Adobe Lightroom - Essentials Training

Getting started with Lightroom Essentials training course

Course contents
SECTION: 1
Getting Started 19:56
SECTION: 2
Software Overview 25:14
SECTION: 3
RAW 6:48
SECTION: 4
Navigation 5:52
SECTION: 5
Light Corrections 24:51
SECTION: 6
Color Corrections 52:53
SECTION: 7
Organization 54:05
SECTION: 8
Saving/Exporting/Sharing 23:19
SECTION: 9
Cropping & Straightening 17:38
SECTION: 10
Masking 1:43:01
64. Add & invert a Linear mask in lightroom
8:18
65. Quiz question 22
66. Class project 05 - Linear Mask
1:57
67. Multiple radial masks & deleting masks in Lightroom
9:01
68. Class project 06 - Radial Mask
1:44
69. How to use Brush Mask in Adobe Lightroom
7:39
70. Class project 07 - Brush Mask
1:24
71. How to use the Select Subject mask in Lightroom
6:30
72. Select background minus using brush in Lightroom
6:42
73. Class project 08 - Select Background
2:09
74. How to select sky in Lightroom
9:09
75. Quiz question 23
76. Class Project 09 - Sky Selection
2:13
77. Replace sky in Lightroom using Photoshop round trip FREE
13:37
78. Quiz question 24
79. Selecting just one person in Lightroom
4:59
80. How to smooth skin in wedding photos Lightroom FREE
11:45
81. Quiz question 25
82. Class project 11 - Skin Smoothing
1:26
83. How to whiten eyes & enhance eye color in Lightroom
4:14
84. How to change hair eye & lip color in Lightroom
9:15
85. Quiz question 26
86. Class Project 12 - Changing color
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SECTION: 11
Fixing Images 46:06
SECTION: 12
Effects 8:32
SECTION: 13
Retouching 28:50
SECTION: 14
Point Curve 8:41
SECTION: 15
Profiles Presets & LUT 31:35
SECTION: 16
Color Grading Styles 1:10:19
SECTION: 17
Photoshop 18:36
SECTION: 18
Video 14:43
SECTION: 19
What next 14:06

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Course info

91 lessons / 10 hours 35 quiz questions 21 projects Certificate of achievement

Overview

I am an Adobe Certified Instructor and I've been working as a creative professional and photo retoucher for over 16 years. I enjoy combining creative work with teaching.

I've won many Adobe teaching awards and recently reached a huge milestone....I have now had over a million people worldwide who have studied using my online courses like this one!

What’s in the course? 
You will learn 'best practice' for:
  • - White balance
  • - Temperature and color correction
  • - Masking
- We will cover all types of photography:
  • - Portrait
  • - Wedding
  • - Landscape
  • - Wildlife
  • - Automotive
  • - Event
  • - Architectural
  • - Drone
  • - Travel
  • - Product
  • - Food
- You will learn to color grade like a professional, making simple and powerful color grades which will make your images pop!

You will learn how to:
  • - Soften and smooth skin texture
  • - Highlight eyes and whiten teeth
  • - Enhance hair and make eyes and lips really stand out in a portrait
  • - Remove unwanted elements from a photograph
  • - Color grade videos
  • - Reduce noise and graininess from photos

The same great tools you will have worked with for photographs will also work with video clips. You will learn how and why to switch between Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom to achieve optimal results. One of the most exciting features is learning about presets which will speed and enhance your workflow. Lightroom is a powerful tool for organising, sorting, color grading and backing up your images.

Who will benefit from this course?
This course is aimed at people who are brand new to image editing and photography in general. We start right from scratch and work through topics step by step. It doesn't matter whether you are using an  expensive 'state of the art' digital SLR camera or a very basic mobile phone - Lightroom will work well for both!

During the course, we will be working with Adobe Lightroom CC, not the older version known as Lightroom Classic. Many of the techniques we will learn will work with both versions of Lightroom software but our focus will be on Lightroom CC desktop. I will be setting class projects throughout the course so that you can practice the skills you have learned. By working on these projects you will create stunning images to add to your personal portfolio or CV.

Whether you have never used Lightroom or you have opened it and struggled - follow this course with me and together we will take your images and transform them into beautiful, dynamic photographs by using Adobe Lightroom CC.

I'll see you in class!

What will students learn in this course?

  • - Best practices for white balance, temperature & color correction. 
  • - Unlock the power of masking.
  • - You’ll cover all types of photography genres including Portrait, Landscape, Wedding, Night, Wildlife, Automotive, Event, Architectural, Drone, Travel, Product Food.
  • - You’ll know how to color grade like a professional, simple grades and then moving into distinctive powerful color grades to make your images really pop.  

  • - You’ll retouch images, making skin smoother, eyes & teeth whiter. Make hair, eyes and lips standout in portraits. 
  • - Learn how to remove parts of an image. 
  • - Learn how to color grade videos. 
  • - You’ll even learn when and how it might be appropriate to jump out to Adobe Photoshop. 
  • - Do you have noisy, grainy images? After this course, you’ll know what tools and techniques to use to remove it. 
  • - Learn how to add the noise, grunge & grain back in for a powerful visual statement. 
  • - Need to work fast? You’ll learn where to find and how to use the best Presets, LUTS & Profiles. 
  • - You’ll take your skills and apply your edits in bulk to a huge group of images all at once. 
  • - Learn Lightroom's amazing organizational abilities. Quickly sorting, comparing, searching, grading & backing up images.  
  • - You'll learn the best settings for printing your images and sharing on social media without losing details and how to package up a shoot and easily share with a client

What are the requirements for take this course?

  • - Adobe Lightroom CC Desktop (not Lightroom Classic)
  • - No prior knowledge or experience with Lightroom is required
  • - No prior knowledge or experience in Photography is required

Who is this course for?  

  • - This course is really aimed at people new to photo editing software and photography in general. We’ll start right at the beginning and work our way through step by step.
  • - You might be using the biggest fanciest camera in the world or shooting on your phone that’s held together mostly with sellotape. It doesn’ matter, Lightroom is amazing for both.



Daniel Scott

Daniel Scott

Founder of Bring Your Own Laptop & Chief Instructor

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I discovered the world of design as an art student when I stumbled upon a lab full of green & blue iMac G3’s. My initial curiosity around using the computer to create ‘art’ developed into a full-blown passion, eventually leading me to become a digital designer and founder of Bring Your Own Laptop.

Sharing and teaching are a huge part of who I am. As a certified Adobe instructor, I've had the honor of winning multiple Adobe teaching awards at their annual MAX conference. I see Bring Your Own Laptop as the supportive community I wished for when I was first starting out and intimidated by design. Through teaching, I hope to bring others along for the ride and empower my students to bring their stories, labors of love, and art into the world.
True to my Kiwi roots, I've lived in many places, and currently, I reside in Ireland with my wife and kids.

Certificates

We’re awarding certificates for this course!

Check out the How to earn your certificate video for instructions on how to earn yours and click the available certificate levels below for more information.

How to earn your certificate

Work your way towards your certificate for this course by following these simple steps.

  • Watch the course videos
  • Complete the Class Projects - look out for the videos marked with
  • Upload your class projects into the My Projects area in your account
  • Complete and pass the Knowledge Quiz (Merit level courses only)
  • Complete the Distinction Certificate Project (Distinction level courses only) - look out for the video marked with
  • Upload your Distinction project to the My Projects area in your account
  • Request your certificate when you've completed the requirements for the certificate level you're working towards

Good luck!

Pass certificates

We're awarding 'Pass' level certificates for this course.

You can work your way towards your 'Pass' certificate by following these simple steps.

  • Watch the course videos
  • Complete the Class Projects - look out for the videos marked with
  • Upload your class projects into the My Projects area in your account
  • Don't forget to request your certificate when all your projects are complete

Good luck!

Merit certificates

We're awarding 'Merit' level certificates for this course.

You can work your way towards your 'Merit' certificate by following these simple steps.

  • Watch the course videos
  • Complete the Class Projects - look out for the videos marked with
  • Upload your class projects into the My Projects area in your account
  • Complete and pass the Knowledge Quiz
  • Don't forget to request your certificate when you have passed the quiz and completed all your projects

Good luck!

Distinction certificates

We're awarding 'Distinction' level certificates for this course.

You can work your way towards your 'Distinction' certificate by following these simple steps.

  • Watch the course videos
  • Complete the Class Projects - look out for the videos marked with
  • Upload your class projects into the My Projects area in your account
  • Complete and pass the Knowledge Quiz
  • Complete the Distinction Certificate Project - look out for the video marked with
  • Upload your Distinction project to the My Projects area in your account
  • Don't forget to request your certificate when you have passed the quiz and completed all your projects

Good luck!

Downloads & Exercise files

Transcript

All right, getting started...

first things first, is download the exercise files...

so there will be a link on the screen here, you can download that...

all the files that we use in this course, so do that first...

in that same file there'll be a shortcut sheet...

so kind of get that and print it off, and stick it next to your desk...

and you can circle the ones that you use a lot.

Make sure you got the software installed, if you haven't done that yet...

and if you haven't signed up, there is a link here, it's an affiliate link...

there is a discount for you and there is a commission for me, so we all win...

also, just make sure you're downloading the Lightroom...

Adobe just call it Adobe Lightroom...

there is Adobe Classic or Lightroom Classic...

not that one, get the Lightroom version.

I talk really fast, I try to keep it slow for this...

I talk normally a lot faster to my friends and poor family...

but there is a code in the corner down here...

a code?, a cog, you can click on that and change the speed to half speed...

or if you-- some people think I talk too slow, that's weird...

but you can speed me up as well...

also things are changing fast in this particular software...

Lightroom, this version of it is reasonably new for Adobe...

so they're adding things all the time.

If things do change have a look in the comments below the video...

if it's just something simple I'll just write in there...

or one of the other students will write in there...

if it's a really big change I'll re-record it, just let me know...

all right, that is it, getting started over...

let's get into the course.

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