Lightroom Classic Tips
- Display shortcut keys for the current module: Ctrl / or Command /
- Keyboard Shortcuts for Lightroom Classic (Help.Adobe.com)
- Lightroom Classic User Guide (Adobe.com)
- Lightroom Guy by David Mark Erickson
- How to Use Adobe Lightroom – Introduction to RAW Photography Editing by Computer Clan
- Lightroom Tutorials: Learn How to Use Adobe Lightroom (Adobe.com)
- Why EVERY photographer should be using LIGHTROOM! by Peter McKinnon
- Lightroom Killer Tips by Scott Kelby, published by KelbyOne
- 7 Essential Lightroom Tricks I USE DAILY by Mark Denney
- 10 Hidden Lightroom Features by Jamie Windsor
- Best free Lightroom presets: 65 best presets for portraits, landscapes and more
- Negative Lab Pro is a full-featured and powerful tool for editing your color and b&w negative scans directly in Lightroom
- Julieanne Kost’s Blog | Lightroom Classic Video Tutorials
- Mastering Lightroom Classic CC by Anthony Morganti
Lightroom Preferences & Settings
RAW defaults in Lightroom Classic allows you to customize how a RAW file looks when it’s imported.
Change the RAW Profile from Adobe Default to Camera Settings, which keep the settings of the camera from which the raw image was taken. (Color Profile)
- Go to: Edit > Preferences (Win) or Lightroom > Preferences (macOS)
- Select the Presets tab
- From the Raw Defaults: Master drop-down, select “Camera Settings”
- What Lightroom RAW photo import defaults are and how to adjust them
- Set up default settings for RAW images
Lightroom Catalogs, Organizing, and Selecting Photos
Lightroom Classic does not allow the catalog to be created/stored on a network drive. It must be on a local internal or external directly connected USB/Firewire drive.
Enable “Automatically write changes into XMP” as a backup in case there’s a problem with the Catalog, your edits won’t be lost.
Go to: Edit > Catalog Settings > Metadata tab
- Fix: Unable to Rename a Folder in Lightroom Classic
- Lightroom Classic CC catalog FAQ (Adobe.com)
- Scott Kelby’s Simplified Lightroom Image Management (SLIM) System (full course). First, Register for your free account at https://kelbyone.com/free then go to the SLIM System course.
- Lightroom Classic Catalogs – Top 10 Misunderstandings by Victoria Bampton
- How to Avoid a Lightroom Classic CC Catalog Disaster by Terry White
- Setting Up Lightroom Libraries From Scratch: Exploring Photography with Mark Wallace by Adorama
- Lightroom: Reorganize Your Folders and Photos The Easy Way by Laura Shoe
- Cleaning Up Your Mess in Lightroom 6 by Tim Grey for B&H Photo
- The Adobe Lightroom Ecosystem Explained by The Art of Photography
- How do I use my Lightroom catalog on multiple computers? by Victoria Bampton
- The Secrets of Hidden Lightroom Keywords by Mike Dixon
- How To Make Your Concert Image Selects by Adam Elmakias
Post Processing
- Lessons to be Learned from Post-Processing by Chris Gampat
- Lightroom Classic: 2-Hour Post Processing Masterclass by Mark Galer’s Alpha Creative Skills
Post Processing: Adjustment Sliders
- Editing PHOTOS in LIGHTROOM like a BOSS! SLIDERS + ORDER EXPLAINED in plain English by photoshopCAFE
- Lightroom tone curve tutorial (2018) by VIC VideopIC
- How to use Lightroom’s Range Mask slider to apply natural and effective dodging and burning adjustments.
Post Processing: Masks
- Auto Mask Lightroom Tutorial – How To Mask Anything FAST! (2018) by Signature Edits
- A unique way to use Lightrooms Automask feature by Wayne Fox
Editing Photos using a Graphics Tablet / Pen Tablet
For photography, a small graphics/pen tablet works, as we’re usually working with a smaller area of the screen. Wacom isn’t the only maker of good graphics tablets. Do your research.