Adobe Lightroom for Photographers

Duration: 18 hours

Teaching Methodology: Hands on

Course Schedule: Schedule

Fees $350

Course Mode: Blended Face-to-face or online via Zoom

OBJECTIVES

The course teaches photographers how to use Adobe Lightroom to process their images.

DESCRIPTION

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is a photo processor which allows you to view, organize and retouch large numbers of digital images. Lightroom's edits are non-destructive.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After a successful completion of the course, photographers will be able to:

1. Import and organize photos.
2. Edit and develop photos.
3. Adjust images and apply effects.
4. Fix common problems.
5. Export to Photoshop.
6. Create photo books.
7. Create slideshows.
8. Create layouts for the web and print.

Prequisites

1. Photoshop essentials course
2. Photography essentials course

COURSE CONTENTS

01 - IMPORTING

GETTING YOUR PHOTO INTO LIGHTROOM
Before You Do Anything
Choose Where to Store Your Photo
Now Choose Your Backup Strategy
My Method for Getting Your Photos
Organized Before You Get Into Lightroom
Getting Photo from Your Camera Into Lightroom
Using Lightroom with a Laptop?
You’ll Love Smart Previews
Save Time Importing Using Import Presets
Importing Video from Your DSLR
Go Straight from Your Camera, Right Into Lightroom
Using Image Overlay to See if Your Images Fit Your Layout
Creating Your Own Custom File Naming Templates
Choosing Your Preferences For Importing Photos
The Adobe DNG File Format Advantage
Creating Your Own Custom Metadata Templates
Four Things You’ll Want to Know Now About Getting Around Lightroom
Viewing Your Imported Photos
Using Lights Dim, Lights Out, And Other Viewing Modes
Seeing a Real Full-Screen View
Using Guides and the Resizable Grid Overlays
Lightroom Killer Tips

02 - LIBRARY

HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR PHOTO
Explaining Shooting Modes
Folders and Why I Don’t Mess with Them
Sorting Your Photos Using Collections
Organizing Multiple Shoots Using Collection Sets
Using Smart Collections for Automatic Organization
Keeping Things Tidy Using Stacks
When to Use a Quick Collection Instead
Using Target Collections
Adding Specific Keywords for Advanced Searching
Face Tagging to Find People Fast
Renaming Photos Already in Lightroom
Adding Copyright Info, Captions, And Other Metadata
If Your Camera Supports GPS, Prepare to Amaze Your Friends
Organizing Your Photos on a World May
Finding Photos Fast!
Creating and Using Multiple Catalogs
Syncing Catalogs on Two Computers
Backing Up Your Catalog
Relinking Missing Photos
Dealing with Disasters
Lightoom Killer Tips

03 -CUSTOMIZING

HOW TO SET THINGS UP YOUR WAY
Choosing What Your See in Loupe View
Choosing What you See in Grid View
Make Working with Panels Faster & Easier
Using Two Monitors with Lightroom
Choosing What the Filmstrip Displays
Adding Your Studio’s Name or Logo For a Custom Look
Lightroom Killer Tips

04 - EDITING ESSENTIALS

HOW TO DEVELOP YOUR PHOTOS
Making Your RAW Photos Look More Like JPEG’s
Setting the White Balance
Setting Your White Balance Live While Shooting Tethered
Seeing Befores and Afters
My Editing Your Images Cheat Sheet
Controlling Overall Brightness Using the Exposure Slider
Automatically Matching Exposures
60 Seconds on the Histogram
Auto Tone
Dealing With Highlight Problems (Clipping)
Opening Up the Shadows
Setting Your White Point and Black Point
Adding “Punch” to Your Images Using Clarity
Making Your Colors More Vibrant
Adding Contrast
Applying Changes Made to One Photo To other Photos
Auto Sync
Using the Library Module’s Quick Develop Panel
The “Previous” Button
Putting It All Together
Lightroom Killer Tips

05 - LOCAL ADJUSTMENTS

HOW TO EDIT JUST PART OF YOUR IMAGES
Dodging, Burning, and Adjusting Individual Areas of Your Photo
Lightroom’s Adjustment Brush
Selectively Fixing White Balance, Dark Shadows, and Noise Issues
Retouching Portraits
Fixing Skies (and Other Stuff) with A Gradient Filters
Custom Vignettes & Spotlight Effects Using the Radial Filter
Lightroom Killer Tips

06 - SPECIAL EFFECTS

MAKING STUFF LOOK…WELL…SPECIAL!
Virtual Copies-The “No Risk” Way To Experiment
Two Really Handy Uses for RGB Curves
Changing Individual Colors
How to Add Vignette Effects
Getting That Trendy High-Contrast Look
Creating Black-and-White Images
Getting Great Duotones (and Split Tones)
Using One-Click Presets (and Making Your Own!)
Stitching Panoramas Right In Lightroom
Making Street & Cobblestones Look Wet
Lightroom Killer Tips

07 - LIGHTROOM FOR MOBILE

USING THE MOBILE APP
Four Really Cool Things About Lightroom On Your Mobile Device
Setting Up Lightroom on Your Mobile Device
Getting Images Into Lightroom on Your Device
Flagging, Rating, and Sorting Your Images
Editing Your Images in Lightroom on Your Devices
Cropping & Rotating
Client Proofing Using Lightroom on Your Mobile Device
Four Last Things You’ll Want to Know

08 - PROBLEM PHOTO

FIXING COMMON PROBLEMS
Fixing Backlit Photos
Reducing Noise
Undoing Changes Made in Lightroom
Cropping Photos
Lights Out Cropping Rocks!
Straightening Crooked Photos
Finding Sports and Specks the Easy Way
Removing Stuff with the Spot Removal Tool
Removing Red Eye
Fixing Lens Distortion Problems
Fixing Edge Vignetting
Sharpening Your Photos
Basic Camera Calibration in Lightroom
Lightroom Killer Tips

09- EXPORTING IMAGES

SAVING JPEGS, TIFFS, AND MORE
Saving Your Photos as JPEGs
Adding a Watermark to your Images
Emailing Photos from Lightroom
Exporting Your Original RAW Photo
Publish Your Images with Just Two Clicks
Lightroom Killer Tips

10 - JUMPING TO PHOTOSHOP

HOW AND WHEN TO DO IT
Choosing How Your Files Are Sent to Photoshop
How to Jump Over to Photoshop, and How to Jump Back
Adding Photoshop Automation to Your Lightroom Workflow
Lightroom Killer Tips

11 - BOOK OF LOVE

CREATING PHOTO BOOKS
Before You Make Your First Book
Building Your First Book from Scratch
Adding Text and Captions to Your Photo Book
Adding and Customizing Page Numbers
Four Things You’ll Want to Know About Layout Templates
Creating & Saving Your Own Custom Layouts
Creating Cover Text
Custom Template Workaround
Lightroom Killer Tips

12 - SLIDESHOW

CREATING PRESENTATIONS OF YOUR WORK
Creating a Quick, Basic Slide Show
Customizing the Look of Your Slide Show
Adding Video to Your Slide Show
Getting Creative with Photo Backgrounds
Working with Drop Shadows and Strokes
Adding Additional Lines and Text And Watermarking
Adding Opening and Closing Title Slides
Adding Background Music
Choosing Your Slide Duration and Fade Length
Sharing Your Slide Show
Lightroom Killer Tips

13 - THE BIG PRINT

PRINTING YOUR PHOTO
Printing Individual Photos
Creating Multi-Photo Contact Sheets
Creating Custom Layouts Any Way You Want Them
Adding Text to Your Print Layouts
Printing Multiple Photo on One Page
Saving Your Custom Layouts as Templates
Having Lightroom Remember Your Printing Layouts
Creating Backscreened Prints
The Final and Color Management Settings
Saving Your Page Layout as a JPEG
Adding Custom Borders to Your Prints
Lightroom Killer Tips

14 - THE LAYOUT

CREATING COOL LAYOUTS FOR WEB & PRINT
Here Are Some of My Layouts For Your to Use

15 - THE LAYOUT

CREATING COOL LAYOUTS FOR WEB & PRINT
Here Are Some of My Layouts For Your to Use

16 - MY PORTRAIT WORKFLOW

MY STEP-BYSTEP PROCESS FROM THE SHOOT
TO THE FINAL PRINT
Workflow Step One: It All Starts With the Shoot
Workflow Step Two: Right After the Shoot
If I Didn’t Shoot Tethered, Here’s Importing From a Memory Card
Workflow Step Three: Finding Your Picks & Making a Collection
Workflow Step Four: A Quick Retouch for Your Selects
Workflow Step Five: Emailing Your Clients the Proofs
Workflow Step Six: Making the Final Tweaks & Working with Photoshop
Workflow Step Seven: Delivering the Finished Image(s)
10 Important Bits of Advice for New Lightroom Users