Adobe Lightroom Classic (2024) Course



Course Details:

Length: 2 days

Price: $940/person (USD)

Group Price: Request Quote

Training Reviews

Course Features:

Live Instructor Teaching

Certificate of Completion

Digital Badge

Courseware: Print

Free 6 Month Online Retake

Hands-On Learning?: Yes

Software Lab Included?: Yes

Delivery Methods:

Live Online

Individuals and Groups
@ Your Location

Onsite for Teams

Group Teams
@ Your Organization

This is an instructor-led course. It is taught by an instructor live online or at organizations for groups.
For a team training, we can teach onsite at your office or private live online.

 


Course Overview

Adobe Lightroom Classic (2024): Master Your Photos from Import to Print

Elevate your photography with Adobe Lightroom Classic (2024). This comprehensive course empowers you to take control of your entire digital workflow, from importing and organizing photos to creating stunning edits and professional outputs. This Adobe Lightroom Classic (2024) training will cover the basics and beyond, providing countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with the program. As one of the most powerful tools a digital photographer has in their toolset, offering powerful editing features in a streamlined interface that lets photographers import, sort, and organize images.

What will you learn?
  • Master the Lightroom Interface: Gain a solid understanding of the program's layout, modules, and essential tools.
  • Effortless Photo Importing: Learn efficient methods to import photos from various sources and organize them for easy access.
  • Non-Destructive Editing Techniques: Discover powerful editing tools that enhance your photos without altering the originals.
  • Essential Adjustments: Master exposure, white balance, color correction, and other fundamental editing techniques.
  • Advanced Editing Magic: Utilize AI-powered features like Sky Selection and Object Selection for precise editing control.
  • Creative Effects: Explore creative tools like Color Grading, Split Toning, and local adjustments to bring your artistic vision to life.
  • Organize and Manage: Implement effective strategies for organizing photos using collections, keywords, and flags.
  • Effortless Sharing: Prepare your photos for various uses, including social media, printing, and creating slideshows.
By the end of this course, you'll be able to:
  • Effortlessly import and organize your photos.
  • Enhance lighting, color, and detail in your images.
  • Creatively edit photos using advanced tools and techniques.
  • Design professional-quality photo books and slideshows.
  • Export your photos for various purposes, including printing and sharing online.

Ready to take your photography to the next level? Enroll today and unlock the full potential of Adobe Lightroom Classic (2024)!

 


Course Notes

Register Early: Registration Deadline is 2 Weeks Prior to Class Start.

Important Course Information
Course Taught with Courseware: Adobe Lightroom Classic 2024.
Course Taught with Software: Adobe Lightroom Classic 2024 for Windows ().
Versions that Can Attend: Adobe Lightroom Classic 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, & 2019 for Windows () or Macintosh - iOS ().
Course Objectives
  • Import and organize photos effectively.
  • Apply non-destructive editing techniques to enhance photos.
  • Utilize advanced editing features for creative control.
  • Streamline workflow with batch editing, presets, and the mobile app.
  • Design and create photo books and slideshows for professional presentation.
  • Learn about the latest features and functionalities of Lightroom Classic (2024).
Target Audience
Delivery Method

 


Course Topics

Adobe Lightroom Classic

Course Duration - 2 Days

GETTING STARTED
  • About Classroom in a Book
  • What’s new in this edition
  • Prerequisites
  • Requirements on your computer
  • Required skills
  • Installing Lightroom Classic
  • Online content
  • Lesson files
  • Web Edition
  • Accessing the lesson files and Web Edition
  • Understanding Lightroom catalog files
  • Creating a catalog file for working with this book
  • Getting ready to go mobile
  • Getting help
  • Module-specific tips
  • Navigating Help in the application
  • Accessing Help and support on the web
  • Additional resources
A QUICK TOUR OF LIGHTROOM CLASSIC
  • Understanding how Lightroom works
  • About catalog files
  • Managing the photos in your catalog
  • Managing files and folders
  • Non-destructive editing
  • Editing photos in another application
  • The Lightroom Classic workspace
  • The top panel
  • The work area
  • The Toolbar
  • The Filmstrip
  • The side panels
  • Customizing the workspace
  • The Lightroom Classic modules
  • The Lightroom Classic workflow
  • Importing photos
  • Reviewing and organizing
  • Culling your images
  • Working with collections
  • Rearranging and deleting images in a collection
  • Comparing photos side by side
  • Comparing several photos
  • Developing and editing
  • Using Quick Develop in the Library module
  • Working in the Develop module
  • Straightening and cropping an image
  • Adjusting lighting and tonal balance
  • Creating effects with the Radial Filter tool
  • Using the Spot Removal tool
  • Sharing your work by email
BRINGING PHOTOS INTO LIGHTROOM CLASSIC
  • Lightroom is your digital notebook
  • The import process
  • Importing photos from a digital camera
  • Organizing your copied photos in folders
  • Backup strategies
  • Renaming files as they are imported
  • Importing images from a hard disk
  • Applying metadata
  • Importing via drag and drop
  • Evaluating photos before importing
  • Images that are already imported
  • Importing to a specific folder
  • Importing from a watched folder
  • Tethered shooting
  • Tethered shooting with a supported camera
  • Viewing imported photos in the work area
  • Setting Grid and Loupe view options
EXPLORING THE LIGHTROOM WORKSPACE
  • Viewing and managing your images
  • Adjusting the workspace layout
  • Resizing panels
  • Showing and hiding panels or panel groups
  • Expanding and collapsing panels
  • Hiding and showing panels
  • Toggling screen modes
  • Switching views
  • Working in Loupe view
  • Using the Loupe view overlays
  • Comparing photos
  • Using Survey view to narrow a selection
  • Flagging and deleting images
  • Grouping images in the Quick Collection
  • Moving images into or out of the Quick Collection
  • Converting and clearing the Quick Collection
  • Designating a target collection
  • Working with the Filmstrip
  • Hiding the Filmstrip and adjusting its size
  • Using filters in the Filmstrip
  • Changing the sorting order of the thumbnails
  • Using a secondary display
MANAGING YOUR PHOTO LIBRARY
  • Folders vs. collections
  • Folders store; they do not organize
  • Using collections to organize images
  • The Quick Collection
  • Creating collections
  • Pro tip: Automatic collections from folders
  • Your turn: Make a new collection
  • Working with collection sets
  • Duplicating collection sets
  • Collection sets for organizing your work
  • Smart collections
  • Taking your collections on the road
  • Syncing photos from Lightroom Classic
  • Viewing synced photos on your mobile device
  • Editing on the lightroom.adobe.com site
  • Using keyword tags
  • Viewing keyword tags
  • Adding keyword tags
  • Working with keyword sets and nesting keywords
  • Searching by keyword
  • Using flags and ratings
  • Flagging images
  • Assigning ratings
  • Adding metadata
  • Tagging faces in the People view
  • Using the Painter tool
  • Finding and filtering files
  • Using the Filter bar to find photos
  • Using the filters in the Filmstrip
DEVELOPING BASICS
  • The Develop module
  • Reorganize the Develop module
  • Creating a collection from a previous import
  • Cropping and rotating images
  • Changing crop overlays
  • Using the Straighten tool
  • Cropping to specific dimensions
  • Seeing your crop better
  • What are camera profiles?
  • Profiles in Lightroom
  • Using the Profile Browser
  • Setting your picture’s white balance
  • Setting exposure and contrast
  • Adjusting shadows and highlights
  • Clarity, vibrance, and saturation
  • Adding detail to your images
  • Lens corrections and transformations
  • Using virtual copies for variations
  • Using snapshots for variations
ADVANCED EDITING
  • A major change to Lightroom: AI-based selections and masking
  • Using the Select Sky, Subject, and Background masks
  • New: Lens Blur
  • New: AI Based Noise Reduction
  • Using the Select People mask
  • Using the Select Object mask
  • Adding and removing masks
  • Using Color Range and Luminance Range selections
  • Removing distractions with the Healing tool
  • Removing sensor spots and syncing changes
  • Using Content-Aware Remove on your image
  • Putting it all together in one image
  • Easy organization and powerful editing in Lightroom mobile
LOCALIZED EDITS & TIME SAVERS IN LIGHTROOM
  • Using the Linear Gradient mask
  • Using the Radial Gradient mask
  • Using the Masking Brush tool
  • The Color Mixer panel
  • Working with HSL adjustments
  • New: Using Point Color adjustments
  • Working with the Tone Curve panel
  • Creative color and black-and-white effects
  • Creating virtual copies for image treatments
  • Converting a color photo to black and white
  • Color Grading
  • The Effects panel
  • Making panoramas
  • Merging to a panorama in Lightroom Classic
  • Headless mode for panoramas
  • Making HDR images
  • Merging to HDR in Lightroom Classic
  • Headless mode for HDR
  • Creating HDR panoramas
  • New: View HDR Output in Lightroom
  • Saving time in Lightroom
  • Applying previous corrections
  • Synchronizing corrections
  • Creating a Develop preset
CREATING A PHOTO BOOK
  • Assembling photos for a book
  • Working in the Book module
  • Setting up a photo book
  • Changing page layouts
  • Adding page numbers to a photo book
  • Placing photos in a book layout
  • Changing the images in a photo book
  • Working with photo cells
  • Setting a page background
  • Adding text to a photo book
  • Working with text cells
  • Fine-tuning type
  • Working with captions
  • Creating a custom text preset
  • Saving and reusing custom book page layouts
  • Creating a saved book
  • Copying a saved book
  • Exporting a photo book
CREATING A SLIDESHOW
  • Assembling photos for a slideshow
  • Working in the Slideshow module
  • Choosing a slideshow template
  • Customizing your slideshow template
  • Adjusting the slide layout
  • Setting up the slide background
  • Adjusting stroke borders and shadows
  • Adding a text overlay
  • Creating a saved slideshow
  • Refining the content of a slideshow
  • Adding sound and motion to your slideshow
  • Saving a customized slideshow template
  • Exporting a slideshow
  • Playing an impromptu slideshow
  • My suggested settings for a slideshow
PRINTING IMAGES
  • Creating a collection from the existing images
  • About the Lightroom Classic Print module
  • About layout styles and print templates
  • Selecting a print template
  • Specifying the printer and paper size
  • Customizing print templates
  • Changing the number of cells
  • Rearranging the photos in a print layout
  • Creating stroke and photo borders
  • Customizing your identity plate
  • Printing captions and metadata information
  • Creating a Custom Package print layout
  • Changing the page background color
  • Configuring the output settings
  • Using color management
  • Saving print settings as an output collection
  • Printing your job
MAKING BACKUPS AND EXPORTING PHOTOS
  • Preventing data loss
  • Backing up the catalog file
  • Exporting metadata
  • Backing up the library
  • Exporting images as a catalog
  • Exporting photos
  • Exporting JPEG files for onscreen viewing
  • Exporting as PSD or TIFF for further editing
  • Exporting as original or DNG for archiving
  • Using export presets
  • Creating user presets
  • Using Multi-Batch Export
INDEX

BONUS LESSON PUBLISHING YOUR PHOTOS

BONUS LESSON AN OVERVIEW OF MY WORKFLOW

 


Course FAQs

This course is taught by a live instructor and is available in two class formats:

  1. Live Online for Individuals
  2. Onsite/Online for Private Groups

 



 


Related Adobe Lightroom Information:

Public instructor-led Adobe Lightroom course prices start at $940 per student. Group training discounts are available.

Self-Paced Adobe Lightroom eLearning courses cost $300 at the starting point per student. Group purchase discounts are available.

 







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