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Jan Miřacký

Free Lightroom Post-Processing Guide

A 15-page guide to organizing, editing, and enhancing your travel photos in Adobe Lightroom Classic. Includes my personal editing presets — the same ones I use on every photo I process.

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Lightroom Post-Processing Guide

Sound familiar?

  • 1

    You come back from a trip with thousands of photos but no system to organize them — finding a specific shot feels impossible.

  • 2

    You open Lightroom and feel overwhelmed by all the sliders. You tweak things randomly, but your edits never look as good as the photos you see online.

  • 3

    You've bought presets online, but they don't work well with your photos — and you don't know enough to fix them.

What you'll learn

  • Set up a file organization system that scales from 100 to 100,000 photos
  • Know exactly which sliders to touch — and which to leave alone — for every photo
  • Make your colors pop using the Calibration trick most photographers don't know about
  • Fix converging verticals and lens distortion so your architecture shots look professional
  • Get my personal editing presets — the same baseline I apply to every photo I import

What's Inside

Ch. 1Catalog & File Organization
How to set up your Lightroom catalog, organize folders by date and location, use collections for projects, and rename files so you can find any photo in seconds.
Ch. 2Editing Presets
What presets actually are, when to use them (and when not to), plus my 3 personal presets included as a free download.
Ch. 3Import Workflow
Step-by-step import process — from SD card to organized catalog with the right previews, renaming, and preset applied.
Ch. 4Keyboard Shortcuts
Essential navigation shortcuts that speed up your editing workflow.
Ch. 5Editing Masterclass
White balance, exposure, sharpening, noise reduction, lens corrections, transform, calibration, local adjustments, cropping, and the Remove tool — with my specific settings for each.
Bonus3 Free Editing Presets
My personal Lightroom presets: 'No Edits' reset, 'CA + Lens Corrections' for panorama prep, and 'Import Settings' — the baseline I apply to every photo.
Jan Miřacký

Why I Wrote This Guide

When I started teaching photography through my tours and workshops, I noticed the same pattern: photographers would capture great shots in the field, but struggle to bring them to life in post-processing. This guide is everything I wish someone had handed me when I was learning Lightroom — organized, practical, and focused on what actually matters. No fluff, just the workflow and settings I use on every photo I process.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this really free?
Yes, completely free. Enter your name and email, and I'll send you the download link. No credit card, no catch.
Which version of Lightroom is this for?
Adobe Lightroom Classic CC. The guide focuses on the desktop version, not Lightroom CC (the cloud-based version). Most techniques apply to both, but the interface screenshots are from Classic.
I'm a complete beginner. Is this too advanced?
Not at all. The guide starts with the basics — how the catalog works, how to organize files — and builds up to editing techniques. It's designed for photographers who are just getting started with Lightroom or want to improve their workflow.
How do I get the presets?
The presets are included as a download link inside the PDF guide. You'll get a .zip file with 3 .xmp preset files and instructions on how to import them into Lightroom.

Ready to level up?

Join thousands of photographers who improved their craft with this free guide.

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