Lightroom
Lightroom Tutorial
Lightroom isn't like Photoshop -- it doesn't have "image editing" or compositing. It mirrors the sort of operations you can do in a traditional darkroom, like adjusting exposure, cropping and rotating the image, dodging/burning to brighten or dim sections, and fixing white balance issues.
The two main modes are "Library", in which you can see all your photos, and "Develop", for making modifications.
- Standalone (non-Creative Cloud) trial: https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=photoshop_lightroom
Topics:
- Exposure
- Cropping / Rotating
- Spot correction
- Graduated filter
- Dodge/Burn
- White balance
- Perspective correction
- High-ISO noise reduction
- Paste settings
Keyboard shortcuts are the best way to use it. In develop mode:
- Tab -- Hide all the toolbars, show just the image
- Space -- Zoom in/out
- R - rectangular crop
- W - White balance eye-dropper: click on something white
- - Toggle between original and edited image
- Y - display original and edit side by side
- G - return to grid mode library view
Library mode:
- G - grid mode
- R - enter develop mode, rectangular crop
Last update:
November 8, 2020