Udemy Adobe Lightroom Masterclass

Udemy Adobe Lightroom Masterclass - Beginner to Expert

Learn to Sort, Filter, Organize and Edit photos like a pro in this comprehensive guide to Adobe Lightroom by: YouAccel Training. Adobe Lightroom Masterclass - Beginner to Expert, Adobe Lightroom is a powerful, intuitive program used for enhancing, organizing, and editing your photos. Users can render enhancements on everything from smartphone photos to raw DSLR images. This course explores many of the exciting features this program offers. Take a look at just a brief summary of the course content below.

Section 1: Introduction

Students are provided with an overview of learning objectives and some of the key features that the course will explore.

Section 2: Fundamentals

Students learn to create and configure catalog settings and Lightroom preferences. We also introduce students to the Import Dialog and many of the important customization presets that can be applied to images. This includes file handling, file renaming procedures, metadata presets and other import options.

Section 3: File Formats and Color Space

This section provides an in-depth overview of file formats and color spaces relevant to photography and Lightroom. We explore the various pros and cons of compressed vs. RAW data formats. Students learn to effectively work with color profiles intended for both screen and print publishing. We provide a comparison of key color spaces including, sRGB, Adobe RGB, ProPhoto RGB, CMYK and Lab Color. Students also learn to configure Lightroom's External application list, to export and edit images from Lightroom to third party applications.

Section 4: Basic Configuration

Students learn to customize and configure the Lightroom interface using the preferences panel, identity plates and image watermarks.

Section 5: Library Module

This section introduces students to one of the most important modules in Lightroom, the Library. Here, students will import a gallery of images into Lightroom and apply several sorting attributes to filter and organize images. Students learn to work with keywords, keyword sets, color labels, flags, and metadata. From there, students learn to create collection sets, collections, smart collections and custom filtering rules to master advanced filtering techniques. We also explore automated watch folders, and smart previews to edit images off-location. Students are introduced to the Quick Develop panel to make basic adjustments in the Library module.

Section 6: Develop Module

Students learn to master Lightroom's Develop module to perform stunning photo enhancements using a number of professional techniques. We start by teaching development presets, creating snapshots and exploring the history panel. From there, we explore screen modes, and different views to edit and compare images while making adjustments. We present an in-depth look into Lightroom's image histogram for making accurate image corrections using exposure and white balance adjustments. We explore many exciting tools including, crop overlay, spot removal, clone tool, red eye reduction, graduated filter, radial filter and the adjustments brush. Students will have the opportunity to use these tools in a number of exercises, designed to transform ordinary images into stunning, studio quality work.

In addition to the tools, students will also work with a number of other adjustment panels to adjust tone curves, HSL, noise reduction, lens corrections, image transformations and artistic vignettes. We also explore RAW file white balance adjustments and color calibration. Students are introduced to metadata modifications, and writing data to XMP Sidecar files.

Section 7: Map Module

Students learn to geotag images and plot them on a Map. We explore map views, filtering and creating saved locations for custom filtering using GPS.

Section 8: Book Module

This section teaches students to create breathtaking photobooks using Lightroom's book module. We explore custom book layouts, book formatting, and applying text and background effects. Students also learn to export books as PDF documents, JPEG files or upload directly to Blurb.

Section 9: Slideshow Module

Students learn to create customized slideshows using the Slideshow module. We explore custom templates, layout options, text overlays, intro screens, embedding audio, video and a number of playback methods. We also explore methods to export the slideshow to render high-quality presentations.

Section 10: Print Module

This section explores effective techniques to print images using preset and customized print layouts. Students learn to soft-proof images to ensure color calibration between the monitor and printer. We also demonstrate working with layout styles and page options for optimal quality photographs.

Section 11: Web Module

Students learn to create and publish web photo galleries with ease, using Lightroom's Web Module. We explore custom layout options, color palettes, output settings and uploading.

Section 12: Publishing Images

This section teaches students to use a number of publish services built into Lightroom. Students learn to automatically upload and share images instantly to Facebook and Flickr. We also explore publishing images to local and external storage devices, email, and CD/DVD.

Section 13: Tethering

Students learn to setup an in-home studio by connecting their camera directly to Lightroom.

Requirements

- This course is best suited for beginner to intermediate users.

- No prior knowledge or experience with Adobe Lightroom is required for enrollment.

- All working files and a download link to a free trial version of the software is included.

- The course is compatible with any version of Adobe Lightroom above 5.0 on MAC or PC.

- Students will require an internet connection and PC or MAC Computer System.

- Basic Computer Skills.

Who this course is for?

- Students interested in mastering Adobe Lightroom.

- Photography enthusiasts interested in digitally enhancing images.

- Professional Photographers interested in learn to organize, sort, filter and enhance images.

What you'll learn?

- Create image catalogs, configure preferences and import images into Lightroom.

- Work with different file formats including RAW, TIFF, PSD, JPEG and DNG.

- Customize the Lightroom interface using identity plates.- Proficiently navigate the Library, Develop, Map, Print, Slideshow and Web Modules.

- Work with quick collections, collection sets, smart collections, and smart previews to perform automated filtering functions.

- Create metadata presets to apply copyright, GPS and other important information to images.

- Use artistic tools such as red eye removal, sport removal, clone tool, graduated filter, radial filter, and the adjustment brush.

- Write Metadata to XMP Sidecar files to maintain non-destructive attributes of RAW files.

- Filter location tagged images using the saved locations panel.

- Publish books to Blurb, PDF or JPEG images.

- Apply background music, slide transitions and video content to Slideshow presentations.

- Create customized Print layouts using the Print Module.

- Publish images to Facebook and Flickr easily using Lightroom Publish services.

- Tether Lightroom to your Camera.

- Understand how to calibrate colour profiles and work with various colour spaces.

- Export images to Photoshop for Additional Editing.

- Configure and Apply text or graphical watermarks to images.

- Use keywords, colour labels, star ratings, pick flags, and image attributes to filter, sort and organize images.

- Work with various views such as compare view, loupe view and grid view.

- Perform image adjustments using the histogram, white balance, tone curves, noise reduction, sharpening and many other core adjustment features.

- Apply special effects using artistic vignetting, grain effects and dehazing.

- Geotag and plot images on a Map using the Map module.

- Create custom book layouts using the Book Module.

- Prepare stunning slideshow presentations in the Slideshow Module.

- Prepare images for print using Soft-proofing.

- Create stunning, customized web page galleries using the Web Module.

- Export images to internal and external storage in different formats.

Course content

- Introduction.

- Folder Setup.

- Creating a Catalog.

- Catalog Settings.

- Intro to Preferences and Import Dialog.

- Import Dialog Continued.

- Import File Handling.

- Import File Renaming.

- Metadata Presets and File Destination.

- Import Dialogue Consolidated View.

- Preferences Import Options.

- Editing in External Applications.

- Intro to File Formats.

- Color Bit Depth.

- Camera to RAW File.

- RAW vs JPEG.

- RAW vs. DNG vs. TIFF.

- Color Spaces.

- Color Space Comparison.

- External Editing Continued.

- File Handling Options.

- Interface Preferences.

- Identity Plate Setup.

- Watermarking with Text.

- Watermarking with Graphics.

- Intro to the Library Module.

- Snapshot of Collections.

- Importing to Library.

- Filtering by Filename.

- Painting Keywords.

- Painting Keywords Continued.

- Keyword Lists and Suggestions.

- Keyword Sets.

- Library Module Interface.

- Intro to Library Views.

- Library Grid and Loupe View.

- Compare View.

- Survey View.

- Quick Collections.

- Introduction to Collections.

- Populating Collections.

- Populating Collections Continued.

- Exporting and Administering Collections.

- Applying Star Ratings.

- Pick and Reject Flags.

- Color Labels.

- Sorting Previews.

- Intro to Smart Collections.

- Custom Rules for Smart Collections.

- Practice with Smart Collections.

- Library Attribute Filter.

- Library Metadata Filter.

- Adding Folders.

- Auto Import with Watch Folder.

- Building Smart Previews.

- Advantages of Smart Previews.

- Smart Collections with Smart Previews.

- Intro to Quick Develop Panel.

- Quick Develop White Balance and Tint.

- Quick Develop Exposure Correction.

- Quick Develop Clarity and Vibrance.

- Metadata Panel.

- Intro to Develop Module.

- Develop Module Preset Panel.

- Creating Snapshots.

- History Panel.

- Collections Panel Revisited.

- Screen Modes and Lights Out.

- Loupe View Options.

- Copying and Pasting Adjustments.

- Compare View.

- Histogram and Exposure Correction.

- Crop Overlay Tool.

- Spot Removal Tool.

- Clone Tool.

- Red Eye Reduction.

- Graduated Filter.

- Radial Filter.

- Adjustment Brush.

- Masking for Adjustments.

- White Balance Correction with Color Picker.

- Basic Adjustments Panel.

- Creating Adjustment Presets.

- Tone Curve Adjustments.

- HSL Adjustments.

- Split Toning.

- Introduction to Noise.

- Image Sharpening.

- Noise Removal.

- Lens Corrections.

- Transform Panel.

- Artistic Vignetting.

- Grain Effects and Dehazing.

- RAW White Balance and Calibration.

- Write to XMP.

- Intro to Map Module.

- Map Overview.

- Geotagging Images.

- Filtering and Saved Locations.

- Intro to Book Module.

- Book Settings and Auto Layout.

- Book Layout and Page Numbers.

- Adding and Customizing Pages.

- Adding Pages Continued.

- Guides and Cell Padding.

- Photo and Page Text.

- Text Formatting.

- Applying Backgrounds.

- Exporting as PDF and JPEG.

- Exporting to Blurb.

- Intro to Slideshow Module.

- Slideshow Module Overview.

- Slideshow Templates.

- Layout Options.

- Text Overlays.

- Text Overlays Continued.

- ntro and Ending Screen.

- Adding Music.

- Adding Video.

- Playback Options.

- Exporting Slideshow.

- Intro to Print Module.

- Intro to Soft Proofing.

- Soft Proofing Adjustments.

- Print Module Overview.

- Print Templates and Page Setup.

- Layout Style and Image Settings.

- Layout Options and Guides.

- Page Options.

- Print Job Configuration.

- Custom Templates.

- Saving Templates and Printing.

- Intro to Web Module.

- Layout Options.

- Color Palette.

- Appearance Panel.

- Output Settings and Uploading.

- Publishing a Web Gallery.

- Intro to Publishing and Basics.

- Publishing to Flickr and Facebook.

- Flickr Photostream Upload.

- Exporting to DVD and Emai.

- Introduction.

- Tether Capture.

Reviews

Richard Schultz: "I really enjoyed this class. I wish this class would have existed when I opened Lightroom for the first time. It is in-depth and contains a plethora of information; just don’t expect to complete this class in one sitting".

Doug Hull: "I enjoyed the course. It was a bit behind in LR releases, but I found it to be a great refresher".

Chrisbrennan: "As an absolute beginner this course covered all of the option available to you in lightroom and explained what they did and how to use them".

- Beginner to Expert