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Updated for:  Lightroom Classic v15.0.1 | Lightroom (Cloud) v9.0 | Lightroom Mobile v11.0+ | Photoshop v27.0 | Adobe Camera Raw v18.0 🌊 Why We're Reordering the Back-to-Basics Series Suppose you've been following the Back-to-Basics series. In that case, you've already gained some valuable insights into organizing and protecting your Lightroom files (Part 1), optimizing your hardware setup (Part 2), and understanding Adobe's official workflow order for editing underwater images (Part 3). Initially, Part 4 was going to focus on color consistency at various depths using AI tools. However, after listening to feedback from many readers and students in my Underwater Lightroom Mastery program, it became clear that many Oceanic Explorers are still unsure where Lightroom actually stores their files and why this knowledge is so necessary.   Before you dive into importing, keywording, or editing your photos, it's essential to understand how Lightroom's entire "ecos...

Updated for Lightroom Classic v15.0.1, Lightroom (Cloud) v9.0, Lightroom Mobile v11.0+, Photoshop v27.0, and Adobe Camera Raw v18.0 🌊 Introduction – Why Workflow Order Matters Underwater If you've followed Parts 1 and 2 of this Back-to-Basics series, you've already laid a rock-solid foundation. Part 1 showed how to organize and protect your Lightroom catalogs, folders, and backups. Part 2 optimized your hardware so Lightroom and Photoshop run fast and reliably—ready for RAWs, AI, and significant exports. Now it's time to bring everything together and get ready for the final stage of our editing journey. In Part 3, we're going to explore Lightroom's internal workflow—the precise sequence that Adobe's powerful engine follows when processing your edits. Understanding and sticking to this sequence is the key to achieving those clean, vibrant underwater images you're aiming for. Because underwater lighting behaves quite differently from above water, e...