Lynda.COM Up and Running with Photoshop Lightroom 3

Author:
Jan Kabili

Duration:
02h 44m

Released on:
5/6/2011

Exercise files:
Yes

In Up and Running with Photoshop Lightroom 3, Jan Kabili provides an approachable introduction to organizing, editing, and sharing photos in Lightroom. This course offers a quick-start approach to the basics, from importing photos from a camera or a hard drive, to managing photos in the Library module, to improving photos by adjusting exposure, recovering details from highlights and shadows, sharpening, and more. The course also includes a look at popular Lightroom features for sharing photos: exporting, printing, and creating slideshows.
Topics include:

    Understanding Lightroom catalogs
    Importing photos from multiple sources
    Organizing photos with ratings, keywords, and collections
    Working with virtual copies
    Making basic corrections to photo color and tone
    Making local photo edits with the Adjustment Brush and Graduated Filter tools
    Removing spots from multiple photos at once
    Reducing digital noise and sharpening
    Cropping and straightening
    Printing and exporting edited photos




Introduction
Welcome           01m 03s
What is Lightroom?           04m 37s

1. Importing Photos
Understanding catalogs           03m 31s
Importing the exercise files           06m 14s
Importing from your hard drive           08m 17s
Importing photos from your camera           07m 17s

2. Organizing Photos
Touring the Library module           06m 33s
Rating photos           10m 07s
Keywording photos           07m 21s
Finding photos           04m 50s
Making collections           05m 30s
Making Smart Collections and Quick Collections           05m 34s

3. Learning the Basics of the Develop Module
Touring the Develop module           05m 21s
Undoing from the History panel           05m 57s
Working with virtual copies           05m 45s

4. Making Basic Photo Corrections
Setting white balance           08m 10s
Adjusting tone and contrast           06m 48s
Applying Fill Light and Recovery           05m 18s
Setting Clarity and Vibrance           04m 04s

5. Correcting Part of a Photo
Using the Adjustment Brush           06m 33s
Applying a Graduated Filter           05m 19s
Removing spots from multiple photos           03m 44s

6. Photo Finishing
Reducing noise           02m 56s
Sharpening           05m 25s
Cropping and straightening           06m 11s

7. Sharing Your Photos
Exporting photos           07m 43s
Printing photos           06m 23s
Creating a basic slideshow           06m 35s

8. Conclusion
Next steps           00m 59s