Adobe Lightroom Training Courses
Adobe Lightroom is designed for serious amateur and professional photographers who have 1000's of photos which they need to organise, enhance and prepare for slideshow, print or web output as quickly and simply as possible. This 2 day course is set at the Beginner/Intermediate level and provides a thorough understanding of the capabilities of the software. It also shows you how to cut through the many, and often confusing, ways of achieving the same task by showing you the simplest and most efficient ways of working.
Course Outline
The course starts with a quick look at the way in which Lightroom works "behind the scene", and then goes on to explore each of the 5 modules in detail. Day 1 looks at how photos are imported into Lightroom, and then how to use the Library module to organise photos, apply flags, labels, ratings and keywords to your photos, and how to filter and find photos in amongst the 1000's in your collection.
Day 2 of the course starts by looking at the Develop module, which can be used to apply both simple and sophisticated tonal and colour corrections to your photos, and then briefly at how you can, and should, work between Lightroom and Photoshop/Elements if you have them both. Finally, the course looks at the 3 output modules which enable you to assemble slideshows, prepare images for printing, and assemble photos onto a web page.
At-a-Glance
Software - Lightroom version 2 or version 3
Duration - 2 days
Level - Beginner/Intermediate
Price - £275 (no VAT to pay)
Further Details
- Course Dates
- Course Details
- What's Included
- Pre-requisites
Course dates are shown on a rolling 3 months basis. Please check whether there are spaces on your preferred course by using the "Check Availability" button to go to the Course Enquiry page.
Lightroom v3 dates:-
- 2nd/3rd February 2012
- 7th/8th March 2012
- 12th/13th April 2012
Lightroom v2 dates:-
- 9th/10th February 2012
- 1st/2nd March 2012
- 3rd/4th April 2012
If you would like to enquire about the possibility of running courses on other dates, or about a 1-to-1 course, please call Mike on 01803-528663, email me at mike@farrowhousetraining.com, or use the form on the Course Enquiry page.
The following topics are applicable to both the v2 and v3 courses.
General
- Understanding "metadata", non-destructive editing and using "catalogs"
- Setting Lightroom's preferences
- Setting-up and optimising the workspace
- Backing up the catalog
- Importing and Exporting images
- Working between Lightroom and Photoshop/Elements
Library Module
- Using the Navigator, Catalog and Folder panels
- Using the Loupe, Compare and Survey views
- Applying Flags, Labels, Star Ratings and Keywords to images
- Using Collections, Quick Collections and Smart Collections
- Stacking images
- Filtering and Finding images
- Synchronising metadata and edits across images
Develop Module
- Applying adjustments from the Presets panel
- Making simple adjustments using the Basic panel
- Using the Histogram, Snapshots and History panels
- Using the Tool strip tools (Crop, Spot Removal, Red Eye, Selective and Graduated corrections)
- Making more detailed adjustments and adding effects with the Module panels:-
- Further tonal and colour adjustments
- Black & White and Split Toning
- Sharpening and Noise Reduction
- Making Lens Corrections
- Adding Grain (v3 only) and Vignette effects
Slideshow Module
- Using slideshow Templates
- Customising the slideshow using the panels
- Playing, Saving and Exporting a slideshow
Print Module
- Using print Templates
- Customising prints using the panels
- Setting Resolution and Colour Management options
Web Module
- Using web gallery Templates
- Customising the web gallery using the panels
- Previewing, Uploading and Exporting a web gallery
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Included in the price is the following:-
- Over 80 pages of fully detailed course notes are provided for you to take away as a PDF document on a CD. A paper copy in a quality ring binder is available for an additional cost of £20 and can be purchased, if required, during the course.
- A course completion certificate.
- Telephone and/or email support after the course for as long as required.
- A light lunch is provided each day and refreshments are always available.
Participants should have basic Mac or PC skills. Knowledge of the basics of digital imaging - file formats, tonal and colour corrections - would be an advantage, but not essential. No prior experience of using Lightroom is required.
If you would like to try Lightroom free for 30 days you can download it from the Adobe website from this link.