Using Lightroom and Photoshop Together

Learn the steps and techniques involved in combining Lightroom and Photoshop, from essential application settings to workflow examples.

Adobe Lightroom was designed to be used with Photoshop—you can send photos from Lightroom to Photoshop in order to take advantage of the advanced editing capabilities of Photoshop, and then return to Lightroom to organize the results. In this course, Jan Kabili covers the steps and techniques involved in using both programs in tandem, from essential application settings to workflow examples. Jan shares strategies for working with photos in a variety of formats, demonstrates several real-world scenarios for using Lightroom and Photoshop together, and explains how to customize Lightroom Classic preferences for Photoshop editing.

Introduction

• Using Photoshop and Lightroom Classic as a team
• Using the exercise files

1. Lightroom Classic and Photoshop: Raw Photos

• Starting in Lightroom Classic
• Handing off to Photoshop
• Circling back to Lightroom Classic

2. Lightroom Classic and Photoshop: PSD, TIFF, or JPEG

• Edit a Copy with Lightroom Adjustments
• Edit Original option for returning to Photoshop
• Edit a Copy alternative
• Starting with a JPEG

3. Ways to Hand Off Files from Lightroom Classic to Photoshop

• Using Open as Layers in Photoshop
• Using Open as Smart Object in Photoshop

4. Examples of When to Use Photoshop with Lightroom Classic

• Changing the color of an object
• Replacing a background
• Combining images
• Making a double exposure
• Applying creative effects
• Retouching a portrait
• Restoring an old photo

5. Customizing Lightroom Classic Preferences for Photoshop Editing

• External editing preferences in Lightroom Classic
• Stacking preferences
• File naming preferences
• Your preferences in action

Conclusion

• Next steps