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The Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 5 Book for Digital Photographers

by Scott Kelby

July 2013

Beginner to intermediate

552 pages

21h 46m

English

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Before You Do Anything, Choose Where to Store Your PhotosNext, Do This: Set Up Your Folder Organization (It’s Really Important)Getting Photos from Your Camera Into LightroomUsing Smart Previews to Work Without an External Hard Drive AttachedImporting Photos Already on Your ComputerSave Time Importing Using Import Presets (and a Compact View)Importing Video from Your DSLRShooting Tethered (Go Straight from Your Camera, Right Into Lightroom)Using Image Overlay to See if Your Images Fit Your LayoutCreating Your Own Custom File Naming TemplatesChoosing Your Preferences for Importing PhotosThe Adobe DNG File Format AdvantageCreating Your Own Custom Metadata (Copyright) TemplatesFour Things You’ll Want to Know Now About Getting Around LightroomViewing Your Imported PhotosUsing Lights Dim, Lights Out, and Other Viewing ModesSeeing a Real Full-Screen ViewUsing Guides and the Resizable Grid OverlaysLightroom Killer Tips > >
Folders and Why I Don’t Mess with Them (This Is Really Important!)Sorting Your Photos Using CollectionsOrganizing Multiple Shoots Using Collection SetsUsing Smart Collections for Automatic OrganizationKeeping Things Tidy Using StacksWhen to Use a Quick Collection InsteadUsing Target Collections (and Why They’re So Handy)Adding Specific Keywords for Advanced SearchingRenaming Photos Already in LightroomAdding Copyright Info, Captions, and Other MetadataIf Your Camera Supports GPS, Prepare to Amaze Your FriendsOrganizing Your Photos on a World MapFinding Photos Fast!Creating and Using Multiple CatalogsFrom Laptop to Desktop: Syncing Catalogs on Two ComputersBacking Up Your Catalog (This Is VERY Important)Relinking Missing PhotosDealing with DisastersLightroom Killer Tips > >

Choosing What You See in Loupe ViewChoosing What You See in Grid ViewMake Working with Panels Faster & EasierUsing Two Monitors with LightroomChoosing What the Filmstrip DisplaysAdding Your Studio’s Name or Logo for a Custom LookLightroom Killer Tips > >
Are You Seeing Different Sliders? Read This First!Setting the White BalanceSetting Your White Balance Live While Shooting TetheredMy Editing Your Images Cheat SheetHow to Set Your Overall Exposure60 Seconds on the Histogram (& Which Slider Controls Which Part)Auto Tone (Having Lightroom Do the Work for You)Dealing With Exposure Problems (the Highlights and Shadows Sliders)Setting Your White Point and Black PointAdding “Punch” to Your Images Using ClarityMaking Your Colors More VibrantUsing the Tone Curve to Add ContrastTwo Really Handy Uses for RGB CurvesAdjusting Individual Colors Using HSLHow to Add Vignette EffectsGetting That Trendy High-Contrast LookCreating Black-and-White ImagesGetting Great Duotones (and Split Tones)Lightroom Killer Tips > >
Making Your RAW Photos Look More Like JPEGsSeeing Befores and AftersApplying Changes Made to One Photo to Other PhotosVirtual Copies—The “No Risk” Way to ExperimentEditing a Bunch of Photos at Once Using Auto SyncUsing One-Click Presets (and Making Your Own!)Using the Library Module’s Quick Develop PanelUsing Soft Proofing to Make Your Images Look Good in Print and on the WebThe “Previous” Button (and Why It Rocks!)Lightroom Killer Tips > >
Dodging, Burning, and Adjusting Individual Areas of Your PhotoFive More Things You Should Know About Lightroom’s Adjustment BrushSelectively Fixing White Balance, Dark Shadows, and Noise IssuesGetting Creative Effects Using the Adjustment BrushRetouching PortraitsFixing Skies (and Other Stuff) with a Gradient FilterCustom Vignettes & Spotlight Effects Using the Radial FilterLightroom Killer Tips > >
Fixing Backlit PhotosReducing NoiseUndoing Changes Made in LightroomCropping PhotosLights Out Cropping Rocks!Straightening Crooked PhotosFinding Spots and Specks the Easy WayOh Hallelujah, It’s a Regular Healing Brush! (Finally!)Removing Red EyeFixing Lens Distortion ProblemsAuto Correcting Perspective and Other Lens Problems Using UprightFixing Edge VignettingSharpening Your PhotosFixing Chromatic Aberrations (a.k.a. That Annoying Color Fringe)Basic Camera Calibration in LightroomLightroom Killer Tips > >
Saving Your Photos as JPEGsAdding a Watermark to Your ImagesEmailing Photos from LightroomExporting Your Original RAW PhotoPublish Your Images with Just Two ClicksLightroom Killer Tips > >
Choosing How Your Files Are Sent to PhotoshopHow to Jump Over to Photoshop, and How to Jump BackAdding Photoshop Automation to Your Lightroom WorkflowStitching Panoramas Using PhotoshopCreating HDR Images in PhotoshopLightroom Killer Tips > >
Before You Make Your First BookBuilding Your First Book from ScratchAdding Text and Captions to Your Photo BookAdding and Customizing Page NumbersFour Things You’ll Want to Know About Layout TemplatesCreating & Saving Your Own Custom LayoutsCreating Cover TextCustom Template WorkaroundLightroom Killer Tips > >
Creating a Quick, Basic Slide ShowCustomizing the Look of Your Slide ShowAdding Video To Your Slide ShowGetting Creative with Photo BackgroundsWorking with Drop Shadows and StrokesAdding Additional Lines of Text and WatermarkingAdding Opening and Closing Title SlidesAdding Background MusicChoosing Your Slide Duration and Fade LengthSharing Your Slide ShowLightroom Killer Tips > >
Working with Videos
Printing Individual PhotosCreating Multi-Photo Contact SheetsCreating Custom Layouts Any Way You Want ThemAdding Text to Your Print LayoutsPrinting Multiple Photos on One PageSaving Your Custom Layouts as TemplatesHaving Lightroom Remember Your Printing LayoutsCreating Backscreened PrintsThe Final Print and Color Management SettingsSaving Your Page Layout as a JPEGAdding Custom Borders to Your PrintsLightroom Killer Tips > >
Here Are Some of My Layouts for You to UseBonus: 24 Cool Lightroom 5 Develop Module Presets
Workflow Step One: It All Starts with the ShootWorkflow Step Two: Right After the Shoot, Do This FirstWorkflow Step Three: Finding Your Picks & Making a CollectionWorkflow Step Four: A Quick Retouch for Your SelectsWorkflow Step Five: Emailing Your Clients the ProofsWorkflow Step Six: Making the Final Tweaks & Working with PhotoshopWorkflow Step Seven: Delivering the Finished Image(s)10 Important Bits of Advice for New Lightroom UsersWant to Learn More?

Overview

Since Lightroom 1.0 first launched, Scott’s Kelby’s The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers has been the world’s #1 best-selling Lightroom book (it has been translated into a dozen different languages), and in this latest version for Lightroom 5, Scott uses his same award-winning, step-by-step, plain-English style and layout to make learning Lightroom easy and fun.

Scott doesn’t just show you which sliders do what (every Lightroom book will do that). Instead, by using the following three simple, yet brilliant, techniques that make it just an incredible learning tool, this book shows you how to create your own photography workflow using Lightroom:

Throughout the book, Scott shares his own personal settings and studiotested techniques. Each year he trains thousands of Lightroom users at his live seminars and through that he’s learned what really works, what doesn’t, and he tells you flat out which techniques work best, which to avoid, and why.

The entire book is laid out in a real workflow order with everything step by step, so you can begin using Lightroom like a pro from the start.

What really sets this book apart is the last chapter. This is where Scott dramatically answers his #1 most-asked Lightroom question, which is: “Exactly what order am I supposed to do things in, and where does Photoshop fit in?” You’ll see Scott’s entire start-to-finish Lightroom 5 workflow and learn how to incorporate it into your own workflow.

Plus, this book includes a downloadable collection of some of the hottest Lightroom Develop module presets to give you a bunch of amazing effects with just one click!

Scott knows first-hand the challenges today’s digital photographers are facing, and what they want to learn next to make their workflow faster, easier, and more fun. He has incorporated all of that into this major update for Lightroom 5.

It’s the first and only book to bring the whole process together in such a clear, concise, and visual way. Plus, the book includes a special chapter on integrating Adobe Photoshop seamlessly right into your workflow, and you’ll also learn some of Scott’s latest Photoshop portrait retouching techniques and special effects, which take this book to a whole new level. There is no faster, more straight-to-the-point, or more fun way to learn Lightroom than with this groundbreaking book.