Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic Classroom in a Book (2023 release)

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
WHERE ARE THE LESSON FILES?
Contents
GETTING STARTED
	About Classroom in a Book
	What’s new in this edition
	Prerequisites
	Requirements on your computer
	Required skills
	Installing Lightroom Classic
	Online content
	Lesson files
	Web Edition
	Accessing the lesson files and Web Edition
	Understanding Lightroom catalog files
	Creating a catalog file for working with this book
	Getting ready to go mobile
	Getting help
	Module-specific tips
	Navigating Help in the application
	Accessing Help and support on the web
	Additional resources
1 A QUICK TOUR OF LIGHTROOM CLASSIC
	Understanding how Lightroom works
	About catalog files
	Managing the photos in your catalog
	Managing files and folders
	Non-destructive editing
	Editing photos in another application
	The Lightroom Classic workspace
	The top panel
	The work area
	The Toolbar
	The Filmstrip
	The side panels
	Customizing the workspace
	The Lightroom Classic modules
	The Lightroom Classic workflow
	Importing photos
	Reviewing and organizing
	Culling your images
	Working with collections
	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
	Straightening and cropping an image
	Adjusting lighting and tonal balance
	Creating effects with the Radial Filter tool
	Using the Spot Removal tool
	Sharing your work by email
PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWCASE: MARY BEL
	2 BRINGING PHOTOS INTO LIGHTROOM CLASSIC
		Lightroom is your digital notebook
		The import process
		Importing photos from a digital camera
		Organizing your copied photos in folders
		Backup strategies
		Renaming files as they are imported
		Importing images from a hard disk
		Applying metadata
		Importing via drag and drop
		Evaluating photos before importing
		Images that are already imported
		Importing to a specific folder
		Importing from a watched folder
		Tethered shooting
		Tethered shooting with a supported camera
		Viewing imported photos in the work area
		Setting Grid and Loupe view options
PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWCASE: GREGORY HEISLER
	3 EXPLORING THE LIGHTROOM WORKSPACE
		Viewing and managing your images
		Adjusting the workspace layout
		Resizing panels
		Showing and hiding panels or panel groups
		Expanding and collapsing panels
		Hiding and showing panels
		Toggling screen modes
		Switching views
		Working in Loupe view
		Using the Loupe view overlays
		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 filters in the Filmstrip
		Changing the sorting order of the thumbnails
		Using a secondary display
PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWCASE: LATANYA HENRY
	4 MANAGING YOUR PHOTO LIBRARY
		Folders vs. collections
		Folders store; they do not organize
		Using collections to organize images
		The Quick Collection
		Creating collections
		Pro tip: Automatic collections from folders
		Your turn: Make a new collection
		Working with collection sets
		Duplicating collection sets
		Collection sets for organizing your work
		Smart collections
		Taking your collections on the road
		Syncing photos from Lightroom Classic
		Viewing synced photos on your mobile device
		Editing on the Lightroom.adobe.com site
		Using keyword tags
		Viewing keyword tags
		Adding keyword tags
		Working with keyword sets and nesting keywords
		Searching by keyword
		Using flags and ratings
		Flagging images
		Assigning ratings
		Adding metadata
		Tagging faces in the People view
		Organizing photos by location
		Working in the Map module
		Geotagging images captured without GPS data
		Saving map locations
		Using the Painter tool
		Finding and filtering files
		Using the Filter bar to find photos
		Using the filters in the Filmstrip
PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWCASE: JOE CONZO
	5 DEVELOPING BASICS
		The Develop module
		Reorganize the Develop module
		Creating a collection from a previous import
		Cropping and rotating images
		Changing crop overlays
		Using the Straighten tool
		Cropping to specific dimensions
		Seeing your crop better
		What are camera profiles?
		Profiles in Lightroom
		Using the Profile Browser
		Setting your picture’s white balance
		Setting exposure and contrast
		Adjusting shadows and highlights
		Clarity, vibrance, and saturation
		Adding detail to your images
		Lens corrections and transformations
		Using virtual copies for variations
		Using snapshots for variations
PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWCASE: BINUK VARGHESE
	6 ADVANCED EDITING
		A major change to Lightroom: AI-based selections and masking
		Using the Linear Gradient tool
		Using the Radial Gradient tool
		Using the Masking Brush tool
		Using the Select Sky, Subject, and Background masks
		Using the Select People mask
		Using the Select Object mask
		Adding and removing masks
		Using Color Range and Luminance Range selections
		Removing distractions with the Healing tool
		Removing sensor spots and syncing changes
		Using Content-Aware Remove on your image
		Combining several types of masks in one image
		Easy organization and powerful editing in Lightroom mobile
		HSL and Tone Curve adjustments
		Working with the HSL/Color panel
		Working with the Tone Curve panel
		Creative color and black-and-white eff ects
		Converting a color photo to black and white
		Color Grading
		The Effects panel
		Making panoramas
		Merging to a panorama in Lightroom Classic
		Headless mode for panoramas
		Making HDR images
		Merging to HDR in Lightroom Classic
		Headless mode for HDR
		Creating HDR panoramas
		Saving time in Lightroom
		Applying previous corrections
		Synchronizing corrections
		Creating a Develop preset
PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWCASE: SARA LANDO
	7 CREATING A PHOTO BOOK
		Assembling photos for a book
		Working in the Book module
		Setting up a photo book
		Changing page layouts
		Adding page numbers to a photo book
		Placing photos in a book layout
		Changing the images in a photo book
		Working with photo cells
		Setting a page background
		Adding text to a photo book
		Working with text cells
		Fine-tuning type
		Working with captions
		Creating a custom text preset
		Saving and reusing custom book page layouts
		Creating a saved book
		Copying a saved book
		Exporting a photo book
PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWCASE: FELIX HERNANDEZ
	8 CREATING A SLIDESHOW
		Assembling photos for a slideshow
		Working in the Slideshow module
		Choosing a slideshow template
		Customizing your slideshow template
		Adjusting the slide layout
		Setting up the slide background
		Adjusting stroke borders and shadows
		Adding a text overlay
		Creating a saved slideshow
		Refining the content of a slideshow
		Adding sound and motion to your slideshow
		Saving a customized slideshow template
		Exporting a slideshow
		Playing an impromptu slideshow
		My suggested settings for a slideshow
PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWCASE: TITO HERRERA
	9 PRINTING IMAGES
		Creating a collection from the existing images
		About the Lightroom Classic 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
		Rearranging the photos in a print layout
		Creating stroke and photo borders
		Customizing your identity plate
		Printing captions and metadata information
		Creating a Custom Package print layout
		Changing the page background color
		Configuring the output settings
		Using color management
		Color managed by your printer
		Color management controlled by Lightroom
		Tweaking printed color manually
		Saving print settings as an output collection
		Printing your job
	10 MAKING BACKUPS AND EXPORTING PHOTOS
		Preventing data loss
		Backing up the catalog file
		Exporting metadata
		Backing up the library
		Exporting images as a catalog
		Exporting photos
		Exporting JPEG files for onscreen viewing
		Exporting as PSD or TIFF for further editing
		Exporting as original or DNG for archiving
		Using export presets
		Creating user presets
		Using Multi-Batch Export
	11 AN OVERVIEW OF MY WORKFLOW
		Keep your computer clean
		Workflow overview: Hot, medium, and cold
		Workflow: Hot status
		Importing the pictures
		Iterative culling: picks and rejects
		Collection sets and collections
		Backing up your images
		Workflow: Medium status
		Your need to access pictures diminishes over time
		Creating Smart Previews
		Selecting your external hard drive
		Moving your images to the external drive
		Relinking missing folders
		Backing up your external drive
		Workflow: Cold status
		What is a NAS device?
		Moving your folder to the NAS device
		Accessing files on the NAS over the internet
		Using smart collections for catalog cleanup
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BONUS LESSON PUBLISHING YOUR PHOTOS