Book description
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is the primary software-of-choice for today's digital photographer. As a new tool, using Lightroom requires mastering new skills—not always an easy task. Compounding the challenge, many photographers don't have fundamental knowledge of digital image processing. Lightroom 2: Streamlining your Digital Photography Process offers you the digital imaging fundamentals and the Lightroom-specific skills you need to quickly learn and retain a mastery of Lightroom.
Written and designed by a professional photographer, designer, fine art printmaker and instructor, this book is designed to simplify and accelerate the learning process and is unique in both content and presentation. Nat Coalson is an Adobe Certified Expert in Lightroom and Photoshop, and has taught photography and imaging classes and workshops for many years. The approach taken by Lightroom 2: Streamlining your Digital Photography Process is based on over 20 years of professional experience in photography, printing, and imaging, and the methods of instruction were developed through the author's work with students and clients.
At 400 pages, this book clearly explains how to use all of Lightroom's controls, and much more. Beginning with the original image capture, all the way through importing, editing, processing and presenting photos, the text also explains fundamental imaging concepts every modern photographer needs to know. Not just the "how" but also the "why". Not just recipes, but core skills you will use again and again. And by developing stronger technical skills, you will be able to focus more on creative expression.
The content of Lightroom 2: Streamlining your Digital Photography Process also demonstrates a simple, practical workflow. You will learn real-world, professional-level production techniques through straightforward examples and easy-to-follow instructions.
The book is divided into nine chapters:
Chapter 1. Digital Imaging Foundations: resolution, bit depth, color spaces, etc.
Chapter 2. Digital Photography Workflow: step-by-step outline of the processing pipeline
Chapter 3. The Lightroom Workspace: modules, panels, tools, view modes, etc.
Chapter 4. Digital Image Capture: benefits of raw, using histograms, critical exposure settings, capturing the most possible data, etc.
Chapter 5. Import Photos into Lightroom: creating efficient file systems, automation and batch processing, using presets, etc.
Chapter 6. Organize your Photos in Library: identifying selects, using filters and collections, working with metadata, keywording strategies, etc.
Chapter 7. Process your Photos in Develop: evaluating the photo, adjusting global tone, contrast and color; local adjustment brushes and graduated filters, retouching, etc.
Chapter 8. Export Images from Lightroom: choosing the right file formats, post-processing actions, using export plug-ins, etc.
Chapter 9. Presenting your Work: working in the Slideshow, Print and Web modules
Each chapter describes in detail specific aspects of the Lightroom workflow and includes step-by-step sequences that summarize the topics presented. Throughout the book, you will learn and integrate concepts quickly and easily through numerous shortcuts, tips, reminders and warnings. Lightroom 2: Streamlining your Digital Photography Process includes over 300 color figures, including screenshots and illustrations, plus dozens of the author's own photographs.
In addition, Appendices provide a reference sheet for the most useful shortcuts, a comprehensive list of additional online Lightroom resources and a guide to optimizing Lightroom performance.
Lightroom 2: Streamlining your Digital Photography Process gives you a complete mastery of Lightroom and the digital photography workflow, as well as a solid foundation in digital imaging. As a result, you will be able to produce the best possible photographs with the least possible effort.
Foreword by renowned landscape photographer William Neill.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Credits
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- How to use this book
- 1. DIGITAL IMAGING FOUNDATIONS
- 2. DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKFLOW
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3. THE LIGHTROOM WORKSPACE
- 3.1. Modules
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3.2. Panels
- 3.2.1. IMAGE DISPLAY AREA
- 3.2.2. TOP PANEL (MODULE PICKER)
- 3.2.3. BOTTOM PANEL (FILMSTRIP)
- 3.2.4. LEFT MODULE PANELS
- 3.2.5. RIGHT MODULE PANELS
- 3.2.6. HIDING AND SHOWING PANEL GROUPS
- 3.2.7. CHANGE PANEL SIZE
- 3.2.8. EXPAND AND COLLAPSE INDIVIDUAL PANELS
- 3.2.9. ADD AND REMOVE INDIVIDUAL PANELS
- 3.2.10. SOLO MODE
- 3.2.11. PANEL END MARKS
- 3.2.12. SCROLLING PANEL TRACKS
- 3.3. Panel Input Controls
- 3.4. Lightroom Menus and Commands
- 3.5. The Lightroom Application Window
- 3.6. Chapter Summary
- 4. DIGITAL IMAGE CAPTURE
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5. IMPORT PHOTOS INTO LIGHTROOM
- 5.1. Lightroom Data Architecture
- 5.2. Digital Photo Storage
- 5.3. Naming Your Image Files and Arranging Them in Folders
- 5.4. Import Photos into Lightroom
- 5.5. Workflow: Copy files from your camera and import them into Lightroom
- 5.6. What happens during the import
- 5.7. Workflow: Import existing files from your hard disk
- 5.8. Workflow: Shooting Tethered with Auto Import
- 5.9. Alternative Import Workflows
- 5.10. Catalog and Image File Backups
- 5.11. Chapter Summary
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6. ORGANIZE YOUR PHOTOS IN LIBRARY
- 6.1. Image Sources
- 6.2. Working with Thumbnails in Grid View
- 6.3. Selecting and Deselecting Images
- 6.4. Grouping Thumbnails into Stacks
- 6.5. Rotating and Flipping Images
- 6.6. Working with Large Previews in Loupe View
- 6.7. Comparing Two Images
- 6.8. Comparing More than Two Images
- 6.9. The Secondary Display Window
- 6.10. Metadata
- 6.11. Keywords
- 6.12. Rating Photos with Lightroom Attributes
- 6.13. Using Filters to Create and Modify Image Sources
- 6.14. Photo Collections
- 6.15. Processing Photos in Library
- 6.16. Workflow: Editing the Shoot
- 6.17. Chapter Summary
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7. PROCESS YOUR PHOTOS IN DEVELOP
- 7.1. Plan for Processing
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7.2. Developing Photos
- 7.2.1. UNDO/REDO
- 7.2.2. APPLYING CAMERA PROFILES
- 7.2.3. CROPPING
- 7.2.4. ADJUSTING TONE AND CONTRAST
- 7.2.5. TARGETED ADJUSTMENTS
- 7.2.6. ADJUSTING COLOR
- 7.2.7. REMOVING ARTIFACTS
- 7.2.8. DODGING AND BURNING
- 7.2.9. SHARPENING
- 7.2.10. RETOUCHING
- 7.2.11. SPECIAL EFFECTS
- 7.2.12. COMPARING BEFORE AND AFTER
- 7.2.13. CREATING MULTIPLE VERSIONS OF A PHOTO
- 7.2.14. RESETTING ADJUSTMENTS
- 7.3. Applying Settings to Multiple Photos
- 7.4. Auto and Default Settings
- 7.5. Workflow: Develop a Photo
- 7.6. Workflow: Roundtrip Editing with Photoshop
- 7.7. Example Before/After Photos
- 7.8. Chapter Summary
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8. EXPORT IMAGES FROM LIGHTROOM
- 8.1. You're Done in Develop...Now What?
- 8.2. The Export Dialog Box
- 8.3. Export Plug-ins
- 8.4. Export Presets
- 8.5. Export Workflows
- 8.6. Exporting Catalogs
- 8.7. Chapter Summary
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9. PRESENTING YOUR WORK
- 9.1. Making and Presenting Slideshows
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9.2. Printing photos from Lightroom
- 9.2.1. SETTING UP THE PRINT JOB
- 9.2.2. PRINTING THE JOB
- 9.2.3. WORKFLOW: PRINT FROM LIGHTROOM
- 9.3. Making Web Galleries
- 9.4. Chapter Summary
- A. MOST USEFUL SHORTCUTS
- B. LIGHTROOM WEB RESOURCES AND OTHER USEFUL LINKS
- C. OPTIMIZING LIGHTROOM PERFORMANCE
Product information
- Title: Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 2: Streamlining Your Digital Photography Process
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2009
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9780470400760
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