Organizing with Lightroom

Course details

Looking to get your photos organized in Adobe Lightroom? This course can help. Join instructor Richard Harrington as he walks through the tools you can use to organize your photo library. Discover where Lightroom stores files and how to control where your files are stored. Learn about different options for importing your pictures into Lightroom, as well as how to clean up the imported files. Get tips on how to use flags and star ratings to sort your images, how to use auto-tagging to quickly search for subjects in your images, and how to use the People View feature to manage your photo library. Plus, get tips for migrating photos and videos from Lightroom Classic, Photoshop Elements, and Apple Photos into Lightroom.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Want to organize your photos with Lightroom
02 - What you should know before watching this course
03 - Using the exercise files

1. Where Are Your Files Stored

04 - Understanding your storage options
05 - Controlling local storage
06 - Logging into cloud storage with your Adobe ID

2. Adding Photos to Your Library

07 - Importing photos from a folder into Lightroom
08 - Importing photos from a camera or media card reader into Lightroom
09 - Importing images from Lightroom Mobile
10 - Directly import photos from a camera or SD to a mobile device
11 - Cleaning up imported files in Adobe Lightroom

3. Browsing and Rating Images in the Library

12 - The role of flags
13 - Advice when using ratings
14 - Sorting and filtering images by criteria
15 - Using My View shortcuts to browse images
16 - Viewing images full screen
17 - Searching by auto-tagging
18 - Understanding photo metadata and Sync status

4. Get Organized

19 - The role of albums
20 - The role of folders
21 - Using stacks to organize similar photos or sets
22 - Using search to find images
23 - Create a group album and invite others to contribute
24 - Storage settings for albums

5. Organizing with People View

25 - Adding names to people
26 - Merging people into one record
27 - Hiding people from view
28 - Changing a cover photo for a person
29 - Removing a bad image from identification

6. Migrate Photos to Lightroom

30 - Migrate photos and videos from Lightroom Classic to Lightroom
31 - Migrate photos from Photoshop Elements to Lightroom
32 - Migrate Apple Photos library to Lightroom
33 - Removing images from the library

Conclusion

34 - Next steps

Organizing with Lightroom

Authors

Richard Harrington