This excellent Photoshop Lightroom: Essentials course will introduce you to the Lightroom interface and workspace, showing you how to set up your preferences and personalise Lightroom to suit your workflow. During this Photoshop Lightroom 2 you will learn how to import, store and name files using keywords and discover the many features of the Lightroom Library and how to get the most from the Develop Module. You will be taught by a professional, and will be given a whole host of insider knowledge to help you get ahead.
Our learning material is available to students 24/7 anywhere in the world, so it’s extremely convenient. These intensive online courses are open to everyone, as long as you have an interest in the topic! We provide world-class learning led by IAP, so you can be assured that the material is high quality, accurate and up-to-date.
Ric Kasnoff is an award-winning, professional photographer with over 35 years of industry experience. His work has taken him into the nature, travel stock, advertising and product photography fields.
Ric has always sought to blend the best of traditional techniques with the latest in modern technology. This has led to his being certified both as an expert and instructor in professional level image manipulation and delivery. He has trained thousands of photographers in seminars and workshops throughout the US and abroad, led Photo Safaris to remote locations and has been presented with over 100 art directors and industry awards for his work.
Those who successfully pass this course will be awarded a Photoshop Lightroom: Essentials certificate. Anyone eligible for certification will receive a free e-certificate, and printed certificate.
This excellent Photoshop Lightroom: Essentials course will qualify you to be an Image Editor, or a Photographer. As a Photographer you are usually working on a freelance basis, and could even establish your own Photography business. The average salary of a Photographer in the UK is £20,512, and this will go up with experience (payscale.com). With this course you could fulfil any of the following roles:
1: QUICK OVERVIEW OF PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM | |||
1. Importing Overview | |||
2. Rating & Sorting Overview | |||
3. Develop Module Overview | |||
4. Exporting & Sharing Overview | |||
2: SETUP & PREFERENCES | |||
1. Creating & Placing a Catalog | |||
2. Setting Preferences | |||
3. Catalog Settings | |||
4. Personalizing Lightroom | |||
5. Notes on Color Management | |||
3: IMPORTING PHOTOS | |||
1. Import Options | |||
2. Image Storage & Naming Conventions | |||
3. Customizing Presets in the Import Dialog Box | |||
4. Using Keywords upon Import | |||
4: THE INTERFACE & WORKSPACES | |||
1. Touring the Lightroom Interface | |||
2. The Library View Options | |||
5: THE LIGHTROOM LIBRARY | |||
1. Library Find Options | |||
2. Modify & Display Options & the Filmstrip | |||
3. Creating a Collection | |||
4. Adjusting the White Balance & Rating Images | |||
5. Adding Keywords & Compare & Survey Views | |||
6. Sorting by Flags & Rating by Color | |||
7. Using the Painter Tool | |||
6: THE DEVELOP MODULE | |||
1. Navigator, Presets, Snapshots & History | |||
2. Histogram, Basic, Tone Curve & HSL Options | |||
3. Split Toning, Detail, Lens Corrections & Camera Calibration | |||
4. Exploring the Toolbar | |||
5. Processing the Photo | |||
6. Cropping & Retouching | |||
7: EXPORTING OPTIONS | |||
1. Preparing for Export | |||
2. Exploring Export Options | |||
3. Exporting for Specialized Web Uses | |||
8: THE SLIDESHOW MODULE | |||
1. Slideshow Options, Layout & Overlays | |||
2. Backdrop, Playback & Create New Preset | |||
9: THE WEB MODULE | |||
1. Web Image Settings | |||
2. Previewing in a Browser | |||
10: THE PRINT MODULE | |||
1. Templates, Batch Printing & Contact Sheets | |||
2. Page Setup, Cell Size & Print Job Settings | |||
3. Creating a Poster from a Template | |||
4. Final Comments & Credits |