Lightroom Learning Center

[Sonny]

Did you just buy Lightroom? Are you a beginner in Lightroom? Do you just love to learn? If you answered yes to any of those questions then you have come to the right place.

After a few requests I put together this list of Lightroom links. These are links I've come across in my learning experiences with Lightroom. I will continue adding links to the forum as separate posts and I will also add them to this master list.

Have fun and enjoy!

• Learn Lightroom 2.0 - Basics: 01 Overview of importing | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 2.0 - Basics: 02 Overview of the Library module | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 2.0 - Basics: 03 Rate and review your images | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 2.0 - Basics: 04 Filter and find images | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 2.0 - Basics: 05 Collections and keywords | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 2.0 - Basics: 06 Overview of the Develop module | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 2.0 - Basics: 07 Tonal and color corrections | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 2.0 - Basics: 08 Special effects | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 2.0 - Basics: 09 Local corrections | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 2.0 - Basics: 10 Overview of exporting | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 2.0 - Basics: 11 Working with Photoshop | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 2.0 - Basics: 12 Overview of the output modules | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 2.0 - Basics: 13 Slideshow module | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 2.0 - Basics: 14 Print module | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 2.0 - Basics: 15 Web module | Adobe TV
  
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• Learn Lightroom 3 - Using the new import window | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 3 - LR - Be Organized | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 3 - LR - Lens Correction & Perspective Correction | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 3 - LR - Create Stunning Images | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 3 - LR - Converting Images to Black and White | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 3 - LR/PS - Moving between Lightroom and Photoshop | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 3 - LR - Publish a Slideshow | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 3 - LR - Print the Perfect Image | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 3 - LR - Select, Rate and Prioritize your Images | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 3 - LR - Share Images on the Web | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 3 - Import photos from a tethered camera | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 3 - Create custom watermarks for photos | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 3 - Develop module enhancements | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 3 - Remove noise from photos | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 3 - Create vignettes for artistic effect | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 3 - Understanding process versions | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 3 - Add a film grain effect | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 3 - Apply lens corrections | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 3 - Export photos to Flickr | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 3 - Create a video slide show | Adobe TV
  
• Learn Lightroom 3 - Print custom photo layouts | Adobe TV
  
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• How to do Tethered Shooting in Photoshop Lightroom
  
• How to Retouch Eyes in Photoshop Lightroom
  
• Smooth Skin & Portrait Retouching in Photoshop Lightroom
  
• How to Create Photo Templates and Grids
  
• Slow performance due to Antivirus software
  
• How to Delete Images
  
• Using Lightroom’s ‘edit in photoshop’ feature
  
• Changing the Capture Time If You Travel
  
• Create Droplets to launch Photoshop Actions
  
• Sorting Photos Your Own Way
  
• Combine multiple MP3s for a slideshow
  
• When to use Virtual Copies and Snapshots in LR3 | Adobe TV
  
• How to Create a Custom Calendar in Lightroom
  
• Perspective Correction in Lightroom 3
  
• How to make a 2011 Metadata Preset
  
• Import Select Source Solution
  
• Mastering the Histogram
  
• Custom Print Templates
  
• Creating Your Own Print Templates - Part 1
  
• Creating Your Own Print Templates - Part 2
  
• YouTube - New Import panel and options for Lightroom 3
  
• Fixing Your Raw Image Previews
  
• Running Photoshop Actions In Lightroom
  
• Relinking Lost Images
  
• Making Direct Image Adjustments In The Histogram
  
• How To Change Your Default Raw Settings
  
• Correcting Hazy Images
  
• Three Simple Ways To White Balance An Image
  
• Improving Your Sunsets - The HSL Method
  
• Stylizing An Image - A Step-by-Step Walk Through
  
• Backing Up To A CD or DVD During Import
  
• Sharpen Selected Areas Of An Image With Pin-Point Accuracy
  
• Image Adjustment Brush Tips
  
• Getting Images Out Of Lightroom
  
• Setting Up Target Collections
  
• Shooting Tethered in Lightroom 3
  
• How To Blur Your Backgrounds
  
• Managing Your Images
  
• Bringing Focus To Your Images
  
• Important Files To Always Backup
  
• Beautiful Eyes
  
• Lightroom, Storage Space, and Big Catalogs | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• Merging Multiple Lightroom Catalogs | Layers Magazine
  
• The Easiest Way to Share Lightroom Catalogs with Different Computers | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• Video – Lightroom Before and After Travel Photo | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• How to Set Your Preferences in Lightroom 3
  
• LIGHToperatingROOMsystem - Part 1
  
• LIGHToperatingROOMsystem - Part 2
  
• 5 Ideas for Using Lightroom’s Smart Collections | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• Ten Photo-Editing Tips From a Pro - NYTimes.com
  
• The Complete Picture with Julieanne Kost - Creating your own Identity Plates in Lightroom 3 | Adobe TV
  
• The Complete Picture with Julieanne Kost - The Top 10 ways*to Automate Lightroom (Part 1) | Adobe TV
  
• The Complete Picture with Julieanne Kost - The Top 10 ways*to Automate Lightroom (Part 2) | Adobe TV
  
• Video – Lightroom Camera Calibration | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• Lightroom Week Tutorial: Comparing Images in Detail on Vimeo
  
• Lightroom Week 2: Using the Adjustment Brush on Vimeo
  
• Reclaiming Hard Drive Space Digital Daily Dose
  
• The Complete Picture with Julieanne Kost - Saving Changes to your Photographs in Lightroom 3 | Adobe TV
  
• Virtual Images Part 1: Snapshots | Lightroom Secrets
  
• Virtual Images Part 2: Virtual Copies | Lightroom Secrets
  
• Creating iPad Albums With Lightroom | Lightroom Secrets
  
• iPad Albums Via Publish Services | Lightroom Secrets
  
• Lightroom: Arrange files your way
  
• Adobe Lightroom's Equivalent of "Save For Web" - Photo Tips @ Earthbound Light
  
• Lightroom ? Filters or Smart Collections?
  
• Video – Lightroom Camera Calibration | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• Do you tend to under or over expose your photos? | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• Keywording in Adobe Lightroom 3 on Vimeo
  
• Using Target Collections in Adobe Lightroom 3 on Vimeo
  
• Video – Moving from iPhoto to Lightroom 3 | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• File / Save Missing From Lightroom? - Photo Tips @ Earthbound Light
  
• Video – Lightroom Printing with Rounded Corners | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• 8 Steps to Crafting Images in Lightroom
  
• Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 - Publish a Slideshow | Adobe TV
  
• Lightroom – Exposure vs. Brightness | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• Lightroom Catalog Portability and Syncing on Vimeo
  
• Using Web Subdirectories in Lightroom3 | Layers Magazine
  
• 10 Free Photoshop Lightroom 3 Video Tutorials - Julieanne Kost Lightroom 3 Training Videos| PhotoshopSupport.com
  
• Lightroom 3 to Photoshop CS5 HDR Pro Workflow
  
• 5 Common (or Potential) Lightroom Slip Ups | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• Photographic Workflow from Lightroom to Photoshop | Layers Magazine
  
• Before & After Family Photo video
  
• Add a light Source in Lightroom in 5 Easy Steps

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[Sonny]

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Presets

• How to Steal a Preset and Make it Your Own
  
• Organizing Your Presets
  
• Tip for Using Presets
  
  
• Presets – Wedding Day
  
• Presets – The Ultimate Fighter Lightroom Preset | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• Presets – Lightroom iPad Export Settings | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• Presets – Lightroom 3 Edge Darkening | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• Presets – The Twilight Preset | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• Presets – Hawaii Five-O | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• Presets – Dramatic Skies | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• Presets - The Vintage Look
  
• Presets – Hard Edgy Look | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• Presets – Warm and Fuzzy Effect | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• Presets - The Cutting Edge | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• Presets - Fairytale Glow | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• Presets – Wedding Fantasy | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• Presets – Lightroom 3 Grain | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• Presets - Summer Haze 2 | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• Presets – Better Black and Whites | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• Presets – Vintage New York Look | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• Presets - Polo Ralph Lauren Style | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• Presets - Max Payne Movie Style | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
• Presets – Lomo Arigato (Mr. Roboto) Version 2 | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips
  
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• PresetsHeaven | Your source to free Lightroom presets
  
• Presetpond
  
• sarah-ji takes photos in chicago - Presets
  
• Lightroom Presets
  
• Lightroom Presets. The Ultimate List.
  
• Perfect Presets for Lightroom - onOne Software
  
• Flickr: Discussing Presetting Lightroom's 180+ Free Presets Collection in Presetting Lightroom
  
• 31 Best Adobe Lightroom Presets for Free Download
  
• Presets | LightroomLibrary.com - Adobe Lightroom Presets, Tutorials and Guides
  
• Inside Lightroom
  
• Adobe - Lightroom Develop Presets
  

[A.H.T. Photography]

Just what I need, Thanks Sonny!

[A.H.T. Photography]

Have any video tutorial for photoshop CS5 Sonny?

[mrsrice22]

wow, now I don't have to go to fifty different sites! Thanks!

[jscowsert]

Great Job! Thanks for posting this.

[HeatherLou]

Awesome! Now I don't have to hunt you down every time I have a question.....okay, I will still hunt you down, but for different reasons now ;)

[aklukash]

Thank you for putting this together! I just bought LR3 and trying to make it my main postprocess instead of Bridge & PS.

/Anna-Karin

[mrsrice22]

Just utilized the web module and its AWESOOOME!!!!! thank you!

Now I finally have the last piece to my proofing puzzle!

[Sonny]

Originally Posted by A.H.T. Photography

Have any video tutorial for photoshop CS5 Sonny?

There are so many CS5 tutorials you can find all over the internet. I do have some that I've posted on the forum. You can find all of them by performing an Advanced Search with this criteria.

• Keywords: Photoshop
• Search Titles Only
• User Name: sonny
• Find Threads Started by User
• Search in Forum: Post Processing Central

Originally Posted by Heatherlou

Awesome! Now I don't have to hunt you down every time I have a question.....okay, I will still hunt you down, but for different reasons now ;)

The hunt is half the fun.

[Phanee]

Thanks for sharing. Tagging this thread for future reference.

[S-Man]

YES! Thank you Sonny! Great compilation!

[TXhummer2]

Thanks!

[j1mmyj4m]

Thank you very much. These are great.

[contributor_M]

Suggestion, and no offense to anyone, but would it be possible to delete all other comments in this thread, and just have links only to the resources here? Would make it a bit easier to navigate around as more resources are added?