Adobe Lightroom CC 2015 Book

Setup & Introduction

Downloading the Class Files

Section 1

The Library Module

• Importing photos
• Adding metadata
• Renaming photos

Viewing & Managing Images

• Grid View & Loupe View
• Comparing images side-by-side
• Flagging & rejecting photos
• Stacking photos

Working with Collections

• Making & saving Quick Collections
• Creating Collection Sets
• Creating Smart Collections

Organizing Folders

• Creating subfolders
• Locating lost images

Keywording

• The Keywording panel
• Filtering by keywords
• Nested keywords

Mapping Photos with GPS

• Mapping photos with embedded GPS
• Mapping photos without embedded GPS
• Creating & saving locations

Section 2

Using Flags & Ratings

• Flagging & rejecting photos
• Rating photos
• Filtering flagged & rated photos

The Painter Tool

• Painting keywords, labels, & ratings
• Filtering by painted-on attributes

Relinking Missing Files & Folders

• Renaming files
• Locating renamed files
• Finding missing folders

Working with Quick Develop

• Making quick edits in the Quick Develop panel
• Applying edits to multiple photos

Cropping & Rotating Images

• Cropping images
• Rotating images
• Straightening images
• The History panel

Removing Dust Spots from Photos

• The Spot Removal tool

Section 3

Creating Snapshots

• Editing a photo to create history
• Creating & working with snapshots

Applying Basic Color Corrections

• Adjusting Temp & Tint
• White balance presets
• The white balance eyedropper tool

Adjusting Contrast Using the Tone Curve

• Contrast/lighting in target areas
• Highlights, lights, darks, & shadows
• Manually editing the Tone Curve

Noise Reduction

• Removing noise
• Bringing back some detail

Sharpening Details

• Sharpening within the Detail panel
• Sharpening part of the photo using a mask

Correcting Lens Distortions & Adding Effects

• Lens corrections using a built-in profile
• Adding a vignette
• Adding grain

Discrete Color Adjustments

• Adjusting luminance
• Adjusting saturation

Creating Develop Presets

• Creating a Develop Preset
• Saving & applying a Develop Preset

Working with Virtual Copies

• Creating Virtual Copies
• Editing Virtual Copies
• Reviewing Virtual Copies

Section 4

Converting a Photo to Black & White

• Converting to black & white
• Adjusting the Tone Curve
• Adding a vignette

Using the Graduated Filter Tool

• The Graduated Filter tool
• Adjusting the size & scope of the Graduated Filter
• Deleting filter masks

Using the Adjustment Brush Tool

• The Adjustment Brush tool
• Adjusting exposure & saturation
• Viewing masks
• Deleting adjustment brush masks

Using the Radial Filter Tool

• Creating a vignette highlight
• Creating a subtle glow effect

Using the Advanced Healing Brush Tool

• Removing one kayak from the photo
• Changing the source area

Portrait Retouching

• Teeth whitening
• Adjusting skin tone
• Iris enhancement
• Skin softening
• Detail enhancement

Creating a Basic Web Gallery

• The Web module
• Changing the web gallery’s appearance
• Creating a watermark
• Saving a template as a preset

Emailing Photos

• Using a desktop email client
• Using an online email client

Exporting Photos

• Exporting photos
• Saving an export preset

Working with Smart Previews

• Simulating ejecting an external drive
• The advantage of Smart Previews

Transferring Catalogs Between Computers

• Importing & exporting photos as a catalog
• Generating Smart Previews after importing photos

Bonus Material

Creating & Printing a Contact Sheet

• Creating a contact sheet
• Altering a contact sheet’s appearance
• Printing a contact sheet

Posting to Facebook

• Connecting Lightroom to Facebook
• Posting photos to Facebook with Lightroom
• Commenting through Lightroom

Creating a Slideshow

• The Slideshow module
• Creating intro & ending screens
• Exporting a slideshow

Editing in Photoshop

• Opening a Lightroom photo in Photoshop
• Adjusting a Lightroom photo in Photoshop
• Locating the Photoshop-edited photo in Lightroom

Creating a Book

• The Book module
• Editing page layout
• Deleting pages
• Exporting a book as a PDF

Split Toning a Black & White Image

• Working with highlights & shadows

Converting Part of an Image to B&W Using Masks

• The Auto Mask feature
• Making an image’s foreground black & white
• Making a background black & white

Editing Video

• Video basics
• Editing a video
• Exporting a video

Creating a Panorama

• Adjusting photos in Lightroom
• Creating a panorama in Photoshop
• Final processing in Lightroom

Creating a Quick Promo Card

• Importing a photo into the Print module
• Positioning elements & adding text
• Resizing & printing the promo card

Reference Material