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Feb 15, 2020 22:27:30   #
John7199 Loc: Eastern Mass.
 
I have the starter version of L/R and I have no idea of what to do with it. Do you decide what to do with a pic before you go into L/R, or do you go to L/R first?
How do you bring a pic into L/R?
How do you know what to do to a pic?
Is there some kind of VERY basic tutorial?
Thanks
John

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Feb 15, 2020 23:40:19   #
UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT
 
Anthony Morganti has a large number of free LR tutorials you should view in order on You Tube.

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Feb 15, 2020 23:51:01   #
fredpnm Loc: Corrales, NM
 
John, what do you mean by a starter version of LR, never heard of one.

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Feb 16, 2020 00:41:31   #
John7199 Loc: Eastern Mass.
 
Fred
I assume it is a starter version because it was fairly inexpensive. Is there a way to find out what version it is?

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Feb 16, 2020 08:22:21   #
AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!
 
John7199 wrote:
Fred
I assume it is a starter version because it was fairly inexpensive. Is there a way to find out what version it is?


Go to the "help" then click on "about...." That should tell you what version it is.

I remember that feeling of looking at the blank screen in LR and having no idea what to do. You must import images into LR. So click on the Library button (at the top), then in the lower left click "import." You'll then have to choose what files to import (choose a folder from the list in the left-hand box.)

When you select and image and switch to "Develop," you may or may not have possibilities available. If you look under the "view" button, you can choose what possibilities you want to see on the screen.

What I did in learning LR (without any outside help) I simply tried every preset to see what I liked. They are listed on the left-hand side in the develop module.) And I tried every slider (on the right-hand side) to see what it would do to an image. I'm far from an expert in LR, but I've learned what I like to do and eventually it gets easier.

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Feb 16, 2020 08:42:31   #
spaceylb Loc: Long Beach, N.Y.
 
Sorry previous link is bad. This should work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN2jqsJgbBs

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Feb 16, 2020 09:06:25   #
kcimato
 
AzPicLady wrote:
Go to the "help" then click on "about...." That should tell you what version it is.

I remember that feeling of looking at the blank screen in LR and having no idea what to do. You must import images into LR. So click on the Library button (at the top), then in the lower left click "import." You'll then have to choose what files to import (choose a folder from the list in the left-hand box.)

When you select and image and switch to "Develop," you may or may not have possibilities available. If you look under the "view" button, you can choose what possibilities you want to see on the screen.

What I did in learning LR (without any outside help) I simply tried every preset to see what I liked. They are listed on the left-hand side in the develop module.) And I tried every slider (on the right-hand side) to see what it would do to an image. I'm far from an expert in LR, but I've learned what I like to do and eventually it gets easier.
Go to the "help" then click on "abo... (show quote)


Thank you for this information. I have had a version of Lightroom sitting on my computer for years and just didn’t know where to start.

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Feb 16, 2020 10:43:42   #
bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA
 
There is no "starter" version of Lightroom. And, there are 5 different versions, all of which have free trials.

Whichever version you have, it has a Help menu. Adobe has been working hard at developing a variety of learning aids and putting them under help menu. There are courses, tutorials and instructions aimed at both beginning and advanced users.

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Feb 16, 2020 12:54:46   #
DWU2 Loc: Phoenix Arizona area
 
AzPicLady wrote:
Go to the "help" then click on "about...." That should tell you what version it is.

I remember that feeling of looking at the blank screen in LR and having no idea what to do. You must import images into LR. So click on the Library button (at the top), then in the lower left click "import." You'll then have to choose what files to import (choose a folder from the list in the left-hand box.)

When you select and image and switch to "Develop," you may or may not have possibilities available. If you look under the "view" button, you can choose what possibilities you want to see on the screen.

What I did in learning LR (without any outside help) I simply tried every preset to see what I liked. They are listed on the left-hand side in the develop module.) And I tried every slider (on the right-hand side) to see what it would do to an image. I'm far from an expert in LR, but I've learned what I like to do and eventually it gets easier.
Go to the "help" then click on "abo... (show quote)


Adobe has brilliant engineers who build their products and idiots in Marketing. That's why it's so confusing to know which of several products branded with the Lightroom moniker we're talking about. The current version of Lightroom Classic, which is probably the most popular version among serious photographers, is 9.3. As John wrote, click on Help/About.

If you are the kind of person who likes to learn by reading, rather than videos (and, I like a lot of those videos), I recommend Scott Kelby's book, The Adobe Lightroom Classic Book for Digital Photographers - https://www.amazon.com/Photoshop-Lightroom-Classic-Digital-Photographers/dp/0134545133/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=scott+kelby+lightroom&qid=1581875541&sr=8-2

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Feb 16, 2020 12:58:50   #
bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA
 
If you like reading Victoria Brampton, a Brit called the Lightroom Queen, has a couple free e-books targeted at beginners. There are some routine pitfalls in the Lightrooms that need to be avoided up front. For example, what does "Import" really mean and how does it work. If you want her free book, you give her your email address. She then follows with occasional newsletters. She is not pushy!

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Feb 16, 2020 13:32:55   #
R.G. Loc: Scotland
 
AzPicLady wrote:
Go to the "help" then click on "about...." That should tell you what version it is.

I remember that feeling of looking at the blank screen in LR and having no idea what to do. You must import images into LR. So click on the Library button (at the top), then in the lower left click "import." You'll then have to choose what files to import (choose a folder from the list in the left-hand box.)

When you select and image and switch to "Develop," you may or may not have possibilities available. If you look under the "view" button, you can choose what possibilities you want to see on the screen.

What I did in learning LR (without any outside help) I simply tried every preset to see what I liked. They are listed on the left-hand side in the develop module.) And I tried every slider (on the right-hand side) to see what it would do to an image. I'm far from an expert in LR, but I've learned what I like to do and eventually it gets easier.
Go to the "help" then click on "abo... (show quote)


Good advice. The Library and Develop sections are the only two you need to get your editing done. When it comes to importing, another possibility is to right-click on an image file (Windows) and Lr should come up as one of the options under "Open with...". If it isn't you can make it one. And by right-clicking on a raw file you can set Lr as the default opener.

The Basic section in Develop will get most of your basic editing done. You can leave learning Curves etc till later.

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Feb 16, 2020 13:33:16   #
bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA
 
DWU2 wrote:
Adobe has brilliant engineers who build their products and idiots in Marketing. That's why it's so confusing to know which of several products branded with the Lightroom moniker we're talking about. The current version of Lightroom Classic, which is probably the most popular version among serious photographers, is 9.3. As John wrote, click on Help/About.

If you are the kind of person who likes to learn by reading, rather than videos (and, I like a lot of those videos), I recommend Scott Kelby's book, The Adobe Lightroom Classic Book for Digital Photographers - https://www.amazon.com/Photoshop-Lightroom-Classic-Digital-Photographers/dp/0134545133/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=scott+kelby+lightroom&qid=1581875541&sr=8-2
Adobe has brilliant engineers who build their prod... (show quote)


" the most popular version among serious photographers, is 9.3." Serious photographers (as least some of them) are seeing the interconnectivity of an ecosystem. The five Lightrooms and Portfolio are intertwined in a way that opens creative paths for photographers.

Even Canon is starting to get connectivity. Buried in the EOS R5 press releases is the iPhone like statement that it "will support automatic transfer of image files from the device to the image.canon cloud platform"

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Feb 16, 2020 18:16:08   #
John7199 Loc: Eastern Mass.
 
Thanks Hoggers
BTW the version is 3.5. I am going to try some of the ideas that AzPicLady and bsprague suggest.
As well as all the other suggestions.
Thanks -I'll be back with questions.
PS if I have version 3.5 does that mean I should get the Adobe L/R book 3 from the Lightroom Queen?
I learn better from an actual book (I'm an old fart)
John

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Feb 16, 2020 20:07:01   #
bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA
 
Version 3.2 is the latest of the "cloud" version. 9.2 is the latest of the local storage version.

What exactly is 3.5 and how did you get it?


If you have the Lightroom CC 3.2 you want her Lightroom CC book. If you have 9.2 you want her Lightroom Classic CC book.

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Feb 16, 2020 23:27:52   #
John7199 Loc: Eastern Mass.
 
bsprague
I don't recall where I got it - I just re-checked the version I have and now it says version 3.1.(?)

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