The Complete Guide to Lightroom Classic & CC
Get ready to master the entire Lightroom ecosystem! Join Serge Ramelli as he takes you through all of the features of Lightroom CC and Lightroom Classic. Serge begins the class with a look at the cloud based version of Lightroom, often referred to as Lightroom CC, and then transitions to a thorough exploration of Lightroom Classic. After getting oriented to the interface and tools, Serge dives deep with a series of start to finish projects using both versions of Lightroom. Over the course of 80 individual lessons, Serge will teach you his entire workflow and explore all of the features you need to know to become a Lightroom master!
Release Date: 2020-09-03
Lessons
Introduction: Lightroom Classic vs Lightroom CC
The instructor introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow. Serge starts with providing an overview of Lightroom CC.
Duration: 2 mins 13 seconds
Lightroom CC Importing
Serge begins by importing a selection of photos and discusses cloud storage.
Duration: 3 mins 46 seconds
Lightroom CC Basic Retouching
After import, Serge introduces the editing controls in Lightroom CC.
Duration: 4 mins 43 seconds
Lightroom CC Effects and Noise Reduction
Moving on from the Light panel, Serge discusses the controls in the Effects and Detail panels.
Duration: 4 mins 46 seconds
Lightroom CC Optics and Geometry
The Optics and Geometry panels help you deal with issues caused by the lens and by perspective distortions.
Duration: 3 mins 9 seconds
Lightroom CC Local Tools
Once global adjustments are complete, you can make selective adjustments in a few different ways.
Duration: 8 mins 37 seconds
Lightroom CC Crop Tool
Learn how to crop your photo using Lightroom CC.
Duration: 4 mins 31 seconds
Lightroom CC Putting Into Practice
Applying what we’ve covered so far, Serge works through retouching a new photo.
Duration: 6 mins 3 seconds
Lightroom CC Panorama Merge
Learn how to merge multiple photos into a panorama.
Duration: 13 mins 50 seconds
Lightroom CC HDR Merge
Similar to the panorama merge, you can merge multiple exposures into a single HDR image.
Duration: 5 mins 27 seconds
Lightroom CC HDR Panorama
Lightroom CC can even merge multiple exposures from a panorama into a single HDR pano.
Duration: 5 mins 8 seconds
Lightroom CC Boosting Color
Taking a neutral raw photo captured in Tuscany, Serge demonstrates how to bring out the color.
Duration: 3 mins 22 seconds
Lightroom CC Enhancing the Bear
Serge demonstrates how workflow for editing a photo taken in Antelope Canyon.
Duration: 3 mins 59 seconds
Lightroom CC Sorting Your Photos
Learn how to sort and organize your photos in Lightroom CC.
Duration: 5 mins 22 seconds
Lightroom CC Finding Your Photos
Learn how to find your photos in Lightroom CC.
Duration: 4 mins 20 seconds
Lightroom CC Create a Portfolio
You can use Lightroom CC to have a living portfolio with you at all times.
Duration: 15 mins 16 seconds
Lightroom CC Using Presets
Learn how to save settings as presets, which you can apply to other photos.
Duration: 5 mins 29 seconds
Lightroom CC Creating a B&W Preset
In this lesson Serge demonstrates how you can create a B&W preset.
Duration: 6 mins 32 seconds
Lightroom Mobile Presets
Serge shows how the presets you create in Lightroom CC are synced across all Lightroom CC apps.
Duration: 1 mins 36 seconds
Lightroom CC Exporting Your Photos
Learn how to export copies of your photos from Lightroom CC.
Duration: 4 mins 1 seconds
Lightroom CC Profiles
Learn how to use profiles in your workflow.
Duration: 3 mins 12 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Importing From a Memory Card
Switching over to Lightroom Classic, Serge demonstrates the process of importing from a memory card.
Duration: 5 mins 7 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Importing From a Hard Drive
The process of importing from your hard drive is similar, yet different from importing from a card.
Duration: 2 mins 30 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Creating Date Based Folders
Learn how to configure Lightroom to create folders based on the date of the photos as part of the import process.
Duration: 2 mins 56 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Library Views
After import, discover the different views of the Library module.
Duration: 5 mins 50 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Ratings and Flags
There are a few systems for applying ratings, flags, and color labels to your photos.
Duration: 6 mins 51 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Painter Tool
Within Grid view of the Library module is a helpful little tool called the Painter.
Duration: 1 mins 59 seconds
Lightroom Classic: JPG vs Raw
Learn the differences between JPG and raw photos and how that impacts your editing options.
Duration: 2 mins 42 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Collections
A sort of virtual folder or album that allows you to group photos together without moving them.
Duration: 3 mins 26 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Smart Collections
You can think of these as saved searches.
Duration: 3 mins 1 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Stacking Photos
Stacking is a way to group photos together within a collection or folder.
Duration: 4 mins 34 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Exporting
Learn how to create copies of your edited photos.
Duration: 7 mins 16 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Watermarking
It is possible to apply a watermark as part of the export process.
Duration: 4 mins 55 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Export Presets
It is possible to save export settings as presets for reuse over time.
Duration: 2 mins 34 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Sync Catalog to Lightroom CC
Learn how to sync your Lightroom Classic catalog with Lightroom CC.
Duration: 3 mins 12 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Email Photos
You can email photos directly from Lightroom Classic.
Duration: 1 mins 2 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Metadata and Keywords
Learn how to view metadata within Lightroom Classic and apply keywords.
Duration: 4 mins 50 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Backing Up Photos
Lightroom Classic does not back up your photos, so you need to come up with a system to keep them safe.
Duration: 4 mins 0 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Finding Photos
Learn the different ways of finding photos in Lightroom Classic.
Duration: 5 mins 15 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Exporting and Importing a Catalog
It is possible to export a catalog, work on it, and import that catalog back into your master catalog.
Duration: 7 mins 46 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Tone Sliders and Histograms
The real power of Lightroom Classic is in the Develop module. In this lesson Serge begins a tour of the most important editing tools.
Duration: 5 mins 30 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Vibrance, Saturation and Clarity
Lightroom Classic has a section called Presence, which can affect color and texture.
Duration: 4 mins 20 seconds
Lightroom Classic: White Balance
White balance is a way to change the color cast of the photo.
Duration: 4 mins 3 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Curves
The Curves panel is a powerful tool for adjusting contrast and tonality of your photo.
Duration: 2 mins 44 seconds
Lightroom Classic: HSL Sliders
Learn how to adjust hue, saturation, and luminance in your photographs.
Duration: 5 mins 53 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Split Toning
Learn how to add color to the highlights and/or shadows.
Duration: 2 mins 19 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Sharpening and Noise Reduction
The Detail panel is all about sharpening and noise reduction.
Duration: 3 mins 25 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Correcting Lens Distortion
Every lens you use can result in a certain amount of distortion and edge darkening, but the Lens Correction panel can correct those problems.
Duration: 3 mins 4 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Transform Panel
The Transform panel contains controls for correcting perspective distortions.
Duration: 2 mins 47 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Effects Panel
The Effects panel contains a number of special effect controls.
Duration: 2 mins 31 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Calibration Panel
A not often used panel, but there are controls you should be aware of.
Duration: 1 mins 57 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Graduated Filter
Starting with the Graduated Filter, Serge demonstrates how to use each of the local adjustment tools.
Duration: 4 mins 37 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Range Mask
Within each of the local adjustment tools is the Range Mask function, which allows you to refine what part of the photo is affected.
Duration: 4 mins 25 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Radial Filter
The Radial Filter is similar to the Graduated Filter, but you draw out an oval instead of a line.
Duration: 7 mins 34 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Adjustment Brush
Instead of drawing an oval or graduated line, you can use the Adjustment Brush to paint on specific regions within your photo.
Duration: 3 mins 9 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Spot Removal
The Spot Removal tool is designed for removing sensor spots from your photo.
Duration: 4 mins 39 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Crop Tool
Cropping is always important consideration to make when editing.
Duration: 2 mins 38 seconds
Lightroom Classic: California Sunset Project
Building on all that we’ve learned so far, Serge demonstrates a start to finish editing workflow.
Duration: 11 mins 49 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Long Exposure Project
In this project Serge demonstrates the edits for a long exposure photograph.
Duration: 4 mins 32 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Magazine Cover Edit
The is a composite project Serge created for a magazine cover.
Duration: 10 mins 40 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Panorama Project
Serge demonstrates a start to finish workflow for editing a panorama.
Duration: 6 mins 34 seconds
Lightroom Classic: HDR Merge Project
Learn how to merge and edit an HDR image.
Duration: 11 mins 28 seconds
Lightroom Classic: HDR Panorama Project
Pulling together what we know about HDR and panoramas we combine all into a single HDR panorama project.
Duration: 8 mins 13 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Expanding Panorama Options
Panoramas don’t have to just be long horizontal photos. In this project Serge expands the concept of panorama merging.
Duration: 7 mins 17 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Vertical Panorama
Panoramas can also go up! In this project Serge demonstrates another way to take advantage of the merge to panorama function.
Duration: 7 mins 34 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Montmartre Edit
Taking the merge to pano to an extreme is still fun and you just never know how it will work.
Duration: 7 mins 47 seconds
Lightroom Classic: B&W Conversions
Serge shares his B&W workflow.
Duration: 9 mins 25 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Portrait Retouch
It is possible to fully retouch a portrait photo in Lightroom Classic.
Duration: 12 mins 59 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Environmental Portrait
Learn how to edit an environmental portrait in Lightroom Classic.
Duration: 7 mins 16 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Selective Color Project
While not for everyone, knowing how to do a selective color edit is useful.
Duration: 3 mins 37 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Creating Presets
Creating Develop presets can save you time editing and give your work a consistent look.
Duration: 13 mins 0 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Map Module
Learn about the Map module in Lightroom Classic.
Duration: 5 mins 25 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Book Module Part 1
Learn about the Book module in Lightroom Classic.
Duration: 10 mins 17 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Book Module Part 2
Serge continues to dive deeper into creating books in the Book module.
Duration: 3 mins 8 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Slideshow Module
Learn about creating slideshows in the Slideshow module.
Duration: 8 mins 1 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Print Module Basics
Learn the basics of using the Print module.
Duration: 8 mins 5 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Print Module - Contact Sheets
Learn how to create contact sheets in the Print module.
Duration: 2 mins 7 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Print Module - Picture Package
The Picture Package layout style in the Print module allows you to create layouts of the same photo at different sizes.
Duration: 5 mins 29 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Web Module
Learn how to use the Web module in Lightroom Classic.
Duration: 3 mins 3 seconds
Lightroom Classic: Conclusion
Serge wraps up the class with some closing thoughts on Lightroom Classic.
Duration: 5 mins 49 seconds