I have difficulty getting photos into emails or into Lightroom for editing. I can see there is a file called Pictures which is empty. All my photos are in the Photos App. So how do I get the photos from the App into an email or lightroom easily? I can't seem to access them.
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.14
Pictures is a folder not a file.
Pictures may contain photos if you manually store them there.
Photos is an application that stores its photo database inside the Pictures folder.
To get pictures into an email if you are using Apple's default Mail app, you can click on the photos icon at the top of the window and then on Photos from the drop down menu to open the Photos dialog. You can then drag a photo from there onto the email.
To open a photo form the Photos app in any other app, you can use the apps own Open option, normally in the file menu, and select the "Photos" option in the Media section of the finder window that opens.
Alternatively, you can if you want to use the Export option in the Photos App, to export a picture into a folder on your Mac and then access the photos from any App normally.
Pictures is a folder not a file.
Pictures may contain photos if you manually store them there.
Photos is an application that stores its photo database inside the Pictures folder.
To get pictures into an email if you are using Apple's default Mail app, you can click on the photos icon at the top of the window and then on Photos from the drop down menu to open the Photos dialog. You can then drag a photo from there onto the email.
To open a photo form the Photos app in any other app, you can use the apps own Open option, normally in the file menu, and select the "Photos" option in the Media section of the finder window that opens.
Alternatively, you can if you want to use the Export option in the Photos App, to export a picture into a folder on your Mac and then access the photos from any App normally.
I agree with Yer_Man.
If using Lightroom, you may just want to migrate all your photos to it instead of keeping both libraries and apps.
https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-cc/using/migrate-apple-photos-library.html
Which one are you trying out? Lightroom or Lightroom Classic?
There are thousands upon thousands of videos on YouTube, made by professionals and home users alike, offering tips on using LR in whatever version. Check some out. Also check out the LightroomQueen website:
https://www.lightroomqueen.com/
as well as Adobe's own forum
Honestly, if you are paying for Lightroom then you might question why you're using Photos at all. Lightroom does everything Photos does, and more. Make your life simpler: pick one horse and ride it.
My thought exactly. I just got the free one week trial of Lightroom this morning. So far I just want to light my hair on fire in frustration but I'll get it sooner or later.
Photos and Pictures
