
Welcome to the Master Adobe Lightroom Fast course, where you will learn how to organize, edit, and safely backup your photo library.
My name is Mark, and I'm a full time photographer shooting product, portrait, and event photography.
In fact the bulk of my photography work is covering international corporate events. I've traveled to almost 20 countries in the past two years shooting everything from corporate retreats to conventions with 4,000 attendees.
It has been a big job to keep all of these photo assets organized, edited, and backed up - but fortunately Adobe Lightroom is up to the task.
I've designed this course to help you get up to speed with Adobe Lightroom as fast as possible. By the end of this course, you should be easily managing your own growing photo portfolio, applying powerful edits that will drastically improve your work, and be able to rest easy knowing that your photos are organized, safe, and backed up.
The ideal student for this course is any photographer who is new to Adobe Lightroom and eager to find a great solution for managing a photo library.
Feel free to look through the course description and I look forward to seeing you inside!
There are a couple options for how you purchase Adobe Lightroom. In this lesson I go over your options.
Catalogues are the way Lightroom organizes your photos. In this lesson I show you how to create your first one.
Importing photos sounds like a simple task, but make sure you double check the options I cover in this lesson.
Plus, learn how to organize your photos into collections.
Keywording is a simple but important feature in Adobe Lightroom. Learn how to add keywords to batches of photos and search your catalogue.
Keeping your photos backed up is essential to a secure photo management strategy. Here are my reccomendations.
Learn what non-destructive editing is and how to take advantage of it in Adobe Lightroom.
In this lesson, learn how to import and export Lightroom presets. Plus -how to keep them organized in customer folders.
The adjustment brush is a powerful tool in Adobe Lightroom. Learn the basics in this lecture.
One popular post processing look that I've seen come and go over the past couple of years aims to imitate the look of film photography developed onto Matte finish photographic paper. I have to admit, there are times when this type of look can add a warmth and feeling that you sometime lose in the ultra crisp, clean, contrasty look that high resolution digital cameras give us. The key is to not take it to far. Subtlety will go a long way in selling this effect. I'm always a fan of post processing that doesn't draw attention to itself. Add the effect because it will help the story of the photograph, not because the effect is cool and you hope it will help improve your otherwise underwhelming photo.
Here's how to stictch multiple images together to form a panorama in lightroom.
Need to remove blemishes or unwanted spots? Use the spot removal tool!
Here's how to combine multiple exposure source images into a single HDR image. HDR stands for High Dynamic Range.
Sky blown out or too bright? Fix it with a graduated filter in Adobe Lightroom.
This Adobe Lightroom training course from Camera Stupid is designed to get you started using Adobe Lightroom to organize, edit, and backup your photos as quickly as possible. Adobe Lightroom is a fantastic tool for amateur or professional photographers looking to streamline their workflow and produce professional photographic results for their clients or personal enjoyment. In this digital age, many photographers struggle to maintain the thousands of photos they take each month. Adobe Lightroom solves the problem of photo organization with a robust collection system and keyword tagging features. Never misplace a digital photo again!
No prior Adobe Lightroom knowledge is required to benefit from this course. You can apply what you learn in this course to your existing workflow. This course is designed to get to the point quickly and clearly, giving you more time to do what you love. Each lesson is recorded in High Definition and allows students to follow along on the instructor's screen.
The training will begin by demonstrating the basic steps to import photos, group them into collections, and tag them with relevant keywords. The course will cover backup strategies and offer advice for keeping your photos secure. From there we will dive deeper into editing techniques, presets, tethering, tone curve, panoramas, and file formats.
By the end of this video based training course on Adobe Lightroom you will be able to successfully manage your own growing photo portfolio using a tool that many photographers consider to be the industry standard. You'll be able to create and manage your own presets, and export them to share with friends or fellow photographers. You'll be able to apply non-destructive edits to your photos that will drastically improve them and get the look you desire. Most importantly, you'll be able to rest assured knowing that your photos are safe, organized, and accessible with just a keystroke.