Lynda.COM Photoshop Lightroom 3 Advanced Techniques

Author:
Chris Orwig

Duration:
06h 45m

Released on:
11/23/2010

Exercise files:
Yes

Software works on:
Windows only

In Photoshop Lightroom 3 Advanced Techniques, photographer Chris Orwig shows how to master the subtleties of Lightroom 3 and maximize its efficiency. The course begins with an in-depth exploration of Lightroom catalogs to keep track of photos, collections, keywords, stacks, and more. Along the way, Chris shows how to integrate Bridge and Photoshop in the Lightroom workflow and shares advanced techniques, including image editing with the adjustment brush, automating actions, using plug-ins and extensions, exporting to email or an FTP server, and more. Exercise files are included with the course.
Topics include:

    Maximizing file compatibility
    Speeding up the workflow with automation
    Working with catalogs, collections, and folders
    Diagramming multiple catalogs and computers
    Performing and restoring backups
    Setting up tethered capture
    Advanced retouching techniques, such as eye enhancement and blemish reduction
    Working with color profiles
    Perfecting prints from Lightroom
    Creating custom watermarks
    Making a custom web gallery
    Exporting and publishing photos




Introduction
Welcome           02m 11s
Strategies for success           01m 49s
Using the exercise files           01m 57s

1. Lightroom, Bridge, and Photoshop
Understanding how Lightroom, Bridge, and Photoshop work together           06m 25s
Working with Lightroom, Bridge, and Photoshop           06m 35s
Maximizing compatibility with Photoshop           04m 07s
Resolving Camera Raw mismatches           07m 47s
Customizing external editor naming           03m 54s
Stacking multiple photos           05m 25s
What to do when Bridge isn't seeing the raw adjustments           04m 47s

2. Speeding Up Your Workflow with Automation
Setting up an additional external editor           06m 38s
Should I work with TIFF or PSD files?           01m 03s
Setting up an export preset           04m 04s
Integrating Photoshop actions into Lightroom           06m 45s

3. Understanding Catalogs
What are catalogs and why do they matter?           03m 38s
Where are my images?           04m 02s
The nuts and bolts of catalogs           01m 52s
Understanding catalogs, collections, and folders           02m 14s

4. Working with Folders and Collections
Working with folders           03m 22s
Working with collections           03m 55s
The collections workflow           08m 05s

5. Working with Catalogs
Exporting and importing catalogs           07m 52s
Diagramming multiple catalogs and computers           02m 10s
When to use multiple catalogs on one computer           03m 40s
Cleaning up the catalog mess           02m 23s

6. Using Catalog Best Practices
Catalog backup defaults           04m 07s
Performing a better catalog backup           03m 45s
Restoring from a backup catalog           01m 27s
Optimizing catalogs           01m 36s

7. Managing Digital Assets
Hard drive options           09m 50s
Further resources           02m 34s

8. Using Tethered Capture
Setting up tethered capture           03m 12s
Custom tethered capture white balance           06m 34s

9. Advanced Retouching
Enhancing eyes           08m 59s
Whitening teeth           02m 51s
Smoothing skin           06m 45s
Reducing small blemishes           06m 56s
Darkening or dodging with the Adjustment brush           02m 29s
Adding dimensions and contrast           04m 53s
Retouching workflow with Photoshop and Lightroom, pt. 1: Reducing blemishes           07m 10s
Retouching workflow with Photoshop and Lightroom, pt. 2: Smoothing skin           03m 35s

10. Managed Color Is Better Color
Understanding color space and preventing color profile mismatch           03m 29s
Monitor calibration with ColorMunki           01m 05s
Working with ColorChecker Passport           00m 59s
Creating and exporting a ColorChecker Passport profile           05m 44s
Choosing and applying a profile           06m 42s
Saving a profile as a preset           03m 43s

11. Print Perfection
Are your prints too dark?           05m 47s
Monitor brightness presets           03m 04s
Custom grid layouts           03m 38s
Importing and exporting custom presets           02m 31s
Exporting from Lightroom to Pictage           04m 00s

12. Creating Custom Watermarks
Designing a custom watermark in Photoshop           07m 00s
Implementing a custom watermark           03m 54s
Using a custom watermark for effect in a slideshow           05m 54s
Using a custom watermark for effect in a web gallery           03m 31s

13. Printing Photo Books
Exporting images for a Blurb photo book           06m 45s
Downloading and installing Blurb BookSmart           00m 44s
Building and designing a Blurb book           07m 59s

14. Publishing Features
Publishing to the iPhone or iPad           08m 45s
Publishing to Facebook           02m 24s
Publishing to Flickr           03m 19s
Publishing to SmugMug           02m 58s

15. Working with Web Galleries
Web galleries and web hosting           02m 52s
Creating and uploading a gallery           06m 29s
Popular web gallery plug-ins           03m 10s
Installing and uploading a web gallery plug-in           05m 00s

16. Exporting for Different Places
Exporting to burn on DVD or Blu-ray           05m 33s
Exporting to a blog           09m 16s
Exporting for the web           03m 26s
Exporting and posting a slideshow or video           04m 34s
Creating a Lightroom screensaver           02m 55s

17. Communicating with Clients
Creating a client web gallery template           04m 01s
Sending high-resolution images via FTP           06m 09s

18. Lightroom and Email
Emailing images from Lightroom           05m 31s
Emailing images from Lightroom with Gmail           04m 52s

19. Extending Lightroom with Creative Plug-Ins
Installing plug-ins           06m 17s
Accessing plug-ins           03m 10s
Creative plug-in resources           02m 32s

20. Shortcuts and Speed Tips
General navigation shortcuts           06m 21s
Importing shortcuts           05m 49s
Library module shortcuts           08m 15s
Develop module shortcuts, pt. 1           04m 42s
Develop module shortcuts, pt. 2           04m 29s
Develop module shortcuts, pt. 3           05m 24s
Develop module shortcuts, pt. 4           03m 39s
Develop module shortcuts, pt. 5           05m 11s
Shortcut resources           01m 16s

21. Improving Lightroom Performance
General tips           02m 28s
Increasing the cache size for greater speed           03m 45s
00m 55s
Conclusion
Goodbye           00m 55s