Photoshop and Lightroom: Free Course

About this course

Develop a practical photo-editing workflow with this free Learn Skills Daily course. The complete Photoshop beginner and advanced tutorials are retained, along with the dedicated Lightroom session. The route connects editing skills with the organisation and presentation of photographic material.

Course at a glance

What you’ll learn

• Follow the introductory Photoshop training to establish a practical image-editing foundation.
• Use the advanced Photoshop session to examine more demanding editing work.
• Relate the Lightroom tutorial to the handling and development of photographic material.
• Review an edited image against its purpose and compare it with the original before accepting the result.

Skills you’ll gain

• Photoshop foundations
• Photo editing
• Advanced editing practice
• Lightroom workflow
• Image review
• Creative organisation

Course Overview

The source curriculum contains two extended Photoshop classes and a substantial Lightroom tutorial. Begin with the introductory Photoshop session before studying the advanced material, then use Lightroom to examine another part of the photography workflow. Work with original or appropriately licensed practice images and keep an earlier version available for comparison. An effective edit has a purpose: it can improve clarity, emphasise a subject or prepare an image for a particular use. The recordings reflect their software versions, and Adobe access is separate from free viewing.

How to study the course

• Study the Photoshop classes in their progression and keep a copy of the original image. Make an edit for a clear reason rather than adding effects automatically.
• Use the Lightroom session as a complete part of the route. Check the output at the size and format in which another person would view or use it.

Use the searchable classroom lesson list to revisit a specific explanation. Pause after a useful demonstration, reproduce a small example and explain the result in your own words. Keep a short note of what worked, what changed and what you still need to understand before moving on.

Who is this for?

This course suits photographers, creative learners and professionals working with images. It is useful for newcomers to Photoshop and for users looking to connect editing with a broader photography workflow.

Before you start

Basic computer skills and access to suitable practice images are helpful. Hands-on work needs appropriate Photoshop and Lightroom versions. Software licenses, subscriptions and separate provider resources are not included.

Put the lessons into practice

Choose an original landscape or object photograph and define the intended use, such as a small website image. Preserve the original, make a purposeful edit and compare the result at both full size and its intended display size. Record why you changed each major element and check for unintended artefacts. Use a Lightroom technique from the tutorial if you have a suitable environment. Export a practice version and review whether it remains clear and appropriate for its audience. Keep the steps understandable enough to repeat.

This optional activity is provided by WikiFree for independent practice. It is not a graded assignment from the instructor. Keep your working notes, check the result against the task you defined and return to the relevant lesson when an assumption or technique is unclear.

Certificate / Assessment

Watching the public videos and using WikiFree progress tracking does not award a certificate, exam voucher, academic credit or instructor assessment.

Use your practice output to review what you can now explain and repeat independently. Completion tracking records your study progress; it does not replace an assessed qualification or professional experience.

Frequently asked questions

Provider: Learn Skills Daily. Videos play from the Learn Skills Daily channel on YouTube.