Lightroom Tutorial for Beginners - Overview of EVERYTHING in 15 mins

This is an overview of everything in Lightroom that you will want to know if you are just starting out. remember this is a way for you to get started in Lightroom quickly but is not meant to be a full Lightroom tutorials for beginners. I have an entire Lightroom training course on my youtube channel so be sure to check that out including Lightroom editing in Lightroom CC
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This Lightroom tutorial for beginners has loads of Lightroom tips and tricks and well as a clear overview of what Lightroom is. I am using Lightroom CC in this tutorial but a lot of elements are the same across all versions of Lightroom.
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In this Lightroom tutorials for beginners you will learn the basics of Lightroom editing. This Lightroom tutorial for photographers Includes Lightroom tips, Lightroom editing techniques and lightroom color grading. Lightroom organization and lightroom editing is included.
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[@SmallEyeStudios]

Watched this at 2X speed so it’s everything in Lightroom in 7.5 minutes

[@jonathanmuchira9997]

person of culture😂

[@FTNewBie]

Tried your hack

[@dinkletonne]

💀 kono powa

[@roolawreal]

7.25 minutes

[@VinayKumar-kk5qw]

@@roolawreal don't watch so it's everything in Lightroom in no time

[@JML1987]

These are the types of tutorials I love. Straight to the point, no fluff. If it's too fast, it's easy to pause. Thank you. I wish you had something like this for Astrophotography processing in Photoshop!

[@qubansailor]

Ditto!! I need a good post processing tutorial.

[@nizarjiwan6970]

Ditto X 2.0❤

[@taniswright6812]

Congratulations Ed, you are THE first Vlogger I've come across to actually understand the value of making YOUR cursor more visible for the viewer, making it exponentially easier for us to follow along!! I've been making that suggestion to others for ages! Also congrats for a really great run through and not passing out from hyperventilating! Breathe indeed Lol! Seriously though, I enjoy your vids and learn tons from them so thanks and keep them coming.

[@SouthernSweetness2]

I am pretty sure I learned more in these fifteen minutes than I did the first half of the semester of my Lightroom course at the community college. Thank you so much. I can't wait to view more!

[@shihyuinchew8494]

He said 30 secs of break coz he was out of breath but he didn't stop at all lol

[@Yaiko]

Lol

[@cecirimi]

I noticed a cut, well done. Looks like he never stopped.

[@omayerh]

hahah thats exactly what i was about to comment on

[@brianbrooking496]

because he wanted to promote stuff

[@andrewgarza4276]

nice lol

[@williambakkernl]

Wow, that was Lightroom at Lightspeed! :). Great job Ed, thanks for your time and effort!

[@clearlyed]

+William that really is Lightroom and light-speed huh. Pretty fun to learn so much so fast though. Thanks for watching.

[@vijjugamerboy9071]

William iam big fan

[@radialbladeworks6183]

Holy moly. Dude, that was seriously concise! The value of a few seconds of this video surpasses entire minutes of other channels’

[@toxiqrox]

I have had Lightroom for awhile and have been blindly stumbling around in it, watching other training videos too. You have taught me a few things even the others never mentioned. Handy, now I just have to practice some more. Thank you.

[@suew6363]

I had a little introductory lesson on Lightroom basics today and then watched this video straight afterwards. Going at speed was fantastic because everything I wanted to reinforce meshed together beautifully - and then I went back and looked more closely at what you clicked on. I've subscribed, thank you.

[@janefortune4186]

where did you find that introduction? I can't find Library mode so can't even start this video lession😆

[@jimmccubbin4987]

And Breathe! Thank you for this amazing tutorial! I will take a tutorial like this 100% of the time over presenters who are long winded and take forever to get to the point!

[@RajeshChaudhary]

...you are a fabulous instructor -- straight to business and to the point. I love hearing that without much of blabbering I have seen elsewhere. Keep up the good work, mate. You also have a perfect setting for the tutorial. Clearly a brilliant overall setup, clear sound and to the point -- what ones need to know. Perfect!

[@SatanClaus69]

I'm a beginner. This is exactly what I needed. It's fun, engaging and informative! Add that to the fact that I didn't fatigue myself out listening to someone drone on for 2 hours and I'm sold! Defo subbed ya, mate!

[@oilandgaspapi9215]

This video was amazing and exactly what I was looking for, a crash course.. Thanks you SOOOOO MUCH!

[@clearlyed]

A pretty crazy fast crash course. I had to lie down after making it.

[@ppalakurthi]

@@clearlyed Brilliant

[@clearlyed]

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[@jumjam234]

Photos In Color Your Studio looks so pro!

[@60Mayfly]

Excellent, informative, a good insight into Lightroom shown by someone who knows what he is doing. A joy to watch for a beginner like me. Many thanks.

[@chilldude1337]

set the speed to 0.5 to learn the things that happening there :D

[@karen3705]

I actually appreciate u for talking fast. slow speakers lose my attention haha

[@AlainaNicole]

Photos In Color so helpful! Thank you!

[@kerry5586]

This is perfect thank you! I usually speed up videos when I watch them because they go all round the houses a very slow speed, whereas this was straight to the point and quickly!

[@msimple]

THIS IS GREAT I love the quick walk through where the controls are and what they do. Is a HUGE TIMESAVER many thanks !!!

[@markw8007]

great tips again , thanks alot Ed!

[@clearlyed]

+Mark W my pleasure. Happy you enjoyed my Lightroom tips.

[@kevincolts]

Thanks - just what I needed. I'm a wiz in Photoshop but need to step up my Lightroom game. This was the perfect crash course!!!

[@ginaleason1544]

Why? Cant you do it all in PS?

[@aurora6920]

You should be able to do the same edits i Photoshop, it also has the option to alter lighting, sharpness etc just as easy too

[@epicmaster833]

Wow that guy is a legend not actually just teaching you a lot in 15 min but also did u notice how confident you were during the whole time like brooo i was just enjoying this guys Love you sir

[@BeerKa007]

Simple explanation for beginners. Thank you for everything, Ed!

[@cxrlitosway]

Thank you for being so clear and informative without over explaining. So easy to follow

[@warianb]

This is literally the perfect tutorial. No bullshit, no tedious filler explanations. Great video!

[@BeautifulRelaxationVideos]

Awesome help! Thank you.

[@naduncan100]

Well done ! I love the condensed version, there are plenty of individual detailed vids but your version just neatly put them together. Now, its time to pick detailed parts knowing how they fit into the BIG picture. Again, many thanks and well done. Best regards Neil

[@ollivanajas]

Many thanks Ed for this great tutorial! It really is a lot of time, effort and valuable skill you and other awesome people put into these tutorials. It's wonderful to have such great people in the world willing to share their knowledge with others :)

[@zleepyjan]

Thank you, learning Lightroom September '2019

[@thejohnringo]

Oh boy. This one is so packed with information, it bears watching multiple times. Thanks, Ed!

[@rammizle]

Thank you for taking the time and sharing your knowledge. I am a complete beginner and never though I would take photography, let alone sit and edit photos, but here I am and this is very helpful. Keep going! Cheers R

[@melkboi8306]

Holy SHIT that was good. Literally just installed lightroom and I am feeling far more confident now. Thankyou

[@hankscarangella7975]

Thank you. Amazing coverage in 15 minutes! I will view your complete LR course. A question first, if I can. Why do you import a photo to be edited from one source (column #1) and export it to another (column #3)? Can you just edit a photo in it's source location?

[@clearlyed]

You definitely can yes. You just select add in column 2. But you must already have it on your computer or HD. Don’t ever do this from an sad card.

[@bendeane945]

I wish every tutorial on youtube was like this. Really good man, I subbed

[@ozcourtney857]

Edward, bro thank you for this!! I'm just about to get Lightroom and this will help me so much! It's always overwhelming to learn a new program, but this tutorial is amazing! Have a great day bro!

[@JuliusSDeLaCruz]

Amazing 15 minute crash course. Ed thank you so much for talking about the necessary basics.

[@elisabethferid3638]

Such a great introduction to Lightroom; thank you. Doesn't seem so scary now :)

[@Meagain921]

Really brilliant. Have been using Photoshop for over 20 years but decided that LR was now more suited to my needs but couldn’t face a new learning curve. Your great video is a great help and andI’ll now be able to get to the finer points in your other vids. Many thanks. Subscribed.

[@bgraham150]

Not only was this informative, it was entertaining! You get the best of both worlds...so I quickly subscribed for future learning :)

[@simplyeason]

is there a tutorial that tell us what tools like highlights, luminance, tone curve, etc, do to a photo? im trying to look for one.

[@clearlyed]

On my channel I have a video for absolutely every section of Lightroom. So just stick around on my h channel and you’ll learn it all. Happy you found me.

[@marichworld8646]

wow. This was very helpful. Thanks bud

[@clearlyed]

My pleasure. Lightroom is pretty incredible. soooo much in a single program. it was touch to get through it in 15 mins.

[@PrairieReinsHarvest]

Thanks! I did a course and used Lightroom - but it has been about 4 years. This was a great refesher!

[@FanucM16i]

Great video for an absolute beginner. You've cleared the first few branches on the path of photo editing. Many thanks. !

[@05jfred]

"Really powerful" video! ;) Seriously though, good info for beginners like me.

[@jeffersononetwo]

Is this version the package with Photoshop or the package with 1TB? Confused about the rebranding - great video

[@128kgh]

this looks to be the photography plan and he's using Lightroom Classic CC

[@sheraymonet]

Kelsie Honaker mine does not look like this at all...I just got it. Maybe there was an update?

[@photogram4919]

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[@bmoore3695]

@@sheraymonet Same! Mine looks totally different...

[@alexplaza1908]

Wooooooow 💡! Very well covered in 15 ‘ ⏰ amazing

[@theanomaly1]

Fantastic and quick tutorial! Just what I needed. Thanks so much, man!

[@user-kj1rg4gp9y]

That was good man

[@clearlyed]

Super happy you enjoyed this Lightroom tutorial for beginners. There is a lot of information here.

[@user-kj1rg4gp9y]

Photos In Color thanks for the support. I really enjoy learning from you. It feels like a private teacher for free !!

[@everythingcool101]

nah you're good man

[@benh1641]

I've noticed that when viewing a photo for the first time in Lightroom it looks "plain" (the RAW image) until it has finished loading, and then Lightroom applies some minor tweaks. usually they're pleasing, but I'm curious as to whether this can be turned off so that I am only seeing the plain RAW image.

[@clearlyed]

Actually it’s the other way. It shows you an embedded preview which is a jpeg (even if your not shooting jpeg). When it fully loads this is the actual RAW file and Lightroom has added nothing to it. I hope this helps.

[@rayclarke5367]

A lesson for everyone on how to deliver a KZbin tutorial. Good content and perfect speed! Very useful.

[@blottoinchcago]

Thank you so much for the video and tutorial. Well done and the ultimate crash course as my partner and I are doing all of our editing in house..meaning I'm doing all of it. Super helpful and down to the core basics and after one view I pretty much got most of it all down. Very much appreciated and again many thanks!

[@tdaz928]

Great tips, but i think it is important to select the color profile (lowest setting in develop module): choose camera standard or other camera profile versus lightroom profile before all edits.

[@philfromkali]

💯

[@andrewgarza4276]

Thanks so much for the video! So informative and intuitive. One question: my lightroom looks as if the resolution is lower than yours and I need to scroll up and down a lot. I saw on your screen all the things are smaller and fit perfectly on the screen in which you don't need to scroll. Where do I need to go to adjust that? -Andrew

[@clearlyed]

That’s actually a limitation of your computer screen not Lightroom. I have a 5k resolution screen so there are a lot of pixels on the screen. I hope this helps.

[@kathrynharrison8218]

Been thinking of getting lightroom and photoshop as I am doing a photography course at school, this has really inspired me to get it, thank you!!

[@janetsanford1611]

Just starting Lightroom your tutorial was amazing I love your humor thrown into the mix!

[@sarahkhalid7966]

SUPER helpful! Which version of Lightroom is this?

[@clearlyed]

Lightroom cc classic. The most recent one.

[@zaryabdbz2000]

a much needed info for a beginner photographer like me please do photoshop cc too! it feels much more confusing than lightroom

[@clearlyed]

+Amique Khan Thad a great idea. You should try this one I made. It is similar and tells you all the things most people want to know. Quickly. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGSTaJhunqx3pZI

[@moncypaulose5056]

Amique Khan How to edit your photos in Lightroom? kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2mmYoCIeJackMk

[@jenniferakkaway2098]

Finally, an excellent overview that makes sense!!! Thank you!!

[@valentinarodriguez5001]

The BEST channel I´ve ever learnt from. SO thankful!!!!! Regards from Uruguay!!

[@precisionfinish]

I really wanted to give this video a Like but I couldn’t because you said it would be 15 minutes but it was actually 15 minutes and one second! Haha! Just kidding, great info! Thank you!

[@gedheaton1415]

Got to be honest although that is possibly the best Ive seen to date for a beginner with a big fat B,i'm still a bit lost, however I will get there by asking totally biff questions, the first being...... are these images RAW images and can you only work with RAW images, with jpegs are you pretty much stuck with what comes out of the camera? Sorry for the biff Q,and tnx in advance for any answer.

[@clearlyed]

You can definitely use jpegs. You will just be able to push raw files A LOT more.

[@gedheaton1415]

Thanks for the quick reply Ed,great vid,you are now my go to channel for LR tips, subbed. tnx again Ed,have a great weekend.

[@clearlyed]

awesome. and thank you for subscribing. ill be having a new Lightroom tutorial this week.

[@genesantiago2430]

Great use of visuals! Thanks so much!

[@ImAidenSnell]

Fire video bro , you got me crackin up at the end. Appreciate the value , about to start up the program rn and get to it.

[@EllisGiles]

"Really. Powerful. Stuff there"

[@BettySwollocks13]

My right hand column is nothing like that?

[@clearlyed]

Maybe you are using the new Lightroom cc. Which is not this software. This is now called Lightroom cc classic. I have a video on how adobe completely messed up their branding naming and just about everything in this release.

[@BettySwollocks13]

Thank you for the reply, yes I think you are correct, I have only just subscribed and get the classic, the CC plus PS. I must admit I am struggling to use it but I will get there and Thanks for all the videos. :)

[@alanayoubi1]

Hello My friend I just started to make some professional Lightroom, Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effect if you are interested it will be great to check them out and give me your opinion about it :)

[@KirkMcKoy]

Very Helpful! Loved the straight forward point. Will be checking out your expanded tutorial. I have always been a photoshop user but need to make the change.

[@brianwade2587]

I'm hooked, I would not look any were else to learn, was not real sure about it ,now can't wait to use it Great job Ed the more you dish out the better

[@jayrichjlr]

who's watching while waiting for lightroom to download?

[@reidmccoy3141]

I would just like to say that that this “fifteen minute video” is fifteen minutes and one second😱

[@busymama2402]

This was a very helpful video on where to start to use this software. Very grateful! Thanks!

[@peterdavies8872]

Fantastic, what a briliantly simple and easy to understand guy, I have altered loads of my pictures already thanks to this guy.

[@clearlyed]

Thank you so much for your kind words and I’m happy I have helped you with your Lightroom editing.

[@raysu]

Does anyone else feel the composition of the video is a bit too distracting with all the studio lights in the background? Feels like it's detracting from the subject of the video. I mean, do I need to see all those lights, your computer with all it's reflections and details when what's really important in the video is the speaker and what he has to say. Perhaps you can start the video with your current wide shot to set the stage and then cut in close for the meat of the video.

[@billymacrae]

In a word: no. He provided it for you, for free and it was pretty damn good.

[@ifurnish170]

No, he did a great job

[@blottoinchcago]

No Ray. Rather than be very close to a polite troll and criticizing the inconsequentials that are meaningless, did you call out any key points or tips that may have been helpful? LIKE ALL OF IT?? No, you didn't. It was extremely well done. Go play kiddie director at the kids table and stop being a tosser. If you're distracted , you have bad ADD. There are plenty of videos about ADD and OCD and clearly you're spending too much time in the wrong category. I keep forgetting that your version of freedom of speech must be a license for freedom of stupidity. Think Ritalin. Then come back and watch the video. And your dog is stupid too. Put that pooch on a diet.

[@ElleDmytryszyn]

No, I didn't even notice it.

[@gbarr200]

I don't think so. Ed is very eloquent and professional. I have seen many other videos that even when they are rich in content are poor in delivery. He does a great job and I will begin to Follow his channel just because he gives me all I need in a short amount of time. In this video, for example, he gave me tons of information about Lightroom in only 15 minutes! That's what I want to see. Effective and efficient information delivery for those of us who don't have time for more.

[@bjornoster3315]

You´re awesome!!!! Thanks for your quick lesson! I love it! GIANT thumbs up

[@gambitadebruselas]

Wooow... Great great great super fast intro indeed! Thank you very much!

[@robbykidman]

i needed a lightoom refresher as i havent used it again for years. this is an awesome straighforward tutorial.

[@raster7208]

THAT WAS FLIPPIN AWESOME

[@ScaryManiac]

You helped me A LOT! You're very clear and concise. Thank you so much!

[@lherisknowledge4fun]

THANK YOU GREG FOR THIS WONDERFUL TUTORIAL!

[@desmondchukwudiezuluebo7185]

Great work Ed!

[@Bustuculus]

Superb video, exactly what I needed to see 👍🏼

[@patrickgadeschi7581]

This video is absolutely great!! Thanks a lot!!

[@santoshnirankari2678]

What a crash course of a tutorial. Thanks man

[@xchernandez]

I'm so glad I discovered this video! That was a lot to take in. I'm subscribing!

[@rylandproud6551]

Great crash course on Lightroom! This has been the deciding factor for me to download it. Cheers!

[@tlnewnham]

That was one of the best tutorials I have seen! Skipped all the unnecessary talking and got stuck into it. Bravo!

[@srini9267]

Brilliant job and I loved every second of it:)

[@sinemsuika8589]

finally a straightforward and clear video on lightroom. thanks so much mate

[@soph_an]

Love your tutorial! Super easy to learn. Thank you!

[@ClayWielandPhotography]

Awesome presentation! Always good to learn the basics again! Thanks! Clay

[@fat0maya]

Phew! Super well done! Thanks!

[@louiegroenewald]

Great video, Thank you. Love the new look of your studio. Very professional.

[@tamarajankovic2827]

Thank you Ed for all your tutorials. They really help a lot. Looking forward to new ones...

[@nicoluminous]

Solid Bro Thank you. That HD tip is FIRE

[@clearlyed]

Happy this helped.

[@DavidSornbergerFilms]

Really useful info - thank you! I’m always learning new tips and tricks in Lightroom! 😊

[@user-rr5jq7dx8n]

Thank you so much for your quick and easy introduction to Lightroom!!! Really appreciate this !

[@gregcastro2550]

Great intro tutorial! I’m used to the mobile app version of Lr but recently installed it on my laptop and need to understand all the features. This is a great start! Thanks!

[@johnathansawyer8736]

So useful! I just got LR and am enjoying it. Thanks!

[@eden-artemis4392]

wow this was amazing, I've been using ps for a while and finally for the adobe cloud for school, and thought this would be the way to really up my game. Thank you so much this helped a TON

[@scottsater]

Thanks for this awesome introduction to Lightroom! Informative AND entertaining! Wonderful :)!!

[@pashboston]

Amazing Lightroom Tips...Learn more from you...! Thank you very much....!

[@rustedwings9]

Fantastic summary! Thank you!

[@raylander6329]

Very well done, thank you; never like Lightroom, but now it makes sense...

[@brepillow4929]

Thank you for the crash course man! Really appreciate your help