Master Your Photo Library: Find Any Image in Seconds
Let’s be honest—most photographers would rather be out shooting than organizing their image libraries.

Imagine if you were challenged to locate a specific photo in your library within 15 seconds. Could you do it? If so, you might not need this course. But if not, this course is designed to guide you through a clear, step-by-step process to make it easy to find any image, anytime.

What's in this class?

Everything you need to stop second-guessing your workflow.
Please note - this course covers workflow only, not image editing.

Organizing with Albums, Folders & Keywords

Learn a foolproof system to categorize your portfolios and creative projects, so you can instantly locate that one perfect landscape or portrait shot without digging through a messy hard drive.

End-to-End Photo Management Workflow

Establish a reliable, step-by-step routine from the moment you offload your memory cards. You'll create a securely organized library, ensuring your hard-earned images are always protected and accessible.

Lightroom Performance & Speed Optimization

Optimize your software settings to effortlessly handle large, high-resolution RAW files from your camera without the frustrating lag, keeping your creative momentum flowing smoothly.

Efficient Photo Culling, Rating & Labelling

Master a streamlined system to confidently review thousands of images at a time, identifying your absolute best artistic work, and quickly clearing out the misfires that take up valuable storage space.

Optimal Export Settings for Web & Print

Take the guesswork out of sizing your images by using the exact settings needed to produce flawless, gallery-quality physical prints, photo club submissions, social media posts, or crisp online portfolios.

File Handling & AI Super Resolution

Learn how to safely manage your master files and use built-in AI tools to rescue heavily cropped wildlife or distant landscape shots, keeping every important detail crisp and clear.

Advanced Search, Metadata & Filtering

Never lose track of a masterpiece by learning how to effortlessly search your expansive lifetime catalog by specific camera lens, global location, or custom metadata with just a few clicks.

Configuring Optimal Lightroom Preferences

Build a rock-solid technical foundation by setting up your software correctly from day one, preventing future headaches and keeping your entire photographic archive safe from accidental deletion.

Multi-Device Organization

Learn to utilize the cloud-based system to safely sort and manage your catalog across your computer, tablet, and phone, so your library stays perfectly in sync no matter where you are working.

NOTE: This course teaches Lightroom (formerly known as Lightroom CC or “Lightroom Cloud”), not Lightroom Classic.

Perfect for Beginner and Intermediate Lightroom Users

This course is ideal for beginner and intermediate users, but advanced Lightroom users often find it helpful, too! Many experienced photographers overlook the finer points of exporting and the background processes that manage images within Lightroom.
If you’d like to deepen your understanding of these essential tools and workflows, you’ll find valuable insights here—regardless of your current skill level.

Are you ready to transform your photo library into an organized masterpiece?

This Adobe Photoshop Lightroom course is packed with everything you need to master photo organization, image management, and efficient workflows.

Here’s a detailed breakdown of the topics we’ll cover:

Adobe Creative Cloud Essentials
Discover how to keep Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and other Creative Cloud apps updated and running smoothly.

The “Back End” of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Understand how Lightroom manages your images across memory cards, cloud storage, your computer, and external hard drives.

Formatting and Backing Up Hard Drives
Step-by-step instructions for formatting and backing up external hard drives on both Windows and macOS systems.

Customizing Lightroom Preferences and Settings
Optimize Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for speed and efficiency with tailored preferences and settings.

Lightroom Interface Walkthrough
Explore Adobe Photoshop Lightroom’s interface and learn how to customize it for a faster, more efficient workflow.

Advanced Photo Organization Tools in Lightroom
Dive deep into features like Albums, Folders, Keywords, Metadata, Location Tags, Search, and Filters to maintain a perfectly organized image library.

Optimized Photography Workflows
Implement best practices for importing, culling, organizing, and exporting photos with maximum efficiency.

Understanding File Types and Image Exporting
Learn everything about file formats (JPEG, RAW, TIFF), image resolution, compression, and how to prepare files for clients, social media, or print.

Using Lightroom’s Super Resolution Feature
Enhance image size and quality for large-format prints or premium client delivery with Lightroom’s AI-powered Super Resolution.

Archiving Images with Lightroom Local Storage
Leverage local storage in Lightroom to safely archive photos while reducing cloud dependency.

Offline Lightroom Tips
Learn how to use Adobe Photoshop Lightroom when you’re without an internet connection, perfect for travel photographers and remote shoots.

Creating a Lightroom Backup Strategy
Build a foolproof backup workflow to ensure your photos are always safe and accessible.
Course Instructor
Forest Chaput de Saintonge
2024 Adobe Lightroom Advisory Board Member and Adobe Community Expert with over 18 years of experience teaching Lightroom.
What You Get when you purchase this course
Unlimited Updates
Purchasing this course gives you lifetime access to the course material and all future course updates. As Adobe adds more organizational features to Lightroom, we will build lessons on the new features and make them available to all course registrants.
Learn At Your Own Pace
Instead of trying to keep up with a live instructor, you get to pause, replay, and rewatch any of our course content. Also, you can always log back into your course anytime during your subscription period to reference class materials, handouts, and educational content.
Watch From Anywhere
One of the main advantages of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is the ability to sort, organize, and import your images from anywhere, on any device. Our online courses can also be accessed on your phone, tablet, or laptop (assuming you have an active internet connection).

Ready to stop second-guessing your Lightroom workflow?

Purchase this class for a one-time fee of $195!