How to Make Beautiful Prints in Lightroom Classic

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How to Make Beautiful Prints in Lightroom Classic

with Scott Kelby

How to Make Beautiful Prints in Lightroom Classic

lessons: 16 Course Lessons

duration: 1hr, 56min

published: 2018

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How to Make Beautiful Prints in Lightroom Classic

with Scott Kelby

Fall deeper in love with printing! Join Scott Kelby as he takes you through all the steps for creating beautiful prints in Lightroom. Lightroom has an amazing print engine, and once you learn the process there’s no turning back. From choosing your image settings to sharpening and soft proofing, Scott teaches you everything you need to know. Scott not only shows you the right steps to take, but he even demonstrates how to solve the most common problems you’re likely to encounter. Printing is a craft, and you’ll only get better with every print you make. BUY COURSE

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lesson 1: Getting Started (free course preview)

Join Scott as he introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow. He then jumps in with how to get started.

4min, 1sec

lesson 2: Building Your Page

Learn the different layout styles.

4min, 58sec

lesson 3: Zoom to Fill

This is key setting for filling the cell with your photo.

3min, 40sec

lesson 4: Image Settings

Learn the other important settings within the Image Settings panel.

3min, 58sec

lesson 5: Print Templates

Lightroom comes with many print templates you can use as a starting point.

4min, 46sec

lesson 6: Custom Templates

Now that you know what templates do, you can create your own custom templates.

13min, 59sec

lesson 7: Adding Your Name or Logo

You can use an Identity Plate to add your name or logo to your print.

6min, 2sec

lesson 8: Create a Transparent Background

Learn how to create a graphic logo with a transparent background.

4min, 15sec

lesson 9: Changing the Background Color

You can choose to print to other colors besides white.

5min, 38sec

lesson 10: Slide Mounts

Learn how to create your own slide mount for your photos.

6min, 50sec

lesson 11: Prepping Photos for Print

There are several decisions that will affect the settings you ultimately make.

6min, 10sec

lesson 12: Sharpening for Print

There are three different types of sharpening, and only one is for prints.

16min, 31sec

lesson 13: Monitor Calibration

You’ll want to calibrate your monitor before you print to get more consistent results.

4min, 46sec

lesson 14: Soft Proofing

Soft proofing gives you an idea of what your print will look like before it is printed.

14min, 57sec

lesson 15: Dealing with Dark Prints

Learn how to fix prints that are too dark.

8min, 26sec

lesson 16: Dealing with Banding

Learn how to fix banding that can appear in a color gradient.

7min, 6sec

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meet Scott Kelby

Award-Winning Photoshop, Photography & Lightroom Author

Scott is the President and CEO of KelbyOne, is also the original "Photoshop Guy", is the editor and publisher of Photoshop User Magazine, Conference Technical Chair for the Photoshop World Conference, Training Director and instructor for KelbyOne Live Seminars, and author of a string of bestselling technology and photography books.

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