How To Set Up Your Lightroom Catalog | Getting Started in Lightroom Classic | How to Cull images

If you're new to photography and new to Adobe, you may be confused on how to get started when you first open up Lightroom Classic. I know when I first opened it up 10 years ago, I was overwhelmed. In this video, I wanted to walk you through setting up your first catalog, importing your images, and a few tips on culling and file organization that have helped me as a 10 year professional photographer. Let me know if you have any questions about the information in this video. FREE LIGHTROOM PRESET: https://www.motioncreative.media/jc-free-lr-preset My Favorite SD Card - https://amzn.to/4eycEjC My Camera Strap - https://amzn.to/3MZ8DZq SD card Reader (apple) - https://amzn.to/3TD1uly 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - Step 1, Take some photos 00:40 - New Lightroom Catalog - Initial Walkthrough 01:32 - How to Import photos into a Lightroom Catalog 03:50 - Warning: DO NOT import straight from your SD Card 04:20 - Using the Develop Module in Lightroom Classic - Culling 05:05 - Using the Star Rating Feature in Lightroom Classic to Cull your images 05:34 - Separating your best images from the rest - Lightroom Collections 08:13 - Pro Tip - Enable Solo Mode in the Develop Module 08:55 - Final Thoughts 09:50 - Bloopers (YouTube is hard) Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jc.capturedit #photographytipsforbeginners #howtoLightroomClassic #LightroomClassicTips