Introduction 1
About This Book 1
How This Book Is Organized 2
Part 1: Getting Started with Lightroom Classic 2
Part 2: Managing Your Photos with Lightroom Classic 3
Part 3: Working in Lightroom Classic's Digital Darkroom 3
Part 4: Sharing Your Work with the World 3
Part 5: The Part of Tens 3
Conventions Used in This Book 3
Icons Used in This Book 4
Beyond the Book 5
Where to Go from Here 5
Part 1: Getting Started With Lightroom Classic 7
Chapter 1: Getting to Know Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 9
The Two Versions of Lightroom 10
Understanding the Creative Cloud 11
Creative Cloud Photography Plan 11
Figuring out whether Lightroom Classic is right for you 12
Knowing whether you need the new Lightroom 13
Introducing the Lightroom Classic Interface 14
Getting what makes each module unique 14
What the Lightroom Classic modules have in common 19
Controlling the Lightroom Classic interface 21
Using Lightroom Classic's secondary display view 23
Getting Up and Running 25
Preparing for installation 25
Chapter 2: Working with Catalogs 27
Understanding How the Catalog Works 27
One catalog to rule them all 28
Knowing where the catalog is located 29
Choosing which catalog to open 30
Caring for the Catalog 32
Backing up your catalog 33
Optimizing your catalog 36
Managing the preview cache files 36
Exploring the Metadata options 40
Working with Multiple Catalogs 42
Transferring data between catalogs 43
Chapter 3: Lightroom Classic Basics That You Should Know 47
Configuring Lightroom Classic Preferences 47
General preferences 48
The Presets preferences 49
The External Editing preferences 50
Setting up additional external editors 52
The File Handling preferences 53
The Interface preferences 54
The Performance preferences 56
The Lightroom Sync preferences 58
The Display preferences 58
The Network preferences 58
Local Storage versus Cloud Storage 59
Local storage 59
Cloud storage 59
What if I stop my subscription? 60
Getting Familiar with File Formats 61
Supported file formats 62
Making sense of bit depth 63
Understanding color spaces 65
Part 2: Managing Your Photos With Lightroom Classic 67
Chapter 4: Tackling the Lightroom Classic Import Process 69
Knowing How the Import Process Works 69
Exploring the Import Dialog 70
Importing Your Photos into Lightroom Classic 74
Employing an effective import workflow 74
Putting it all together 82
Auto Import 85
Shooting Tethered 87
Chapter 5: Viewing and Finding Photos in the Library 91
Exploring the Library Module 91
Getting to know the panels and tools 92
Becoming familiar with the menu options 94
Creating a custom identity plate 95
Choosing the Right View for the Task 98
Working with thumbnails in Grid view 98
Taking a closer look in Loupe view 102
Using the Panels to Access Your Photos 105
Getting the 20,000-foot view from the Catalog panel 105
Using the Folders panel like a file browser 105
Grouping photos into collections 109
Creating Multiple Versions with Virtual Copies 114
Chapter 6: Getting Organized with the Library 117
Evaluating Photos 118
Survey view 118
Compare view 119
Flags, Ratings, and Color Labels 121
Deleting photos from Lightroom Classic 124
Using ratings to rank images 125
Applying color labels to photos 125
Applying color labels to folders and collections 126
Filtering folders and collections 127
Filenames and Metadata 128
Batch renaming with filename templates 128
Creating metadata templates to embed information into each image 129
Keywording 131
Adding and organizing keywords 133
Using the Keyword List to find photos 136
Using the Painter Tool 137
Finding Photos with the Library Filter Bar 137
Chapter 7: Exploring the Library Module's Advanced Features 141
People View 141
Finding faces 142
Tagging faces with names 143
Adjusting Your Photos in the Library 146
Considering the Histogram 146
Making adjustments with Quick Develop 147
Merging Photos into HDR and Panos 149
Photo Merge to HDR 149
Photo Merge to Panorama 151
Photo Merge to HDR Pano 153
Super-size it 154
What Is DNG? 155
Types of DNG 156
Converting to DNG 157
Putting Photos on the Map 159
Getting oriented to the Map module 159
Map module basics 160
PART 3: WORKING IN LIGHTROOM CLASSIC'S DIGITAL DARKROOM 163
Chapter 8: Editing Photos in the Develop Module 165
Exploring the Develop Module 166
Getting to know the panels and tools 166
Becoming familiar with the menu options 168
Understanding the view options 168
Applying settings to other photos 172
Development Essentials 173
Using the Histogram panel 174
Making basic adjustments 176
Choosing a starting profile 177
Controlling color casts 179
Adjusting tonal range to bring out the best 181
Making images pop 183
Customizing panel order 184
Chapter 9: Solving Problems and Saving Time 185
Fixing Common Problems 186
Stronger compositions through cropping 186
Removing spots and healing blemishes 188
Correcting red-eye problems 191
Correcting pet eye problems 192
Get oriented to Masking 193
Radial Gradient 201
Brush 202
Select Subject and Select Sky 203
Presets, Snapshots, and History 204
Saving time with presets 204
Freezing time with snapshots 206
Going back in time with the History panel 206
Chapter 10: Taking Your Photos to the Next Level 209
Working with Contrast and Color 210
Mastering the Tone Curve 210
Enhancing and changing colors 214
Creating black-and-white images 216
Adding color to shadows and highlights 219
The Devil's in the Details 221
Applying capture sharpening 221
Dealing with noise 224
Correcting lens distortions and vignetting 226
Reducing chromatic aberration 228
Transforming perspective distortions 230
Creative Effects 232
Creative vignette applications 233
Creative grain applications 234
Modifying the Calibration Settings 235
Part 4: Sharing Your Work With the World 237
Chapter 11: Exporting Copies and Using External Editors 239
Exploring the Export Dialog 240
Creating Copies of Processed Photos 242
Employing an export workflow 242
Saving settings as a preset for reuse 255
Creating a Batch Export 258
Configuring Your External Editors 258
Basic Editing in an External Editor 261
Advanced Editing Options with Photoshop 264
Chapter 12: Designing a Book 267
Exploring the Book Module 267
Getting to know the panels and tools 268
Becoming familiar with the menu options 269
Setting Up a Book 270
Employing a book workflow 270
Some things to keep in mind 283
Chapter 13: Producing a Slideshow 285
Exploring the Slideshow Module 285
Getting to know the panels and tools 286
Becoming familiar with the menu options 287
Creating a Slideshow 288
Employing a slideshow workflow 288
Playing the Slideshow for Your Audience 301
Playback 301
Export 302
Chapter 14: Printing Your Work 305
Exploring the Print Module 305
Getting to know the panels and tools 306
Becoming familiar with the menu options 308
Setting Up a Print Job 309
Employing a print workflow 309
Chapter 15: Creating a Web Gallery 327
Exploring the Web Module 327
Getting to know the panels and tools 328
Becoming familiar with the menu options 329
Creating a Web Gallery 330
Employing a web gallery workflow 330
Web Gallery Output Options 338
Uploading your gallery with Lightroom Classic 338
Exporting your gallery 340
Part 5: The Part of Tens 343
Chapter 16: Ten Things to Know About Using Lightroom Classic and Lightroom Together 345
Why Would You Use Them Together? 346
Know Before You Go 347
Setting It Up 347
Lightroom Classic Preferences 348
Syncing Collections from Lightroom Classic 349
Making Collections Public 350
All Synced Photographs 350
Collections or Albums? 351
Lightroom for Mobile Interface 351
Change Is a Constant 352
Chapter 17: Ten Things to Know About Organizing and Editing in Lightroom 353
Help & Support 354
All Photos and Filtering 354
Segmentation and View Options 355
Adobe Sensei Search 355
Adding Photos from Camera Roll 356
Apply During Import 358
Creating Albums and Folders 358
Applying Ratings and Flags 360
Edit Photos Anywhere 360
Export Copies 362
Chapter 18: Ten Things to Know About Using the Lightroom Mobile Camera 365
Shooting in Raw Mode (DNG) 366
Shooting in Professional Mode 367
Using Shoot-through Presets 368
Helpful Overlays 369
Self Timer, Burst Mode, and Remote Trigger 370
Last Photo Preview 370
Exposure Lock 371
In-Camera HDR Mode 371
Take a Selfie or Switch Lenses 371
Camera Launch Shortcuts 372
Index 373
