The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers

by Martin Evening

Overview

While Adobe Photoshop has long been their choice for editing digital photographs, many photographers want a more focused tool. That’s where Adobe Photoshop Lightroom comes in. Designed from the ground up with digital photographers in mind, Photoshop Lightroom offers powerful editing features in a streamlined interface that lets photographers import, sort, and organize images. The Adobe Photoshop Lightroo m Book was also written with photographers in mind. Best-selling author Martin Evening describes Photoshop Lightroom’s features in detail from a photographer’s perspective. As an established commercial and fashion photographer, martin knows firsthand what photographers need for  an efficient workflow. He’s also been working with Photoshop Lightroom from the beginning, monitoring the product’s development and providing feedback on the public beta. As a result, Martin knows the software inside and out, from image selection to image editing to image management. In this book you’ll learn how to:

• Work efficiently with images shot in the raw formatn  import photographs with ease and sort them according to your workflow
• Create and manage a personal image library
• Apply tonal corrections to multiple images quickly
• Integrate Photoshop Lightroom with Adobe Photoshop
• Export images for print or Web as digital contact sheets or personal portfolios

Photographers will find Adobe Photoshop Lightroom—and The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book—indispensable tools in their digital darkroom.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780132798082
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	03/13/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
File size:	28 MB
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About the Author

Based in London, Martin Evening was a founding member of the UK Digital Imaging Group, one of the first organizations dedicated to exploring digital photography in Britain. As a commercial photographer, Marting specializes in fashion and beauty shots as well as editorial subjects. He has written for magazines like MacUser, the British Journal of Photography, PEI, Amateur Photographer, and Image. A frequent speaker at industry events and presenter of Photoshop techniques, he is author of Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Photographers. He is also a founding partner of PixelGenius, developer of software for Photoshop.

Table of Contents

Copyright
Foreword
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introducing Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
           What Is Adobe Photoshop Lightroom?
           What You'll Need
           Introducing the Lightroom Interface
           Installing Lightroom
           A Quickstart Guide to Lightroom
           Working Through the Book
Chapter 2. Importing
           Importing Images
           Importing Photos by Copy
           How Imported Images Are Organized
Chapter 3. Managing the Library
           The Library Module Panels
           Working with the Library
           Navigating the Library
           Refining Image Selections
           Library Management
           Exporting from Lightroom
Chapter 4. Image Processing
           Image Editing in Lightroom
           Steps for Getting Accurate Color
           Quick Develop Controls
           The Develop Module Interface
           Fine-tuning Images
           Black and White Conversions
           Fine-tuning Black and White Images
           Assessing Your Images
           Image Retouching Tools
           Easing the Workflow
Chapter 5. Printing
           Preparing for Print
Chapter 6. Presenting Your Work
           The Slideshow Module
           The Web Module
Appendix
Lightroom Settings and Templates
The Lightroom Library Folder
Customizing the Lightroom Contents
The Lightroom RGB Space
The Ideal Computer Setup for Lightroom

Editorial Reviews

The Barnes & Noble Review
Since Lightroom was created from a blank slate, you're in the same boat as everyone else. Even if you're a total Photoshop guru, you'll have to learn this new program from scratch. Well, almost everyone's in that boat. Martin Evening's been involved with Lightroom since its earliest alpha tests: he knows it as well as anyone outside Adobe. His new Lightroom guide is all you could ask for: thorough, insightful, and replete with tips.

Evening covers all facets of Lightroom in this full-color guide. But you may be surprised just how extensive Lightroom's image processing capabilities are, and they earn fully one-third of this book. From finding the "holy grail" -- accurate color -- to getting B&W conversions right, Evening's explanations are superbly usable. Equally worth noting: his clear, practical advice on image organization -- including a discussion of metadata that may finally convince you it's worth your time. Bill Camarda, from the May 2007 Read Only