Course Outline

Introduction

• Welcome
• Lightroom overview
• Using the example files

Getting Started

• Photographic workflow puzzle
• Why use Lightroom?
• Lightroom and Photoshop
• Lightroom resource links
• New features in Lightroom

Setting the Stage

• The Lightroom modules
• Essential interface shortcuts
• Customizing the Identity Plate and Module Picker
• Changing the panel end marks
• Changing the image background
• Modifying other interface preferences
• Dual monitor support

The Library

• Importing preferences
• Importing photos from a folder
• Importing photos from a CF card
• Using Auto Import
• Using multiple hard drives
• Creative tip Handling your camera

The Library Essentials

• The Navigator
• Working in the Grid and Loupe views
• Comparing two images
• Surveying multiple images
• The toolbar
• Folders
• Working with catalogs
• Exporting catalogs
• Defining catalogs
• Importing catalogs from laptop to desktop
• Sharing catalogs between multiple computers
• Using multiple catalogs to optimize performance
• Creative tip Backing up your hard drive

The Library Processing Images
Presets

• Quick Develop White balance
• Quick Develop Image workflow
• Synchronizing settings
• The Library Organizing Images
• Flagging, rating, and labeling pt
• Flagging, rating, and labeling pt
• Using Quick Collection
• Collections
• Smart Collections
• Stacking
• Renaming

The Library Working with Metadata

• Adding keywords
• Creating keyword sets
• Using keyword shortcuts
• Synchronizing keywords
• Keywording with the Painter tool
• Creative tip Taking wide-angle shots

The Develop Module Using the Tool Strip

• Tools
• Cropping
• Crop overlay
• Straightening with the Crop tool
• Perspective, composition, and crop aspect ratio
• Retouching with the Spot Removal tool
• Retouching dust on a lens
• Fixing red-eye
• Using the Graduated Filter tool

The Develop Module Using the Adjustment Brush

• Adjustment Brush tool overview
• Working with color
• Whitening teeth
• Enhancing makeup color
• Creative color adjustments
• Smoothing skin
• Burning and dodging
• Fixing exposure
• Creative tip Understanding f-stop

The Develop Module Using HSL and Color

• Understanding the HSL controls
• Using HSL to brighten based on color
• Creative color with HSL
• Desaturating color with HSL
• Using the Color panel
• Creative tip Take your camera everywhere
• The Develop Module Converting to Grayscale
• Converting to black and white
• Modify black-and-white tone with the Grayscale panel
• Enhancing black and white with other tools
• Using presets to convert to black and white
• Creative black and white

The Library Finding and Sorting with Filters

• Filtering overview
• Filtering by text
• Filtering by attribute
• Filtering metadata by keyword

The Library Exporting Images

• Exporting files
• External editing preferences
• Editing inside Photoshop
• Opening an image as a Smart Object in Photoshop
• Editing multiple images in Photoshop as layers
• Creating a panorama

The Develop Module Introduction

• Develop module overview and essential shortcuts
• Using the Develop module presets
• Comparing the before and after
• Using the Snapshots and History panels
• Using the Histogram panel
• Creative tip Shooting in perspective

The Develop Module Using the Basic

• PanelCorrecting white balance
• Complicated white balance made easy
• Customizing white balance
• Demystifying the Tone controls
• Using the Tone controls
• Understanding vibrance and saturation
• Using the Vibrance and Saturation controls
• Creating and using virtual copies
• Understanding clarity
• Using the clarity controls
• Typical Basic panel workflow

The Develop Module Split Toning

• Split Toning essentials
• Advanced Split Toning tips
• Split Toning a color image

The Develop Module Improving Details

• Reducing noise in a grayscale photo
• Reducing noise in a color photo
• Sharpening in Lightroom
• Advanced sharpening in Lightroom and Photoshop
• Removing chromatic aberration
• Creative tip Zooming effectively

The Develop Module Creating Vignettes

• Using the Lens Correction controls
• Using the Post-Crop controls
• Coining Post-Crop and Lens Correction

The Develop Module Using Camera Calibration

• Understanding Camera Calibration in Lightroom
• Creative color with Camera Calibration
• Develop Module Workflows
• About this chapter
• Portrait Enhancements
• Travel Black and white
• Surfing Cleanup
• Nature Creative color
• Portrait Creative color

Slideshows

• Slideshows and Collections
• Using Slideshow templates
• Customizing the background
• Customizing the overlay elements
• Customizing titles and playback
• Creating a custom template
• Exporting as JPG or PDF

Printing

• Printing and Collections
• Using Print templates
• Customizing images settings and layout
• Customizing guides and overlays
• Picture Package
• Creating a custom Print template

Web Options

• Web resource overview
• Selecting images with the Library and Smart Collections
• Choosing a Web Gallery template
• Customizing
• Output settings
• Saving your template and exporting
• Print job settings
• Conclusion

Summary

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