Adobe Lightroom Classic – Free Quick Start eBook

Description

Whether you’re just getting started with the desktop folder-based version of Lightroom (called Lightroom Classic) or you’ve been learning for a while, you’ll love this FREE Lightroom eBook.

Lightroom can appear overwhelming when you’re just getting started, but it doesn’t need to be. This free PDF eBook contains a series of simple tutorials designed to help you learn the basics of Lightroom, while avoiding the most frequent problems, so you can skip to the fun part… editing your photos!

I meet a lot of people on the forums who have ended up in a tangle because they’ve misunderstood the basics, and much as I’d like to meet you, I’d prefer it’s not because you’ve accidentally deleted all of your photos!

Topics include:

• Introduction
• Installing Lightroom
• Before You Start
  • What is a catalog?
  • Where will you store your catalog?
  • Where will you store your photos?
  • How will you organize your photos into folders?
  • How will you name your photos?
  • Basic Lightroom Workflow
• Getting Photos Into Lightroom
  • The Import dialog
• Backup
  • Back up your catalog
  • Back up your photos
  • Back up the extras
  • Backup checklist
• The Lightroom Workspace
• Viewing Your Photos
  • Viewing your photos in Grid view
  • Selections
  • Viewing your photos in Loupe view
  • Viewing your photos in Survey view
  • Viewing your photos in Compare view
  • Viewing folders in Lightroom and on the hard drive
• Selecting the Best Photos
  • Rating your photos
  • Deleting fuzzy photos
  • Grouping similar photos using stacks
  • Collections
• Adding Metadata
  • Title & Caption
  • Keywords
  • Map Locations
• Finding & Filtering Photos
  • Changing the Sort Order
  • Using Filters
  • Using Smart Collections
• Editing Photos
  • Basic adjustments
  • Why do my raw files not look like they did on my camera?
  • Undoing experiments
  • Before/after preview
  • Virtual copies
  • Cropping & straightening
  • Sharpening
  • Fixing noisy photos
  • Fixing distortion
  • Converting photos to black & white
  • Copying settings to similar photos
  • Saving settings to apply to other photos
  • Removing dust spots
  • Making local adjustments
• Further Editing in Other Programs
  • Integration with Photoshop
  • Opening photos in other editors
• Saving Finished Photos
  • ‘Save As’ as copy on the hard drive
  • Image size & resolution
  • Emailing your photos
• Printing Your Photos

When you’re ready to learn more, you can upgrade to Adobe Lightroom Classic – The Missing FAQ, which is written in a similar style. It’s updated more frequently, and goes into much much greater detail on Lightroom’s features.

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