Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is a workflow tool to manage and process your images: a combination of several apps that every photographer needs, divided into workspaces, called modules, for each of the major parts of the photographic post-production process.
Two of the many things Lightroom does really well are, one, keep your files organized, and two, help you unlock the creative potential in your pictures. The Library module is a powerful way to manage all those image files. And it's very easy to play with all of the correction and adjustment sliders in the Develop module.
The combinations of tweaks and adjustments that you can apply are
endless! Lightroom's non-destructive catalogue system lets you sort and make
an unlimited number of changes to an image with no loss in quality. This
facility for creative play helps you see all the potential in
your photography.
On the other hand, limitless potential can be
a bit overwhelming. And once you've found your way comfortably around the toolkit,
how do you get down to business: making pictures look good?
The tutorials in this learning guide will help you build your essential post-processing skills beyond the basics—without going overboard. Each showcases a different way to use the program, with particular focus on the Library and Develop modules, to bring your images to their full creative potential.
Lightroom Video Courses
Adobe Lightroom CC for Photographers
This course is for pro and amateur photographers who want to take their digital workflow to the next level. We start with how to manage and organize your photos properly, then correct them so that they look their best.
You can take this course straight away with a subscription to Envato Elements, where you'll get access not only to this course but our growing library of over 1,000 video courses and industry-leading eBooks on Envato Tuts+.
Lightroom Tutorials for Beginners
Just starting out with Lightroom? You've come to the right place.
10 Quick and Easy Lightroom Tricks Every User Should Know
Photoshop or Lightroom? They Work Better Together
How to Post-Process Photos in the Right Order for the Best Possible Image
Getting Started With Adobe Lightroom: The Photo Workflow
24 Essential Daily Keyboard Shortcuts in Adobe Lightroom
How to Save Your Pictures in Adobe Lightroom
First you've got to get your pictures into Lightroom. Plug in your card reader, time to get everything imported.
60 Second How-to: Rename an Image in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
How to Safely Store Digital Photos With the 3-2-1 Method for Lightroom
Lightroom Workflow: Data Setup & Import Essentials
How to Save Space and Make Lightroom More Portable With Smart Previews
Advanced Import and File Saving Tutorials
Direct to Desktop: Camera Tethering in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
How to Set Up a Fast and Flexible Library With Smart Previews in Adobe Lightroom
How to Organize Your Photos in Adobe Lightroom
The Library is where everything begins. These tutorials cover the essentials of getting organized.
60 Second How-to: Custom Sequence Images in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
60 Second How-to: Sync Image Settings in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
How to Create a Preset in Adobe Lightroom in 60 Seconds
4 Ways to Add the Power of Keywords to Images in Lightroom
Shooting Stars: Rating and Filtering Pictures in Lightroom
Unlocking the Power of Lightroom Color Labels
Divide and Conquer: Creating Virtual Folders in Adobe Lightroom with Collections
All About Adobe Lightroom Stacks
How to Use Smart Collections in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
How to Review, Edit, and Sequence Photos in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Advanced Organization Tutorials
Tethering is a great feature for studio photographers, while copyright is essential for any professional photographer. Location databases, saved searches, virtual copies: if you need a special workflow, chances are Lightroom has you covered.
Direct to Desktop: Camera Tethering in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
How to Register Copyright and Track Your Images from Inside Adobe Lightroom
Building a Location Database with Lightroom
Get Smart: Boost Your Workflow With Saved Searches in Adobe Lightroom
Total Creative Control: How to Use Virtual Copies to Fork and Stack Images in Lightroom
Implementing a Controlled Vocabulary in Adobe Lightroom
Review, Rough Cut, Pick: Editing a Portrait Shoot in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
How to Correct Your Photographs in Adobe Lightroom
Adobe
have steadily moved into Lightroom many of the tools that you once had
to rely on Photoshop for, including some very powerful brushes,
gradients, and retouching tools.
Mastering the Lightroom Adjustment Brush
Quick Tip: Lightroom Lens Corrections
Mastering the Histogram in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Features: The Spot Removal Tool
How to Use the Adobe Lightroom CC Dehaze Tool
How to Retouch Photos With the Visualize Spots Tool in Adobe Lightroom
How to Apply Spot Fixes in Adobe Lightroom in 60 Seconds
How to Fix Lens Defects in Your Photos Using Adobe Lightroom (in 60 Seconds)
A Five Minute Guide to Cropping in Lightroom
Work Faster in Photoshop and Lightroom With Batch Processing
How to Reduce Noise in Pictures with Adobe Lightroom
For power users, Lightroom presets are one of the best tools to expedite the image editing process. Presets allow you to save your settings and apply them to other images with a single click. These two tutorials are a great crash course on how and why to use presets.
100 Free Lightroom Presets (And How to Make Your Own)
In Defence of Presets: 5 Reasons to Automate Your Post-Production Workflow
How to Enhance Your Photographs in Adobe Lightroom
These tutorials are great for getting ideas over how to control those sliders to tease more out of your images and give them a distinctive style all your own.
How to: Creative Colour Adjustment Curves in Lightroom
How to Post-Process Underwater Photographs in Adobe Lightroom
How to Build a Film Style Look in Adobe Lightroom
How to Make Creative Color Adjustments in Adobe Lightroom
How to Create a Film Effect in Adobe Lightroom in 60 Seconds
Advanced Image Enhancement in Adobe Lightroom
Lightroom has some very advanced powers build-in, including the ability to make panoramas and high dynamic range photographs.
How to Make a Panorama with Adobe Lightroom's New Boundary Warp Feature
How to Create High Dynamic Range and Panoramic Images in Adobe Lightroom
How to "Photomerge" Images in Adobe Lightroom
Tips to Speed Up Your Image Processing Workflow in Lightroom
Creative Black and White Conversion and Split Toning in Adobe Lightroom
Color imaging is so over-saturated! These tutorials showcase the power monochrome image conversion in Adobe Lightroom.
How to Use Colour Balance for Better Black-and-White Conversions in Lightroom
High-Contrast Black and White with Lookfilter Presets in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Creatively Converting Photos to Black and White With Lightroom
How to Split-Tone Process Black and White Photos in Adobe Lightroom
Want Better Color? Use Neutral Gray Themes in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom
Lightroom Presets for Easy Adjustments and Quick Picture Styles
One-click adjustments are the easiest way to style your images. Check out the presets in these guides to start:
15 Top Adobe Lightroom Presets on Envato Elements
15 Best Fashion Photography Actions and Presets for Photoshop and Lightroom
15 Lightroom Presets for Portraits for Under $10
50 Free Lightroom Presets for Black-and-White Photography and How to Create Your Own
Export, Presentation and File Delivery
When you're ready to take your images outside of Adobe Lightroom and share them with viewers, these tutorials are a great choice. Learn more about sending your images to mobile devices or printed products with these tutorials:
- PortfoliosHow to Create a PDF Portfolio in Adobe LightroomJeffrey Opp
- PhotobooksHow to Create an On-Demand Photo Book in Adobe LightroomJeffrey Opp
- DeliverablesBest Practices: How to Deliver Digital Image Files to Your Clients Over the InternetHarry Guinness
- CompressionHow to Export JPGs for the Web from Adobe Photoshop LightroomAndrew Childress
- Deliverables3 Smart Ways to Deliver Work to Your Photography ClientsAndrew Childress
Advanced Lightroom Tutorials
Go beyond in with these workflow boosters.
- PhotographyHow to Use Photo Mechanic and Adobe Lightroom Together For Faster Image ReviewingAndrew Childress
- Digital Asset ManagementHow to Use Lightroom Edits Outside of LightroomAndrew Childress
- Adobe Lightroom5 Tricks to Improve Adobe Lightroom CC PerformanceAndrew Childress
- Adobe Lightroom3 Ways to Avoid "Loading..." Slowdowns in LightroomDaniel Sone
- Adobe LightroomHow to Review, Edit, and Export Video with Adobe LightroomAndrew Childress
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