What is it and how do I use it

Adobe Lightroom 5.5 Basics

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“You don’t take a photograph, you make it”

- Ansel Adams

• Adobe Lightroom is a digital photograph management and editing software suite developed by Adobe Systems, designed to assist users in managing digital images and doing post production work. Lightroom combines photo management and editing in one interface.

• Lightroom is a image management database that maintains information about images and edits to those images, allowing for nondestructive edits to those images.

Lightroom Overview

• Lightroom is not a replacement for Photoshop.• Develop module is for basic photo editing work, and is nowhere

near as powerful as Photoshop

• Lightroom Mobile• Allows for editing images that are store in Lightroom via an

iPad or iPhone

• It is very important to set up the proper folder/file structure before using Lightroom.• Master folder that contains multiple folders of images.• Photos\Person, Place, or Event

• Recommend placing the Catalog file on the local drive separate from image folder• Allows for editing using smart previews if files are on a

disconnected external drive

Lightroom Overview Cont.

• Lightroom’s 7 modules: • Library – Organization, ranking, searching, viewing• Develop – Non-destructive image editing• Map – GPS marker of where the image was taken on a

map• Book – Photobook creation• Slideshow – Photo presentation creation• Print – Image Printing • Web – Basic web photo gallery

Lightroom Overview Cont.

• Importing and Exporting of Images• Importing using Lightroom’s import • Synchronize folder

• File management• Highly recommended that once a image is in

Lightroom you do all image management in Lightroom

• Keywords• Allows for searches on keywords such as “waterfalls”,

“dog”, “sunset” etc.

• Image metadata• Allows for update the metadata, adding a copyright

and other data

Lightroom Library Overview

• Ranking• Can rank by color, pick/reject, stars• Can be useful for other purposes such as file edit status

• Searching • Can search on keywords, metadata, folders etc.

• Collections• Powerful tool for managing keepers• Think of it as a photo album of related images• Images in Collections can be edited with Lightroom

Mobile on iPads and iPhones• Only way of switching between image groupings in

develop module

Lightroom Library Overview Cont.

• Used for editing images

• Edits in the Develop Module are applied globally to the image.

• Except for the following tools• Spot Removal• Red Eye Reduction• Graduated Filter• Radial Filter• Adjustment Brush

Lightroom Develop Overview

• Edits are nondestructive to the image. Edits are not applied to the original file but instead keep in the catalog and applied in Lightroom

• History• Allows for recovery when an Oops! is made• Snapshots in time

Lightroom Develop Overview Cont.

• It is important to develop a workflow that works for you

• Sample Simple Workflow• Import Files -> Rank -> Filter -> Edit -> Export -> Print

• Importing Files• Copy files to hard drive then Adding files to Lightroom

• Allowing Lightroom to handle entire process (from copy to HD to importing to LR)

• To Convert to DNG Or Not ?

• DNG Adobe’s Open Source File Standard

• Smaller files

• No Sidecar file for processing info

Lightroom Workflow Overview

• Ranking• Flags• Flagged, Unflagged, Rejected• Stars• 0 - 5• Color Codes• Red, Yellow, Green, Blue , Purple

• Filter• Based on ranking results

Lightroom Workflow Overview Cont.

• Develop• Edits to White Balance, Exposure, Sharpening, Vignetting

etc…• Presets• Plugins• Photoshop• OnOne• HDR Editing

• Exporting• Export to Hard Drive• Publish to Facebook or other Internet Destination

Lightroom Workflow Overview Cont.

• Printing• Print from Hard Drive• Print Module in Lightroom

Lightroom Workflow Overview Cont.

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Lightroom Resources

• Importing• When importing turn on Smart Previews, Don’t Import Suspected

Duplicates

• Import Presets• Copyright and other metadata

• Keywords for filter on later

• Development Settings used to apply presets to entire import

Lightroom Importing Notes

• Left Side• Catalog – The image database. It contains all images within the catalog

regardless of location. Clicking on an option will make visible all images in that option

• All Photographs – Number of images contained in catalog

• Quick Collection+ – All photos in the quick collection

• Previous Import - All images loaded in last import. Also default view after import. Will NOT contain images that were set to Plugins or Photoshop

• Photos That Failed to Export – All photos that did not export – Running total for catalog

• Folders

• List all known locations of where images exists on the computer for a given catalog

• Collections – Basically Photo Albums of related images decided by the user. Drag and drop once a new collection has been made.

• Collections – Albums. Also only image list available in the Develop module to allow for quick transition to other images groups via the filmstrip to the bottom of Lightroom

• Publish Services – Allows users to post to the Internet (i.e. Facebook, Flickr)

Lightroom Library Notes

• Center• Library Filter – Allows filtering for whatever catalog/folder the user is viewing

• Main Panel

• Grid View – Small preview of all images contain in the selected catalog/folder

• Loupe View – View individual images larger

• Compare View – Allows for comparison of two selected images

• Survey View – Comparison of multiple images at a time. Usefully for quickly culling images

• Right Side• Histogram – Exposure info about image

• Keywording – Allows for adding keywords to the selected images

• Keyword List – A list of keywords that have been used in the catalog and number of times for quick reference

• Metadata – Area to edit metadata for selected images

• Comments - Comments

• Sync/Sync Settings – Allows user to apply settings from one images to all other images. Use Sync Settings to select which setting will be applied.

Lightroom Library Notes Cont.

• Left Side• Navigator – Image zoom controls, preview of preset to be applied to

image

• Presets – List of all Global image presets

• Snapshots – A snapshot in the processing of an image. Allows users to quick revert to a previous version of the image. Manual Process

• History – All actions applied to the image in Lightroom

• Collections – Albums, Allows users in the develop module to switch collections easily via the filmstrip.

• Center• Image view and development area

Lightroom Develop Notes

• Right Side• All development controls for the develop module

• Typical will work from Top to Bottom with the sections

• Sections

• Basic – WB, Exposure, Highlights, Shadow, Whites, Blacks, Saturation, etc.

• Tone Curve – works the Highlights, Shadow, Whites, Blacks via a tone curve

• HSL/Color/B&W – Hue, Saturation, and Luminance for colors

• Split Toning – used for adding color to highlights and shadows

• Detail – Sharpening and noise reduction

• Lens Correction – Helps reduce lens imperfections

• Effects – Vignetting

• Camera Calibration – Lightroom’s interpretation of your cameras shooting modes such as Standard, Vivid, etc.

Lightroom Develop Notes Cont.