Practical Lightroom - Learn Lightroom by Working with Images

Import images into Lightroom using the library panel, choosing all or specific files. Find imported photos in the library, navigate previous and recent folders, and switch views for panel edits.

Apply the Lightroom basic panel to adjust highlights, shadows, and exposure, and refine color with white balance and temperature for each image.

Adjust highlights, shadows, exposure, whites, and contrast in the basic panel to recover details and create a gritty architectural look, using before and after comparisons.

Learn to sculpt contrast in Lightroom by adjusting the tone curve, balancing shadows and highlights across left-to-right ranges, and using midtones for nuanced edits through practical, experiment-led guidance.

Learn to enhance photos in Lightroom by adjusting hue, saturation, and luminance for colors, prioritizing blues and greens, balancing red and green as opposite colors, and applying luminance changes.

Explore how split toning pairs complementary colors to affect highlights and shadows, adjust hue and saturation, and balance tones for natural, powerful image enhancement.

Explore Lightroom filters for selective edits, using the graduated filter to affect parts of an image, adjusting exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, temperature, and clarity.

Learn how to export edited images to a specific folder on a hard drive, set file settings for JPEGs, RGB color space, 16 bit depth, and batch export groups.

Edit landscapes in Lightroom by balancing highlights and shadows to reveal the sky, then refine colors with hue, saturation, and vibrance in blues and greens.

Use brush selections to isolate the sky and greens, then adjust exposure, contrast, and saturation to craft dramatic yet natural landscapes.

Learn landscape editing in Lightroom by adjusting highlights and shadows to reveal the sky and foreground, while boosting vibrance and selective blues, greens, yellows, and oranges with brushes and filters.

Build strong contrasts in architectural imagery by deepening shadows, boosting contrast, and selectively saturating blues and yellows with vibrance adjustments and brush-based color work in Lightroom.

Learn to retouch portraits in Lightroom by removing spots with the heal brush, adjusting color and texture, and preserving natural character for clean, seamless results.

Learn practical portrait editing in Lightroom by adjusting shadows, contrast, and exposure, then fine-tune color with hue/saturation and color harmony to enhance light and keep the face natural.

Learn portrait editing in Lightroom using the brush to selectively adjust highlights, exposure, and saturation, brighten the face, and refine clothes with orange and blue color tweaks.

Convert portraits to black and white in Lightroom and use red, orange, and yellow tones to shape brightness and drama, then refine highlights, shadows, and contrast.

Edit black-and-white portraits in Lightroom to create drama with brush-based local adjustments and exposure. Paint with small brushes to darken shadows, enhance eyes, and add layers for a dramatic look.

Learn to transform a color portrait into a natural black-and-white image by selectively adjusting oranges, yellows, and blues, while boosting contrast and refining eyes.

Analyze a blue and orange image using a color scheme designer to identify complementary colors and practice adjusting blue saturation while balancing orange for a pleasing result.

Adjust the basic panel to boost vibrance and contrast while preserving shadows and highlights, then use hue, saturation, and luminance to fine-tune blues and skin tones.

Practice portrait color editing by masking the background, adjusting exposure and saturation selectively, and harmonizing color with subtle highlights, shadows, and final color balance.