Adobe Lightroom 5 Book

Section 1

The Library Module

• Topics Covered: Importing Photos
• Adding Metadata
• Renaming Photos

Viewing & Managing Images

• Topics Covered: Grid View and Loupe View
• Comparing Images Side by Side
• Flagging and Rejecting Photos
• Stacking Photos

Working with Collections

• Topics Covered: Making & Saving Quick Collections
• Creating Collection Sets
• Creating Smart Collections

Organizing Folders

• Topics Covered: Creating Subfolders
• Locating Lost Images

Keywording

• Topics Covered: The Keywording Panel
• Filtering by Keywords
• Nested Keywords

Mapping Photos with GPS

• Topics Covered: Mapping Photos with Embedded GPS
• Mapping Photos without Embedded GPS
• Creating and Saving Locations

Section 2

Using Flags and Ratings

• Topics Covered: Flagging and Rejecting Photos
• Rating Photos
• Filtering Flagged and Rated Photos

The Painter Tool

• Topics Covered: Painting Keywords, Labels & Ratings
• Filtering by Painted-On Attributes

Relinking Missing Files & Folders

• Topics Covered: Renaming Files
• Locating Renamed Files
• Finding Missing Folders

Working with Quick Develop

• Topics Covered: Make Quick Edits in Quick Develop Panel
• Apply Edits to Multiple Photos

Cropping & Rotating Images

• Topics Covered: Cropping Images
• Rotating Images
• Straightening Images
• The History Panel

Removing Dust Spots from Photos

• Topics Covered: Spot Removal Tool

Section 3

Creating Snapshots

• Topics Covered: Edit Photo to Create History
• Creating and Working with Snapshots

Applying Basic Color Corrections

• Topics Covered: Adjusting Temp and Tint
• White Balance Presets
• White Balance Eyedropper Tool

Adjusting Contrast Using the Tone Curve

• Topics Covered: Contrast/Lighting in Target Areas
• Highlights, Lights, Darks, & Shadows
• Manually Editing the Tone Curve

Noise Reduction

• Topics Covered: Removing Noise
• Bringing Back Some Detail

Sharpening Details

• Topics Covered: Sharpening within the Detail Panel
• Sharpening Mask

Correcting Lens Distortions & Adding Effects

• Topics Covered: Lens Corrections using a Built-In Profile
• Adding a Vignette
• Adding Grain

Discrete Color Adjustments

• Topics Covered: Adjusting Luminance
• Adjusting Saturation

Creating Develop Presets

• Topics Covered: Create a Develop Preset
• Save and Apply a Develop Preset

Working with Virtual Copies

• Topics Covered: Creating Virtual Copies
• Editing Virtual Copies
• Reviewing Virtual Copies

Section 4

Converting a Photo to Black & White

• Topics Covered: Convert to Black & White
• Adjusting the Tone Curve
• Adding a Vignette

Using the Graduated Filter Tool

• Topics Covered: The Graduated Filter Tool
• Adjusting the Size & Scope of the Graduated Filter
• Deleting Filter Masks

Using the Adjustment Brush Tool

• Topics Covered: The Adjustment Brush Tool
• Adjusting Exposure & Saturation
• Viewing Masks
• Deleting Adjustment Brush Masks

Using the Radial Filter Tool

• Topics Covered: Creating a Vignette Highlight
• Creating a Subtle Glow Effect

Using the Advanced Healing Brush Tool

• Topics Covered: Removing One Kayak From the Photo
• Changing the Source Area

Portrait Retouching

• Topics Covered: Teeth Whitening
• Adjusting Skin Tone
• Iris Enhancement
• Skin Softening
• Detail Enhancement

Creating a Basic Web Gallery

• Topics Covered: The Web Module
• Changing the Web Gallery’s Appearance
• Creating a Watermark
• Saving a Template as a Preset

Emailing Photos

• Topics Covered: Using a Desktop Email Client
• Using an Online Email Client

Exporting Photos

• Topics Covered: Exporting Photos
• Saving an Export Preset

Transfer Catalogs Between Computers

• Topics Covered: Import and Export Photos as a Catalog

Working with Smart Previews

• Topics Covered: Simulating Ejecting an External Drive
• The Advantage of Smart Previews

Bonus Exercises

Creating & Printing a Contact Sheet

• Topics Covered: Create a Contact Sheet
• Alter a Contact Sheet’s Appearance
• Print a Contact Sheet

Posting to Facebook

• Topics Covered: Connecting Lightroom to Facebook
• Posting Photos to Facebook with Lightroom
• Commenting through Lightroom

Creating a Slideshow

• Topics Covered: The Slideshow Module
• Creating Intro & Ending Screens
• Exporting a Slideshow

Editing in Photoshop

• Topics Covered: Opening a Lightroom Photo in Photoshop
• Image Adjustments in Photoshop
• Locating the Photoshop-Edited Photo in Lightroom

Creating a Book

• Topics Covered: The Book Module
• Editing Page Layout
• Deleting Pages
• Exporting a Book as a PDF

Split Toning a Black & White Image

• Topics Covered: Working with Highlights and Shadows

Using Negative Saturation

• Topics Covered: Make a Foreground Image Black & White
• Make a Background Black & White

Editing Video

• Topics Covered: Video Basics
• Editing a Video
• Exporting a Video

Creating a Panorama

• Topics Covered: Adjust Photos in Illustrator
• Creating a Panorama in Photoshop
• Tweak Processing in Illustrator

Creating a Quick Promo Card

• Topics Covered: Import Photo to Print Module
• Position Elements and Add Text
• Resizing and Printing the Promo Card