What are Adobe Lightroom CPD courses?

Adobe Lightroom is a photo and image manipulation software developed by Adobe as part of their Creative Cloud services. It has become a popular tool used by creative professionals across a range of industries including photography, editing and design. This article will provide a brief overview of what Adobe Lightroom is used for, basic capabilities of Adobe Lightroom and where to find CPD courses available in this area.

What is Adobe Lightroom used for?

Adobe Lightroom is aimed at photographers and designers with its useful combination of editing tools and organisational capabilities. With Adobe Lightroom, photographers have the ability to manage their potentially heavy workflows by being able retouch photos and creates an easier way to navigate catalogues of images for specific projects across a range of devices such as smartphone, tablet, or desktop, with apps and cloud storage. It is considered a great tool for managing image libraries and can handle RAW files, while helping photographers adjust images in post-production.

Basic capabilities of Adobe Lightroom and who it can benefit

Adobe Lightroom has several useful capabilities such as importing, saving, viewing, organizing, tagging, editing, and sharing large numbers of digital images. The software has so many features that aid in the creativity of photographers that use the tool such as being able to quickly correct Red Eye in a photo, connect with other photographers to edit their photos and allowing them to edit yours. It is often used by busy editors and photographers who may be covering a fashion show, wedding or even a sporting event due to its time saving benefits.

Other benefits of Adobe Lightroom include being able to:

• Work on the go across laptops, tablets, and smartphones
• Edit, organise, and store photos all in one place
• Edit photos simultaneously in batches to save time
• Easily find photos with smart search and tagging
• Find the best campaign shots quick with star ratings

Why undertake an Adobe Lightroom CPD course?

The best way to get the most out of this powerful image editing software is by undertaking a CPD course to either learn the basics of Adobe Lightroom or refine your professional skills and capabilities. It is really up to you to decide which courses are most relevant to your career and the area you want to specialize in within your industry. From online courses to structured forms of learning or self-directed study, there are numerous types of CPD training courses available to suit all abilities and skill levels.

General course topics may include how to set up a digital workflow using Adobe Lightroom as well as basic editing techniques, including colour correction, defect removal, preparing images for printing, and a number of other subjects.

Where to find Adobe Lightroom CPD courses?

Within the CPD Courses Catalogue you can find a full scope of CPD certified Adobe Lightroom courses and training to help you gain further knowledge and skills needed in your industry. All the courses shown on our website have been reviewed and recognised as meeting the required benchmarks and are suitable for any Continuing Professional Development requirements. To find out more about a particular CPD course listed on our website, you can complete an enquiry form and the details will be sent directly to the relevant CPD provider.

How to become a CPD accredited training provider?

We hope this article was helpful. Established in 1996, The CPD Certification Service has over 27 years’ experience providing CPD accreditation. With members in over 100 countries, our CPD providers benefit from the ability to promote themselves as part of an international community where quality is both recognised and assured.

If you are interested in offering training courses, seminars, workshops, eLearning, or educational events suitable for Continuing Professional Development, please visit the Become a CPD Provider page or contact our team to discuss in more detail. Alternatively, if you are looking for a free online CPD record tool to help manage, track and log your ongoing learning, as well as store your professional training records and attendance certificates in one simple place, go to the myCPD Portal page.