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Binding: Paperback Brand: Books Dewey Decimal Number: 778.52343 EAN: 9780321555564 Feature: ISBN13: 9780321555564 ISBN: 0321555562 Label: New Riders Press Manufacturer: New Riders Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 448 Publication Date: 2008-09-10 Publisher: New Riders Press Studio: New Riders Press
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Editorial Reviews: Written in concert with Adobe's development of the Photoshop Lightroom 2 Beta, The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers - by #1 bestselling computer and technology author, Scott Kelby - is the most complete and concise Lightroom "how-to" book for digital photographers of all skill levels. In The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers, Scott walks readers through the basics of Lightroom use, leading them to a brilliantly devised and super efficient digital photography workflow that dramatically improves productivity and allows photographers to spend less time processing photos and more time shooting them. Throughout the book Scott shares his personal camera and Lightroom settings, as well as the studio-tested techniques he's developed for his own photography workflow. The book is written in his trademark step-by-step, plain English style, and because he knows what really works and what doesn't, he isn't shy to tell you flat out which tools to use, which to avoid, and why. This allows digital photographers of any skill level to jump right in using Lightroom like a pro from the very start, sidestepping a lot of the frustrations that typically haunt those unfamiliar with new applications…especially those as powerful as Lightroom. What really sets The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers apart from other Lightroom books on the market are the last two bonus chapters where Scott answers the questions, "In exactly what order am I supposed to do things in Lightoom," and "Where does Photoshop fit in to the mix?" Both chapters start with an on-location photo shoot, including full details on the equipment, camera settings, and lighting techniques. Readers then witness as he takes the photos from each shoot through the entire workflow process, to the final output of the 16"x20" prints. And, because he incorporates Photoshop seamlessly right into this workflow, you'll learn some of the latest Photoshop techniques for portrait and landscape photography as well. If you're one of those people who learns best by actually doing the projects yourself; who learns best without all the complicated technical explanations and confusing jargon, and if you really want to start using Lightroom today to unlock the productivity secrets of "The new digital photography workflow,"---there is no faster, more "straight-to-the-point" or more fun way to learn than this groundbreaking new book, and you are absolutely going to love it!
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Great Scott Comment: Still working my way through this superb tutorial but with the "work on" photos it is easy to follow and see the changes etc. that are described. There is so much information that going back to find something might be a problem. I am already using "post-it" notes to identify parts of the book that I know I will need in the future -- at least until I am familiar with the program. I shall certainly be looking to see if I can make use other Scott Kelby books to improve my photographic experience. Customer Rating: Summary: Lightroom 2 Comment: If your into digital image editing before you use Lightroom 2 you need to read this wonderful book by Scott Kelby. He shows you all imaging editing steps that Lightroom 2 can do. It would be almost impossible to learn all the nuances of this software without reading this detailed book. Customer Rating: Summary: Pure Kelby, attempted jokes and all - but a good learning aide. Comment: I have a lot of respect for Scott Kelby. He strikes me as an honest, earnest guy who is truly intent on helping people as he also makes a few bucks with seminars, books, associations and a variety of other moneymaking enterprises. Nothing wrong with that. In fact, there is much that is laudable. Kelby researches his subjects and, over the years, he has become a better writer. If only he didn't try to be a comedian as well - but I've learned to skip over his lame attempts at humor. Yes, I know, some people like his attempted jokes: I don't. I do like his approach for learning the basics of a program, in this case Adobe Photoshop Lightroom2. Kelby takes you by the hand and walks you through the program, baby step by baby step. It's a great way to learn the basics of a new application, especially one that could be very confusing, such as Lightroom2. Kelby gets you through the basics and little beyond without inflicting pain. It is a good approach and Kelby does it well. Kelby begins at the beginning (importing your photos), moves into the next logical step of organizing your photos. (Remember, Lightroom2 is at heart a workflow management program.) He then takes a little diversion into customizing your workspace. Chapters 4 through 6 deal with editing, adjusting and correcting images. The rest of the book deals with exporting images, creating slideshows, deciding when to invoke Photoshop and a variety of other topics such as printing and building online photo galleries. Kelby includes two chapters on workflow, one for location portraits and the other for travel. These two chapters are gems because they give you real life examples of how Lightroom2 should be deployed. Overall, an excellent book and a great introduction to Lightroom2, despite the (in my opinion) lame jokes. Jerry Customer Rating: Summary: The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Comment: The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 book for digital photographers, by Scott Kelby. Book is easy to follow, able to jump from area to of the book to another for me is great. Following the information presented and trying it I had no problem. Learned alot from the book and still learning. Customer Rating: Summary: Great Start Comment: I have a couple of other books writtin by Scott Kelby and all are very informative from the ground up. This books begins with the basics of loading Light Room 2 (LR2), to setting up the 'behind the scenes' working operations of LR2. Scott continues with setting up each stage: Library, Develop, Slide Show, Print and Web. There are snapshots of the screen as he progresses through the steps that show the highlights the icons that are used. The only problem is the font is very small to read for those with an issue with fine print, but you can tell by the areas circled in red, where he's pointing. I paired this book with LR2 written by Martin Evening. Some areas are repetitive, but where Scott glides over, Martin has a more in depth approach and Martin's layout of the screen shots includes texted highlights. All in all Scott's book is a keeper and great reference material. I rated it five for because it covers the entire LR2 process to get you started on the right track.