Do you want to push every photo you take to maximum perfection? Let Adobe Design Master and Instructor Martin Perhiniak show you how in this 40-tutorial course on Adobe Lightroom 4.

Taking a great photo is one thing, but turning it into a masterpiece is something quite different. If you enjoy perfecting your photos, you’ll be thrilled by the digital editing techniques that Martin Perhiniak demonstrates in Lightroom 4. Building on the foundations that he has laid in his previous courses, Martin reinforces your basic knowledge of the Develop Module while enhancing it with sharp, professional tips and tricks.

In this course, you will learn how to quickly and easily optimize the white balance and color tones of your photos making them look the way you originally saw them –or imagined they could be– before even releasing the shutter! Martin then shows you how to analyze and adjust your photos’ settings to correct a wide range of common issues.

And what’s more… Martin shows you how to add back some of the “imperfections” you typically “remove” to create artistic, nostalgic photo effects. After watching this tutorial you’ll be able to make your best photos even more extraordinary! Whether you are a seasoned photographer or a passionate enthusiast, learning Martin’s pro image enhancement techniques will make your images come alive!

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Non-destructive Workflow
3. Develop Module overview
4. Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
5. Using Presets
6. History panel
7. Creating Snapshots
8. Before and After views
9. Panel switches
10. Synchronizing changes
11. Virtual Copies
12. Global and Local Adjustments
13. What is White Balance?
14. Working with the Eyedropper
15. Using Color Checkers
16. Do I need Tonal Adjustments?
17. Using the Histogram panel
18. Adding Contrast with the Histogram
19. Setting the Exposure
20. Tone Curve panel
21. Vibrance and Saturation
22. Clarity
23. Black and White conversion
24. HSL Color Adjustments
25. Split Toning
26. Sepia effect
27. Crop and Straighten tools
28. Spot Removal for dust
29. Spot Removal for blemishes
30. Redeye Removal tool
31. Graduated Filter tool
32. Adjustment Brush tool
33. Noise Reduction
34. Sharpening
35. Lens Correction
36. Chromatic Aberration
37. Vignetting
38. Grain and Vintage look
39. Camera Calibration and Process mode
40. Learn more from the Advanced tutorials