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Professional Photo Editing with Lightroom

Go from basics to advanced professional photo editing. Master color grading, lighting adjustment, and organization using Adobe Lightroom.

What You'll Learn

✓ Navigate the entire Lightroom Classic interface
✓ Import, organize, and manage massive photo catalogs
✓ Master basic panel tools: Exposure, Contrast, and White Balance
✓ Advanced color grading using HSL, Tone Curves, and Color Wheels
✓ Use Masking (Linear, Radial, AI subject selection) effectively
✓ Remove blemishes, noise, and apply sharpening
✓ Create, use, and sell your own custom presets
✓ Optimize export settings for web, social media, and print

Course Curriculum

4-week hands-on program dedicated fully to Adobe Lightroom.

Week 1: Interface & Organization (Library Module)

10 lessons
  • Setting up Lightroom performance and preferences
  • Importing photos and file handling (RAW vs JPEG)
  • Organizing with folders, collections, and smart collections
  • Culling workflows: flags, stars, and color labels
  • Keywording, metadata, and finding lost files

Week 2: Fundamental Editing (Develop Module)

12 lessons
  • Understanding the Histogram and White Balance
  • The Basic Panel: Exposure, Highlights, Shadows, Whites, Blacks
  • Presence tools: Texture, Clarity, Dehaze, and Vibrance
  • Crop tool, aspect ratios, and straightening images
  • Lens corrections and transform techniques

Week 3: Advanced Color & Tone Control

10 lessons
  • Mastering the Tone Curve (Parametric and Point inputs)
  • HSL/Color targeted adjustments (Hue, Saturation, Luminance)
  • Color Grading panel (Shadows, Midtones, Highlights)
  • Black and White conversion techniques
  • Building a unique aesthetic look

Week 4: Masking, Presets, and Exporting

10 lessons
  • Advanced Masking (AI Subject & Sky, Radial, Linear Gradients)
  • Spot removal and basic retouching within Lightroom
  • Detail panel: Sharpening and Noise reduction
  • Creating, managing, and applying batch presets
  • Watermarking and advanced export settings

Projects You'll Complete

Apply your editing skills to RAW files provided in the course.

01

The Rescue Edit

Take an underexposed, poorly white-balanced image and bring it back to life using the Basic panel and Tone Curve.

Exposure Detail Recovery
02

Cinematic Color Grading

Use the HSL and Color Grading modules to transform a flat street photography image into a dramatic, cinematic scene.

Color Grading HSL Tone Curve
03

Advanced Portrait Retouch

Use AI masking to independently soften skin, enhance eyes, whiten teeth, and sharpen details without Photoshop.

Masking Retouching AI Tools
04

Batch Processing & Preset Creation

Develop a unified preset and apply it dynamically across an entire 50-photo event album.

Batch Edit Presets Workflow

Prerequisites

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Equipment Required

A Laptop capable of running Adobe Lightroom Classic.

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Time Commitment

8-10 hours per week for lessons and practice edits.

No photography or editing experience needed - we provide the RAW files!

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Professional Photo Editing with Lightroom

Master professional photo editing, color grading, and workflow management from the ground up.

⏱️ 4 weeks
📚 42 lessons
⭐ 4.9/5

This course includes:

  • ✓ 30 hours of video content
  • ✓ 50+ RAW practice files
  • ✓ Certificate of completion
  • ✓ Included preset packs
  • ✓ Lifetime access
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