What Lightroom export settings should you use for a photography portfolio?

You can also bring selected photographs from Lightroom cloud into ISO100 through Import from → Lightroom when it is available in Studio. Check the rendition dimensions before choosing that route.

For Lightroom Classic, a specific export size, or a full-resolution sales file, use the export steps below. Cloud imports are one-time copies; later Lightroom edits do not sync. Use Replace file on the existing ISO100 photo to bring across an updated export while keeping its URL and gallery placements.

Save the setup as an export preset, then adjust only when a particular project or platform requires something different.

A browser displays pixels. PPI matters when pixels are mapped to physical print dimensions, but changing 72 PPI to 300 PPI without resampling does not add web detail.

A 2560-pixel long edge is a useful general starting point. Choose a larger source if the destination uses larger viewing images, and avoid enlarging a small crop just to reach a target number.

Check the image at its intended display size. A smaller file can be appropriate for a constrained destination, but the photograph should still have enough detail for the way it will be shown.

Quality 100 creates larger files but rarely produces a meaningful portfolio advantage over a careful 85 to 92 export. The exact result varies with grain, foliage, texture, gradients, and heavy local contrast.

sRGB remains the safest general export color space for consistent web delivery. A wide-gamut working file can appear wrong when a destination strips or mishandles its profile.

Embed the sRGB profile and inspect the exported file, especially skin tones, saturated reds and greens, and smooth skies. Soft-proofing can help with colors that change noticeably during conversion.

Check the result on another screen when possible. A bright editing display can make a photograph look different from the way most visitors will see it.

Metadata can support attribution and understanding, but exports may contain more location and equipment information than you intend to share.

Keep accurate creator, copyright, title, and caption information that helps the photograph travel with its context. Review names before exporting a whole set so one mistake does not follow every file.

Remove precise location data for private homes or sensitive subjects, and omit camera details if you do not want to share them. A rights notice explains your wishes; it does not prevent copying.

A useful filename helps you identify the export outside Lightroom. Use a stable pattern such as project-short-title_sequence.jpg or lastname_project_001.jpg. Avoid camera-default duplicates, spaces mixed with punctuation, and filenames containing private client information.

Upload three representative files before exporting a large set: one portrait, one landscape, and one difficult image with fine texture or smooth gradients. Check public color, crop, detail, loading, metadata, and mobile display. If the result works, save the export preset with a descriptive name and use it consistently.

Upload the finished JPEGs to ISO100 and let it prepare responsive viewing images. Your original uploads stay private unless you choose to offer them as downloads. Check a portrait, a landscape, and a difficult gradient in the preview, then save those Lightroom settings as a preset for the next series.

A 3:2 landscape exported at 2560px on the long edge is about 2560 × 1707px. A 2:3 portrait at the same setting is about 1707 × 2560px. To supply a portrait that is 2560px wide, export about 3840px on its long edge. Cropping can require more source pixels; the published plan limit still applies.

If you plan to sell downloads, export at the resolution you want buyers to receive. ISO100 uses the uploaded file to prepare downloads, so a small web export also limits the detail recipients receive.