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Adobe LightRoom

This one day training course provides a detailed introduction to using Adobe Lightroom. Delegates will learn about tags and quick image editing for collections of photos. Typically used by Photographers and anyone wishing to organise photo libraries.

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Format: One Day, Max Capacity 6

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Session Topics

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Introduction to Lightroom 

  • Why use Lightroom 

  • Adjustment Brush 

  • Collections 

  • Photography workflow (Lightroom, Bridge and Photoshop) 

  • Getting to know the work area - Modules Basic shortcuts for manipulating workspace 

  • Customising Lightroom workspace 

  • (identity plate, preferences) 

 

Importing and sorting photographs 

  • File formats supported (Intro to DNG) 

  • Importing Preferences 

  • Importing images from memory card, folder and external hard drive 

  • Organsiing folders/using multiple hard drives

  • Exporting photos from Lightroom 

 

Moving around Library Module Navigator

  • View modes 

  • Comparing Images 

  • Working with Folders and Catalogs - creating, backing up, exporting and importing 

  • Working on Images - basics 

  • Quick develop adjustments 

  • Adjusting White Balance Temperature, tint and tone control 

 

Organising Images

  • Star rating 

  • Quick Collections 

  • Smart Collections 

  • Stacking 

  • Renaming

 

Working with Metadata 

  • Keywording images 

  • Grouping keywords into sets 

  • Synchronising keywords 

  • Filtering 

 

Exporting Images 

  • Export image settings 

  • Editing images in an external application 

  • (Photoshop) 

  • Exporting images to Photoshop as Smart Objects and creating panoramas

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Develop Module 

  • Using Pre-sets 

  • Using Histogram the right way 

  • Adjusting white balance and tone 

  • Cropping and straightening images

  • Removing dust and red eyes on images 

  • Graduated filter 

  • Adjustment brush - setting and use 

  • Image adjustments using curves, HSL, Colour, Black and White 

 

Conversion 

  • Using the Detail Panel to deal with Sharpening, Noise and Chromatic aberrations 

  • Correcting vignetting

  • Camera Calibration Panel 

 

Digital Photography Workflow 

  • Adjustments using Develop Module 

  • Slideshow Module 

  • Creating slideshows using collections 

  • Slideshow templates and quick slideshow 

  • access 

  • Customising templates and saving as presets 

  • Exporting slideshows 

 

Print Module 

  • Using and customising templates 

  • Saving templates 

 

Web Module 

  • Creating a Web Gallery (HTML, Flash) Customising a Web Gallery 

  • Uploading files

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