Lynda.COM Photoshop Lightroom 3 Essential Training

Chris Orwig

Software works on:

Mac and Windows

Topics include:

• Understanding the difference between Lightroom and Photoshop
• Using interface shortcuts to navigate the workspace quickly
• Working with catalogs
• Making incremental adjustments
• Grouping images with collections and smart collections
• Creating virtual copies of adjusted images
• Correcting white balances
• Adjusting color with Vibrance and Saturation
• Cropping images and changing aspect ratios
• Using the Adjustment Brush
• Toning with the HSL controls
• Outputting images to slideshows and web galleries
• Printing photos

Introduction
Welcome           01:52
Using the exercise files           01:04
17:59 1. Getting Started
Creative tip: Using Lightroom           01:31
An overview of Lightroom           03:53
Photographic workflow puzzle           02:36
Why use Lightroom?           06:25
Lightroom and Photoshop           03:34
29:34 2. Setting the Stage
The Lightroom interface           03:19
Essential interface shortcuts           04:50
Using the interface shortcuts           05:04
Customizing the identity plate and module pickers           02:41
Using a graphic identity plate           04:44
Changing the panel end marks           02:12
Creating a custom panel end mark           02:54
Changing the image background           01:46
Modifying other interface preferences           02:04
49:43 3. The Library Module: Importing Images
Importing and file formats           04:35
Importing preferences           02:36
Introducing the Import dialog           06:27
Catalog, import, and preview preferences           06:40
Importing photos from a folder           05:44
Creating a metadata preset           04:45
Importing photos from a CF card           09:16
Using Auto Import           03:53
Using multiple hard drives           04:14
Creative tip: Discard           01:33
11:17 4. The Library Module: Tethered Capture
Introducing tethered shooting           03:46
Working with tethered shooting           07:31
40:30 5. The Library Module: Essentials
Working in Grid view and Loupe view           03:00
Navigating and zooming           05:14
Shortcuts in Loupe view and Grid view           01:39
Customizing Loupe view and Grid view           02:46
Comparing two images           04:55
Surveying multiple images           05:20
Working with the toolbar in Grid view and Loupe view           03:58
Working with folders and files in the Library module           06:25
Using dual monitors           07:13
27:28 6. The Library Module: Working with Catalogs
Introducing catalogs           04:27
Working with catalogs           03:19
Exporting catalogs           01:44
Updating legacy catalogs           03:02
The relationship between the raw and DNG catalogs           03:08
Working with raw files in Lightroom           03:53
Working with DNG files in Lightroom           06:05
Creative tip: Using the right gear           01:50
09:43 7. The Library Module: Processing Images
Using Quick Develop in the Library module           02:37
Synchronizing processing settings across multiple images           03:32
Making incremental adjustments           01:45
Applying white balance and auto tone adjustments           01:49
35:28 8. The Library Module: Organizing Images
Introducing flags, stars, and labels           05:00
Working with flags, stars, and labels           06:34
Adding images to a Quick Collection           02:11
Integrating collections with your workflow           05:13
Grouping images with collections           03:07
Using Smart Collections           04:39
Sorting images           03:00
Renaming images           02:01
Stacking images           03:43
18:44 9. The Library Module: Working with Metadata
Adding keywords           04:51
Creating keyword sets           02:51
Synchronizing keywords           02:26
Keywording with the spray can           01:48
Working with the Metadata panel           03:58
Adding copyright metadata           02:50
17:46 10. The Library Module: Finding and Sorting with Filters
Filtering overview           03:49
Locking library filter options           01:38
Filtering based on text           02:00
Filtering metadata by keyword           06:13
Filtering your photos using the Metadata panel           02:07
New filtering criteria in Lightroom 3           01:59
45:24 11. The Library Module: Exporting Images
Exporting images           06:19
Export quality and watermark options           02:03
Exporting movies           05:13
External editing preferences and considerations           02:56
Editing preferences           05:06
Editing photos in Photoshop           05:04
Opening an image as a Smart Object in Photoshop           03:30
Including multiple images in Photoshop as layers           02:16
Merging multiple images in Photoshop           03:34
Creating a panorama           02:20
Working with a CMYK photo           07:03
15:37 12. The Library Module: Publishing Services
Setting up Flickr services           03:45
Uploading photos to Flickr           03:35
Working with comments           01:49
Publishing to a folder           05:38
Creative tip: Visual poetry           00:50
39:26 13. The Develop Module: Introduction
Develop module overview           05:45
Working with legacy Lightroom files           03:46
Comparing the before and after           02:33
Resetting images to their default settings           02:24
Using the Develop module presets           03:10
Using Snapshot and History           05:10
Using the Histogram           04:06
Working with collections           04:25
Introducing virtual copies           02:22
Creating virtual copies           02:46
Introducing the Develop module tool strip           02:59
50:00 14. The Develop Module: Basic Controls
Understanding white balance and color temperature           03:10
Correcting white balance with a ColorChecker           03:11
Using the White Balance tool           02:36
Creative uses of white balance           03:47
Demystifying the tone controls           03:39
Using the tone controls           03:45
Understanding vibrance and saturation           02:29
Working with vibrance and saturation           04:11
Making color adjustments with the Vibrance and Saturation sliders           04:28
Creative uses of vibrance and saturation           03:12
Understanding clarity           03:20
Working with clarity           03:51
The standard Basic panel workflow           04:04
Synchronizing basic settings across multiple images           04:17
23:58 15. The Develop Module: Cropping
Creative tip: Why crop?           01:50
Cropping an image           04:18
Straightening with the Crop tool           03:51
Working with the Crop Overlay tool           03:18
Changing the aspect ratio of an image           01:38
Auditioning different aspect ratios           01:56
Quickly changing crop orientation           01:49
Using Crop to improve a composition           05:18
11:16 16. The Develop Module: Retouching
Retouching with the Spot Removal tool           05:43
Retouching away dust on a lens           03:22
Fixing red-eye           02:11
22:59 17. The Develop Module: Using the Graduated Filter
Introducing the Graduated filter           04:37
Darkening a sky with the Graduated filter           04:31
Enhancing a landscape with the Graduated filter           03:33
Improving a portrait with the Graduated filter           05:14
Increasing color variety and saturation with the Graduated filter           03:50
Creative tip: Tenacity           01:14
44:02 18. The Develop Module: Using the Adjustment Brush
Adjustment Brush overview           07:04
Essential Adjustment Brush shortcuts           03:33
Enhancing makeup color           04:14
Whitening and brightening teeth           03:17
Improving eyes           05:57
Softening and smoothing skin           07:10
Brightening and improving shadows           03:05
Darkening lips and cheeks           03:25
Correcting overall exposure           03:48
Subtly correcting exposure           02:29
16:09 19. The Develop Module: Modifying Tone Curve
Demystifying the tone curve controls           05:15
Increasing contrast and color with the tone curve controls           04:46
Correcting exposure with the tone curve controls           04:34
Creative tip: Shoot what matters           01:34
26:53 20. The Develop Module: Using HSL and Color
Understanding the HSL controls           05:02
Using the HSL Target Adjustment tool           03:44
Brightening tones with HSL           01:36
Using HSL to increase warm tones           03:04
Using HSL to increase warm and cool tones           02:56
Creative color with HSL           02:57
Desaturating color with HSL           03:27
Using the Color panel           04:07
23:34 21. The Develop Module: Converting to Black and White
Introducing black-and-white conversion           02:15
Understanding Black & White Mix           02:21
Converting to black and white           04:10
Black-and-white workflow with virtual copies           03:35
Enhancing black-and-white images with the Adjustment Brush           03:07
Using presets to convert to black and white           03:12
Creating a black-and-white collection           04:54
10:54 22. The Develop Module: Split Toning
Understanding split toning           03:37
Advanced split-toning tips           04:10
Split-toning a color image           03:07
21:27 23. The Develop Module: Improving Details
Introducing noise reduction           03:26
Introducing sharpening           03:42
Sharpening in Lightroom           05:44
Advanced sharpening in Lightroom and Photoshop           05:04
Removing chromatic aberration           03:31
24:54 24. The Develop Module: Vignettes and Effects
Using the Lens Correction controls           05:53
Enhancing images with lens correction           03:06
Synchronizing vignette settings across multiple images           02:32
Combining lens correction, Lightroom, and Photoshop           03:36
Adding a post-crop vignette           03:57
Adding film grain with the Effects panel           05:50
07:37 25. The Develop Module: Camera Calibration
Understanding Camera Calibration in Lightroom           04:46
Creative color with Camera Calibration           02:51
38:28 26. The Develop Module: Workflows
Basic Develop module workflow           07:28
Workflow for converting to black and white           10:11
Workflow project: Surfing           06:08
Workflow project: Portrait           04:58
Workflow project: Portrait details           08:39
Creative tip: Go outside           01:04
36:31 27. The Slideshow Module
Creating a collection to make a slideshow           03:56
Selecting the best images for the slideshow           03:17
Customizing the layout of the slideshow           03:34
Customizing the background of the slideshow           04:14
Customizing overlay elements for the slideshow           06:39
Creating titles for the slideshow           02:27
Playing back the slideshow           04:24
Previewing the slideshow           04:00
Exporting the slideshow to different formats           04:00
48:34 28. The Print Module
Creating a collection of images to print           03:20
Laying out images into preset templates           04:34
Customizing the layout of a single image           04:26
Choosing page options for a single image           06:08
Specifying the print job options for a single image           06:19
Creating a custom package           04:36
Creating a picture package           04:16
Printing one image quickly           01:42
Creating a custom print template           04:34
Effective print workflow           08:39
32:03 29. The Web Module
Creating a collection of images for a web gallery           05:18
Using web gallery templates           03:27
Customizing a web gallery           06:49
Uploading a web gallery           04:19
Creating color and black-and-white galleries           03:48
Uploading color and black-and-white galleries           03:32
Online web gallery resources           02:53
Domain name and hosting overview           01:57
03:26 30. Final Tips
Online resources and the Lightroom Newsletter           02:55
Goodbye           00:31