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In-app learning and inspiration

Last updated on Oct 26, 2021 01:10:07 PM GMT

Lightroom doesn't just empower you to create beautiful photos and express your vision. It also helps you become a better photographer and inspires you with new ways to grow your skills. Right within the app, learn the fundamentals of editing by following step-by-step guided tutorials and understand how to improve your photos. You can also discover how others in the Lightroom community edit their photos with a robust collection of tutorials called Discover Posts. You can also save these edits as a preset.

Starting from Lightroom desktop version 3.3 (June 2020 release), you can share edits of your best photos with other photographers and creatives and follow them in the app.

Edit photos for other photographers and allow them to edit yours

Introduced in Lightroom 5.0 (October 2021 release)

In the Remixes tab of the Discover feed, find out what other photographers are doing and learn the latest editing trends from them. You can also edit photos of others, compare edits, and help learn from each other.

Click Discover in the left panel and select the Remixes tab.

Edit a fellow photographer's photo or allow others to edit yours!

To edit a photo: Scroll to All Remixable Edits to view the remixable photos. Hover over the thumbnail and click Remix. Add your edits, click Next, add a comment about your editing process, and click Post Remix for the user to see your edits. All edits made will appear in the Remixes tab of the user's profile.

To share and allow others to edit your photo: Open an edited photo and select Share > Share to Discover. Fill in the details and don't forget to select the Allow Remixing toggle button. Then, click Share.

Enter the details and click Share to let others remix your photo!

To view the remixes of a photo, click the user's name to visit their profile and select the Remixes tab. Open a photo to view all the edits made by different people in one place. Click through and view each edit in the lower navigation panel. The adjustments made are visible on the right.

This way, you can learn, compare, and find editing styles that work for you.

View remixes done by different photographers in one place — View remixes done by different photographers in the carousel below

If you like the edit you saw, click Save as Preset in the right panel to save it for future use. You can access these later from the Presets panel.

To view the remixes of your shared photos, visit your profile and look under the Remixes tab. The latest order of edits made by different people will be updated in each photo.

Access in-app learning resources

Introduced in Lightroom 3.0 (November 2019 release)

In Lightroom desktop, click the Home icon in the left panel to quickly get started with a range of getting started tutorials, guided tutorials, and Interactive Edits.

Click the Home icon to access guided tutorials and discover inspirational edits

You can also click the Help icon in the upper-right corner to access getting started tutorials.

Follow a getting started tutorial

Getting started tutorials are step by step guided tutorials that you follow with on-screen instructions. You can find your tutorial based on the level of editing experience you have, topic you want to learn (such as color, light, and so on), tools (curves, effects, split toning), or subject in photos (portraits, food, macro, and more).

To access a getting started tutorial:

In the Home view, click the Get Started button in the top banner.

You can view the tabs - Learning Topic, Tools, and Subject Matter. Each of these tabs has an array of getting started tutorials to choose from. If you're new to Lightroom, you can choose Learning Topic > Beginner.

View the various categories from which you can choose a getting started tutorial

Select a tutorial of your choice and then click the Start Tutorial button.

Click Start Tutorial.

Follow the on-screen instructions to go through the tutorial.

When you're done, a message requesting your feedback is displayed. Enter your response to end the tutorial.

Get hands-on experience with guided tutorials

Guided tutorials provide a free way to learn a wide variety of editing techniques while working within the app. You can access tutorials from a range of professional photographers and photo educators and apply edits, step by step, right within Lightroom.

To access guided tutorials, do the following:

In the Home view, click the Learn tab.

In the Browse section, you can browse through an array of guided tutorials based on Learning Topic, Tools, and Subject Matter. You can also scroll to view several sections of tutorials such as Featured, Pet Portraiture, and more. Each of these sections has a View All button in the right. Click this button to view more of similar guided tutorials.

Select a guided tutorial.

Click Start Tutorial. Follow the on-screen instructions to go through the tutorial.

When you're done, a message requesting your feedback is displayed. Enter your response to end the tutorial.

Discover inspirational edits

Lightroom offers a range of photo editing tutorials called Interactive Edits that show you the edits made to a photograph. You can view the before and after photos and the editing process to know what it took for the photographer to achieve the result.

To access Interactive Edits, do the following:

In the Home view, click the Discover tab.

In the Filter section, you can browse through edited photos based on categories like Animals, Architecture, Fashion, and more. You can also use the Sort by drop-down menu in the right and scroll to view the various edited photos.

Select the edited photo of your choice to see how the edits were applied.

In the bottom panel, click Playback to view the edits step by step. Click Edits to see all the applied edits. The Info button gives you information about the file type and metadata.

To save the edits applied as a preset, click Save as Preset in the upper-right corner.

Optionally, you can like the photo in the lower-right corner and also view the total number of likes for the selected photo.

Click Back in the upper-left corner to return to the Home view.

Share your best edits

Introduced in Lightroom 3.3 (June 2020 release)

You can now share your best photos along with their edits to the Discover section to inspire and connect with photographers. You can also follow Discover Posts which are shared by other photographers.

To share inspirational edits:

Click My Photos in the left navigation panel or press P.

Select a photo with at least three edits.

Click the Share icon in the upper-right corner and select Share Edit.

Share your edits to the Discover section

Enter the Title and Description for your post. Permission to include the Save as Preset option is enabled by default. This allows others to save your edits as a preset. You can also choose to include the location info under Permissions.

Under Categories, choose at least one option to help get your post get easily discovered by users. You can include up to three categories.

To edit Copyright, change the name in your profile.

Share edit menu — Enter details and select permission options for your post.

Click Share. A shareable link is displayed that you can copy and share with others or directly share to Twitter and Facebook.

Your shared edits can be viewed in the Edits tab of your profile. Click the three-dot icon in the post to rename the post, edit details, or get a shareable link.

Note:

The likes you receive on your shared edits is private to you and will not be visible to others.

Follow photographers in Discover

Introduced in Lightroom 3.3 (June 2020 release)

Gain editing inspiration and expand your skill set by following fellow photographers and their work, right within the app.

In the Discover section of the Home view, click the profile picture icon in the upper-right corner to visit your profile.

Click the Following tab. You can view suggestions to follow photographers.

Note:

The Followers and Likes tabs show the people who follow your shared edits and the photos that you've liked, respectively.

Click the Follow button of a photographer to follow their edits. Other people can see whom you follow. Click Follow in the warning dialog box to confirm.

To regularly view the edits shared by the photographers you follow, visit the Following tab in the Discover section.

Block or unblock photographers in Discover

Introduced in Lightroom 4.3 (June 2021 release)

In a Discover post, click the photographer's or author's name in the thumbnail.

In the author's profile, click the three-dot icon and select the Block option.

To unblock someone, visit your profile > Edit Profile > Blocked List and then unblock an author.

Unblock someone from Lightroom in-app community

Get a personalised feed and follow inspirational photographers

Introduced in Lightroom 4.3 (March 2021 release)

The For You tab in Learn and Discover sections will now have tutorials and Interactive Edits. The suggestions in the feed will be based on your recent editing history, likes, and the people you follow in the Lightroom Community. To explore this feature on your Lightroom desktop app, follow the steps given below:

Click Learn to view tutorials or Discover to see Interactive Edits by photographers in the Lightroom Community.

Click For You tab to explore guided tutorials and Interactive Edits that are personalized for you, based on your editing and search history in Lightroom.

Click Learn and scroll further if you wish to browse the Featured, Trending, and Popular Categories.

In Discover, you can find Daily Inspiration, Featured, Trending, Get Inspired, and Popular Categories.

Select the desired guided tutorial or Interactive Edit to view it.

To follow your favorite photographers in the Discover section, click the post you like and beside the author’s name, hit Follow. You can see all the people you’re following under the Following tab in Discover section.