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.

Format: One Day, Max Capacity 6

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Session Topics

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

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