you import into LR is anything stored on the iPad? Is the huge LR catalog file in the cloud or the iPad? Thanks

[@mattdayphoto]

Hell yes. Do you know if that Anker Powerhouse works well for a MacBook Pro power supply as well? I was just looking at different power banks yesterday, trying to find a good option for both my iPad Pro and MacBook Pro.

[@FaizalWestcott]

I dont have a MacBook so I can't say from experience but I don't see why it wouldn't be a good choice. It's got the AC port too if you wanted to use the ac plug for the Mac!

[@mattdayphoto]

@@FaizalWestcott amazing. Thanks for the heads up, man! Love this video.

[@janlan1313]

That Glorious sticker doe 👌

[@WillTung]

How do you ensure the file management on th external HD mirrors whatever Lightroom will access when going back home to the desktop? I’m using Lightroom CC on both desktop and iPad (not Classic), and when using the external HD on the desktop, it manages and backs up the file structure on the External HD automatically. Is there a way to ensure no duplicating when traveling with just the iPad and External HD?

[@robhunt2216]

I really enjoyed this 👍. I’m looking at getting the new iPad Pro and I’m debating what size storage to get. I use Lightroom classic on my laptop and I pay for the Lightroom and photoshop combined package so I only get 20GB of cloud storage. I was thinking of working on transferring files between the laptop and iPad via a SSD or a cloud storage (iCloud, Dropbox etc.) and then I don’t need to keep them on the iPad as such. I’m thinking it could mean not paying as much for the iPad. What sort of storage on the iPad would you recommend?

[@fredrikskamera]

Hi Faizal! Thanks for the thorough walkthrough:) I have a question about the export options that I can't seem to find an answer to anywhere: When choosing to export DNG files, what parameters can you adjust, like image size, compatability etc, compared to Lightroom classic? In my work I often need to export batches of DNG files with specific settings, not just fill size DNG. Once again, thank you!

[@carotherscontent]

When culling i like using my keypad and using the x key and the left and right arrows a to go from photo to photo

[@1995avish]

Could you make a video on Geotagging with Fujifilm X series cameras?

[@emilyrocha9769]

Great video👌🏼 Would you recommend the iPad Air 64gb? I work with weddings and families. Thanks!

[@carlosdias1940]

Hi! Thank You for the simple approach. Being a sports photographer I'm trying to adapt the iPad into my workflow. Great help Tks!!! Offcourse...liked and subs! Cheers ... and made the follow on IG and Tweeter! All the works!!!

[@allanwoo]

Hi Faizal, super useful video here, pls keep up the good work! By the way, after finished processing your photos, what do you usually do with them? Leave them in the folder within the lightrrom mobile and waste the cloud space? I just wonder how can you back transfer the LR mobile photos back to LR destop version, you said you are still using LR classic a lot. And after download the photos to the destop hardrive back from cloud, how can we keep them organized, say in the catalogue or something like that, with keeping the whole pack of adjustments from the LR mobile maybe?

[@FlyingDryden]

Great video and just what I was looking for! Question: on Ipad, is it possible to import photos to Lightroom from a Google Drive folder? When I travel, I want to upload the pictures to Google Drive and it would have been nice if it was possible to edit the pictures directly from there.

[@mikegomez6023]

I lower the scale in geometry while I edit to have a white background to composite for not being able to change the black background.

[@kristofvero7972]

Is it possible to do the color edit in LR and after that open in PS and do the skin retouch? Can the Ipad handle this workflow or is it only on PC

[@instakardo]

05:00 WOW How can I forget that? 😂😂 been editing for almost a year with that on. Thank you so much! Really useful video :)

[@jhawkweapon]

When photo culling... when you delete your rejects (unpicked in your case), can the files be deleted from disc like you can do in Classic? If not, how do you manage those files later? Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@KmalSadek]

Do you use any kind of screen protection films? Like do you think that they may affect the clarity of the screen? Thank you

[@babyboy1971]

Really having a hard time deciding between an iPad Air (4) 64gb with the magic keyboard and pencil or the new Pro 11” and wait/save for the extras. Wait for it to ship and wait for the pencil and keyboard as I save for a few months to get those accessories. Or get the 64 air. My budget is tight, but I’ll get the education discount. The difference between the 256 air and 128 pro is like $50. But the 64 air would give me room for those necessary accessories and no waiting. I sold my MacBook Air laptop to make this happen. I have a desktop iMac I rarely use. Main use for iPad will be writing papers, web browsing, email, bit of zoom, media consumption and streaming, reading, editing photos, note taking and light drawing. Playing some games. It will be my first iPad in many years and I’m really excited. What would you do? Is 64gb enough?

[@WhoIsSerafin]

I’ve been doing all my editing on Samsung tablets for years and now you can adjust screen colors on the latest tablet for great accuracy. Going on a computer now is awkward.

[@camerondjd1623]

Once you edit and export the photos you want to use/keep, do you delete the originals off the hard drive? Or do you keep everything you shot ?

[@KevinRueck]

Hey when you go to export settings you never go to more options, do you use any "Output Sharpening"? Thanks

[@jericsim1]

Once again, great video Faizal! Can your next one be explaining how you organize your files? Also, maybe one explaining how you integrate Lightroom CC while primarily using Lightroom Classic (e.g., how you move pictures from Classic to CC while keeping your files organized)?

[@FaizalWestcott]

Hey man, that's a great idea for a video and I could probably do that. It's a complicated process working between the two and I don't think there's really a great seamless way to do it , but I can work on a video for sure. To answer your question on organizing files. I keep it simple. Year -> #_month -> "day" along with some tagline description so I can quickly identify what I was photographing that day

[@jericsim1]

@@FaizalWestcott Thank you for the tip! I’ll keep a lookout if you ever do post a video regarding this topic :)

[@jss455]

This is a great intro to be LR and iPad Pro. I’m just diving into whether to go from an 11” pro to the 12.5” pro. Lucky to have the $$’s not be an issue. Concerned about weight. Quick question - can the tools bar be moved to the left for a lefty like myself? BTW - totally subscribing to your feed as you have a great way of explaining things. Thank you! PS. I figured out how to change which side to tool bar can sit. Thanks just the same.

[@VG0bd0]

Hello! Thank you for the content, I loved the pic of the car! I have a question, can I upload the card to Drive and then to the edit app? Instead of buying props to insert the card to the Ipad directly?

[@LeonardoMaglieri]

Cool video! I would like to ask to Adobe the same thing, to add the option of change the background colour of the app, and also I would like to have the “change colour” option in Photoshop (the one that allows you to select any colour of an image and change it with saturation, and brightness), and the option of “Dust and scratches” for portraits Thanks for sharing the whole process! (:

[@razororange]

Can you help clarify, how do I import photos straight to my iPad, if I don’t want it to go on the iCloud. Do I have to import the photos to camera rolls/files, and then load it on Lightroom? Or can I import it straight into Lightroom. I don’t want any photos on iCloud.

[@sudhanandananandan3747]

Hello …I can’t charge my M1 I pad pro through the PD port of my anker 8 in 1 usb hub, also tried another brand but it doesn’t..pls share if u got any resolution

[@AndreasWiehrdt]

Thank you so much for sharing your workflow, Faizal! I'm enjoying street photography a lot and your videos are so helpful. I was constantly looking for a solution to save my SD-card on my external hard drive when on a trip, without bringing my MacBook. With the HyperDrive Hub it seems that you found a solution for that only using the iPad. Could you please explain how you get your photos from the SD card to the external hard drive using the hub, please? Greetings from Munich, Germany! Andreas

[@markzelinskiphotography3768]

Do you ever print from your iPad edits? In house or lab prints?

[@ValentinoLuggen]

I read workflow and was assuming you show how to move between desktop and tablet, especially you even mentioned it at the beginning about leaving the desktop and back.

[@MrGavinbrownemail]

Great video

[@arinagusakovskaya9425]

Could you explain please How did you put film simulation in the Lightroom?

[@thomasdamesin4606]

Thank you very much for this very useful video ! I have a Fuji XT-30 and I want to buy an iPad Pro to edit my pictures with Lightroom. Did you met some issues editing/reading RAF files into iPad Lightroom app ? I know there are some problems on laptop versions (currently need a raw file converter with my MacBook Air). Thanks :)

[@matteomussino]

is this hyperdrive working with ipadpro 2021 that you know. thanks a lot

[@kwokjacky1127]

Hi Faizal! I wanna know if importing photos from the external HDD to lightroom takes up the internal space of your ipad or it will just do the edit in the external drive. Thanks!

[@giulianodipilla1243]

Hi Faizal and thank you for your detailed video. I would understand how you backup your sd card files on the external hd. Do you use your iPad with the usb c hub mounting the sd card and the ssd simultaneously? All in the iPad file app? Or what?? I’m so confused 😕

[@josecamacho191]

I’d like to know the average export time from SD card to hard drive?

[@BillyMangino]

One thing I cannot seem to find, is how to select a bunch of photos and apply edits to them at the same time. Like for example, I shot a full day in several locations, one of the locations (55 photos) needs uniform white balance adjustment. In any other software, I can select all 55 images and change the WB slider and it will apply to all 55 at once. In this software, however, even though all 55 are selected, the edit will only affect the one with the white selection border. Then I have to copy and paste the edits to each photo one at a time. The entire purpose of lightroom is to correct and grade many images very fast. So why is this so difficult all of a sudden?

[@Darthbishop]

Is it possible to edit a wedding on my MacBook Pro in Lightroom CC and continue the editing process on my iPad Pro? If so how?

[@riccardotosi578]

Hi Man, that is great video. One thing i dont understand. Once you import the photos into the ipad, you are creating copies in the ipad or you are editing the "original" from the hard drive?

[@dieseldavey]

Hi thanks for the video. Quick question can you get Lightroom cc for the iPad?

[@DomCaligan]

Sweet! I think I needed this video to be sold on the iPad Pro 😂 I've always been weary with the iPad Pro as an alternative for photo editing. Not as fast as a real computer and not as convenient as a phone. Your video really helped. Thanks, Faizal!

[@FaizalWestcott]

I heard apple might be announcing some new ones soon 👀

[@DomCaligan]

@@FaizalWestcott interesting...👀

[@ZyberFlix]

Do you ever backup your catalogue or export it on desktop?

[@abcalpha1290]

Does your iPad heat while editing? Mine does, especially when its also charging.

[@seanpipatkhajonchai4754]

By any chance does anyone know if the 8 GB model is good enough for a workforce like this? 700 bucks for an extra 8 GB of ram and storage when I already have external HDDs is a hard ask.

[@jeffborkowski]

Is there support for Super Resolution in LR on the iPad Pro?

[@liamdaniel8142]

Faizal looks Italian with the hair 🔥

[@jamesss1953]

just found you on KZbin and liked your approach. I have just Subscribed and liked. I have been using a Lightroom desktop for quite some time now and I’m an amateur photographer and over the last year and added some of my videos onto my KZbin channel. My biggest confusion if you can call it that, is using Adobe sync, I use obviously like most people use Lightroom on my desktop where I back up all my photographs for future use. I also understand how to sync to adobe cloud etc. And I understand how to import onto the iPad Pro images from my camera and I understand to set up folders there which will sync to the adobe cloud. However, what I fail to understand is if I then look at those images from my ipad for example via cloud on macbook pro, can I print out in full quality rather than reduced size that exists in the cloud?

[@tau_tv]

do you edit videos on the ipad too? or mainly on a computer? i'm debating getting an ipad just for editing videos but i'm not sure about the workflow. what do you do with all your footage after you edit out of your ssd? do you then copy everything onto two other external SSDs for backups and delete everything off your ipad and working SSD?

[@ghazyqyn2594]

Hello i like ur editing ! Wherem can i get the camera matching editing for the photo? Thankyou

[@CeriJones101]

How did you get the photos from the SD to the external hard drive?

[@mikelewis2.015]

"This video is sponsored by... myself" 😂😂 Instant Like ‼️

[@itsmerebecca9]

Hello, are you editing on a iPad Pro 12.9” or 11”?

[@FacebookQueen]

Right now I’m debating on getting an IPad Air for my photography. I’m terrible at learning new technology and worried this may not be the best option for me. But it seems so convenient.

[@PumaM90]

Did you get the iPad air?

[@juankaulitzjm]

How do you get light room cc on iPad

[@ronald7482]

Nice video. What is the name of the culling ap? I didn't get it

[@leafsfan71]

Faizal, have you experienced issues with not all photos being copied over? I went on vacation and had this happen. I think it has something to do with the buffer.

[@JeroenVanattenhoven]

Can you shoot tethered on Lightroom cc on ipad?

[@janoschjung5029]

How much storage do you have on your ipad?

[@vncdvncd8331]

I heared that you cant cull or edit photos unless you import them to your device. Is that true? Here I see that you have photos on external drive so Im confused. I dont have tablet but im considering buying one and this is the deciding factor for me.

[@jacoblogan9429]

great video as always dude! I'm also a film photographer and I live right outside Boston and I would love to link up sometime if you're about it! Keep up the great work

[@baggerrider8073]

You may already know, but none of the links to Amazon for the dongle, etc, work. At least they didn’t for me. I think they are out of stock. I had to order the dongle through hyperdrive in the San Francisco Bay Area. Haven’t received it as it’s in usps purgatory! Thanks for this video. I am moving from my iMac to my new iPad Pro for my photo editing based on your excellent video. Thank you.

[@beautybelle1985]

How can you load many photos from hard drive to Lightroom through FILES without eating up a lot of storage of your iPad? It doesn’t work for me when we speak about hundreds of files

[@gurnoorsingh388]

My Lightroom for iPad got different kind of tone curve

[@hulqen]

Hyperdrive hub link not working

[@PortraitsNI]

Hey is that a 11" pro ? I'm undecided on 11 or 12.9 :-)

[@KhaXandraTV]

why so cute?🫠 loved your voice🙈 just so cute🙈😻, been wanting to edit videos via gopro but still struggling until i watch your video…its like🫠….

[@chengtsungwu3020]

This is very informative. Do you use Iridient X Transformer to convert Fuji Raw files to DNG format first for the best result? If not, I was wondering what your thought is. Much appreciated!

[@FaizalWestcott]

No but I use "enhance details" within lightroom for prints or website. If it's for Instagram or other social I don't bother with the higher quality file.

[@snapsbyfox]

I've literally just finished a video covering almost the exact same 😂... might give it a week or two. Good video man, always cool to see how others work. You tried editing video on it in Lumafusion?

[@FaizalWestcott]

Haha, my bad 😅 I have lumafusion! I don't use it much since I have a pretty good pc for video editing, but it's a great app. Once I'm traveling again I might have to use it more for videos while away

[@sayaIbnuFajar]

Great... I will be staring on my screen waiting for next Roman Fox video on Luma Fusion on iPad.... Anyone looking to buy a Tab S7? I'm thinking to go fruitarian all the way here....

[@snapsbyfox]

@@sayaIbnuFajar haha not happening any time soon mate. Every time I toy with the idea of going iPad only, I try it for a day and quickly go back to the MacBook

[@snapsbyfox]

@@FaizalWestcott I hope this is the last time any of us say "once I am travelling again" and actually travel soon ... I been saying that for a year and still in lockdown here lol

[@WhoIsSerafin]

@@sayaIbnuFajar in many ways it’s better than the iPad for the superior screen and you are able to adjust the screen colors for better edits on the 7+ plus but not the 7.

[@YannickReid]

Greetings Faizal, great video. Curious! What’s your process when you’ve finished editing on your iPad and have your export? Do you delete the files from your CC library?

[@FaizalWestcott]

I like to keep them in the CC library. Unless they're over a year old I might move them off, but I definitely don't delete them right after exporting since I tend to look at images and edits a lot differently after some time has passed. I like to go back to old shots and work on them again

[@julioleon7894]

Hi Faizal, thanks so much for the very helpful video. One additional question about exporting. What is your process if you want to move the images you worked on through the iPad / Lightroom Mobile and move them to Lightroom Desktop (classic) with all of your edits along with it? Can you please let me know when you have a chance? Thanks again!

[@MatteoCremaBL]

Hi and thank you for this video! I did not understand one thing: the photos must necessarily be imported from the external hard drive into the ipad memory or can they be processed directly from the external hard drive?

[@FaizalWestcott]

You import from the external hard drive into Lightroom which essentially is the cloud/internet. The images are then processed through the cloud so you won't need the hard drive anymore or use the internal ipad storage either