Lightroom Basics

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Learn how to master Lightroom with a pro photographer in simple terms. No technical jargon used without a simple explanation. More importantly get straight to work retouching your photos. Start making your pictures awesome today.

In these 7 videos (in English) for a total of 2 hours and 15 minutes you will master a very simple work-flow, where you can import, retouch, export, print, create slide-shows and online galleries.

FREE with the app: Access to amazing high-res pictures of Paris (raw files), so you can follow along the retouching steps and get the same results !

- Are you tired of all the theory and technical jargon you have to wade through before getting to the point?

- Do you want to master the industry-leading digital darkroom in no time ?

- Do you want tutorials that are easy to understand and fun ?

This tutorial is probably what you are looking for.

Serge Ramelli is a renowned French photographer and one of the best selling teachers of Lightroom in France. Now get his tutorials with this simple app in English.

Serge is a known for his very unique way of teaching, with 2 main rules :

1. No technical terms explained with technical words, but with simple english.

2. No theory, practical and visual examples only.


Some comments:
I could put Lightroom to use immediately... *****
“What I like in these Lightroom tutorials is the practical approach from a real photographer’s viewpoint. I’ve discovered useful functions of Lightroom so I could put the software to use immediately. A great training for any amateur photographer that wants to learn how to use Lightroom 3.”

I’ve got two masters in post-production Scott Kelby and Serge Ramelli... *****

“Clear and well explained tutorials.”

Anyone can learn... *****
“Very nice approach to Lightroom. Many well explained situations. One tends to start using them right away. Training that anyone can learn.”

Even though I’m a graphic designer...
“I’ve been following Serge’s tutorials for a year. Everyone is great, even though I’m a graphic designer I recommend them to everyone.


Summary of the videos:

Chapter one : Importing photos
Simple and fast explanations on how to import your photos into Lightroom.

Chapter two : Retouching part 1
Without going into any theory we jump right into retouching 4 photos, and this way we explore all the main functions of Lightroom.

Chapter Three : Retouching Part 2
In this chapter we see how to go back and forth and back forth between Lightroom and Photoshop. There are times when Lightroom retouching will not be enough, lets take a few minutes into Photoshop do some magic then back to Lightroom.

Chapter Four : Exporting photos and collections
Let's see how to take our photos out of Lightroom, to email, publish to Facebook or export them for large prints. We also go into collections, a unique way to file your best photos in an easy system to use.

Chapter Five : Slide show Module
Now that we have retouched our photos, let's create great slideshows and export them as a video or PDF file.

Chapter Six : Print Module
How to do we get the best prints from Lightroom.

Chapter 7 :
You will learn how to make breathtaking galleries to send to your clients and friends in less then 30 seconds !