Lightroom is designed for photographers and focuses on photo editing and cataloging tools. It allows for non-destructive editing and has powerful yet accessible tools for color correction, cropping, and effects. Photoshop has more advanced graphic design tools and is better for fine-tuning images at the pixel level but is more time-consuming for beginners. The document outlines the differences between Lightroom and Photoshop and provides an overview of basic photo editing tools and techniques in Lightroom like temperature, exposure, HSL, and special tools for cropping, spot healing, and graduated filters.

1. Basic Photo Editing with Adobe (Lightroom and PS CS3) www.theweddingphotogblog.com Joshua Self Photography joshuaselfphotography.com

2. Differences between Lightroom and Photoshop Lightroom – for photographers, tools specific to photo correction Photoshop – for both photo and graphic design , tools geared toward graphic design

3. Lightroom Basics meant for photographers who shoot large quantities of predominantly RAW format photographic images, and wish to import, sort, edit and output those images in one smooth seamless series of non-destructive actions. Quicker editing and cataloging Non-destructive More powerful / easier to access color correction, cropping and special effects Quick integrated uploading with plug-ins

4. Photoshop Basics Bridge is the cataloging arm of Photoshop More powerful for fine tuning of an image or document down to the pixel More used for graphic design (brochure, flier, logos) More time consuming with specific menu commands for the beginner. Still has most of the same photo editing tools, just harder to find under menus.

5. Lightroom Menu Items Library – Catalog, folders, batch processes Develop – main core, all photo editing tools Slideshow – export to web, jpg. Or .pdf Print – Templates, printer output fine tune Web – quick template webpage creation w/ Flash or HTML, integrated FTP upload

6. Editing Basics Temperature / Color Controls white balance or artistic colorizing Warming, cooling, crazy colors

7. Editing Basics Exposure Brightness Contrast Black levels

8. Editing Basics Presence: Clarity Vibrance Saturation

9. Editing Basics CurveTone Highlights Lights Darks Shadows

10. Editing Basic HSL (Hue, Saturation, Luminance) Fine tune all basic colors Enhance one specific color

11. Editing Basics Split toning – easy in Lightroom Noise Reduction – Sharpening – better in PS Vingettes – easy in Lightroom

12. Editing Basics Special tools: Crop tool – more friendly in Lightroom Spot correction / cloning – more accurate in PS Graduated Filter (LR) – great for skies

13. Editing Basics Photoshop specialties: Layers – most powerful feature, like a tansparent sheet Selection tools: Marquee Tool Magic Wand Add / Subtract from selection

14. Saving for Size and Compression In PS use: “ Save For Web” Try to keep web pictures under 300k When designing or printing out use highest resolution possible or artifacts will be seen JPG artifacts – when resolution is too low or image is magnified.

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