Adobe Lightroom Classic CC - Zero to Pro

Explore how to navigate Lightroom's library and develop panels, learn to import images, tag and read image information, and start your editing workflow.

Learn to import images into Lightroom from hard drives or external drives, organize them into folders, and manage catalogs for efficient editing.

Learn how to quickly select and flag photos for editing using flags, star ratings, and color labels. Use keyboard shortcuts to streamline your workflow in Adobe Lightroom Classic CC.

Learn a fast method for selecting the best images from thousands with adobe bridge previews, copying favorites to a test choices folder, and importing a refined set into lightroom later.

Learn to tag and synchronize keywords in Lightroom to organize large image libraries and quickly locate photos using keyword lists and searches.

Discover metadata in Lightroom Classic, including EXIF and IPTC, and see how creator details, copyright status, and location protect and contextualize your images.

Explore Lightroom Classic's quick develop panel to apply fast exposure tweaks, presets (color, vintage, black and white), and basic tone, white balance, and grain adjustments for rapid post-production.

Explore the develop panel in Lightroom, learning non-destructive image edits, histogram use for fixing highlights and shadows, and tools for color, tonal adjustments, details, and cropping.

Master white balance in Lightroom Classic by adjusting temperature and tint with the sliders, using the eyedropper to match truly white areas, and noting when manual tweaks beat auto presets.

Master light using Lightroom's basic panel, adjusting exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites, and blacks to prevent overexposed or underexposed results, with the auto option and practical slider tips.

Explore the presence panel in Lightroom to master saturation and vibrance, learn how haze and clarity shape contrast and mood, and preserve skin tones while enhancing color.

Discover how color profiles in Lightroom Classic CC affect your image in the basic panel, with options like landscape, portrait, vivid, monochrome, and camera matching to save you time.

Explore how to use the tone curve in Lightroom Classic CC to control shadows, midtones, and highlights, read histograms, and shape contrast with precise point adjustments.

Master the tone curve in Lightroom, adjusting red, green, and blue channels to sculpt shadows, midtones, and highlights for color grading.

Master hue, saturation, and luminance adjustments in Lightroom’s color panel to edit per-color hue, saturation, and luminance for reds, yellows, greens, blues, and more.

Learn how to use split toning to colorize highlights and shadows with hue and saturation controls, the eyedropper tool, and balance to fine-tune color range.

Master the color calibration panel in Lightroom Classic CC to adjust hue and saturation for red, green, and blue channels, enhancing overall color and highlights.

Enhance image sharpness and reduce noise in Lightroom Classic CC using sharpening, masking, detail, and luminance and color noise controls for natural results.

Apply lens correction in Lightroom to enable profile corrections and fix distortion and dark corners. Adjust chromatic aberration and fringe to remove halos, using manual tweaks when needed.

Explore how to apply vignetting in Lightroom Classic CC, choosing highlight, color, or paint overlay priority, and fine-tune amount, midpoint, and feather for natural, image-centric results.

Learn how to apply grain in Lightroom Classic CC, adjust amount, size, and roughness, and understand why grain smooths transitions, reduces banding, and adds a traditional photography vibe.

Use the transform panel to precisely move, rotate, and scale images, leveraging auto, guided, level options and vertical/horizontal sliders to correct perspective and center subjects.

Select a batch of similar images and synchronize all or chosen settings to apply consistent edits, then fine-tune exposure or color where needed and exclude basic settings.

Learn advanced crop tool techniques in Lightroom Classic CC, using auto and manual angle, custom aspect presets, preservation of original aspect, and exporting at social media and print dimensions.

Learn to retouch images in Lightroom using spot removal tools, comparing healing brush and clone stamp, adjusting texture, color, brush size, feather, and opacity for natural skin cleanup.

Apply the graduated filter to selectively adjust exposure, highlights, shadows, and color to enhance sunsets or haze-prone skies, then fine-tune with saturation, color, and clarity while monitoring before and after.

Use the radial filter to create a circular effect, invert to shade inside or outside, and fine-tune with feather, range masks (luminous or color), and exposure tweaks for natural look.

Utilize the adjustment brush to control feather and flow for smooth transitions, then apply range mask with luminescence and color, adjust exposure and saturation, and fix discoloration with jasmine brush.

Learn to create a panorama in Lightroom by merging five images, selecting cylindrical or spherical projection, and applying auto settings, auto crop, and basic develop adjustments for a wide view.

Select one image or a set of images, then export to a chosen folder. Choose format and color space, and adjust naming or subfolder options before exporting.

Open an image in Photoshop from Lightroom as a smart object for non-destructive editing, then refine in Photoshop and return to Lightroom via the camera raw filter.

Discover how to build universal Lightroom presets and profiles by balancing exposure, contrast, and color controls. Explore hue, saturation, luminous values, and channel curves to craft cohesive looks.

Explore creating color presets by applying color harmonies, including complementary and analogous colors, and using split tuning to balance highlights, shadows, and saturation for autumn palettes and portraits.

Create an orange and tail preset by adjusting hue, saturation, calibration, curves, and split tuning for balanced greens, yellows, and skin tones, then test on several images and save.

Create a warm preset in Adobe Lightroom Classic CC by adjusting contrast, red and yellow tones, applying split tuning to shadows and highlights, and calibrating red and blue saturation.

Learn how to locate, install, and manage Lightroom presets by accessing the camera roll folder, Lightroom preferences, and develop presets, enabling easy sharing or selling.

Create color profiles in camera and learn to import them into Lightroom, turning presets into profiles, naming groups, and adjusting hue, saturation, and luminance.

Create a color profile from scratch in Lightroom by adjusting exposure, highlights, shadows, blacks, whites, saturation, vibrance, tone curve, split tuning, and calibration notes.

Convert color lookup tables into Lightroom color profiles by loading LUTs in the preset panel, naming the profile (for example October), and adjusting tone for a before and after comparison.

Discover how to locate, install, and expose Lightroom presets and profiles by restarting Lightroom and placing them in the develop presets and profiles folders.

We start with basic edits on landscape images in Lightroom, adjusting exposure, contrast, and profiles, then refine colors with hue/saturation/luminance and calibration, finishing with clarity.

Edit a landscape image from Cape Town in Adobe Lightroom Classic CC, shaping drama with highlights, shadows, contrast, saturation, and selective color tweaks across blues, aqua, greens, and yellows.

Edit sunsets in Adobe Lightroom Classic CC by applying keywords, dev panel tweaks, and calibration to achieve moody, vibrant tones. Fine-tune with shadows, highlights, vibrance, crop, and healing brush.

Edit the sunset image from scratch in Lightroom, manually adjusting shadows, blacks, whites, exposure, and contrast, then enhance oranges, yellows, and blues with targeted hue shifts and test profiles.

Edit family images in Lightroom Classic CC using presets and profiles, apply auto plus basic adjustments, then hue/saturation and healing, and fine-tune cropping and synchronization across similar photos.

Master family image editing for children using Adobe Lightroom Classic CC, applying targeted color adjustments, hue/saturation/luminance, calibration, retouching hair, spot removal, and precise cropping to produce warm, natural portraits.

Explore night photography in cityscapes with neon lights, recover shadow details, adjust contrast and saturation, and fine-tune color with hue/saturation/luminance and profiles for a vibrant, natural night image.

Edit a night image in Lightroom Classic CC using Adobe color profiles and manual edits to shadows, blacks, highlights, contrast, exposure, and vibrance for a cyberpunk neon look.

Edit bridal portraits in Lightroom by selecting a warm profile, adjusting blacks, shadows, highlights, and color with vibrance and saturation, then refine with selective brushes and crop.

Edit bridal images with basic Lightroom adjustments, then retouch skin in Photoshop, using hue, saturation, and luminance tweaks and greens to refine texture while preserving non-destructive smart objects workflow.

Edit bridal images non-destructively by working on a top empty layer after opening as smart objects, using healing brush and clone stamp to retouch spots, sampling from adjacent areas.

Learn dodge and burn in Photoshop with two curves adjustment layers, inverted masks, and a soft brush to subtly brighten and darken shadows for precise beauty retouching.

Learn bridal image editing in Lightroom, including stamping and smart object workflows, tone and color adjustments (contrasts, highlights, oranges, reds), and subtle grain, with Photoshop cleanup if needed.

Explore the map panel in Lightroom to locate and tag photo locations, synchronize GPS metadata across images, and save locations for organized, geo-tagged collections.

Explore the slideshow module in Adobe Lightroom Classic CC to present your photography to clients, using frame fill, overlays, identity plates, watermarks, and music playback.

Configure print setups in Lightroom Classic CC's print module, balancing templates or custom layouts, margins, and page setup while adjusting image size, color management, and print resolution for professional albums.

Use the web module to create a website photo gallery, selecting Africa images and applying Lightroom templates, colors, layouts, and upload settings for a clean online gallery.

Sort your images by keyword Africa, then create a blurb photo book in Lightroom's book module, adjusting auto layout, cover type, and typography to preserve details.

Learn to process mobile photography with Lightroom mobile and snap suit, focusing on color understanding, visual thinking, and making images impressive on social media.

Learn to edit iPhone photos with Lightroom, focusing on highlights, shadows, contrast, and exposure. Reset edits and apply basic mobile lighting adjustments.

Learn to edit in Adobe Lightroom Classic CC by adjusting temperature, vibrance, saturation, and color mix. Balance greens and yellows, refine with clarity, haze, and crop for a clear image.

Edit a phone-shot safari image in Adobe Lightroom Classic CC, starting with shadows and highlights, then fine-tune greens, blues, and overall color for a natural yet dramatic result.

Adjust city photography in Adobe Lightroom Classic CC by correcting exposure, highlights, and shadows, reducing haze and pollution, and fine-tuning hue, saturation, and color balance for vibrant urban skies.

Explore color harmonies in photography using the color scheme designer, mastering complementary color harmony, triad, split-complementary schemes to enhance sunsets and skin tones in Lightroom.

Master Lightroom techniques to edit sunset images by adjusting exposure, shadows, highlights, and contrast, color grading oranges and blues, applying clarity and warmth, and exploring multiple perspectives.

Edit city skyline photos from Hong Kong, adjusting exposure, shadows, highlights, vibrance, saturation, and luminous tweaks for bright, crispy buildings. Apply perspective correction, sharpening, and subtle color grading.

Edit night city images in Adobe Lightroom Classic CC by adjusting contrast, shadows, highlights, exposure, temperature, vibrance, blues, saturation, and sharpening to create a bold, dramatic look with reduced haze.

Edit night city images in Lightroom Classic CC by balancing highlights and shadows, boosting contrast, warming yellows and oranges, and using split toning to add orange highlights and blue shadows.

Explore curves in Adobe Lightroom Classic CC to master color harmony, adjust highlights and shadows, balance RGB channels for dramatic color grading, and luminous adjustments.

Crop and format images for Instagram and other social platforms by converting photos to square or four-to-five formats using mobile apps such as Square Feet, ensuring optimal display on feeds.