Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic For Dummies

Wiley Skills Network introduces Lightroom Classic through a book-adapted course covering catalogs, imports, organization and editing. The sequence gives photo management a place alongside visual adjustments. It suits learners who want to understand where their images and editing instructions are stored and can practice a repeatable process before importing a large personal library.

What you will learn

• Understand catalogs and the Lightroom Classic workflow.
• Import, organize and find photographs in a library.
• Connect editing with export and sharing decisions.

Who this suits

Beginners without prior Lightroom experience; basic photography and image-file familiarity help. The two-week estimate assumes ten hours a week and includes substantial reading, activities and assessment.

Before you enroll

Check whether each lesson demonstrates Lightroom Classic, the cloud-based Lightroom application or the mobile app; their organization and storage workflows differ. Course enrollment does not include an Adobe subscription. Work on copies of photographs you own or have permission to edit, keep an original backup and compare changes at a useful viewing size. Older interfaces may require adaptation, and a saved preset still needs adjustment for the individual photograph.

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Put it into practice

Create a small practice catalog from photographs you own. Add useful keywords, edit one image and export a web copy, then explain how you would locate both the source file and its editing history.

Source and review

This overview is based on the provider's published information, checked on 12 October 2026. It is an editorial assessment, not a claim that we completed the resource. Time filters are approximate study ranges; projects and exercises can take longer.

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