Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Improve the Book!
Connect on Social Media
Introduction
The Book Format & Bonus Downloads
Workflow
Getting Started
What do you need to use Lightroom?
Installing & Opening Lightroom on the Desktop
Installing the Mobile Apps
Accessing Lightroom on the Web
Adding Photos & Videos
Finding Your Existing Photos
Adding Photos on the Desktop
Adding Photos on iOS/Android
Adding DSLR/Mirrorless Photos on iOS/Android
Capturing Photos using the Lightroom Camera
Set a Good Foundation with Your Camera Settings
Migrating from Lightroom Classic
Migrating from Photoshop Elements
Migrating from Apple Photos
Syncing with the Cloud
Syncing on the Desktop & Working Offline
Syncing on Mobile & Working Offline
Viewing & Organizing
Grid Views & Selections on the Desktop
Detail View & Zooming on the Desktop
Viewing Photos on a Mobile Device
Viewing Photos Grouped by Date
Grouping Photos in Albums
Grouping Photos Using Stacks
Deleting & Restoring Photos
Adding Metadata & Searching
Flagging or Star Rating Photos
Adding Titles, Captions & Copyright
Fixing the Capture Date & Time
Viewing & Editing the Photo Location
Adding Keywords
Identifying People
Searching for Photos
Refining the Current View
Introduction to Editing
Why Learn to Edit Photos Using Sliders?
What Not To Do When Editing
The Importance of Calibrating Your Monitor
Analyzing the Image
Analyzing the Image—Technical Faults
Analyzing the Image—Artistic Intent
Developing Your Own Style
Editing Tools
Undoing Mistakes & Resetting Edits
Comparing Versions & Creating Copies
Copying & Pasting Edits
Cropping & Straightening
Composition Basics
Understanding Aspect Ratio
Cropping & Straightening Photos
Selecting Your Look
Browsing, Applying & Importing Profiles
Sets of Profiles
Saving Settings as Presets
Setting Defaults
Balancing Light & Contrast
Adjust from the Top… Mostly
Setting Overall Exposure
Global vs. Local Contrast
Recovering Highlight & Shadow Detail
Controlling White & Black Clipping
Adding ’Pop’ Using Clarity
Removing Haze Using Dehaze
Using Tone Curves
Merging HDR Photos
Perfecting Color
Perfecting White Balance
Vibrance vs. Saturation
Adjusting Color Ranges using the Color Mixer
Color Grading
Great B&W Conversion
Understanding B&W Channel Mix
Converting to B&W
Color Grading for B&W
Adding Effects
Adding a Vignette
Adding Grain
Optimizing Detail
Enhancing Texture
Sharpening Photos
Enhancing Detail on Special Photos
Reducing Noise
Selective Editing
Making Selections using the Brush
Making Selections using a Depth Mask on iOS
Making Selections using a Gradient
Light Adjustments (incl. Dodging & Burning)
Local Color Adjustments
Local Detail
Reducing a Moiré Pattern
Enhancing Faces
Fixing Distortion
Removing Chromatic Aberration & Fringing
Fixing Optical Distortions
Fixing Perspective using Upright
Fixing Lens Distortion Manually
Stitching Panoramic Photos
Retouching Distractions
Retouching Spots
Advanced Retouching using Lightroom
Sending Photos to Photoshop on the Desktop
Sending Photos to Other Editing Apps on Mobile
Start-to-Finish Edits
Early Morning Countryside
Kanika the Leopard Cub
Sunset at Steephill Cove
Underground Hospital
Nighttime Cobbles
The Hungry Caterpillar
Sunny Coast
Kids Love Boxes!
Orange Windows
The Guy On The Steps
Family Day Out
Pulteney Bridge
Back to the Old Days
In-App Tutorials
Saving & Sharing Photos
Exporting Photos
Setting Optimal Export Options
Understanding File Resolution
Adding a Watermark
Understanding Color Space
Sharing Slideshows on Mobile
Sharing Web Galleries
Managing Shared Albums
Enhancing Web Galleries
Connecting to Other Services
Viewing Photos on Apple TV
Reference Information
Setting Preferences
Optimizing Performance
Fixing Import Problems on the Desktop
Solving Sync Problems
Standard Troubleshooting Steps
Moving to a New Computer or Device
Migrating to Lightroom Classic
Glossary
The Lightroom Cloud Members Area
Index
Change Log
