Introduction

The Book Format

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Before You Start

What is a Lightroom catalog?

Designing Your Workflow

Shooting Raw, sRAW or JPEG

Installing Lightroom

Keeping Lightroom Updated

Upgrading Your Catalog

Calibrating Your Monitor

Help Shortcuts

Importing Photos & Videos

Import in Detail

Source panel

Previewing and Selecting Individual Photos

Import Method

File Handling panel

File Renaming panel

Apply During Import panel

Destination panel

Saving & Reusing Import Settings

The Compact Import Dialog

After Pressing Import

Troubleshooting Import

Tethered Shooting & Watched Folders

Import Shortcuts

Backup

Back Up Your Catalog

Back Up Your Photos

Back up the Extras

Restoring From Backups

Backup Checklist

The Lightroom Workspace

The Top Bar

Panels & Panel Groups

The Filmstrip

Workspace Shortcuts

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

Secondary Display

Viewing Photos Shortcuts

Selecting the Best Photos

Rating your Photos

Quick Develop

Grouping Similar Photos using Stacks

Collections

Selecting Photos Shortcuts

Managing Your Photos

Managing Folders in Lightroom and on the Hard Drive

Changing the Folder Structure

Managing the Individual Photos

Managing Photos & Folders Shortcuts

Adding Metadata to Your Photos

Adding Metadata using the Metadata Panel

Editing the Capture Time

Keywords

Faces

Map Locations

Metadata Shortcuts

Finding & Filtering Your Photos

Sort Order

Filtering Your Photos

Using Smart Collections

Filtering Shortcuts

Develop Introduction to Editing

Analyzing the Image—Technical Faults

Analyzing the Image—Artistic Intent

Learning to Edit

Developing Your Own Style

Photo Analysis Checklist – Technical

Photo Analysis Checklist – Artistic Intent

Photo Analysis Worksheet Example

Develop Basic Editing

Adjust from the Top… Mostly

Simple Editing Examples

Profiles

White Balance

Tone & Presence

Exposure

Global Vs. Local Contrast

Highlights and Shadows

Whites and Blacks

Texture Vs. Clarity

Dehaze

Vibrance vs. Saturation

Process Versions

Editing Videos

Develop Basic Shortcuts

Develop Selective Editing

Cropping & Straightening

Spot Removal—Clone & Heal Tools

Red Eye & Pet Eye Correction Tools

Local Adjustments—Gradients & Brushes

Develop Selective Editing Shortcuts

Develop Advanced Editing

Tone Curves

Black & White

Color Grading

HSL & Color

Detail—Sharpening & Noise Reduction

Lens & Perspective (Transform) Corrections

Effects—Post-Crop Vignette & Grain

Photo Merge

Develop Advanced Shortcuts

Develop Editing Tools

Copying Settings to Similar Photos

Presets—Saving Settings to Apply to Other Photos

Defaults

History & Reset

Before / After Preview

Comparing Photos in Reference View

Versions—Snapshots & Virtual Copies

Histogram and RGB Values

Color Management & Soft Proofing

Develop Tool Shortcuts

Further Editing in Other Programs

Setting External Editor Preferences

Editing in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements

Adobe Camera Raw Compatibility for Photoshop

Setting Up Additional External Editors

Installing Plug-ins

Saving Metadata to the Files

Edit in… Shortcuts

Export, Email & Publish Services

‘Save As’ a copy on the Hard Drive using Export

Export To

Export Location & File Naming

Video & File Settings

Image Sizing & Resolution

Output Sharpening

Metadata & Watermarking

Post-Processing

Other Export Questions

Emailing your Photos

Publish Services

Export Shortcuts

Output Modules

Book Module

Slideshow Module

Print Module

Web Module

Multiple Computers or Catalogs

Managing Catalogs

Moving Lightroom

Working with Multiple Machines

Single or Multiple Catalogs

Catalog Shortcuts

Troubleshooting

Missing Files

The Cat Walked Over the Keyboard

Catalog Corruption

Image & Preview Problems

Standard Troubleshooting

Default File & Menu Locations

Troubleshooting Shortcuts

Improving Performance

Non-Destructive Editing

Debunking Myths

Previews in the Library Module

Previews & Caches in the Develop module

Preferences & Catalog Settings

Workflow Tweaks

Hardware Choices

General System Maintenance

What's Slow?

Performance Checklist

Performance Shortcuts

Cloud Sync

Lightroom Mobile Basics

Syncing Lightroom Classic

Sync Limitations

Troubleshooting Sync

Advanced Workflows

Register your book for additional benefits

Index

 

Additional Appendices in the eBook Formats only…

Book Module

Book Basics

Working with Pages & Templates

Auto Layout

Working with Photos

Page Styles

Adding Text to Your Book

Text Formatting

Saving Books

Exporting & Printing Books

Book Module Shortcuts

Slideshow Module

Slideshow Basics

Slide Layout & Design

Text Captions & Other Overlays

Playback Settings

Saving Slideshows & Templates

Exporting Slideshows for Use Outside of Lightroom

Slideshow Module Shortcuts

Print Module

Print Basics

Print Layout

Print Design & Overlays

Printing & Exporting

Saving Prints & Templates

Print Keyboard Shortcuts

Web Module

Web Gallery Basics

Web Gallery Layout & Design

Saving Web Galleries & Templates

Export for Web

Third Party Galleries

Web Module Shortcuts

The Geeky Bits

Proprietary Raw vs. DNG

Flat Field Correction

DNG Profile Editor

Custom Keyboard Shortcuts, Translated Strings and Other Text Hacks

Photoshop Actions via Droplets

Importing From Other Programs

Changes

October 2020

Changed Questions