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Bespoke Lightroom - 1 Day Introduction

Key Course Details:

Level:

Introduction

Location:

UK Centres, Online, Onsite

Class, Online, Onsite

Duration:

1 Day (10am-5pm)

Price:

From £495 + VAT

Dates:

Dates to suit you

Gain more control over your photos as we get to grips with this powerful image-manipulation program. Learn the tricks to adjust and develop compositions like a professional. A great course for Photoshop users with a keen interest in digital photography.

This course can be based around our base outline or part/fully customised according to your level & requirements. Our bespoke Adobe Lightroom training is offered either Online, Onsite at your offices or at one of the XChange centres in London, Manchester and Glasgow.

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Bespoke Lightroom - 1 Day Introduction

Course Details

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom provides a key element to the workflow of digital photography allowing photographers to free up more time to focus on taking photos! Lightroom enables you to import, process, manages and showcase images with ease.

In this 1 day course we cover all of the key features of Lightroom for Photographers. At the end of the session you will be able to use Lightroom with confidence to navigate the interface and handle images effectively and efficiently to import, sort, filter, adjust, add metadata and develop.

Course Target Audience and delegate prerequisites:

This course is intended for those who wish to enhance their existing knowledge of Photoshop and who work as digital artists and photographers as well as those who work for advertising agencies, design agencies, marketing agencies, production houses, and specialist corporate departments.

You will need basic experience in using Photoshop. Ideally, you will have taken our Adobe Photoshop CC Introduction 2 Day course.

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Full Course Outline

The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.
Introduction to Lightroom
- Overview of Lightroom – why use Lightroom?
- Adjustment Brush
- Collections
- Photography workflow (Lightroom, Bridge & Photoshop)
- Getting to know the work area – Modules
- Basic shortcuts for manipulating workspace
- Customising Lightroom workspace (Identity plate, preferences)
Importing and sorting photographs
- File formats supported (intro to DNG)
- Importing Preferences
- Importing images from: Memory Card, a folder on a computer, an external hard drive
- Organising folders / using Multiple Hard-drives
- Exporting photos from Lightroom
Moving around Library Module
- Navigator
- View modes
- Comparing images
- Working with Folders and Catalogs – creating, backing up, exporting, importing
Working on images – basics
- Quick develop adjustments
- Adjusting White Balance
- Temperature / Tint and Tone Control
Organising images
- Star rating
- Quick Collection
- Smart Collections
- Stacking
- Renaming
Working with Metadata
- Keywording images
- Grouping keywords into sets
- Synchronising keywords
- Filtering
Exporting images
- Export images settings
- Editing images in an external application (Photoshop)
- Exporting images to Photoshop as Smart Objects and creating panoramas
Develop Module
- Using Presets
- Using Histogram the right way
- Adjusting White Balance and Tone, Cropping / Straightening images
- Removing dust and red eyes on the images
- Graduated Filter
- Adjustment Brush – settings and usage
- Image adjustments using Curves, HSL / Color Black and White
Conversion
- Using the Detail Panel to deal with Sharpening, Noise and Chromatic aberrations
- Correcting vignetting
- Camera Calibration Panel
Digital Photography Workflow
- Adjustments using Develop Module
- Slideshow Module
- Creating slideshows using collections
- Slideshows templates and quick slideshow access
- Customising the templates and saving as presets
- Exporting slideshows
Print Module
- Using / customising templates
- Saving templates
Web Module
- Creating a Web Gallery (HTML, Flash)
- Customising it
- Uploading files
Training Location Options
Online ↓ London ↓ Manchester ↓ Glasgow ↓ Onsite ↓
This course is offered for your convenience at one of our bespoke training centres in London, Manchester and Glasgow, Remote Online, or Onsite at your offices anywhere in the UK. Just let us know what would work best for you or your team.

Remote Online

Delivered Online to your location

Live online training offers an extremely flexible and convenient way of covering the same content as our bespoke classroom based courses. You will receive professional, certified design training from one of our experienced instructors direct to your screen, offering the perfect solution for those wishing to learn without having to travel.
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Remote Online Training Courses

Central London

5 St John’s Lane, Clerkenwell, EC1M 4BH

St John’s Lane is located in the heart of Clerkenwell close to the junction of Farringdon and Clerkenwell Road. Farringdon tube & train station is just a few minutes away and the training centre can also be accessed from Chancery Lane and Barbican tubes in about 10 minutes. There is also easy direct access by bus from Waterloo (243) and West End (55) with nearby stops.
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London Training Centre

Central Manchester

Piccadilly House, 49 Piccadilly, M1 2AP

Piccadilly House is located in central Manchester directly next to the Piccadilly Gardens transport interchange with excellent bus and tram connections and is easily accessed from Piccadilly train Station (5 mins). Victoria station is also close by (around 10 mins).
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Manchester Training Centre

Central Glasgow

Centrum Business Centre, 38 Queen Street, G1 3DX

The Queen Street training centre is located in central Glasgow within easy walking distance of the 3 local train options of Central Station, Queen Street and Argyle Street offering excellent transport connections.
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Glasgow Training Centre

Onsite

Onsite at your Offices/Premises

If you have the required set up and would prefer to have the training at your location we will be able to deliver the same session onsite at your premises as in our training centres. This will provide you with the same tailored training but without the need to travel and less disruption to you or your teams work schedule.
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Onsite Training
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Client Reviews

''A great introduction to Light Room which is exactly what I was seeking.''
William Carr, Rushton, Lightroom - 1 Day Introduction
''Loved it, friendly, informative and well worth the time and money...''
Peter Forsyth, Lightroom - 1 Day Introduction
''An excellent day which achieved my objectives.''
Michael Laurie, Arat Consulting, Lightroom - 1 Day Introduction
''The trainer's insights and experience proved extremely helpful to speeding up jobs and overall productivity. Very impressed, and have learnt more today than in other courses set over longer periods. i.e. weeks! Will recommend.''
Chris Penn, Explore Worldwide, QuarkXPress - 2 Day Introduction
''Small group allowed for conversation around relevant topics. Thanks''
Leon Malletton, University of Sheffield, Premiere Pro - 2 Day Introduction
''Thank you very much for a really good course yesterday. I have been a Photoshop user for several years but this is the first time I have understood how the program works which is exactly what I wanted to achieve, as well as learn good practice and new techniques.''
Robert Green, Larato, Photoshop 1 Day Introduction
''The instructor was excellent and very patient!''
Sharon Clarken, Newsquest Magazines Ltd, Photoshop - 2 Day Advanced
''Really engaging and a small group of three people.''
Alice Dean, LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics, AutoCAD Introduction - Two Days
''Friendly and professional environment, well organised.''
Paul Pritchard, Davidoff of London, FileMaker Pro - 2 Day Introduction
''The course was helpful and informative but not overly taxing and complicated. I came with some understanding of HTML 'jargon' but felt it was pitched at the right level and at comfortable pace. The instructor was friendly and approachable. Overall very well done and a nice atmosphere.''
Florence Clark, Voodoo Research, HTML - 1 Day Introduction

Frequently Asked Questions:

What dates are available for this course?

As a bespoke course the date arrangement is based around your requirements and availability in our schedule. With your guide of when you are looking for the training we will advise suitable date options ahead of finalising the planned date(s).

Can the content be tailored to my requirements?

Yes we are flexible about tailoring content and can adapt to be fully based on your requirements, a mixture of content from different levels of our base courses or a base outline with some additional focus areas.

Can this course be delivered live online?

Yes we can provide the same bespoke course as a live online session connecting to you or your group with either Zoom or Microsoft Teams if preferred.

What is the cost to deliver the course onsite?

We are equally able to deliver our bespoke training onsite at your premises and the cost to deliver this is the same structure as classroom with the addition of basic expenses depending on your location. Onsite courses in and around London, Manchester and Glasgow are usually without additional costs.

Can the course include my work samples?

It is often possible to review and include consideration towards sample files however the main course content is usually structured around prepared examples which are best suited to the planned content and structure of teaching the required skills in the best format.