PPAM Photopalooza 2025
Lightroom and the Adobe Cloud
Ann DeCristofaro, CPP
DATE: Wednesday, July 16, 2025
TIME: 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
LOCATION: 2352 Main St Suite 200, Concord, MA 01742
This 1 day course is all about Lightroom and the Adobe Cloud. It is an interactive class where you will be using your own devices (IPad, IPhone, Chrome Book, Android Phone or Android Tablet) with your own Photos all in Lightroom Everywhere. The instructor will guide you through installing the mobile components on your phone and/or tablet as well as the Desktop (Mac or Windows) of the Desktop Lightroom. You will create cloud folders and populate them with cloud albums containing your photos. Lightroom Classic accessing the cloud will also be discussed.
Topics will include
Navigating the Mobile and Desktop interface
Creating Custom Folders, Albums and Smart Albums
Creating Versions of photos
Adding photos from a camera/SD card or external hard drive to your phone or
tablet while you are traveling
Adding photos from your camera roll or the Files app on your phone or tablet
Accessing Everything Lightroom in a Browser – no device needed
Sharing your photos
Exporting your photos
Accessing Photoshop from Lightroom in both the desktop app and in all of the
Mobile apps.
Using the LR camera on your phone or IPad to capture Raw photos
And lots more! You are in charge with your own Lightroom and your own photos
Bio: Ann DeCristofaro has been an active member of PPAM since 2013 and was a former VP of Finance for PPAM. She also has been a member of PPA since 1984 and is a CPP. She lives in Stow, Ma where she currently does occasional retouching for clients, personal mentoring and has a love for old film cameras and infrared photography. She is a “techno-geek” and worked with Photoshop starting in 2001 and Lightroom when it first came out. She has been an educator for 44 years – as a Math Teacher for 24 years and as a Computer Software Principal Ed Specialist and Course Developer for 20 years with Digital Equipment Corporation, Sybase, Client Servers and her own company DBSol. She retired formally from teaching in 2016 – starting a new life where the right brain took over the left brain! No looking back – all things photography! Her website is www.anndee.com
Lunch: Bring your own or go out. Nearby lunch availability : Wendys, and Sweet Tomatoes https://sweettomatoesinc.com/menu with other options in Maynard
What to Bring: A laptop and your smartphone with Lightroom loaded. Optional but if you have one, please bring it for the best experience: an IPad or Android Tablet For the mobile options (IPad, tablet and phone) , go to the Google Play store (Android) to download Lightroom or (IOS) go to the Apple App Store (IPad and IPhone)
All PPA member attendees will receive 1 Merit.
PPA # Must be provided at time of registration.
Class limit:
DATE: July 16, 2025
Class Hours: 10:00 am– 4:30 pm
Payment must be made upon registration
Location: Elaine Freitas Photography - 2352 Main St Suite 200, Concord, MA 01742
