Introduction 1 About This Book 1 How This Book Is Organized 2 Part 1: Getting Started with Lightroom Classic 2 Part 2: Managing Your Photos with Lightroom Classic 3 Part 3: Working in Lightroom Classic''s Digital Darkroom 3 Part 4: Sharing Your Work with the World 3 Part 5: The Part of Tens 3 Conventions Used in This Book 3 Icons Used in This Book 4 Beyond the Book 5 Where to Go from Here 5 Part 1: Getting Started With Lightroom Classic 7 Chapter 1: Getting to Know Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 9 The Two Versions of Lightroom 10 Understanding the Creative Cloud 11 Creative Cloud Photography Plan 11 Figuring out whether Lightroom Classic is right for you 12 Knowing whether you need the new Lightroom 13 Introducing the Lightroom Classic Interface 14 Getting what makes each module unique 14 What the Lightroom Classic modules have in common 19 Controlling the Lightroom Classic interface 21 Using Lightroom Classic''s secondary display view 23 Getting Up and Running 25 Preparing for installation 25 Chapter 2: Working with Catalogs 27 Understanding How the Catalog Works 27 One catalog to rule them all 28 Knowing where the catalog is located 29 Choosing which catalog to open 30 Caring for the Catalog 32 Backing up your catalog 33 Optimizing your catalog 36 Managing the preview cache files 36 Exploring the Metadata options 40 Working with Multiple Catalogs 42 Transferring data between catalogs 43 Chapter 3: Lightroom Classic Basics That You Should Know 47 Configuring Lightroom Classic Preferences 47 General preferences 48 The Presets preferences 49 The External Editing preferences 50 Setting up additional external editors 52 The File Handling preferences 53 The Interface preferences 54 The Performance preferences 56 The Lightroom Sync preferences 58 The Display preferences 58 The Network preferences 58 Local Storage versus Cloud Storage 59 Local storage 59 Cloud storage 59 What if I stop my subscription? 60 Getting Familiar with File Formats 61 Supported file formats 62 Making sense of bit depth 63 Understanding color spaces 65 Part 2: Managing Your Photos With Lightroom Classic 67 Chapter 4: Tackling the Lightroom Classic Import Process 69 Knowing How the Import Process Works 69 Exploring the Import Dialog 70 Importing Your Photos into Lightroom Classic 74 Employing an effective import workflow 74 Putting it all together 82 Auto Import 85 Shooting Tethered 87 Chapter 5: Viewing and Finding Photos in the Library 91 Exploring the Library Module 91 Getting to know the panels and tools 92 Becoming familiar with the menu options 94 Creating a custom identity plate 95 Choosing the Right View for the Task 98 Working with thumbnails in Grid view 98 Taking a closer look in Loupe view 102 Using the Panels to Access Your Photos 105 Getting the 20,000-foot view from the Catalog panel 105 Using the Folders panel like a file browser 105 Grouping photos into collections 109 Creating Multiple Versions with Virtual Copies 114 Chapter 6: Getting Organized with the Library 117 Evaluating Photos 118 Survey view 118 Compare view 119 Flags, Ratings, and Color Labels 121 Deleting photos from Lightroom Classic 124 Using ratings to rank images 125 Applying color labels to photos 125 Applying color labels to folders and collections 126 Filtering folders and collections 127 Filenames and Metadata 128 Batch renaming with filename templates 128 Creating metadata templates to embed information into each image 129 Keywording 131 Adding and organizing keywords 133 Using the Keyword List to find photos 136 Using the Painter Tool 137 Finding Photos with the Library Filter Bar 137 Chapter 7: Exploring the Library Module''s Advanced Features 141 People View 141 Finding faces 142 Tagging faces with names 143 Adjusting Your Photos in the Library 146 Considering the Histogram 146 Making adjustments with Quick Develop 147 Merging Photos into HDR and Panos 149 Photo Merge to HDR 149 Photo Merge to Panorama 151 Photo Merge to HDR Pano 153 Super-size it 154 What Is DNG? 155 Types of DNG 156 Converting to DNG 157 Putting Photos on the Map 159 Getting oriented to the Map module 159 Map module basics 160 PART 3: WORKING IN LIGHTROOM CLASSIC''S DIGITAL DARKROOM 163 Chapter 8: Editing Photos in the Develop Module 165 Exploring the Develop Module 166 Getting to know the panels and tools 166 Becoming familiar with the menu options 168 Understanding the view options 168 Applying settings to other photos 172 Development Essentials 173 Using the Histogram panel 174 Making basic adjustments 176 Choosing a starting profile 177 Controlling color casts 179 Adjusting tonal range to bring out the best 181 Making images pop 183 Customizing panel order 184 Chapter 9: Solving Problems and Saving Time 185 Fixing Common Problems 186 Stronger compositions through cropping 186 Removing spots and healing blemishes 188 Correcting red-eye problems 191 Correcting pet eye problems 192 Get oriented to Masking 193 Radial Gradient 201 Brush 202 Select Subject and Select Sky 203 Presets, Snapshots, and History 204 Saving time with presets 204 Freezing time with snapshots 206 Going back in time with the History panel 206 Chapter 10: Taking Your Photos to the Next Level 209 Working with Contrast and Color 210 Mastering the Tone Curve 210 Enhancing and changing colors 214 Creating black-and-white images 216 Adding color to shadows and highlights 219 The Devil''s in the Details 221 Applying capture sharpening 221 Dealing with noise 224 Correcting lens distortions and vignetting 226 Reducing chromatic aberration 228 Transforming perspective distortions 230 Creative Effects 232 Creative vignette applications 233 Creative grain applications 234 Modifying the Calibration Settings 235 Part 4: Sharing Your Work With the World 237 Chapter 11: Exporting Copies and Using External Editors 239 Exploring the Export Dialog 240 Creating Copies of Processed Photos 242 Employing an export workflow 242 Saving settings as a preset for reuse 255 Creating a Batch Export 258 Configuring Your External Editors 258 Basic Editing in an External Editor 261 Advanced Editing Options with Photoshop 264 Chapter 12: Designing a Book 267 Exploring the Book Module 267 Getting to know the panels and tools 268 Becoming familiar with the menu options 269 Setting Up a Book 270 Employing a book workflow 270 Some things to keep in mind 283 Chapter 13: Producing a Slideshow 285 Exploring the Slideshow Module 285 Getting to know the panels and tools 286 Becoming familiar with the menu options 287 Creating a Slideshow 288 Employing a slideshow workflow 288 Playing the Slideshow for Your Audience 301 Playback 301 Export 302 Chapter 14: Printing Your Work 305 Exploring the Print Module 305 Getting to know the panels and tools 306 Becoming familiar with the menu options 308 Setting Up a Print Job 309 Employing a print workflow 309 Chapter 15: Creating a Web Gallery 327 Exploring the Web Module 327 Getting to know the panels and tools 328 Becoming familiar with the menu options 329 Creating a Web Gallery 330 Employing a web gallery workflow 330 Web Gallery Output Options 338 Uploading your gallery with Lightroom Classic 338 Exporting your gallery 340 Part 5: The Part of Tens 343 Chapter 16: Ten Things to Know About Using Lightroom Classic and Lightroom Together 345 Why Would You Use Them Together? 346 Know Before You Go 347 Setting It Up 347 Lightroom Classic Preferences 348 Syncing Collections from Lightroom Classic 349 Making Collections Public 350 All Synced Photographs 350 Collections or Albums? 351 Lightroom for Mobile Interface 351 Change Is a Constant 352 Chapter 17: Ten Things to Know About Organizing and Editing in Lightroom 353 Help & Support 354 All Photos and Filtering 354 Segmentation and View Options 355 Adobe Sensei Search 355 Adding Photos from Camera Roll 356 Apply During Import 358 Creating Albums and Folders 358 Applying Ratings and Flags 360 Edit Photos Anywhere 360 Export Copies 362 Chapter 18: Ten Things to Know About Using the Lightroom Mobile Camera 365 Shooting in Raw Mode (DNG) 366 Shooting in Professional Mode 367.