Introduction To Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2
Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2009 :: 3993 Views
Well, Lightroom has finally come to ePhotoPros, and just in time for Lightroom 2 no less. All we can say is, wow. What an outstanding photographic workflow. In this introduction we'll take a quick look at a basic wedding photography workflow. Don't be alarmed at the pace of the video, we'll go over everything, in detail, later. For now, enjoy this ...
Lightroom 2 - Importing Your Images
Posted on Tuesday, May 05, 2009 :: 1732 Views
In this lesson we'll go over the importing process from actually importing your images to creating file naming and metadata presets.
Lightroom 2 - Sorting Your Photos
Posted on Thursday, May 07, 2009 :: 2155 Views
After importing your photos, it's time to sort through them and flag all the keepers, or the images that you'll show to the client as proofs. In this lesson we'll look at using stars, labels and flags to identify the "keepers". After flagging our images we'll put the picks into a collection, then we'll put the collection into a collection set for a...
Lightroom2 - Proofing Your Photos Part 1
Posted on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 :: 1644 Views
In this lesson we'll look at applying some basic edits - such as white balance and exposure - to our proofs to get them ready to present to the client. After the basic edits are done, we'll export the images as low res JPEG proofs with our copyright as a watermark. Along the way we'll save our export options as a user preset.
Lightroom 2 - Proofing Your Photos - Part 2 - The Slideshow
Posted on Friday, May 29, 2009 :: 1886 Views
In this lesson, we'll continue looking at the proofing stage of your Lightroom 2 workflow and create a slideshow to showcase your proofs. We'll take a look at modifying a preexisting Lightroom slideshow template and then save it as a user template. We'll also look at creating a template that uses an image as a background.
Lightroom 2 - Proofing Your Photos - Part 3 - Web Gallery
Posted on Thursday, June 04, 2009 :: 1143 Views
In this lesson we'll look at yet another way of showcasing your proofs; through a web gallery created in Lightroom's Web module. We go through the process of modifying the default HTML and Flash templates, and save them as user presets.
Lightroom2 - Editing The Keepers - Part 1
Posted on Thursday, June 11, 2009 :: 514 Views
In this lesson we start the editing process of the images the client deems 'keepers', what we call 'selects'. We'll look at adjusting the white balance, exposure and contrast using the basic panel and the tone curve panel inside the develop module. We'll wrap things up by saving some develop presets to apply to images upon import, saving valuable t...
Lightroom 2 - Editing The Keepers - Part 2
Posted on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 :: 677 Views
In this lesson, we'll look at some of the edits to be made after the white balance, exposure and contrast have been taken care of. We look at cropping and staightening, minor retouching with the spot removal tool, red eye removal and the graduated filter.
Lightroom 2 - Editing The Keepers - Part 3 - Adjustment Brush
Posted on Thursday, June 18, 2009 :: 1720 Views
In this lesson we'll look at making local adjustments such as exposure, contrast, sharpness, clarity and saturation using Lightroom's adjustment brush. We'll look at painting exposure (essentially dodging and burning), softening skin and creating special effects.
Lightroom 2 - Editing The Keepers - Part 4
Posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 :: 537 Views
In this lesson we'll look at playing around with specific colors using the sliders in the HSL/Color/Grayscale panel. Modify the hue, saturation and luminance using the target adjustment tool. We also look at black and white conversions using the Grayscale panel and how to go about creating virtual copies of your images to use as experimenting tools...
Lightroom 2 - Editing The Keepers - Part 5
Posted on Monday, June 29, 2009 :: 625 Views
In this lesson we'll look at applying capture sharpening from within the Detail panel. We also go over the noise reduction controls and how to go about getting rid of those pesky color fringes along edges of strong contrast. To finish off we'll look at fixing vignetting and also artisticly enhancing vignettes.
Lightroom 2 - Photoshop Integration
Posted on Friday, July 03, 2009 :: 1426 Views
In this lesson we'll look at how to go about editing an image in Photoshop from Lightroom, and how to maintain the link between the two programs. We also look at opening an image as a Smart Object from Lightroom into Photoshop and using multiple smart objects to blend exposures with Photoshop's layer masks. We finish by looking at how to integrate ...
Lightroom 2 - The Print Module
Posted on Wednesday, July 08, 2009 :: 925 Views
In this lesson we tackle the Print Module. Learn how to set up prints with one image and your identity plate, multiple images and your identity plate, set up a simple contact sheet, and set up picture packages containing as many different sizes as you need. We then look at outputting your prints to your home printer as well as to a JPEG file that c...
Lightroom 2 - Customized Identity Plates and End Marks
Posted on Thursday, July 09, 2009 :: 1823 Views
A quick video on inserting your own identity plate in place of the default Lightroom 2 identity plate, changing out the left and right panel end marks, and changing the appearance of the preview window background.
Lightroom 2 - Your Lightroom Catalog
Posted on Thursday, July 09, 2009 :: 591 Views
Two videos dealing with the setup of multiple catalogs and the back up process of your Lightroom catalogs.
Optimize Your Exported JPEGs For 4x6 Output At Your Lab - Lightroom
Posted on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 :: 2049 Views
In this video we'll use Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2's export dialog to resize and export a large number of files bound for 4x6s at your lab. We'll go over resizing your 4x6 bound files to 1200 px by 1800 px, basically a 4x6 at 300 dpi, and how to strip the files of metadata to further reduce file size.