In this photo editing class I'll show you around Lightroom Classic CC, version 7.5

This class will take you through common processes and demonstrate importing, culling, editing, presets, and exporting.

**Included is 2 Lightroom Presets I made in the course. They are attached as a .zip file in the project section to the right of the project description**

I've packed this 2-hour guide with organizational tips, my exact workflow and settings, as well as a few editing sequences. To help you make the most of it, I've created a course syllabus below for your reference.

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Introduction: About this class

Catalogs Explained:
1:11 - What a catalog stores and why you want more than 1 catalog
3:17 - What Lightroom creates and a visual explanation about Non-Destructive Editing
4:50 - Backups
6:45 - My Catalogs, naming, and storing
9:32 - My backups, deleting old ones to free space
10:25 - Creating a new catalog and adding your main hard drive folders
12:45 - Moving files off your computer and into long-term storage
13:36 - Prepping a session for storage
15:15 - Disconnected drives, missing files, finding files
17:05 - Dates and organization and how it helps me with my taxes and mileage

Importing and Library View:
0:46 - How to import
1:37 - Import settings
3:57 - Location of your previously imported photos within the Library
4:42 - The Navigator, grid view, thumbnail size, and Survey Mode
6:11 - Catalog Drawer including Quick Collection
7:56 - Building custom collections for organizing photos
9:23 - Metadata Drawer

Culling, Starring, and Color Labels:
0:03 - What's culling? How do you decide?
6:19 - How to cull in Lightroom and my process
10:40 - Filtering first pass of 1 star images
11:34 - Color labels
12:43 - Adding Keyword tags for easy searching

Develop Sliders:
0:34 - Develop Module: Histogram
1:51 - Slider Drawers
3:02 - Begin edit with light and contrast edits in Basic and Tone Curve drawers
6:12 - White Balance
10:08 - HSL/Color and Split Toning
14:34 - Detail, Noise Reduction, and Sharpen Masking
16:23 - Lens Corrections, Distortion, and Transform menu
18:04 - Vignetting and Grain
19:43 - Edit wrapup and a Dark and Moody tutorial

Cloning, Filters, Cropping, and Brushing:
0:38 - Basic edits before cloning and brushing
1:25 - Cropping
3:00 - Cloning Spot Tool for blemish removal
5:20 - Red Eye Tool
5:44 - Graduated Filter
8:34 - Radial Filter
9:43 - Adjustment brush
14:17 - Using spot tools on Chocolate/product photography

Lightroom Presets: Import, Create, Share:
0:05 - My personal feelings on Lightroom Presets
1:34 - Finding the Presets Menu and Lightroom's pre-loaded presets
2:27 - Online Lightroom Presets for purchase and download to get you started
4:28 - Downloading free presets from Greater Than Gatsby
5:21 - Getting downloaded presets into Lightroom
6:42 - How to create your own Lightroom Presets
13:19 - Making a Black and White Preset
15:00 - Sharing your presets with your friends
15:55 - Where to find the presets I made for you! (in the project section on the right!)

Export Settings:
0:38 - How to export
1:07 - Instagram Export Settings
4:25 - Getting photos to my phone for easy sharing on Instagram
4:40 - Full Resolution photo export settings
5:57 - Creating Export presets
8:05 - Export and Open in Adobe Photoshop for further editing

Miscellaneous Tips:
0:20 - Changing the Background color of Lightroom
0:55 - Copying edits, or better, SYNCHRONIZING a session
1:32 - Keyboard Shortcuts
3:25 - Changing your view options for library and develop tabs
4:38 - Map, Book, Slideshow, Print, and Web tabs (and why I don't use them)
5:25 - Creating a contact sheet
6:15 - Clone tool: Heal vs. Clone and feather slider
7:12 - Navigator zoom options
8:17 - Detail window and how to use it to check your sharpening
8:58 - Rotating a photo
9:34 - Keyboard keys for adding stars and colors

Final Thoughts and Project:
Wrap up, share your project, etc! Thanks for reading, hope this was helpful!

Madisen McDonley

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