Adobe Lightroom 4 Video Workshop: 18 Tutorials on the Lightroom Develop Module and Digital Photo Processing
Photograph © George A. Jardine
Ready to take your digital photography to the next level? This set of 18 all-new video tutorials contains over 6 hours of the most comprehensive training available on the Lightroom 4 Develop module. In this series we cover the Lightroom raw processing controls from top to bottom. No need to purchase a so-called “Advanced Series”…. it’s all here. Starting from the ground up, we guide any serious photographer—professional or passionate amateur—through a complete understanding of each and every control. Then we dive deeper, tutorial-by-tutorial, gently leading you to the knowledge you will need for professional-level color correction. Watch this online series anytime, day or night, and you will find thousands of tips and techniques that help you master the processing of your digital photos. The complete online series is only $24.95.
Don’t take my word for it. Check out what customers from all over the world have said about this series, by clicking here. If you’d like to read an impartial review on the tutorials in general, check out what the Imaging Resource Newsletter says, here.
The new video titles for this series are:
- 1
- The Develop Module Overview – 20:54
- 2
- The Crop Tool – 11:32
- 3
- White Balance – 28:01
- 4
- The Basic Panel Tone Controls – 35:54 (Updated June 6, 2012)
- 5
- The Basic Panel Presence Controls – 12:21
- 6
- The Tone Curve (Parametric) – Part 1 – 15:31 (Check out the free sample movie, here.)
- 7
- The Tone Curve (Point Curve) – Part 2 – 9:42
- 8
- The HSL Panel – 20:46
- 9
- The Black & White, and Split Toning Controls – 29:45
- 10
- The Detail Panel – 31:35
- 11
- The Lens Corrections Panel – 34:51 (Including the all-new Defringe controls!)
- 12
- The Effects Panel – 13:12
- 13
- The Camera Calibration Panel – 14:01
- 14
- The Local Adjustment Tools – 30:14
- 15
- Synchronize, Copy, Paste and Camera Defaults – 30:13
- 16
- Presets, Snapshots & History – 21:19
- 17
- Soft Proofing – 19:57
- 18
- Bonus Movie: Understanding The New Tone Controls – 31:39 (Updated June 15, 2012)
Chapter markers for the iPad files, and more detail on individual video content can be found by clicking here.
(Please note that this series does not cover the Lightroom Library Module, or any of the output modules. It is dedicated to the Develop Module, and the digital photographer’s photo processing workflow. Click here to see our LR4 Library module tutorials.)
Online access to this entire series is only $24.95. Please read the instructions below, and then click the Buy Now button to purchase. (You can use credit cards on Paypal, too… having a Paypal account is NOT required.)
IMPORTANT! In order to receive your login instructions, you must find and click the “Return to Merchant” link on the Paypal confirmation page! If you somehow do not get to the confirmation page, e-mail me (georgej@gmail.com), and I’ll be happy to send you the link.
(Note that if you purchase using Paypal, you are not purchasing a DVD! This is online access + downloads if you want them. Click the Amazon link below, if you want the DVD.)
An internet connection is required to download or view the tutorials. The online versions will probably not stream very well over a 3G or 4G mobile device connection. If you wish to download iPad versions of the video files for viewing offline, or for streaming to your Apple TV, please e-mail me at georgej@gmail.com, and I’ll be happy to send you the links.
If you would like to purchase the Lightroom 4 Develop series on DVD from Amazon.com, click here.
The Amazon DVD contains the very same quality of videos found in the online version, as well as a full set of specially-formatted iPad versions, that look great on your iPad or AppleTV.
The Flash plug-in or an HTML5-compatible browser is required to view the online version of these tutorials on a desktop or laptop computer. The videos will probably play fine in your browser just as it is, but if you need a Flash plug-in update, you can download the latest version for free, here.
Finally, minimum screen resolution for viewing these tutorials is 1280 x 960 (unless you’re on an iPhone! :-).
Thanks! And enjoy the tutorials!
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These are superb – I thought I knew LR inside-out but have picked up a lot of useful tips!
Excellent! These videos surpass those of George’s LR3 videos and are not a rehash of other videos on the market. Their quality is superior and they provide a logical approach to LR4 which is explained clearly. The additional hints and tips are worth the price alone. Highly recommended!
I thought I knew my way around the Develop Module until I watched George’s Lr3 Develop Series. As soon as I realized the depth of change in Process 2012, I hoped George would make a new series. This series is a necessity for anyone who wants to take their Lr skills to a new level, be they beginner or accomplished user.
If that weren’t enough, George’s customer service is superb.
Terrific videos on the Develop module. I haven’t seen them all yet but so far I’m impressed.
Also very impressed with the fast customer service as I got a quick response to instructions on downloading the videos to watch on my laptop when internet access isn’t available.
If I can swing it I might even buy the Library module videos.
Comprehensive tutorials delivered in a clear and concise manner. Spent many hours considering alternatives until I stumbled upon a link to George’s website – could not be happier. Excellent customer service as well – George responded to my request to download the files for offline viewing in a matter of minutes. Look great on my 55″ HDTV via Apple TV.
Wow! The B&W tutorial was great! Helped me understand which tools and methods are most effective at converting color pictures. Really enjoying the videos, thanks George. I’d recommend them to everyone who wants to really understand the capabilities of LR.
Hi George,
I find these tutorials extremely helpful. I have been a LR user since its introduction but every time I study your tutorials I learn something new.
I admire how you break it down to the essentials and how you address the interplay between the basic panel adjustments and the tone curve adjustments. Learning about the interplay of these controls is primary. I don’t know somebody else who addresses this topic the way you do.
Your way of teaching makes me feel easy. After watching the tutorials I have the impression it is better to only use some controls (but the right ones) instead of toggling in and out there (which might help but often isn’t the easiest and best way to get things right).
Thank you very much for your great work! Appreciate it – and the price is more than fair.
Hilmar
Hi George, Have been streaming your LR4 develop tutorials and am continually impressed by the depth of information I’m getting from them-thanks for the clear and concise presentation. I have bought some LR4 tutorials from another pair of instructors but they tend to wander a bit in their narratives; your videos explain everything in easy to understand examples and I must say your photos are top drawer. As I requested for your library tutorials I would appreciate a link to download them for offline viewing as my DSL service is a bit spotty up here. Thanks again for a great product George! Jerry
Thanks, Jerry! The links are “in the mail.” :-) George
George: Your LR4 Develop Module tutorials are wonderful. Having learned from your LR3 versions, I find your new work is also polished, professional and folksy; the attributes that I expected and, a rare combination. One learns much more when it feels like one is listening to an old friend rather than being preached to.
Keep up the great work!
I look forward to listening to and learning from you in future tutorials.
Regards,
Don
Awesome! I’m very impressed. These tutorials should ship with LR4. I have watched many hours of LR training but Georges are clearly the best. His knowledge of the program paired with a well thought out step by step presentation and clear voice make these tutorials a joy to watch.
NO ONE can touch Georges Basic panel tutorial, it is far and away the best explanation out there on when and why to use the different sliders to get the best results. George doesn’t just show you the “how” but he teaches you the “why” so that you can apply it to your own photos. I really liked how he teaches you to pay attention to the Histogram so you’ll know what is happening.
The only thing better than George’s tutorials is his Customer Service! He has been more than friendly and willing to please on the few questions that I had.
Oh, almost forgot to mention that George only charges $25! What a steal! Thanks George.
I too am looking forward to your future releases.
Jack
Dear Mr Jardine,
Fast food tutorials? Maybe a euphemism for junk? Only a guess on my part as it is new to this admirer. I could not help but compare your Basic Tone approach to another offering from some others purporting to be ‘en famille’ with Lr’s designers. Chalk against cheese. And come to think about it, cheese surrounded with pap. Ah, that’s maybe what counts as fast foo…….! Anyway, very well done. This will have been my fourth time around with you; and I will certainly be back for more. Cordially, dk
I love training videos, I’ve watched a lot of them, including other Lightroom tutorials. I thought for the price I might learn the odd tip or trick someone else had missed. I thought I knew all about parametic curves, point curves, noise reduction and chromatic aberation. Boy was I wrong. George Jardine doesn’t just show you where the controls are and what they do, he shows you why, what order, how best to use them. He has improved my post processing to such an extent, I feel I have to go back and reprocess everything I ever done. This is a no brainer, if you have Lightroom just buy these tutorials. I can’t thank George enough.
Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed and learned from your tutorials. Well done and highest quality throughout.
I will say the only area I was left with wanting more is on the soft proofing episode. I had hoped for a bit more detail in actual correcting a photo to prepare for printing. As you mentioned a whole block of tutorials could be made of soft proof and printing. Maybe we will see such a workshop in the future?????
Thanks again for the hard work and for the amazing price.
John
Hi John,
Thanks for your comment. I’m glad you got a lot out of the tutorials. You’re absolutely right that the soft proofing video is probably the weak link in the chain. I think this goes back to the fact that I do not believe desaturating various colors, or making local adjustments while soft proofing is a better strategy than simply letting the profile do its work to bring out-of-gamut colors into gamut. For me, judging the transition from screen to print—even on a perfectly calibrated and profiled display—is nearly always as big of a leap as trying to predict what the transformation from reality to screen will be. Which means, I believe our emotional response to a natural scene is as disconnected from our response to an image on a computer screen, as the screen to print disconnect is. Each one is a distinctly different experience, and I have found that trying to predict on screen, what contrast, colors and tones I will like in a print, is simply impossible.
George
I have seen the first 10 chapters and I am deeply impressed. Have used Lightroom since the first edition, I consider myself as an experienced user. Have bought several books after LR1 and LR2. Bought these videos after the release of LR3 last year and thought at that time that instructional videos on LR couldn´t be better, but I was wrong. The develop videos of LR4 even is even better than the videos from LR3. Very high quality videos with great instruction/narrative and insight, many tips for the experienced user as well. You get a better undetstanding of LR develop model than any other instructional videos, including Orwigs videos as Lynda.com. A new standard for instructional videos on digital image editing is set.
George’s tutorials are now my only source of learning for LR: I really appreciate the no nonsense, clear and easily understood manner he explains each and every element.
I have purchased both LR3 and LR4 and have used them regularly. Not only did I go through the entire series, I continually refer back to different sections for a refresher. I highly recommend these training videos for all who love getting the best out of their photos!
George,
Your LR 4 videos are really great! Thank you for the free samples. I find I need to look at them repeatedly to capture all the info. If you were to put together a new video of LR 4 develop examples of portrait and landscapes photos that do not repeat your previous examples, I would purchase it. It happens that I am the type who learns by example and diving in. Thank you again.
The best $$$ I’ve spent. There is a plethora of LR information and tutorials out there. What you get from George that stands out from the rest is someone that has a passion for photography and the ability to talk to his viewers in a very clear, concise, and easy to understand manner. He’s able to explain the how and why in a fashion that is comprehendible. The ability to go back to his videos during post processing is worth the price of admission. These videos also provide a foundation for an efficient workflow. If that’s not enough, George’s customer service is top notch.
George . . . I’ve been through the “library” twice and I’m still learning from them. I just started the “develop” module turorial and I’m still very much impressed with your “easy” but well informed teaching style. There sure is a lot to learn about LR 4 that simply isn’t there when coming from LR 3 as a baseline. Can’t thank you enough for your instruction at a fair price. . Thanks!
I consider George’s Library and Develop tutorials invaluable. He’s a photographer, who speaks to photographers, and also has a deep understanding of the program. At no point in the tutorials am I left wondering, “Why is he telling me this?” He has an excellent self-editing function, is well spoken, and delivers all the relevant information in an easily digestible form.
George, I have been using Lightroom for several years. I’ve explored every resource I could find to learn how to use the develop tools, and while I did learn some basic skills, I always felt like I never really understood the tools, what was going on, when to use them etc. Well, I am absolutely blown away with the Develop module videos. They are hands down, far and away, the best resource I have ever found. I could go on and on about how awesome they are. Your knowledge, insight, training style, etc. are unmatched. The only other resource that I have found that even comes close is Julianne Kost from Adobe. But your video series is a one-stop shop for learning and really UNDERSTANDING the develop module. I could not be happier that after all these years I found your videos. Thank you for leading me out of the darkness and into the light!!
These videos are extremely well done and very informative for learning the software and workflow concepts. I highly recommend them to anyone who wants an in-depth learning experience that is very easy to use. I have purchased both the Library and Develop modules and am ready to purchase any additional modules that are produced based on the strength of these. Very Well Done!!
The DEVELOP module videos are truly a good investment if you want to learn how to more effectively use the controls in the Develop Module to get the maximum image quality out of your photographs. Not only do you learn how to use them, but where and when to use them and alternative ways that they can be used. Exceptionally well done and I highly recommend them.
Hi,
Just got your links to the Highlights & Shadows tutorials. Thanks a lot. Have not been through the same but picked up many useful tips in the blog. What I liked is that everything is explained very simply. Not technical jargon. Thanks again.
I’ve been using LR since version 1 and LR4 since it was first released. I’m amazed by how much I’ve learned from the tutorials I’ve viewed (1-14 at this point). The tutorials are comprehensive, yet easy to follow. I particularly like the use of several different images to illustrate the function of each tool. This mimics the variety of exposures that may be obtained in a photo session, the range of adjustments that can be used to make desired modifications, and the inefficiency of using a fixed formula approach. Highly recommended!
Hi George,
I did half the develop module tutorials yesterday to get a flavour as I am new to LR 4, only had it two days. Impressed! Found them easy to follow, logical in approach, very comprehensive and not too much technical jargon to cope with. I will view remaining tutorials today and then restart and practice.
Be appreciated if you could forward download link?
George all your tutorilas have helped me so much–you are an excellent teacher! The information is so comprehensive and I find them to be even more helpful than my current Lightroom course!! Thanks again!
I also bought this set of tutorials and would like to view them offline, may I have the link to download them. Many thanks for doing these they look great and looking forward to learning more about Lightroom.
Alan
One word, AWESOME! George, thanks for putting together these great tutorials.
George, Your videos are wonderful. I stumble across them by accident and what a gold mine of information I now have. I feel like being selfish and keeping this all to myself so I can impress my fellow photographer friends with my new awesome print however, I am not going to do this. I will be passing on your wonderful site to all that will listen. I just completed the Develop Module and will be purchasing the other series. I realize just how much I didn’t know about post editing and how much I need to learn.
Is the DVD region-free? I am in the United Kingdom. Finally, Can the tutorials be downloaded for off-line viewing?
Many thanks
Hi Yossarian,
The DVD is not a video DVD per se. But rather, it is a standard computer data DVD, therefore playable on any computer. (It will not play in a television DVD player.)
The upside of this is that the resolution is much higher than NTSC or HDTV video, and the image is much sharper on a computer screen. The DVD’s also come with files formatted for the iPad, which can be played using WMP or QuickTime. If you use QuickTime or iTunes to view these videos, they can be beamed to an AppleTV, for viewing on your HDTV flatscreen. And indeed, this is the best way to view them! For more info on that, click here.
Hope that helps! George
Hi George, Best Lightroom training without a doubt. I am almost finished with my second time going thought and still learning about Lightroom4.
Should I be looking forward to a series on the Print Module or not? I still have some struggles with this module.
Your happy customer, Floyd…
Sorry! No current plans for tutorials on Print.
George
WOW!!!! I have only listened to the first 3 chapters of the tutorial and I have learned SO much already. I have purchased and viewed many other tutorials on LR but yours is the best by far. I especially like your advice about white balance and it being a very subjective choice. I have never liked the results I’ve have gotten from the eye dropper. Thanks again!!
Being a retired teacher, I certainly recognize the difference between average and good teaching. The videos about the LR4 Develop Module certainly belongs to the latter category. It is well organized, properly paced, straight forward and also a tremendous value for the modest price. Anyone wanting to get full use out of LR4 would do themselves a favor by obtaining at least this video. Jaap.
Hi George, I have watched LR 4 develop tutorials by others, but yours are by FAR the best – comprehrnsive , focused coverage of ALL aspects with many detailed examples and lots of great tips on what works best! Next I’m getting your Library tutorial! – Regards, Bob
hi george, after watching your lr4 tutorials successfully here’s a question: are you planning on doing something similar with pse11? regards fred
No current plans for Elements tutorials, Fred. George
Hi George
Have watch your videos on Lightroom and think you present them in depth and great care. Well done. I like them so much that I have purchased some.
No where on the web is there an in-depth tutorial on using the Color picker/ color swatch/ eyedropper tool in Lightroom 4. It seems very easy – but it is not especially when it comes to colors such as grey, blacks and whites and general toning that is not bright.
It will be very much appreciated by people like me who is not very savvy with Lightroom and need greater explanation.
Dear Mr George,
Thank you for the wonderful videos under the title ‘The Adobe Lightroom Develop Video Workshop “. They have full details to learn LR in a great depth.
I knew you from Adobe TV’s “The lightroom catalog ‘ created in the year 2008 and without any hesitation, anyone can simply recognize you by the depth and details tailored with that magnificent piece of ‘ art -learning video’, The Lightroom Catalog. (Still it is available on Adobe TV and it is free.) I am sure no one can find another equivalent to the same on this particular subject. It is made with an “Engineering educational standard and vision”. I deeply admire you for your efforts that you have taken to extend LR and hope the Adobe recognize it….
Thanking you, Rafiayub.
This was one of the best tutorials I’ve ever listened to. Each lesson was very well thought out and presented in a style and manner that was both engaging and informative. Many thanks for these quality tutorials and I look forward to listening to more of your work in the future.
Thank you Michael and Rafiayub.
It’s literally comments like these that keep me going. Glad you liked the tutorials!
Anyway, just want till you see what I’m working on next. The Image Correction Master Class should be out by June. (Just don’t tell anyone. :-)
George
This set of 18 videos about the Develop controls in Lightroom are well thought out, thorough, nicely paced, and easy to watch and absorb, with good and relevant example images, and I can highly recommend them. In fact, I have now purchased the Image Correction and Library series as well.
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