Adobe Lightroom A complete course and compendium of features
Book - 2023
Adobe Lightroom: A Complete Course and Compendium of Features is your guide to using Adobe Lightroom for importing, organizing, editing, and outputting your images. Whether you're keywording your most recent shoot, organizing your photo library, or developing and printing your best five-star images, Lightroom is the tool for you--and this book will teach you what you need to know. First, with a complete Course that includes a set of projects and lessons created by photographer and author Jeff Carlson, you will learn the procedures needed to use Lightroom effectively and professionally. Dozens of lessons are included that can be applied to any number of photographs or situations you'll encounter in Lightroom. Through these step-by-...step lessons, you'll be exposed to all of Lightroom's features in practical contexts and its best practices for an optimal workflow. Then, for greater depth of knowledge and subsequent reference, you'll use the Compendium to uncover more of the "how" and "why" of Lightroom. With each topic easy to access, you can find and explore all of Lightroom's key features and concepts in depth. With cross references between the Course and Compendium, the two parts of the book complement each other perfectly. Best of all, when the lessons in the Course are done, the Compendium will continue to serve for months and years to come. Learn step by step how to: ? Set up an ideal workspace in Lightroom ? Import and organize your images ? Develop your photographs with powerful global and sophisticated local adjustments ? Become incredibly efficient in your use of Lightroom, from creating and applying presets to using quick keyboard shortcuts to syncing changes across numerous images ? Output your work for any purpose ? And much more! TABLE OF CONTENTS THE COURSE Chapter 1: Orientation and Workflow Project: Welcome to Lightroom Chapter 2: Library Mastery Chapter 3: Crop and Straighten Chapter 4: Edit Tones and Color Chapter 5: Mask and Adjust Specific Areas Chapter 6: Share Online and Export THE COMPENDIUM Chapter 1: The Library Chapter 2: Adjustments and Color Chapter 3: Optics and Geometry Chapter 4: Retouching Chapter 5: Special Enhancements Chapter 6: Output Modules Chapter 7: Extending Lightroom Chapter 8: Improving Performance Appendix: Keyboard Shortcuts Index.
- Subjects
- Genres
- Instructional and educational works
- Published
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San Rafael, CA :
Rocky Nook
2023.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- xiv, 314 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
- ISBN
- 9781681988054
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Software and Files
- The Different Lightroom Apps
- A Note Regarding Keyboard Shortcuts
- The Course
- 1. Orientation and Workflow
- Fundamentals
- Files and Catalogs
- Cloud Sync Essentials
- Interfaces
- The Lightroom Classic Workspace
- The Lightroom Mobile Workspaces
- Project: Welcome to Lightroom Classic
- Preparation: Set Up a New Catalog
- Lesson A. Import Photos
- Lesson B. Review and Rate Imported Photos
- Lesson C. Basic Cropping
- Lesson D. Basic Tone Editing
- Lesson E. Basic Color Editing
- Lesson F. Export a JPEG File
- 2. Library Mastery
- Lesson A. Import Photos the Smart Way
- File Handling
- File Renaming
- Apply During Import
- Destination
- Lesson B. Rate and Flag Photos
- Assign Star Ratings
- Flag Photos
- Assign Color Labels
- Lesson C. Add and Edit Keywords
- Add More Specific Keywords
- Paint Keywords
- Lesson D. Create Collections
- Create a Collection
- Create a Smart Collection
- Create a Collection Set
- Lesson E. Filter Photos
- Filter by Attribute
- Filter by Metadata
- Lesson F. Find Photos
- 3. Crop and Straighten
- Lesson A. Straighten
- Lesson B. Crop to Recompose
- Lesson C. Correct Geometry
- 4. Edit Tones and Color
- Lesson A. Adjust Light and Dark Tones
- Choose a Profile
- Edit Tone
- Lesson B. Correct White Balance
- Lesson C. Adjust Color Values
- Overall Saturation and Vibrance
- Hue, Saturation, and Luminance (HSL)
- Color Grading
- Lesson D. Apply Presence
- Lesson E. Convert to Black and White
- Create a Snapshot
- Convert to Black and White
- Adjust Black and White Tones
- Add a Vignette
- Add Grain
- Bonus: Fix the Geometry
- 5. Mask and Adjust Specific Areas
- Lesson A. Create a Mask and Apply Adjustments
- Lesson B. Edit the Mask
- Lesson C. Dodge and Burn Using Masks
- Lesson D. Create People Masks
- Lesson E. Apply Adaptive Presets
- Lesson F. Heal and Remove Areas
- Content-Aware Remove
- Heal
- 6. Export and Share Online
- Lesson A. Export to Disk
- Lesson B. Share via Creative Cloud
- The Compendium
- 1. The Library
- Photo Import
- Import Media into Lightroom Classic
- Lightroom for Mobile Import
- Camera Capture in Lightroom for Mobile
- Review Photos
- Photo Views
- Change Capture Time and Date
- Ratings, Flags, and Labels
- Assign Star Ratings
- Flag Photos
- Apply Color Labels
- Quick Review in Lightroom for Mobile
- Assign Keywords
- Keywords in Lightroom Classic
- Keywords in Lightroom for Mobile
- The Painter Tool
- Add and Edit Other Metadata
- Identify People
- People View in Lightroom Classic
- People Mode in Lightroom Mobile (and Desktop)
- Locate Photos Using the Map
- Location Tracking
- Sync Metadata Between Images
- Find and Filter Photos
- Find Photos in Lightroom Classic
- Find Photos in Lightroom Mobile
- Build Collections
- Create Collections
- Use a Target Collection
- Smart Collections in Lightroom Classic
- Save Locations in the Map Module
- Sync Photos with Creative Cloud
- Sync Architecture
- Sync Collections to Creative Cloud
- Manage the Lightroom Library
- Manage Files in Lightroom Classic
- Manage Files in Lightroom for Mobile
- Work with Multiple Catalogs
- Back Up Your Catalog!
- The Danger of the Catalog in a Synced Folder
- The Portable Catalog Option
- 2. Tone and Color Adjustments
- Develop Module Essentials
- Navigator
- Panel Visibility
- Compare Edits
- Undo or Reset Edits
- Work with Smart Previews
- Image Format Essentials
- Raw Formats
- JPEG and HEIC
- DNG
- Profiles
- White Balance
- Adjust Tone
- Your Best Friend, the Histogram
- Auto Edits
- Tone Controls
- Tone Curve
- Parametric Curve
- Point Curve
- Target Adjustment Tool
- Presence Controls
- Texture
- Clarity
- Dehaze
- Vibrance and Saturation
- Vibrance
- Saturation
- HSL/Color
- Color Grading
- Convert to Black and White
- Sharpening, Noise Reduction, and Grain
- Sharpening
- Noise Reduction
- Grain
- Vignette
- Color Calibration
- Masking
- Masking Essentials
- Types of Masks
- Add, Subtract, and Intersect Masks
- Putting It All Together
- Presets
- Apply Presets
- Create Your Own Presets
- Import, Export, and Manage Presets
- Virtual Copies, Snapshots, and Versions
- Virtual Copies
- Snapshots
- Versions (Lightroom for Mobile)
- Apply Edits to Multiple Images
- Sync Settings
- Copy/Paste Settings
- 3. Optics and Geometry
- Crop and Straighten
- Crop Tool
- Straighten Tool
- Rotate and Flip
- Lens Corrections and Optics
- Remove Chromatic Aberration
- Enable Profile Corrections
- Transform and Geometry
- Trim & Rotate Video (Mobile)
- 4. Healing
- Healing Tools
- Content-Aware Remove
- Heal
- Clone
- Red Eye Correction
- 5. Special Enhancements
- Photomerge HDR
- Photomerge Panorama
- Photomerge HDR Panorama
- Enhance
- Raw Details
- Super Resolution
- 6. Output Modules
- Exporting Photos
- Export in Lightroom Classic
- Create Export Presets
- Batch Export
- Export in Lightroom for Mobile
- Publish Services
- Creative Cloud Web Gallery
- Printing Photos
- But First…Color Profiles
- Soft Proof Photos
- Print Photos
- Save Photos in Print Collections
- 7. Extending Lightroom
- External Editing Essentials
- External File Format and Color Space
- Edit In vs. Plug-in Extras
- Edit in Photoshop
- Open in Photoshop as a Smart Object
- Open as Layers in Photoshop
- Edit in Photoshop on iPad
- Edit in Other Apps
- Using Edit in for Other Apps
- Enable and Disable Plug-ins
- 8. Improving Performance
- Performance Basics
- Previews
- Preview Sizes
- Smart Previews
- Caches
- Copy as DNG
- Import as DNG
- Convert to DNG
- DNG Validation
- Other Performance Tips
- Optimize the Catalog
- Pause Sync While Editing
- Turn Off Automatically Write XMP
- Change the Identity Plate
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Index