Lynda - Lightroom 5 Essentials: 01 Importing with the Library Module

author Chris Orwig

subject Photography, Photo Management, Sharing Photos

software Lightroom 5

level Beginner

duration 2h 51m

released Jul 01, 2013

Join photographer and author Chris Orwig in part one of Lightroom Essentials, as he explores the interface of this popular image editing and management program and shows how to use its Library module to import photos. The course covers importing both still images and video, shooting in tethered-capture mode, and storing files on multiple hard drives. Then learn how to survey using the Grid and Loupe views, customize the views to your liking, and personalize the Adobe Lightroom interface.

Topics include:

* What is Lightroom?

* Importing images and video files

* Choosing an import destination

* Renaming files

* Importing from iPhoto or Aperture

* Working with tethered capture

* Exporting a catalog

* Using Smart Previews

* Customizing the Lightroom background