*2025* LIGHTROOM BASICS tutorial for photographers | Edit portraits with confidence!

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In this comprehensive Lightroom tutorial for photographers, we break down every panel you need to know in Lightroom Classic 2025 to start editing portraits like a pro!
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MORE ABOUT THIS VIDEO:
If Lightroom Classic has ever felt like a confusing mess of sliders, or you’ve found yourself second-guessing every editing adjustment, this video is for you.

In this Lightroom tutorial for photographers (2025 edition), I'm walking you step-by-step through every panel in Lightroom Classic. Whether you're editing weddings, family portraits, children, lifestyle or really, any sort of photography of people, you’ll learn how to:

✔️ Confidently edit in Lightroom Classic—even if you’re a beginner
✔️ Create clean edits with a simple workflow
✔️ Avoid common Lightroom mistakes that muddy your colors and ruin skin tones
✔️ Specific advice on how to use Lightroom different as photographer of people

We’re covering the full Lightroom workflow—perfect for intermediate and beginner photographers, wedding photographers, portrait photographers, and anyone looking to edit faster, better, and with more intention.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 What we're covering
00:46 Simple 3-step workflow for pro edits
01:38 How to Import photos into Lightroom Classic
2:25 Important things to check before Import
2:59 Develop area walkthrough
3:17 Customizing your Lightroom workspace
3:43 History & Snapshots
5:02 Selecting your photo
5:15 Editing area intro
5:25 Basics Panel - How to get a clean basic edit
6:14 Common mistake with Exposure (and what to do instead)
7:38 How to use the Histogram as a confidence check
9:37 White Balance - How to even out the color tones
10:42 Texture vs Clarity - What to do for better skin tones
12:26 Vibrance vs Saturation - What to know as a photographer of people
13:16 One setting I have checked ON for every photo
14:34 STEP 2 - Stylizing your photos
15:34 How to use Tone Curves in Lightroom
17:55 How to use the Color Mixer for color adjustments
18:49 How to use Color Grading in Lightroom
20:18 Masking menu
22:02 STEP 3 - Retouching & Refining
22:09 Sharpening your photos in the Detail panel
23:03 Effects panel
23:34 Transform panel
23:58 Healing brush tool
24:45 Generative remove tool
25:34 my full shooting and editing system

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