Using Lightroom and Photoshop Together

1h 26mIntermediate2019-09-27

Authors

Jan Kabili

Trainer and author specializing in Adobe software

Course details

Adobe Lightroom was designed to be used with Photoshop—you can send photos from Lightroom to Photoshop in order to take advantage of the advanced editing capabilities of Photoshop, and then return to Lightroom to organize the results. In this course, Jan Kabili covers the steps and techniques involved in using both programs in tandem, from essential application settings to workflow examples. Jan shares strategies for working with photos in a variety of formats, demonstrates several real-world scenarios for using Lightroom and Photoshop together, and explains how to customize Lightroom Classic preferences for Photoshop editing.

Learning objectives
Passing raw photos from Lightroom to Photoshop
Editing JPEGs in Lightroom and Photoshop
Passing multiple photos to Photoshop
Sending photos to Photoshop for retouching
Bringing photos into Photoshop to change an object's color
Customizing Lightroom Classic preferences for Photoshop

Skills covered

LightroomAsset ManagementImage EditingPhotoshopPhotographyGraphic DesignAdobeOne-Off

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Using Photoshop and Lightroom Classic as a team
02 - Using the exercise files

1. Lightroom Classic and Photoshop - Raw Photos

03 - Starting in Lightroom Classic
04 - Handing off to Photoshop
05 - Circling back to Lightroom Classic

2. Lightroom Classic and Photoshop - PSD, TIFF, or JPEG

06 - Edit a Copy with Lightroom Adjustments
07 - Edit Original option for returning to Photoshop
08 - Edit a Copy alternative
09 - Starting with a JPEG

3. Ways to Hand Off Files from Lightroom Classic to Photoshop

10 - Using Open as Layers in Photoshop
11 - Using Open as Smart Object in Photoshop

4. Examples of When to Use Photoshop with Lightroom Classic

12 - Changing the color of an object
13 - Replacing a background
14 - Combining images
15 - Making a double exposure
16 - Applying creative effects
17 - Retouching a portrait
18 - Restoring an old photo

5. Customizing Lightroom Classic Preferences for Photoshop Editing

19 - External editing preferences in Lightroom Classic
20 - Stacking preferences
21 - File naming preferences
22 - Your preferences in action

Conclusion

23 - Next steps