20 Lightroom Lifesavers

Class Preview

Cut hours from your postproduction process, with 20 little-known Adobe Lightroom® techniques for quick, easy and dramatic finished images.

Think Like Lightroom

Meet author and digital imagery expert Jack Davis and preview the techniques you’ll learn in class to harness the power of Adobe Lightroom. Then get started! Jack details the creative possibilities found within this powerful program and shows you how to use them in conjunction with Photoshop.

Instant Global Optimizing

Streamline your workflow with Jack’s tips and tricks! Learn how to keep your photos organized in Lightroom and discover simple shortcuts for applying global adjustments to multiple photos. In addition, Jack shares his Five-Step Tango method, which will ensure your photos are always optimized.

Targeted Optimizing

Once you’ve made global adjustments to your images, practice fine-tuning select areas with Jack’s targeted optimizing techniques. Then learn more about the limitless options available with HDR. You’ll be amazed by the stunning results!

Enhancing Landscapes

Discover how to make fun, fast enhancements to your landscape photography. Start by learning how to seamlessly stitch multiple images together to create breathtaking panorama shots. You’ll also gain simple tricks for removing distracting dust spots — or other unwanted elements — from the frame.

Portraits in Lightroom & Photoshop

Learn everything you need to know about the retouching process as Jack demonstrates his Lightroom and Photoshop techniques for smoothing skin, brightening eyes and more! Plus, discover how to effectively swap your subjects’ heads and bodies to create group portraits everyone will love.

Mood Embellishing & Effects

Want to enhance your photographs even more? Jack shows you how as he walks through a variety of special effects, including antiquing, hand-tinting and creating dramatic black-and-white conversions. In the process, you’ll get helpful tips for incorporating Jack’s customized presets into your workflow.

Mobile, Video & Slideshows

Go beyond still images as Jack shows you how to get the most out of Lightroom’s video features. Discover how easy it is to import and edit video clips. Then, find out how to add photos, music and other effects to create a multimedia slideshow no one will forget!