Getting Started with Adobe Lightroom
Start Date – TBA
End Date – TBA
Course Duration – 5 weeks
Class Duration – 2 Hours
Class Time – TBA
Workshop Aim
Adobe Lightroom is every photographers dream. Lightroom’s strength is in the catalog or database that lies at the center of everything you do in Lightroom. It offers an amazing streamlined workflow designed by Photographers, for Photographers. Fast and efficient catalogging and organising together with incredible image editing built on the Camera RAW processing engine. Couple that with a seamless integration with Photoshop and you have what is a Photographers Nirvana.
Here is what you will learn
GETTING STARTED
- Welcome and Orientation
- Configuring the Lightroom Interface
THE LIBRARY MODULE
- Create a new catalog
- Importimages from Computer or camera
- Import images from memory card
- The Histogram - Identify and correct clipping
- Adding Keywords - On import or manually
- Adding metadata - Embed important information in your images
- Organising folders and images
- Collections
- Quick develop - Basic adjustments in the Library Module
- Exporting images - Create export presets
- Filtering Images - Star ratings, pick flags and colour labels
- Finding your images - Find that needle in a haystack easily
THE DEVELOP MODULE
- Basic Adjustments
- Auto Adjustments - One click fix
- The Tone Curve
- HSL/Colour - Get control of your colour
- Colour Grading - Create Sepia and creative colour tones
- Detail Panel - Sharpen and reduce noise
- Lens Corrections
- Transform - Get those verticals vertical
- Effects - Get creative with Vignettes and grain
- Calibration - Fine tune camera colours and choose the correct processing version
- Presets - Save out your own creative adjustments
- Snapshots -
- History -
- Local Adjustments/ Masking
ZOOM
Your course is online, you will join a virtual classroom using a weblink. We uses a video-conferencing tool called Zoom. To use Zoom you will need a Laptop, Computer, Tablet or Smart phone which has speakers, a microphone and a video camera. For some courses, to submit work, we advise you to use a laptop or computer. It is recommended that you use a computer to upload work for feedback.
PRIOR LEARNING
No prior knowledge required.
CANVAS ONLINE LEARNING
Whether your course is face to face or online, we use online learning platform called Canvas, to support your learning and give you access to downloadable workfiles to work on during the course.
RECORDING
Each session will be recorded and available to all attendees to be used for personal learning only and must not be posted, copied or shared. In addition all attendees will receive a printable PDF containing useful how to tips for each lesson.
Marjorie
Creative Director