This happens when the resolution is too low. When you are exporting your images because your want to print them, which is extremely important and you definitely should print your photos, then you need to make sure you have the proper settings so that your pictures don’t come back pixelated. How to export high resolution images from Lightroom I dive into those settings and why I do that below. However, I recommend putting the edited pictures into their own folder within the original file folder so they are easier to find later. This means keeping your newly edited photos with your original files. In order to keep your photos as organized as possible, I recommend exporting your images back into the original folder. Personally, I like to keep all my images on my external hard drive so my pictures don’t use up all my storage space. You can put them on your computer or an external hard drive. When you export photos from lightroom you need to tell Lightroom where to put your images. Where to put your photos when you export from Lightroom You can click this option and instead of the export settings window popping up, it will just use the same settings as last time and put your photos in the same as the previous export. There is another option that says ‘Export with previous’ this option works well if you export your pictures and realize there were a couple more you wanted to export the same way. While holding down Command/Control select all the image you want to exportĪfter you have selected the photos for export, you click on ‘File’ and scroll down to ‘Export’. Hold down ‘Command’ on Mac or ‘Control’ on a PCģ.

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