The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers (Paperback)

 

 

 

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is 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 Lightroom 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.

 

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 

 

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.