Lightroom 3 Comprehensive

Course Description

This, like our other classes, is very hands on. Lightroom is all about workflow. It maximizes productivity by saving  you time and organizing your work. You’re going to learn how to manage large volumes of digital photographs and perform sophisticated image processing tasks. Lightroom helps you maintain control of your growing digital photo library and to easily produce quality pictures and refined presentations for both web and print.

Course Outline

Introduction from the instructor. Class overview. Post class student support program explanation and access information.

Lesson 1: A Tour of Photoshop Lightroom
Topics: The tour touches on the Library Module, the Develop Module, the Slideshow Module, the Print Module and the Web Module.

Lesson 2: Introducing the Workspace
Topics: Toggling between screen modes, adjusting workspace layout, showing/hiding panels and panel groups, collapsing or expanding panels, changing and customizing view modes, personalizing the works space, choosing interface options and keyboard shortcuts.

Lesson 3: Importing
Topics: Importing from a camera, card reader, hard drive or removable media; choosing file handling options; organizing, renaming, processing images automatically; applying metadata and keyword tags as part of the import process and initiating backup strategies.

Lesson 4: Reviewing
Topics: Working with different Library module views, Navigating your catalog, Using the Navigator panel, comparing photos, flagging rejects and deleting images, using the Quick Collection, creating stacks, hiding the Filmstrip and adjusting its size, applying the Filmstrip Source Filters, and rearranging photos in the Grid view.

Lesson 5: Organizing and Selecting
Topics: Creating a folder structure, moving files and synchronizing folders, understanding collections, working with keywords and keyword sets; using Flags, Ratings and Color Labels; adding and editing metadata, using the Painter tool, finding and filtering files and reconnecting renamed and missing files.

Lesson 6: Developing and Editing
Topics: Applying Develop presets; cropping, rotating and flipping images; using the history and snapshots panel; removing blemishes; correcting color problems; adjusting the tonal range; sharpening and removing noise; making discrete color adjustments; working with grayscale and split tone effects; adjusting specific areas of an image; working with an external image editor.

Lesson 7: Exporting images
Topics: Exporting photos, exporting JPEG files, PSD or TIFF files, DNG for Archiving, using presents, setting up post processing actions, creating user presets

Lesson 8: Creating Slideshows
Topics: Grouping your slideshow images as a collection; viewing an impromptu slideshow; choosing a slideshow template; adjusting the slide layout; changing the background color and adding a backdrop image; adding a text overlay; adjusting the playback settings; saving your customized template; previewing and playing your slideshow; and exporting your presentation.

Lesson 9: Publishing your Photos on the Web
Topics: Creating a Web Portfolio collection in your image library; distinguishing between HTML and Flash gallery templates; choosing a gallery template from the template browser; rearranging the order of the images in your gallery; customizing the design of your gallery; specifying the image quality and adding a copyright watermark; previewing  your web gallery; saving your customized layout as a new template; specifying settings for upload to a web server.

Lesson 10: Creating Backups
Topics: Backing up your catalog files; backing up your entire image library; making incremental backups.

Course Prerequisites

This class assumes you have working knowledge of computers and operating systems. It is assumed you know how to use your mouse, the standard menu and commands and how to open and save files. If you are bringing your own computer, make sure you have the version software that is being taught in the class. In the event that you are not knowledgeable in the use of computers, the instructor will not be able to take time away from the other students to teach you. One-on-one tutoring is available for a fee.