LIGHTROOM COURSE
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This course is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of photo organization and editing using Lightroom Classic. You will learn effective strategies for organizing your drives to store photos efficiently. You will then utilize the Library Module and Import Dialog to import your images seamlessly. Once your photos are imported, you will explore methods for managing and arranging them to enhance your workflow productivity. We will delve into various features, including smart collections and smart previews, in great detail.
In the Develop Module we will configure the panels and discuss important elements such as presets, history, snapshots, and other processing tools before engaging in detailed photo editing. Finally, we will cover advanced editing techniques using masking tools and establish export presets to ensure your photos are ready for future use.
In the Develop Module we will configure the panels and discuss important elements such as presets, history, snapshots, and other processing tools before engaging in detailed photo editing. Finally, we will cover advanced editing techniques using masking tools and establish export presets to ensure your photos are ready for future use.
Post-processing is an essential component of digital photography. The Course Outcomes are:
- Import, organize and manage your assets (photos) efficiently.
- Create various presets: metadata, naming, editing etc.
- Learn all the tools and edit like a pro!
- Unlock the power of masking with the latest updates.
- Export and share your photos correctly.
DATES
There are no scheduled dates - booking is by appointment.
COACHING SESSIONS
5 X Classroom Sessions +/- 11 hours.
Plus 1 Bonus session for followup and Q&A.
Plus 1 Bonus session for followup and Q&A.
VENUE
Venue: Durban North Office / Studio
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
- Your laptop with the latest Adobe Lightroom Classic installed.
- You need at least 8GB of free storage space (laptop or external drive) to download and work on the course materials supplied.
It is recommended that you use an external hard drive for all your photography. If you need any advice please do not hesitate to contact us during office hours.
What is covered in this course!
- Overview of Lightroom Classic
- Catalog settings.
- Customizing Library Module and Import Dialog.
- Create basic Metadata preset.
- Importing photos.
- Customizing view options.
- Histogram
- Creating Smart previews and when to use.
- Create custom filters.
- Photo selection and Workflow concepts
- Batch processing.
- Keywords and metadata.
- Naming Photos.
- Power of Collections.
- Set up Develop Module.
- Overview of Develop Module panels.
- Overview of all adjustment tools.
- Deep dive into Transform.
- Deep dive into Profiles.
- How to use and create Presets.
- Deep dive into Crop Tool.
- Deep dive into Masking tool.
- How to use the Curve adjustments.
- Overview of Color Grading.
- Understanding Lens Blur.
- Deep dive into Details tab
- Deep dive into B&W conversions.
- Adding grain to images.
- Enhance images.
- Batch editing images.
- Photo Merging to HDR.
- Creating a Panorama.
- Exporting and creating Export Presets.
- Recap: Workflow from Camera to final edit.
