Contents
Installing Lightroom Classic CC
Accessing the lesson files and Web Edition
Understanding Lightroom catalog files
Creating a catalog file for working with this book
Navigating Help in the application
Accessing Help and support on the web
1 A Quick Tour of Lightroom Classic CC
Understanding how Lightroom works
Managing the photos in your catalog
Editing photos in another application
The Lightroom Classic CC workspace
The Lightroom Classic CC modules
The Lightroom Classic CC workflow
Rearranging and deleting images in a collection
Using Quick Develop in the Library module
Straightening and cropping an image
Adjusting lighting and tonal balance
Creating effects with the Radial Filter tool
Photography Showcase: Zulfikhar Ahmed
2 Bringing Photos Into Lightroom Classic CC
Lightroom is your digital notebook
Importing photos from a digital camera
Organizing your copied photos in folders
Renaming files as they are imported
Tips for naming your files and folders
Importing images from a hard disk
Evaluating photos before importing
Images that are already imported
Importing to a specific folder
Importing from a watched folder
Importing a Photoshop Elements catalog
Specifying initial previews when importing
Tethered shooting with a supported camera
Viewing imported photos in the work area
Setting Grid and Loupe view options
Photography Showcase: Joe Conzo
3 Exploring The Lightroom Workspace
Viewing and managing your images
Adjusting the workspace layout
Showing and hiding panels or panel groups
Expanding and collapsing panels
Using Survey view to narrow a selection
Grouping images in the Quick Collection
Moving images into or out of the Quick Collection
Converting and clearing the Quick Collection
Designating a target collection
Hiding the Filmstrip and adjusting its size
Using filters in the Filmstrip
Changing the sorting order of the thumbnails
Photography Showcase: Joe Mcnally
Folders store; they do not organize
Using collections to organize images
Pro tip: Automatic collections from folders
Your turn: Make a new collection
Taking your collections on the road
Syncing photos from Lightroom Classic CC
Viewing synced photos on your mobile device
Editing on the Lightroom.adobe.com site
Working with keyword sets and nesting keywords
Tagging faces in the People view
Geotagging images captured without GPS data
Using the Filter bar to find photos
Using the filters in the Filmstrip
Hardware suggestion: Palette controls
Photography Showcase: Tito Herrera
Creating a collection from previous import
Cropping to specific dimensions
Setting your picture’s white balance
Adjusting shadows and highlights
Clarity, vibrance, and saturation
Lens corrections and transformations
Input, creative & output sharpening
Using virtual copies for variations
Using snapshots for variations
Photography Showcase: Sara Lando
Creating a collection for your images
Using the Graduated Filter tool
Using the Adjustment Brush tool
Hardware suggestion: Digital tablets
Adjustment pin tips and tricks
Removing distractions with the Spot Removal tool
Removing sensor spots and syncing changes
Range selection for specific control
HSL and Tone Curve adjustments
Working with the HSL/Color panel
Working with the Tone Curve panel
Creative color and black & white effects
Converting a color photo to black and white
Applying split-toning and retro effects
Merging to a panorama in Lightroom
The significance of process version
Photography Showcase: Maranie Staab
Adding page numbers to a photo book
Placing photos in a book layout
Changing the images in a photo book
Saving and reusing custom book page layouts
Photography Showcase: Gregory Heisler
Assembling photos for a slideshow
Working in the Slideshow module
Template options for slideshows
Customizing your slideshow template
Setting up the slide background
Adjusting stroke borders and shadows
Using the Text Template Editor
Refining the content of a slideshow
Adding sound and motion to your slideshow
Saving a customized slideshow template
Modifying and organizing user templates
Playing an impromptu slideshow
My suggested settings for a slideshow
Photography Showcase: Alan Shapiro
Creating a collection from the existing images.
About the Lightroom Classic CC Print module
About layout styles and print templates
Specifying the printer and paper size
Modifying the page layout of a print template
Rearranging the photos in a print layout
Creating stroke and photo borders
Customizing your identity plate
Using the Rotate To Fit option
Printing captions and metadata information
Saving your customized print template
Creating a Custom Package print layout
Changing the page background color
Configuring the output settings
Soft proofing photos before printing
Working with 16-bit output on macOS
Color management controlled by Lightroom
Tweaking printed color manually
Saving print settings as an output collection
Photography Showcase: Ami Vitale
10 Making Backups and Exporting Photos
Exporting JPEG files for onscreen viewing
Exporting as PSD or TIFF for further editing
Exporting as original or DNG for archiving
Photography Showcase: Katrin Eismann
Workflow overview: Hot, medium, and cold
Iterative culling: picks and rejects
Collection sets and collections
Your need to access pictures diminishes over time
Selecting your external hard drive
Moving your images to the external drive
Relink subfolders faster with Show Parent
Backing up your external drive
Moving your folder to the NAS device
Accessing files on the NAS over the internet