Scott Kelby's Simplified Lightroom Image Management System 2024 Edition

All new and updated for 2024! Have you ever wished you could start your Lightroom Classic catalog over from scratch and do it right? If you have, or if you are just starting to use Lightroom Classic for this first time, this class is for you. Join Scott Kelby as he walks you through his updated Simplified Lightroom Image Management system (SLIM) that keeps his drive organized, his workflow simple, and his peace of mind intact. This is a class you’re going to want to watch in its entirety before you take action, but it may be just the thing you need to rethink how to use Lightroom Classic from the ground up and see things in a new light. By the end of the class, you’ll have an organizational process for moving forward with confidence, clarity, and simplicity.

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Scott Kelby

Release Date: 2024-02-01

Lessons

Introduction to SLIM

The instructor introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.

Duration: 4 mins 34 seconds

Organizing Your Photos On Drive

The first step is to get your photos organized outside of Lightroom Classic.

Duration: 6 mins 59 seconds

Sort Into Categories

Now that your photos are all in one place it is time to organize them into categories.

Duration: 5 mins 55 seconds

Backing Up Your Photos

Now that your photos are all on one drive you can back them up much more easily.

Duration: 7 mins 22 seconds

Getting Organized in Lightroom Classic

Now that your photos are categorized on your drive it is time to bring them into LrC.

Duration: 5 mins 6 seconds

Improve Performance

Scott shares tips to help you get the best performance from LrC.

Duration: 6 mins 12 seconds

Organizational Tools: Collections

Learn about the two organizational tools you’ll use in LrC to keep things organized.

Duration: 6 mins 42 seconds

Organizational Tools: Collection Sets

The second organizational tool you’ll use are called Collection Sets, which are used to organize collections.

Duration: 5 mins 25 seconds

Creating Your Categories

Now it is time to mimic the categories in Lightroom Classic that you used on your drive.

Duration: 20 mins 58 seconds

Finding Images

Now that you have your system in place it makes it so easy to find the photos you want to find.

Duration: 9 mins 32 seconds

Adding Automation

Leverage tools in LrC to add automation to your workflow.

Duration: 8 mins 34 seconds

Find Missing Images and Import a Shoot

Scott walks through the entire process of importing a shoot as well as sharing other key tips to help you move forward.

Duration: 9 mins 33 seconds