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Adobe Lightroom CC is an outstanding photo-editing software, commonly
used by both amateurs and professional photographers, collecting several
features to manage, adjust and enhance photos and pictures in the best
way and in the shortest time. As other software inside Creative Cloud,
this is available just under a monthly subscription plan.
Lightroom CC comes in two different versions: Photoshop Lightroom CC is
the simpler version of Lightroom, with a very intuitive and essential
workplace suitable for computers, tablets and smartphones. Photoshop
Lightroom Classic CC is the standard version of Lightroom, with the full
set of professional tools and features available. In this video, we will
see just the most complete Classic version.
The main interface has a general structure divided in several parts: on
the center you have the main Photo Preview and around it several panels
with features and information. This interface can change according to the
workspace chosen in the top right corner, from Library, to import media,
to Print or Web to print or export your modified photos. Let's start with
the Library workspace.
Inside this workspace you can import and manage your photos inside
catalogs and collections. Click on the Import... button on the left to
start adding media. On the left, select any computer folder or hard-drive
to browse for your photos and videos and open these on the main preview,
using the Thumbnails bar in the bottom right corner to zoom in and out.
At this point, you can select the files you want to import by clicking on
their square at the top. Consider that you can import and collect videos,
but you can't edit these inside Lightroom at all.
Below, use Check All and Uncheck All to select or deselect all the files
shown on the preview.
On top, set how to import the selected files: choose Add to import these
files inside Lightroom as simple links; Move to move the original files
into a destination folder chosen on the right and then import these
inside Lightroom; and Copy to make a copy of these files on the
destination folder and then link these on Lightroom.
Use Import in the bottom right corner to import the selected files inside
Lightroom. These are shown on the main Preview and collected inside a
default Lightroom collection (or catalog) called All Photographs on the
left side.
You can also create your own catalogs to group photos into different
collections inside Lightroom. When hovering over any photo, click on its
circle in the top right corner to add it into the temporary Quick
Collection + catalog on the left. Once all the interested photos are
added, right-click on such catalog and go to Save Quick Collection... to
create your own one with a defined name and listed under the Collections
panel. You can manage, rename or delete it by right-clicking on it.
The preview on the center shows all the photos inside the selected
catalog from the left. Use Grid View to check multiple photos together
through their thumbnails and Loupe View to preview the selected photo
from the Filmstrip panel at the bottom.
To remove and unlink any photo from Lightroom, just right-click on it and
go to Remove Photo..., choosing whether to remove it from Lightroom only
or from your computer definitely.
At the bottom, when in Loupe View, set any rating and use the Rotate
buttons to rotate the photo by 90 degrees.
On the right panel use Quick Develop to apply simple corrections to the
photo: select any Preset from the list, or use the arrow buttons to
increase or decrease color, brightness and blurriness level under White
Balance and Tone Control. Modified photos also get a plus/minus icon on
their thumbnails.
Below Quick Develop adjust everything regarding the photo metadata, such
as tags, keywords, file name, information and labels. You can also use
the Map workspace to see where the photo has been taken in the world map.
To adjust your photos with advanced corrections click on Develop. This
workspace has the same structure of the Library section, with the
Filmstrip below to choose the photo to show and edit on the main preview.
Use your mouse wheel on it while holding down the CTRL key to zoom in and
out and click and drag on the photo to pan. The Navigator panel on the
left shows the part of the photo that you are checking at the moment.
You can also obtain a bigger preview by hiding all the panels around it
with their arrow button. In this way you can retrieve these panels just
when hovering near their edges, until you click again on their arrow
button.
On the right side you get all the tools and features to edit and correct
the appearance of your photo. To see the effect of these adjustments you
can check the preview in Loupe View or use the Compare Views to compare
your modified photo with another or with the same photo as it was
originally under Before, by splitting the image in several manners.
On the left you can find your own Collections and also several Presets
to apply ready adjustments on the photo. Hover over one to check its
effect on the preview and click on it to apply it. Use CTRL+Z to undo.
You can also use the History panel to undo or redo all your past actions
made on Lightroom.
With Snapshots you can save several versions of your photo during your
modifications, in order to come back to an earlier version or compare
these together.
To add a snapshot click on the plus button on top and define a name for
it. This saves the current photo status inside the Snapshots panel. To
recall all its adjustments anytime, just double-click on it.
Now, let's see in detail the adjustments and the tools on the right side.
The Histogram on top is a very important graph indicating for each color
how it distributes between the dark sides of the photo (on the left) and
the bright sides (on the right). The result can change according to the
effect you want to apply on the photo.
Check out our link in the video description to learn more about the RGB
Color Histogram!
Below the Histogram you have several adjustments and corrections.
Inside Basic, correct the basic appearance of the selected photo by
sliding on the bars or clicking and dragging on the property values. You
can also click on these numbers to type any value and apply with the
Enter key.
On Treatment, choose to keep the photo in Color or make it in Black &
White. Below, use Temp and Tint to apply color filters.
Under Tone, use Exposure and Contrast to adjust brightness and contrast
levels. Below, you can regulate the brightness level on different parts
of the photo, such as its Whites and its Highlights and the darkest
parts with Blacks and Shadows.
Under Presence, you can enhance the appearance of the photo: use Clarity
to remove blurriness, Dehaze to reduce haze and fog, Vibrance to improve
color where it is weaker and Saturation to adjust the color intensity.
Use Tone Curve to adjust the brightness and the intensity of the colors
on the Histogram, from its Darks on the left to its Lights on the right,
pulling up or down the curve, or using the slide bars at the bottom.
With HSL and Color you can adjust the appearance of each color on the
photo, from Red to Magenta. Choose the color or the slide bar interested
and use Hue to change it, Saturation to increase or decrease its
intensity and Luminance to adjust its brightness level.
Use Split Toning to apply a chosen color on the Highlights and the
Shadows of the photo. To pick the color, use the Hue and the Saturation
bars or the colored rectangle on top. Use Balance to adjust the color
overlay between the highlights and the shadows.
Under Detail, use Sharpening and Noise Reduction to reduce blurriness and
noise level on the photo, checking the zoom on the small preview on top,
that you can move by clicking and dragging on it.
Lens Corrections is used to correct the deformation coming from the
camera lens.
Inside Transform, use Upright to adjust the photo perspective and
Transform to correct its basic properties, such as its Vertical and
Horizontal perspective, inclination with Rotation, its aspect ratio with
Aspect and its size with Scale.
On Effects, you can add two professional effects to your photo, such as
Vignetting and Grain.
Inside Calibration you can correct the color spread of the camera used.
This is similar to HSL/Color, with the difference that you affect all the
photo pixels containing any Red, Green or Blue Primary colors on the RGB
code data.
Next to each of these sections you can click on the button to disable or
enable all the modifications made on each of them.
To reset all the adjustments applied, click on the Reset button at the
bottom.
In addition, you have several adjustment tools right below the Histogram
which are applied directly on the photo preview.
Crop Overlay is used to crop the photo and remove parts of it. When
enabled, a rectangular grid appears, showing which part of the photo must
be saved. Use its nodes to scale it, keeping the aspect ratio by holding
down the Shift key. Click and drag to create the grid and move it. Drag
outside it to rotate it instead.
At the bottom use Done to apply the tool and the Escape key to undo and
disable the current tool.
Use Spot Removal to remove small imperfections from the photo by clicking
on it. This uses the thicker circle as reference, which can be moved and
scaled if you need. As seen for the Crop Tool, use Done and the Escape
key to apply or undo.
Enable Red Eye Correction to remove red eyes by clicking and dragging on
these. Make sure to include the pupils within the interested area.
The Graduated Filter, the Radial Filter and the Adjustment Brush are all
tools used to apply corrections and adjustments just on limited portions
of the selected photo by clicking and dragging on it. Use Graduated
Filter to apply a linear gradient; Radial Filter to use a circle or an
ellipse as shape; and Adjustment Brush to brush directly on the photo.
Once the filter is applied, use the right panel to correct colors,
brightness, clarity and noise. Also use Invert to invert the active area
of the Radial Filter.
In case you apply multiple filters, enable the correct tool to see each
kind of Filter, represented through a grey circle you can select to move
or edit it shape on the preview or change its properties on the right,
under Edit.
On Mask, use New to create a new independent Filter and Brush to extend
its active region by brushing on it. You can also reduce these regions by
holding down the ALT key while brushing.
Remember to use the Done button to apply and the Escape key to undo.
Let's see how to save and export your modified photos.
Select the photo from the Filmstrip and save it by going to File and then
to Export.... Choose Hard Drive on Export To and where to save it on
Export Location. Rename the file on File Naming and set the file format
and quality under File Settings. When all is ready, go to Export!
Lightroom is also able to create Books and Slideshows starting from the
photo collection you have selected and open on the Filmstrip. We won't
see these workspaces in this video.
With Print and Web you can export your collections directly to the
printer or your website online, adjusting margins, spaces, watermarks,
titles and other options.
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