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CHAPTER 1
Importing GETTING YOUR PHOTOS INTO LIGHTROOM
Before You Do Anything, Choose Where to Store Your Photos
Next, Do This: Set Up Your Folder Organization (It’s Really Important)
Getting Photos from Your Camera Into Lightroom
Importing Photos Already on Your Computer
Save Time Importing Using Import Presets (and a Compact View)
Importing Video from Your DSLR
Shooting Tethered (Go Straight from Your Camera, Right Into Lightroom)
Creating Your Own Custom File Naming Templates
Choosing Your Preferences for Importing Photos
The Adobe DNG File Format Advantage
Creating Your Own Custom Metadata (Copyright) Templates
Four Things You’ll Want to Know Now About Getting Around Lightroom
Viewing Your Imported Photos
Using Lights Dim, Lights Out, and Other Viewing Modes
CHAPTER 2
Library HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR PHOTOS
Folders and Why I Don’t Mess with Them (This Is Really Important!)
Sorting Your Photos Using Collections
Organizing Multiple Shoots Using Collection Sets
Using Smart Collections for Automatic Organization
When to Use a Quick Collection Instead
Adding Specific Keywords for Advanced Searching
Renaming Photos Already in Lightroom
Adding Copyright Info, Captions, and Other Metadata
If Your Camera Supports GPS, Prepare to Amaze Your Friends
Finding Photos Fast!
Creating and Using Multiple Catalogs
From Laptop to Desktop: Syncing Catalogs on Two Computers
Backing Up Your Catalog (This Is VERY Important)
Relinking Missing Photos
Dealing with Disasters
CHAPTER 3
Customizing HOW TO SET UP THINGS YOUR WAY
Choosing What You See in Loupe View
Choosing What You See in Grid View
Make Working with Panels Faster & Easier
Using Two Monitors with Lightroom
Choosing What the Filmstrip Displays
Adding Your Studio’s Name or Logo for a Custom Look
CHAPTER 4
Editing Essentials HOW TO DEVELOP YOUR PHOTOS
Upgrading from an Earlier Version of Lightroom? Read This First!
Making Your RAW Photos Look More Like JPEGs
Setting the White Balance
Setting Your White Balance Live While Shooting Tethered
Seeing Befores and Afters
Applying Changes Made to One Photo to Other Photos
How to Set Your Overall Exposure
Adding “Punch” to Your Images Using Clarity
Making Your Colors More Vibrant
Using the Tone Curve to Add Contrast
Adjusting Individual Colors Using HSL
Adding Vignette Effects
Getting That Trendy, Gritty High-Contrast Look
Virtual Copies—The “No Risk” Way to Experiment
Editing a Bunch of Photos at Once Using Auto Sync
Save Your Favorite Settings as One-Click Presets
Using the Library Module’s Quick Develop Panel
Adding a Film Grain Look
CHAPTER 5
Local Adjustments HOW TO EDIT JUST PART OF YOUR IMAGES
Dodging, Burning, and Adjusting Individual Areas of Your Photo
Five More Things You Should Know About Lightroom’s Adjustment Brush
Getting Creative Effects Using the Adjustment Brush
Retouching Portraits
Fixing Skies (and Other Stuff) with a Gradient Filter
CHAPTER 6
Problem Photos FIXING COMMON PROBLEMS
Fixing Backlit Photos (Using Fill Light)
Reducing Noise
Undoing Changes Made in Lightroom
Cropping Photos
Lights Out Cropping Rocks!
Straightening Crooked Photos
Great Trick for “Dust Spotting” Your Photos
Removing Spots and Other Nasty Junk
Removing Red Eye
Fixing Lens Distortion Problems
Fixing Edge Vignetting
Sharpening Your Photos
Fixing Chromatic Aberrations (a.k.a. That Annoying Color Fringe)
Basic Camera Calibration in Lightroom
CHAPTER 7
Exporting Images SAVING JPEGS, TIFFS, AND MORE
Saving Your Photos as JPEGs
Adding a Watermark to Your Images
Emailing Photos from Lightroom
Exporting Your Original RAW Photo
Publish Your Images with Just Two Clicks
CHAPTER 8
Jumping to Photoshop HOW AND WHEN TO DO IT
Choosing How Your Files Are Sent to Photoshop
How to Jump Over to Photoshop, and How to Jump Back
Adding Photoshop Automation to Your Lightroom Workflow
Double-Processing by Opening Photos in Photoshop as a Smart Object
Stitching Panoramas Using Photoshop
Creating HDR Images in Photoshop
CHAPTER 9
In Black & White CONVERTING FROM COLOR TO BLACK AND WHITE
How to Find Which Photos Might Look Great as Black-and-Whites
Better Black and White By Doing It Yourself
How to Tweak Individual Areas When You Convert to Black and White
The Trick for Getting Great-Looking Duotones (Plus Split Toning
CHAPTER 10
Slideshow CREATING PRESENTATIONS OF YOUR WORK
Creating a Quick, Basic Slide Show
Customizing the Look of Your Slide Show
Getting Creative with Photo Backgrounds
Working with Drop Shadows and Strokes
Adding Additional Lines of Text and Watermarking
Adding Opening and Closing Title Slides
Adding Background Music
Choosing Your Slide Duration and Fade Length
Sharing Your Slide Show
CHAPTER 11
The Big Print PRINTING YOUR PHOTOS
Printing Individual Photos
Creating Multi-Photo Contact Sheets
Creating Custom Layouts Any Way You Want Them
Adding Text to Your Print Layouts
Printing Multiple Photos on One Page
Saving Your Custom Layouts as Templates
Having Lightroom Remember Your Last Printing Layouts
Creating Backscreened Wedding Book Pages
The Final Print and Color Management Settings
Saving Your Page Layout as a JPEG
Adding Custom Borders to Your Prints
Here Are Some of My Own Print Layouts for You to Use
CHAPTER 12
Web Galleries GETTING YOUR PHOTOS ON THE WEB
Building a Quick, Simple, Online Photo Gallery
Adding an Email or Website Link
Customizing Your Gallery Layout
Changing the Colors of Your Gallery
Using Cooler Flash Templates
Putting Your New Gallery on the Web
CHAPTER 13
My Portrait Workflow MY STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS FROM THE SHOOT TO THE FINAL PRINT
Workflow Step One: It All Starts with the Shoot
Workflow Step Two: Right After the Shoot, Do This First
Workflow Step Three: Finding the “Keepers” & Making a Collection
Workflow Step Four: Editing Your Selects
Workflow Step Five: Letting Your Clients Proof on the Web
Workflow Step Six: Making the Final Tweaks & Working with Photoshop
Workflow Step Seven: Delivering the Finished Images
CHAPTER 14
7-Point System MY SEVEN POINTS IN LIGHTROOM
The 7-Point System: Project One
The 7-Point System: Project Two
The 7-Point System: Project Three
The 7-Point System: Project Four
Where to Go Next for More Lightroom Learning
INDEX
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