Lynda - Up and Running with Lightroom 5

.:[ Lynda.com - Up and Running with Lightroom 5 ]:.

Details:

Subject: Photography

Software: Lightroom 5

Level: Beginner

Duration 03h 42m

Released: 11 June 2013

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom has become a popular program for photographers of all experience levels. In this course, photographer and teacher Jan Kabili provides an approachable introduction to all its capabilities. The course begins with a look at how to import photos from a camera and from a hard drive, describing how the Lightroom catalog works along the way.

Then you'll learn key ways to manage your photos in Lightroom, from reviewing photos after a shoot to working with Smart Previews when your photos are offline. This part of the course covers making collections, adding keywords, and much more.

Next, the course introduces the Lightroom Develop module and its features for improving a photo's appearance, including adjusting tone and color, cropping and fixing perspective, converting to black and white, reducing noise, and sharpening. It explores how to make local adjustments with the Adjustment Brush, Radial Filter, Graduated Filter, and Spot Removal tools. The course ends with a look at the most commonly used Lightroom features for sharing photos: exporting, printing, and sharing online.

Topics include:

Importing photos

Viewing, sorting, and selecting photos

Reviewing and rating photos

Finding photos with keywords and filters

Cropping and straightening photos

Fixing perspective with Upright

Adjusting color and tone

Targeting edits with the Adjustment Brush

Sharing photos on Facebook

Exporting and printing photos

Enjoy