Julieanne Kost's Blog

In this video you’ll discover the power of  the Parametric and Point Curves when using the Tone Curve panel in Lightroom Classic. 

Learn how to use the Tone sliders in the Basic panel to adjust dynamic range, improve highlight and shadow detail,  and make exposure and contrast enhancements while using the Histogram and Clipping Warnings in Lightroom Classic.

In this video you’ll learn how to quickly crop and straighten images, work with custom aspect ratios, and display Crop tool overlays to improve a photo’s composition in Lightroom Classic’s Develop module.

In the video below, you’ll learn how to customize your default processing settings across multiple camera models using the Raw Defaults preferences and presets in Lightroom Classic.

In the video below, you’ll learn how to remove distortions caused by the camera lens using the Lens Correction panel as well as correct perspective distortions using the auto and guided upright options in the Transform Panel. 

In the video below, you’ll discover how to work with profiles in Lightroom Classic to help establish a neutral starting point or apply creative effects to your images.

In the video below, Julieanne walks you through several tips and shortcuts for working in the Develop Module in Lightroom Classic.

In this video find out if using a raw file’s embedded preview can speed up your import and culling workflow in Lightroom Classic.

In this video, you’ll discover why you would want to create Smart Previews and the advantage of working with them in Lightroom Classic when your files are off-line.

In this video, you’ll discover how easy it is to use face detection and People view to find and tag people with keywords in Lightroom Classic. 

In the video below you’ll discover tips, tricks, and shortcuts for importing files into Lightroom Classic including important preferences, presets, importing to a folder, synchronizing folder content, Auto-Import and more.

In the video below, you’ll learn how to add metadata to photos, customize the metadata displayed in the Metadata panel, work with templates and shortcuts, save and export metadata and more.

In this video you’ll discover how to rename single photos in Lightroom Classic using the Metadata panel and multiple photos using custom File Name templates. Julieanne also demonstrates applying File Name templates when Exporting photos and when choosing to Edit in Photoshop.

In this video you’ll learn how work with keywords in Lightroom Classic. Discover the Keyword panel, recent and suggested keywords, keyword sets, the Painter tool, Keyword List panel, hierarchical keywords and Smart Collections.