Storytelling and Album Design
Offered By: CreativeLive
Course Description
Overview
Photographs are one of the ways we tell stories – assembled together they paint a picture of a time and a place. In Storytelling and Album Design, Jared Platt will teach you how to tell better stories using innovative, easy-to-apply design and compilation techniques.
In this class, you’ll learn how to create compelling photo books using Smart Albums and InDesign in conjunction with Lightroom.
You’ll learn how to:
- Apply the art of storytelling to an album
- Design a workflow to make the process fast
- Ensure the album looks great printed
Don’t let albums overwhelm you or your time – learn fast, effective techniques in Storytelling and Album Design with Jared Platt.
Syllabus
- How a Single Photograph Tells a Story
- How an Album Tells a Story
- How to Select Images for Storytelling in Lightroom CC
- Using Collections in Lightroom CC to Build a Story
- Setting Up the Book Module in Lightroom CC
- Building a Layout in the Book Module of Lightroom CC
- Adding Text and Space to a Book Layout in Lightroom CC
- Saving a Book Design in Lightroom CC
- Designing an Album in Smart Albums
- Publishing an Album
- Bringing an Album Into InDesign
- The Value of the Physical, Printed Image
- Storytelling and Slideshows in Lightroom CC
- Storytelling and Blogging With Lightroom CC
Taught by
Jared Platt
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