{"id":40612,"date":"2017-02-24T20:06:32","date_gmt":"2017-02-25T04:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=40612"},"modified":"2017-02-27T23:23:20","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T07:23:20","slug":"how-to-use-lightroom-in-10-minutes-for-beginners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/24\/how-to-use-lightroom-in-10-minutes-for-beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Lightroom in 10 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"10 Minute Lightroom Tutorial For Beginner Photographers\" width=\"1180\" height=\"885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NNg2p9W9xPY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re a newbie to Lightroom, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get overwhelmed. Here is an easy 10-minute start to Lightroom.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Keep it simple<\/h2>\n<p>Lightroom is one of those pieces of software in which you only need to know how to use 10% of it for 90% of the functions.<\/p>\n<h2>Lightroom Hotkeys<\/h2>\n<p>To start, I recommend using hotkeys. It will save you a lot of time down the line. Here are the hotkeys:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shift + Tab<\/strong> : Collapse all side windows<\/li>\n<li><strong>F<\/strong>: Full screen<\/li>\n<li><strong>G<\/strong>: Gallery\/Grid View (whatever you want to remember by)<\/li>\n<li><strong>E<\/strong>: Enlarge<\/li>\n<li><strong>D<\/strong>: Develop<\/li>\n<li><strong>L<\/strong>: Turn off the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Lights\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Command (or Ctrl) + [ ]<\/strong> : Rotate the image Left or Right<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are a lot more hotkeys, if you want to see them all while you have Lightroom open, press <strong>Command (or Ctrl) + ?<\/strong>. Or Google: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Lightroom Hotkeys.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<h2>My Lightroom workflow<\/h2>\n<p>This is my basic Lightroom workflow:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Insert SD Card<\/li>\n<li>Click \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcImport\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/li>\n<li>Apply <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/presets\/\">Eric Kim Preset<\/a> upon import (Eric Kim 1600 Monochrome)<\/li>\n<li>Press <strong>Shift+Tab<\/strong> to collapse side columns<\/li>\n<li>Press \u00e2\u20ac\u0153<strong>L<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u009d twice (to turn off the lights)<\/li>\n<li>Scroll through images with trackpad to look for favorite photos<\/li>\n<li>Press \u00e2\u20ac\u0153<strong>P<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to Pick my favorite photos<\/li>\n<li>In the bottom-right corner, turn Filter into \u00e2\u20ac\u0153<strong>Flagged<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/li>\n<li>Press \u00e2\u20ac\u0153<strong>D<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to Develop the photo, and make basic edits<\/li>\n<li>Press \u00e2\u20ac\u0153<strong>G<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to go back to the Gallery view<\/li>\n<li>Press \u00e2\u20ac\u0153<strong>Export<\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u009d button in bottom-left corner<\/li>\n<li>Choose folder to extract image, and make JPEG <em>80<\/em>%.<\/li>\n<li>Find JPEG image, and upload to social media\/website\/etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>How do I know what my best photos are?<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"35611\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/cindy-contact-sheets\/contact-cindy-v-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/contact-cindy-v-2.jpg?fit=3300%2C1747&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3300,1747\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"contact cindy v-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/contact-cindy-v-2.jpg?fit=2000%2C1059&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-35611 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/contact-cindy-v-2-2000x1059.jpg?resize=1180%2C625\" alt=\"contact cindy v-2\" width=\"1180\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/contact-cindy-v-2.jpg?resize=2000%2C1059&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/contact-cindy-v-2.jpg?resize=660%2C349&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/contact-cindy-v-2.jpg?resize=768%2C407&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/contact-cindy-v-2.jpg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Learn how to choose your best photos:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/how-to-choose-your-best-photos\/\">How to Choose Your Best Photos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/own-critic\/\">Be Your Own Harshest Critic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/nobody-wants-to-look-at-your-photos\/\">Nobody Wants to Look at Your Photos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/19\/15-tips-how-street-photographers-can-better-edit-their-work\/\" target=\"_blank\">15 Tips How to Choose Your Best Photos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>1-hour Lightroom Tutorial<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introduction to Editing, Processing, and Workflow in Lightroom for Street Photography\" width=\"1180\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iLbkz3E01XM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re a newbie to Lightroom, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get overwhelmed. 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