Using Lightroom and Photoshop Together
1h 25mIntermediate2019-09-27
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
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
Introduction
- Using Photoshop and Lightroom Classic as a team
- Using the exercise files
Lightroom Classic and Photoshop - Raw Photos
- Starting in Lightroom Classic
- Handing off to Photoshop
- Circling back to Lightroom Classic
Lightroom Classic and Photoshop - PSD, TIFF, or JPEG
- Edit a Copy with Lightroom Adjustments
- Edit Original option for returning to Photoshop
- Edit a Copy alternative
- Starting with a JPEG
Ways to Hand Off Files from Lightroom Classic to Photoshop
- Using Open as Layers in Photoshop
- Using Open as Smart Object in Photoshop
Examples of When to Use Photoshop with Lightroom Classic
- Changing the color of an object
- Replacing a background
- Combining images
- Making a double exposure
- Applying creative effects
- Retouching a portrait
- Restoring an old photo
Customizing Lightroom Classic Preferences for Photoshop Editing
- External editing preferences in Lightroom Classic
- Stacking preferences
- File naming preferences
- Your preferences in action
Conclusion
- Next steps