Lynda - Lightroom 5 Essentials 04 Develop Module Advanced Techniques

n this Lightroom 5 Essentials installment, Chris Orwig breaks out the Adobe Lightroom power tools. Learn advanced techniques to improve images with creative color, retouching, and other effects in the Develop module. Chris shows you how to crop and straighten your photographs for instantly improved compositions; remove dust and distracting background elements; selectively paint in adjustments to make your subject's skin, teeth, and eyes shine in portraits; and make both subtle and dramatic color changes, including black-and-white conversions. Plus, learn to increase image quality through noise reduction and clarity adjustments, apply split toning and vignettes, and correct for lens distortion.

Topics include:

Cropping and straightening photos

Retouching with the Spot Removal tool

Enhancing the sky with the Graduated Filter tool

Improving exposure and color with the Adjustment Brush

Modifying tone with the Tone Curve controls

Creating better black-and-white photos

Reducing noise with sharpening

Split toning to create a sepia tone

Correcting distortion

Understanding camera calibration in Lightroom