Adobe's Lightroom is one of the industry's most powerful all-around image management & editing software solutions. This second of two workshops takes a look mostly at Lightroom's Develop Module, where most of the photo editing in Lightroom is done. We'll start by first showing you how to perform basic edits that affect an photo's overall colour and tonality (brightness & contrast). We'll then show you advanced edits, focusing on how Lightroom's powerful tools take advantage of the extra latitude contained in Raw files. Photos sometimes just need adjustments in small, local areas, so we'll also explore Lightroom's amazing spot and local area adjustment tools. Finally, when you need to do something that Lightroom just can't do (which isn't all that much), we'll show you how to send your image into Photoshop, let you do your thing and then seamlessly have the file return to Lightroom and its catalogue. Once your photos are primed and ready for sharing, we'll show you the options involved in printing and exporting your images so you get the results you expect.

Prerequisites:

Adobe Lightroom Part 1: Library Module or equivalent knowledge

Course Outline:

Understanding how Edits work in Lightroom
The Library Modules, Quick Develop Panel
Develop Module Interface tour & configuration
Basic Panel: Making basic, overall colour & tonality adjustments
Understanding Undo, the History and Snapshot Panels
Applying the same adjustments across multiple images
Advanced colour & tonal control ( Tone Curves, highlight Recovery, HSL & Colour )
Sharpness, Cropping and making Virtual Copies
The Spot Removal Tool, Synchronizing Spot Removal circles
Adjustment Brush tool ( non-destructive selective area editing)
Creating and applying adjustment Presets
Gradient Filter Tool
Greyscale (B&W) images
Going out to Photoshop and back again
Understanding the Exporting of images and the available settings

Who Should Attend?

Photo enthusiasts and aspiring pro photographers who are already familiar with the basics of getting around in Lightroom and who are looking to become proficient with the editing of their photos (Raw or JPG) in Lightroom's Develop Module.

Study Notes:

At the end of every paid workshop you take with the School of Imaging you will be provided with an access code to download class notes from our website. These notes are great for reviewing the topics discussed in class.

You're ready for our 'Lightroom Part 2 : The Develop Module' workshop if you've taken our 'Lightroom Part 1 : The Library Module' workshop or already have the equivalent knowledge as per its description on this website. A solid understanding of basic digital photography concepts & terminology is also an asset.

• You:
• Are comfortable with making your way around your photo catalogue and its various folders within Lightroom.
• Know how to take advantage of Lightroom's viewing tools, including zooming in and out, panning up, down, left & right, showing & hiding Lightroom's Panels
• Are familiar with tagging photos in Lightroom with Ratings, Flags
• Familiar with the ways to get around Basic understanding of computer components: storage drives, RAM
• Familiar with basic photo/imaging terminology such as exposure, contrast, white balance, highlights, f/stop