Photo editing in Adobe Lightroom Classic.

In the 8-hour Adobe Lightroom Classic course, you'll learn not only the basics of navigating the program and managing an extensive photo library, but also effective and practical techniques for editing your images. You'll discover how to get the most out of RAW files, how to work with exposure, color, contrast, and sharpness, and how to deal with overexposure or lack of detail in shadows. You'll learn how to use smart masks, retouching tools, and create custom presets that will make your work much faster. Whether you just need to tweak the colours or rescue a botched shot, you'll take away skills that will make your photos look like a pro.

What will you learn on the course?

• Orient yourself in Adobe Lightroom Classic and customize your working interface to suit you.
• Manage and sort photos - using catalogs, collections, tags, ratings, keywords and GPS information.
• Import photos efficiently - including setting up automatic import and creating preferences.
• Work with metadata and search by EXIF information such as aperture, time, ISO, camera or lens type.
• Use advanced image selection and filtering tools - including face recognition and smart collections.
• Edit photos in the Develop module - master exposure, contrast, color correction, composition and perspective settings.
• Work with the RAW format and get the most out of it without losing quality - including conversion to DNG.
• Use local editing tools - smart masks, brushes, sky, object or area selection.
• Distort portraits and landscapes - remove unwanted objects, enhance skin, remove noise, haze, etc.
• Use curves and tonal adjustments to fine-tune brightness and color in individual channels.
• Apply and create custom presets for quick edits and efficient bulk photo processing.
• Export images for print, web or social media in the correct format and quality.
• Create presentations and use other output options directly from Lightroom.

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