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The Photographer's Guide to Adobe Lightroom

By : Marcin Lewandowski
Book Image

The Photographer's Guide to Adobe Lightroom

By: Marcin Lewandowski

Overview of this book

It takes talent to be a great photographer, but in the digital era, it also takes a level of technical proficiency. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic was designed as a one-stop solution for photographers to perfect their final products on a desktop-focused workflow, which includes local storage of your photos in files and folders on your computer. Knowing how to efficiently navigate through Lightroom means that you’ll be able to concentrate on being creative instead of wondering “what does this button do”. Complete with step-by-step explanations of essential concepts and practical examples, you will begin with importing photographs into Lightroom. You’ll focus on how to sort through, sequence, develop, and export ready files in various formats, or even design a book and create gallery-ready prints. Next, you will learn how to make informed decisions within Lightroom and how to approach your work depending on the set of photographs you are working on. This guide also illustrates real-life usage and workflow examples that are not just for aspiring professionals, but also for artists and amateurs who are still getting to grips with the technical side of photography. By the end of this book, you'll be confident in importing, editing, sorting, developing, and delivering your photos like a professional.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
1
Section 1: Importing Images into Lightroom and Exploring the Library Module's Structure and Tools
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Section 2: Developing Photographs in Lightroom Classic
9
Section 3: Exploring the Export, Print, Book, and Slideshow Modules
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Table of Keyboard Shortcuts

A few tips and tricks to remember

Once we initialize the import dialog, we can toggle between its miniature and full version by clicking on the small arrow in the bottom-left corner.

If we can't see pictures on the inserted memory card, it's good to make sure that the computer can see it, and if it does, remember to tick Include Subfolders.

Remember to check whether photos will be copied, moved, or added upon import to avoid unnecessary cleanup work later.

Remember to set Don't Import Suspected Duplicates ON or OFF, depending on your preferences.

If you shoot RAW and JPG and want to keep both files, remember to check the Treat JPEG files next to RAW files as separate photos box in Menu > Lightroom Classic > Preferences > General.

Use the "Shift + + I" keyboard shortcut to initialize the import dialog from any Lightroom module.

Keyboard Shortcuts within the Import Dialog

"G" – enter Grid View (the same...