Lightroom Classic

The Art of Photo Editing from Basics to Advanced Techniques

Photography & Editing 5.0(48)4h 26m20 lectures1 section

What you'll learn

Get to know the Lightroom Classic interface
Add photos and organize them inside the software
Set the white balance
Control light, shadows and clarity
Use Tone Curve to adjust light and color
Adjust colors from HSL and add Color Grading
Use the Mask tool and fix flaws with Spot Removal
Improve photo quality and add effects
Use ready-made presets and set the export options

About this course

This course teaches Adobe Lightroom Classic for editing and organizing photos, from the basics to advanced techniques. It starts with an introduction to the software and a tour of the interface, then adding photos and organizing them inside the software. Next you learn White Balance, controlling light and shadows with Tone, adjusting clarity and saturation with Presence, and the Tone Curve. Then you move on to adjusting colors from HSL and the Color panel, adding Color Grading, using the Mask tool, fixing flaws with the Spot Removal tool, improving photo quality in the Detail section, setting dimensions with Transform, adding Effects, and using ready-made presets. It ends with export settings and a complete practical project. This course suits photographers, beginners and anyone who likes improving their photos. You need no previous experience, because the explanation starts with the interface. By the end, you will be able to edit your photos, correct their colors and lighting, and export them with suitable settings.

Expected outcomes

Master the use of Lightroom Classic for photo editing.
Implement professional adjustments using the program's advanced tools.
Enhance image quality and adjust lighting and colors accurately.
Produce images ready for publishing or printing in high quality.

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Course content

Lightroom Classic

20 lectures

Introduction to Adobe Lightroom ClassicIntroduces Adobe Lightroom Classic as a program specialized in editing photos for light, shadows and color, and explains how it differs from Photoshop and other Adobe programs, noting it is the desktop version.10:56
Getting to Know the Basic Interface of the ProgramIntroduces the main Lightroom Classic interface and its panels, switching between Library and other modules, the photo view modes (grid, single image, compare), and the right-hand panel for photo data.12:14
Adding and Organizing Photos Within the ProgramExplains adding photos to Lightroom Classic and organizing them, the difference between the copy, move and add import options, creating a new catalog that stores edits, and rating photos with stars.12:35
White BalanceExplains White Balance in the Basic panel, adjusting the image's temperature and Tint, and using the white picker tool or Auto to correct colors.15:04
Controlling Light and ShadowsExplains the Tone section of the Basic panel, controlling Exposure, Contrast, Highlights, Shadows, Whites and Blacks to balance lighting and the difference between light and dark areas, applied on sample photos.11:36
Adjusting Clarity and SaturationExplains the Presence section of the Basic panel, controlling Texture, Clarity, Vibrance and Saturation to sharpen image details and adjust color intensity.10:19
Explaining the Tone CurveExplains the Tone Curve panel and its division into Highlights, Lights, Darks and Shadows, and how to control the brightness of each part of the image by dragging the curve or using the sliders.8:27
Editing Colors Using Tone CurveExplains editing a photo's colors with the Tone Curve channels for red, green and blue, shifting the mood between warm and cool and creating cinematic effects in highlights and shadows.15:19
Changing Hue from HSLExplains the Hue concept, meaning color shade, in the HSL panel, how to shift reds, yellows, greens and other colors in a photo, and how to use the targeted adjustment tool on a specific area.15:33
Changing Saturation and Lightness from HSLExplains the Saturation and Luminance sections of the HSL panel, controlling each color's intensity and brightness separately, and applying them to photos to emphasize one color or mute others.20:00
Explaining the Color ListExplains the Color panel, which does the same job as HSL in a different way, controlling Hue, Saturation and Luminance for each color, with examples on greens, a background and a flower.9:33
Adding Color GradingExplains Color Grading as a finishing touch, adding separate color tints to shadows, midtones and highlights, and adjusting Blending and Luminance to give the photo a distinctive look.13:02
Using the Mask Tool in EditingExplains the Mask tool for applying edits to only a specific part of a photo, such as a door or window, using Brush and Subtract, resizing the brush with shortcuts, and editing colors for each element.14:50
Fixing Flaws Using Spot RemovalExplains the Spot Removal tool for removing blemishes such as pimples and spots by clicking or painting over the area and adjusting the circle size, followed by small touch-ups after removal.15:14
Enhancing Image Quality Using DetailExplains the Detail panel in Develop, including Sharpening to increase detail and Noise Reduction to reduce grain, with Luminance and Smoothness for softening skin in portraits.10:27
Adjusting DimensionsExplains the Transform panel for adjusting a photo's geometry, such as straightening with Rotate, fixing vertical and horizontal perspective, Aspect, Scale and Offset, and using Auto with the guide grid.10:12
Adding EffectsExplains the Effects panel as a final touch, including Vignetting to add dark or white edges with Roundness, Feather and Midpoint, and the Grain effect to add texture.9:36
Using Ready Presets on ImagesExplains using ready-made Presets in Lightroom Classic, which are saved edits combining tools such as Color Grading and HSL, how to apply them to one or many photos, and how to see what they changed.11:40
Adjusting Image Export Settings from the ProgramExplains exporting photos from Lightroom Classic with the Export command, setting format, quality and size, and adding a Watermark with a name or logo to exported photos.13:18
Comprehensive Practical ApplicationA complete hands-on project on one photo that combines the Lightroom Classic tools from the course, from lighting, contrast and Highlights to Spot Removal and color tweaks, then comparing before and after.26:09