Adobe Lightroom 3

Duration: 2 days
Time: 10am - 5pm. Breaks are scheduled throughout the day and lunch is typically scheduled between 12-1pm
Course Materials: Vendor Authorized Courseware provided
Locations: Reston, VA / On-Site
Related Courses: Photoshop - Workflow
Cost: $1095
Registration: Click Here to Register

Description

Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® software is designed for your digital photography workflow. Lightroom helps you organize, manage, process, print, and show digital photographs. Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 3 software is essential for today's digital photography workflow. Now you can quickly import, process, manage, and showcase your images — from one shot to an entire shoot. With Lightroom 3, you spend less time in front of the computer and more time behind the lens.

Audience

Digital photography professionals and enthusiast who need an image processing and image asset management program.

Prerequisites

Because of the amount of material we cover in class, we do require students to be comfortable using a mouse, opening and saving files, and the general operations of computers. While we will make every reasonable effort to help, students with insufficient skills may be required to observe the class lessons or do their best to keep up without slowing down the rest of the class.

1 Quick Tour of Photoshop Lightroom

Understanding how Lightroom works
Managing photos in a library
Non-destructive editing
The Lightroom workspace
The top panel
The work area
The left and right panel groups
The Toolbar
The Filmstrip
Customizing the workspace
The Lightroom modules
The Library module
The Develop module
The Slideshow module
The Print module
The Web module

A typical workflow
Importing photos
Reviewing and organizing
Working while watching a slideshow
About keyword tags
Creating a collection
Rearranging and deleting images in a collection
Comparing photos side by side
Comparing several photos
Developing and editing
Using Quick Develop in the Library module
Working in the Develop module
Using the Crop Overlay tool
Correcting Lens Distortion
Using Fill Light
Adjusting the Exposure and Blacks settings
Sharing your work
Exploring the Web module
Previewing in a browser
Getting help
Navigating Help in the application
Accessing Help and Support on the Web
Search tips
More resources
Review questions
Review answers

2 Introducing the Workspace

Getting started
Importing images into the library
Toggling screen modes
Adjusting the workspace layout
Working with the application window on Windows
Working with the application window on Mac OS
Using a secondary display
Resizing panels
Showing and hiding panels or panel groups
Working with the left and right panel groups
Expanding and collapsing panels
Hiding and showing panels
Customizing the appearance of the panel groups
Working with the main display area
View modes
Grid and Loupe view options
Dimming lights
Personalizing the identity plate
Keyboard shortcuts
Review questions
Review answers

3 Importing

Getting started
The import process
Importing photos from a digital camera
Organizing your copied photos in folders
Backup strategies
Renaming fi les as they are imported
About file formats
Creating import presets
Importing images from a hard disk
Applying metadata
Importing via drag and drop
Evaluating photos before importing
Importing to a specific folder
Importing from other catalogs
Re-importing existing photos
Importing from a watched folder
Specifying initial previews when importing
Tethered shooting
Tethered shooting with a supported camera
Tethered shooting with other cameras
Review questions
Review answers

4 Reviewing

Getting started
Importing images into the library
Viewing and managing your images
Switching views
The Grid view
View options for the Grid view
Zooming with the Navigator in Loupe view
Comparing photos
Using Survey view to narrow a selection
Flagging and deleting images
Grouping images in the Quick Collection
Moving images into or out of the Quick Collection
Converting and clearing the Quick Collection
Designating a target collection
Working with the Filmstrip
Hiding the Filmstrip and adjusting its size
Using fi lters in the Filmstrip
Changing the sorting order of the thumbnails
Review questions
Review answers

5 Organizing and Selecting

Getting started
Importing images into the library
Organizing folders
Creating subfolders
Making changes to a folder's content
Synchronizing folders
Using collections to organize images
The Quick Collection
Collections
Smart collections
Stacking images
Applying keyword tags
Viewing keyword tags
Adding keyword tags
Working with keyword sets and nesting keywords
Searching by keywords
Using fl ags and ratings
Flagging images
Assigning ratings
Working with color labels
Adding metadata
Storage of metadata
Using the Painter tool
Finding and fi ltering files
Using the Filter bar to find photos
Using the Metadata filter
Using the fi lters in the Filmstrip
Reconnecting missing files and folders
Review questions
Review answers

6 Developing and Editing

Getting started
Importing images into the library
Quick Develop
The Develop module
Cropping and rotating images
Undoing, redoing, and remembering changes
Using the Undo and Redo commands
The History panel
Creating snapshots
Changing the Before image
Creating virtual copies
Removing spots
Applying basic color corrections
Adjusting the white balance and the tonal range
About white balance
Adjusting contrast using the tone curve
Sharpening detail and reducing noise
Correcting lens effects
Adding effects
Updating the process version
Making discrete color adjustments
Understanding hue, saturation, and luminance
Adjusting colors selectively
Converting an image to black and white
Split toning
Synchronizing settings
Local corrections
Using the Graduated Filter tool
Using the Adjustment Brush tool
Working with an external image editor
Review questions
Review answers

7 Creating Slideshows

Getting started
Importing images into the library
Playing an impromptu slideshow
Setting up a slideshow
Creating a new collection
The Lightroom Slideshow module
Choosing a slideshow template
Template options for slideshows
Customizing your slideshow template
Adjusting the slide layout
Setting the slide background
Adjusting stroke borders and casting shadows
Adding a text overlay
Using the Text Template Editor
Adjusting the playback settings
Adding music to your slideshow
Saving the customized slideshow template
Exporting a slideshow
Modifying and organizing user templates
Review questions
Review answers

8 Printing Images

Getting started
Importing images into the library
Creating a new collection
About the Lightroom Print module
About layout styles and print templates
Selecting a print template
Specifying the printer and paper size
Customizing print templates
Changing the number of cells
Modifying the page layout of a print template
Creating stroke and photo borders
Using the Rotate To Fit option
Customizing your identity plate
Printing captions and metadata information
Saving your customized print template
Creating a Custom Package print layout
Changing the page background color
Confi guring the output settings
Using color management
Color managed by your printer
Color management controlled by Lightroom
Saving print settings as an output collection
Printing your job
Working with 16 Bit Output on Mac OS 10.5
Review questions
Review answers

9 Publishing your Photos

Getting started
Importing images into the library
Publishing photos from the Library
Setting up a Flickr account
Publishing photos to Flickr
Publishing photo comments
Re-publishing a photo
Creating a new Photoset on Flickr
Publishing photos to your hard disk
The Lightroom Web module
Creating a basic web gallery
Creating a new collection
Choosing a template in the Web module
Distinguishing between HTML and Flash templates
Rearranging the order of your images
Customizing your web gallery
Replacing text
Changing colors
Tweaking the layout of a web gallery
Personalizing your web gallery
Working with identity plates
Providing more information
Specifying output settings
Watermarking images
Previewing the gallery
Saving your custom template
Exporting your gallery
Uploading your gallery to a web server
Review questions
Review answers

10 Backups and Exporting Photos

Getting started
Importing images into the library
Preventing data loss
Backing up the catalog file
Exporting metadata
Backing up the library
Exporting images as a catalog
Doing incremental backups
Exporting photos
Exporting JPEG files for on-screen viewing
Using export plug-ins
Exporting as PSD or TIFF for further editing
Exporting as Original or DNG for archiving
Using export presets
Setting up post-processing actions
Creating user presets
Review questions
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