Lightroom
Set up, organise and edit in Lightroom with confidence, from your first import to masks, colour grading and black and white.
Modules
Module 45Lightroom Foundations: Import, Organise & Basic Edits8 lessons · about 56 min
Module 78Lightroom Develop in Depth7 lessons · about 46 min
Module 79Masking & Local Adjustments7 lessons · about 46 min
Module 82Colour Grading7 lessons · about 46 min
Module 83Black & White Conversion Masterclass6 lessons · about 38 min
Lightroom Foundations: Import, Organise & Basic Edits
Set up Lightroom with confidence: understand the catalogue, import and cull efficiently, organise with collections and keywords, and make clean basic edits.
By the end you can
- Explain how the catalogue, folders and non-destructive edits work together
- Import, cull and organise a shoot with a repeatable workflow
- Make a basic edit in a reliable order using the Basic panel
- Export correctly sized files for web and print
Lessons
Module challenge
Eight Frames, One Look
Edit eight frames from one shoot so they read as a set, then post them as a grid.
Lightroom Develop in Depth
Understand every major Develop control in Lightroom Classic and edit raw files with a precise, repeatable workflow.
By the end you can
- Explain what each Basic, tone curve and presence control does to tones
- Choose profiles and white balance as a deliberate starting interpretation
- Run a complete global edit in a reliable order
- Set sharpening and noise reduction correctly and sync edits across a set
- Sharpen with intent and prepare colour for sRGB or print using soft proofing
Lessons
Masking & Local Adjustments
Use AI, brush, gradient and range masks to make precise local adjustments that guide the eye without looking edited.
By the end you can
- Explain how masks control where and how strongly an adjustment applies
- Choose the right masking tool for skies, subjects, backgrounds and details
- Combine mask components with Add, Subtract and Intersect
- Plan and execute a subtle dodge-and-burn edit that directs attention
Lessons
Colour Grading
Correct colour to neutral, then build deliberate, consistent colour grades that set mood while keeping skin tones natural.
By the end you can
- Distinguish colour correction from colour grading and do them in order
- Use hue relationships to split, unify or separate a scene
- Build a split-tone grade with wheels, channel curves and Color Mixer
- Apply one grade consistently across a set of images
- Check skin and colour with numbers and soft-proof a grade so it survives export
Lessons
Black & White Conversion Masterclass
Convert colour raw files into rich, controlled black and white images using colour mixes, tonal structure, local dodging and burning and toning.
By the end you can
- Explain why desaturation fails and how colour filters change tone
- Use the B&W Mix to place each colour at a chosen grey
- Set end points and shape contrast with the tone curve
- Plan and apply dodging and burning with a print map