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In this course, you will learn:
- how to make one-click enhancements, correct exposure, retouch distractions and perform localized adjustments.
- the Library module: the hub for importing, viewing, ranking and rating your photographs
- Importing your photographs
- Rating & Organizing your photographs
Syllabus :
1. Getting Started
- What is Lightroom and why use it?
- Getting familiar with the Lightroom interface
- Chapter Quiz
2. Importing Your Photographs
- Creating a catalog and importing photos from a folder
- Importing photos from a camera or media card
- File renaming and applying a copyright
- What is a catalog and why does it matter?
- How to find and backup your catalog
- The advantage of building Smart Previews
- Chapter Quiz
3. Viewing Your Images in the Library Module
- Viewing your photos with the Grid and Loupe views
- Using Lights Out and Full Screen view modes
- Viewing multiple images at once with Survey mode
- Comparing two images with Compare mode
- Renaming and moving folders and photographs
- Finding misplaced folders or photographs
- Deleting or removing photographs
- Viewing video files
- Chapter Quiz
4. Rating and Organizing Your Photographs
- Working with flags, stars, and labels
- Adding flags, stars, and labels more quickly
- Rating and ranking in the Grid and Full Screen modes
- Filtering and finding your photographs
- Chapter Quiz
5. Grouping Your Photos into Collections
- What is a collection?
- Creating a collection to group images together
- Using smart and targeted collections
- Moving and renaming collections and using collection sets
- Chapter Quiz
6. Working with Metadata
- Adding keywords
- Filtering based on keywords
- Creating and using keyword sets
- Working with the Metadata panel and filtering
- Using face tags for people photographs
- Working with the Map module
- Chapter Quiz
7. Opening Images in Photoshop
- Editing a JPEG photo in Photoshop
- Editing a RAW file in Photoshop
- Opening an image as a Smart Object in Photoshop
- Including multiple images as layers in Photoshop
- Chapter Quiz
8. Exporting Your Photos
- Exporting photographs to a hard drive, CD, or DVD
- Creating and using export presets
- Emailing photographs from Lightroom
- Sending photos to Facebook and Flickr
- Chapter Quiz
9. Improving Photos with the Develop Module
- Changing the color temperature
- Correcting exposure problems
- Viewing before and after previews and clipping indicators
- Creating better black-and-white photographs
- Synchronizing adjustments to multiple images
- Cropping your photographs
- Using virtual copies
- History and Snapshots panels and resetting the image
- Chapter Quiz
10. Fixing Your Photos with the Retouching Tools
- Learning how to use the Spot Removal tool
- Cleaning up distractions
- Retouching away linear objects
- Removing spots from dust on lens
- Reducing shadows under the eyes
- Fixing red eye
- Chapter Quiz
11. Making Localized Corrections
- Making gradual adjustments with the Graduated Filter
- Using the Graduated Filter Brush tool
- Painting in corrections with the Adjustment Brush
- Using the Radial Filter tool to improve brightness
- Improving the lighting with Radial Filter
- New localized masking overview
- Color masking on a landscape
- Luminance masking on a landscape
- Localized masking portrait project
- Chapter Quiz
12. Changing and Enhancing Color
- Fine-tuning color with the HSL controls
- Creating a split-toned image
- Chapter Quiz
13. Reducing Noise and Sharpening
- Sharpening your photos
- Reducing digital noise
- Chapter Quiz
14. Correcting Lens Distortion
- Removing common lens distortion
- Removing color fringing
- Making dramatic perspective improvements
- Using Guided Upright to straighten lines
- Making Guided Upright corrections
- Chapter Quiz
15. Adding Vignettes and Grain Effects
- Creating a unique look with the film grain controls
- Adding or removing lens vignetting
- Chapter Quiz
16. Using Photo Merge to Combine Images
- Creating a panoramic image
- Using multiple exposures to create an HDR image
- Boundary Warp for better pano photos
- Chapter Quiz
17. Creating a Book Project
- Creating collections for your book project
- Using auto layout and viewing tips
- Customizing the page layout
- Adding type or graphics
- Chapter Quiz
18. Sharing Your Work as a Web Gallery
- Creating a collection and selecting a template
- Customizing the web gallery
- Uploading the gallery to the internet
- Chapter Quiz
19. Building a Slideshow
- Using slideshow templates and customizing the layout
- Adding a border and changing the background
- Adding type and title slides
- Playback options and adding music
- Playing and exporting the slideshow
- Chapter Quiz
20. Creating Quality Prints
- Using print templates
- Page setup and print settings
- Making print collections
- Creating the print
- Chapter Quiz
