Lightroom Classic Tutorial for Beginners | FREE COURSE

Learn the basics of how to import and organize files in Lightroom Classic. Then move on to advanced techniques such as using color curves and crafting your signature look. By the end of this course, you'll know everything you need to know about how to edit photos in Lightroom Classic.

# 1 Introduction
00:00:00 - 1.1 Introduction

# 2 Why Adobe Lightroom?
00:02:14 - 2.1 Photoshop and Bridge, or Lightroom? (Why Lightroom Exists and Who It's For)
00:05:40 - 2.2 Lightroom 6, Lightroom Classic, or Lightroom CC?
00:08:16 - 2.3 10 Quick and Easy Tips for Every Lightroom User

# 3 Set Up Adobe Lightroom
00:12:25 - 3.1 How to Store Your Photos Safely: Physical Storage Suggestions for Lightroom Users
00:15:38 - 3.2 How to Import and Organize Files in Lightroom Classic
00:20:23 - 3.3 How to Move Photo Files and Organize With Lightroom Classic
00:24:46 - 3.4 Rules-Based Renaming for Photos With Lightroom Classic
00:28:41 - 3.5 How to Build Smart Previews in Lightroom Classic

# 4 Review and Sort
00:31:18 - 4.1 Lightroom Metadata: What Can It Do for Us? (What Can’t It Do for Us?!)
00:33:42 - 4.2 Metadata for Workflows in Lightroom Classic
00:36:21 - 4.3 How to Organize Your Images With Keywords in Lightroom Classic
00:40:04 - 4.4 How to Sort Your Images With Color Labels and Flags in Lightroom Classic
00:44:42 - 4.5 How to Rank Your Images With Star Ratings in Lightroom Classic
00:46:58 - 4.6 How to Get Super Organized With Power Filtering in Lightroom Classic
00:50:32 - 4.7 How to Make Collections of Your Images With Lightroom Classic
00:53:10 - 4.8 How to Use Smart Collections (Auto-Updating Folders) in Lightroom Classic
00:55:57 - 4.9 How to Make a Custom Sequence of Photos in Lightroom Classic
00:58:39 - 4.10 How to Sync Image Settings Between Photos in Lightroom Classic

# 5 Global Corrections
01:01:43 - 5.1 How to Post-Process Photos Efficiently in Lightroom
01:04:16 - 5.2 Essentials of Photo Correction in Lightroom Classic
01:06:56 - 5.3 How to Correct Exposure in Photos With Lightroom Classic
01:10:33 - 5.4 How to Recover Highlight and Shadow Detail in Photos With Lightroom Classic
01:12:57 - 5.5 How to Correct White Balance in Photos With Lightroom Classic
01:15:36 - 5.6 How to Correct Tone and Contrast in Photos With Lightroom Classic
01:18:53 - 5.7 How to Use the Histogram and Sliders for Precise Tone Control in Lightroom Classic
01:21:50 - 5.8 How to Correct Saturation in Photos With Lightroom Classic
01:25:20 - 5.9 How to Crop a Photo in Lightroom Classic
01:29:22 - 5.10 Batch Processing Photos Made Easy in Lightroom Classic

# 6 Creative Color
01:34:20 - 6.1 How to Apply Creative Contrast and Color Adjustments to Photos With Lightroom Classic
01:38:31 - 6.2 How to Use Color Curves to Create Expressive Images in Lightroom Classic
01:40:44 - 6.3 How to Make Creative Black & White Photo Conversions With Lightroom Classic

# 7 Refinements
01:43:29 - 7.1 How to Use the Adjustment Brush to Make Localized Changes to Photos With Lightroom Classic
01:47:29 - 7.2 How to Reduce Noise in Pictures With Lightroom Classic
01:50:20 - 7.3 How to Deemphasize Parts of Photos Using Lightroom Classic

# 8 Craft Your Look
01:54:03 - 8.1 What Is a Signature Look, and How Do You Find One?
01:57:45 - 8.2 How to Apply an Instant Look to Photos With Presets in Lightroom Classic

# 9 Output
02:00:41 - 9.1 How to Export JPGs for the Web From Lightroom Classic
02:05:38 - 9.2 Best Practices for Delivering Photos to Clients From Lightroom Classic

# 10 Conclusion
02:09:08 - 10.1 Conclusion

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[clam]

I've been looking around for the starter video for Lightroom. THIS IS THE ONE! Thank you.

[dalemoore]

Brilliant course! I learned a ton of useful stuff. Thank you for making this Andrew.

[DimbleWally]

Sheesh this is a great tutorial. I've been editing in Lightroom for a few years now (as a hobby) but never took the time to really learn the software. Now, as I'm forced to use Lightroom for work, I'm watching this tutorial so I can be more efficient with my time. Thanks for this tutorial, I'm only 15 mins in but learned a lot so far!

[krisah]

Excellent tutorial. God sent!!! Just what a beginner needs. I love the way you think and communicate. Thanks a ton.

[AgentCain]

I worked through this course over the past few weeks and all I want to say: Thank you.
Your structered video made it easy to follow and come back to certain lessons.
Now I have an Idea on how to use Lightroom and was allready able to get some amazing results out of my boring raw files.
And I need to say that my photos are now way more structered and saved. It was really good to start the course that way.

All in one: It was well worth the time !

[Moriningland]

Love this. I’m an advanced used and I learned things from this but it was also great for beginners

[yasarkaya]

Thanks your hard work for this very educative tutorial.

[mohamedzahr]

Best tutorial I've ever seen ever! Thank you very much. Keep going brother!

[Svenk]

Bro! it's Amazing You solved my problem! Thanks!!!

[organicrobot]

This was greatly needed! Thanks for your hard work...excellent tutorial! 👍

[manydan]

been using LR for several years, i actually learned stuff from this that i didnt know lol, thank you for putting this together!

[BlackLabelExpat]

This saved me the learning curve of trying things out randomly. Take some time and watch the whole thing.

[masterpringle]

Thanks a ton for all these courses! As one who's toying with switching to LrC, this is immensely helpful. However, i already have a huge and curated folder structure of all my photos, dating back at least 20 years. (I actually have 2: one of all my processed, finalised photos; and another of all my originals ones, including raws.) How would i go about importing those? Should i just pick my raw files? But then what about my iPhone photos, or photos from a time when i wasn't shooting raw. How would i (or should i) merge or prepare my existing folder structure?

[adamcook]

Wow! That is by far the clearest and most logical explanation of LrC that I have come across yet. It also ties in nicely with my Lightroom For Dummies book. Thank you!

[jbg]

I am new to digital photography. I have been intimidated by Lightroom while trying to figure it out. This video is perfect. Thanks man.

[XtrimUniverse]

Thanks Andrew for such a well organized detailed series !!

[colleenkl]

Really appreciate such a detailed tutorial. Thank you so much.

[anj]

i didn't know that there's so much to do with lightroom. thank you for this video!

[hurleygreen]

APPRECIATE THIS INFO ON LIGHTROOM CLASSIC! Keep up the great work... :)

[tatatabuga]

very informative, it really helped a lot