I've come to the realization that I either need to write a Lightroom instructor install script the adds all my presets so that the Class Demos work as I would expect it to… Theoretically an exported catalogue should also contain MY presets. More on that later…
Synchronizing Metadata
Lightroom makes it easy to synchronize Metadata, and Develop Edits. Basically select the images and click the "Synchronize button"
At the end of this link are some things you should know about adding Metadata and synchronizing it…
The Adjustment Brush
Dodge and Burn on steroids…
I used Camera Raw but, it's almost the same in Lightroom
Cropping
   “Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.” | |
Lighroom
Choose the Crop Tool...Lightroom can display the Golden Ratio solutions... Golden Spirals, The Golden Ratio, diagonals, triangles, plus the rule of thirds and grids.
Press the letter O to cycle through grid overlays in the crop area.
Press Shift plus the letter O to rotate the overlay displays.
You can also find the Crop Tool settings in Lightroom using the
Menu: Tools > Crop Guide Overlays
Here's more about Cropping
The Detail Panel
It's about sharpening
Smart Objects
Up Next what to do when you need to send a Raw file as a smart object to Photoshop