Lightroom Part One: Importing, Organizing, Global Adjustments and Exporting

Instructor: Don Tredinnick, professional nature photographer, instructor and owner of Frozen Hiker Photography

Lightroom provides a powerful set of tools to help organize, edit and share photos. This class is designed to help you get started with Lightroom Classic. During this class Don will cover a straightforward workflow that can be adjusted to meet your needs. This is a hands-on class that contains a number of lab exercises that will help you to understand the concepts taught during the class. A set of sample images will be supplied that support the lab exercises. There will be a lunch break. 

In this class you will learn to:

• Catalog Organization (Based on the Scott Kelby LEO Model)

  • Import and cull images.

  • Organize photos into collections.

  • Work with keywords.

  • Rate photos.

  • Add titles and other metadata.

• Develop Module Adjustment Panels

  • Set the profile to establish the proper starting point for an edit.

  • Use the Basic panel to make global adjustments to a photo.

  • Fine-tune the tonality of a photo using the curves tool.

  • Adjust individual colors in a photo using the Color Mixer.

  • Apply color grading using the Color Grading tool.

  • Remove unwanted elements using the remove tool and artificial intelligence tools.

  • Apply sharpening and noise reduction.

  • Correct lens distortion and chromatic aberration using the lens correction and transformation tools.

  • Add background blur to help isolate the subject.

• Workflow Optimization Techniques

  • Synchronize adjustment settings across photos.

  • Create and use presets to simplify common repetitive tasks.

• Export Photos for Printing and Sharing

  • Establish a consistent set of export presets.

  • Review the export dialog settings.

This is a hands-on class that contains a number of lab exercises that will help you to understand the concepts taught during the class. A set of sample images will be supplied that support the lab exercises.

Please note: Bring a lunch, snack and beverage as their are limited food options at the Bee Center.

Equipment needed for this class: Laptop computer with latest version of Lightroom Classic installed.  A 7 day trial license can be downloaded and installed prior to the class for those that are not current Lightroom Classic users.