Lightroom Classic Training Class

Class Description

This Lightroom training class will teach you everything you need to know to get started with Lightroom, the perfect software for professional photographers and image creators. Lightroom allows you to catalog, organize and adjust thousands of photos quickly and easily.

The class will cover how to import, organize, correct and add creative color effects in Lightroom using global and local adjustment tools, as well as how to merge multiple exposures and create panoramas.  You will also learn how to show off your masterpieces by exporting them en masse, sharing via social media, creating fine art-style signed print layouts, slideshows, photo book, and web gallery projects.

The Web Guru will expertly guide you through the program, from the very beginning all the way up to some intermediate and advanced techniques.  Upon completion of this course you will be able to use Lightroom with confidence!

Who should take class?

• Photographers who wish to master their photo workflow
• Anyone in the digital media field who needs to manage a professional photography workflow
• No prior experience with Photoshop or Lightroom is necessary, though you should have basic computer skills

What’s Included?

• Instruction from an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) and Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI), who is also an experienced photographer, filmmaker and web designer
• Detailed notes
• Lesson files and hands-on exercises
• Follow up session with the instructor by phone or email

Detailed Curriculum

Note: The following is the standard curriculum for the class, and is always customized to meet the needs of the students who attend.

1. Importing and Managing Photos in Lightroom

• Storing your photographs
• Importing photos into a Lightroom catalog
• Organizing your photos
• Finding photos
• Using the Lightroom Database
• Managing your media files

2. Using Lightroom’s Develop Module

• Using the Develop module
• Using the Adjustment workflow
• Exposure, Contrast, Brightness
• White Point, Black Point
• White Balance, Color
• Vibrance, Saturation
• Clarity, Sharpness
• Syncing changes to multiple photos

3. Using Lightroom for Local and Creative Adjustments

• Using the Graduated Filter tool
• Using the Radial Filter tool
• Using the Adjustment Brush tool
• Removing distractions with the Spot Removal tool
• Adding creative color effects
• Saving metadata to files

4. Lightroom—Photoshop Roundtrip Workflow

• Setting up Lightroom and Photoshop for smooth integration
• Sending a raw file from Lightroom to Photoshop
• Sending a JPEG or TIFF from Lightroom to Photoshop
• Sending a photo from Lightroom to Photoshop as a Smart Object

5. Exporting and Showing Off Your Work

• Setting up an identity plate
• Creating a watermark
• Emailing photos
• Exporting photos
• Exporting and sharing using publish services
• Creating prints
• Books, slideshows, and web galleries
• Next steps