The Adobe Lightroom For Digital Photographers

551 Pages·2006·264.28 MB·English

by  Scott Kelby

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The Adobe® Lightroom™ eBook for Digital Photographers
By Scott Kelby
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Publisher: New Riders
Pub Date: March 21, 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-321-43736-5
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-321-43736-5
Pages: 177

Table of Contents | Index
You've just downloaded the brand-new, free Beta version of Lightroom, the revolutionary new workflow application from Adobe. Now
what? Pick up this ebook, written by best-selling author Scott Kelby, to give you all the dirt you need on Lightroom to allow you to work
faster, smarter, and more creatively. You'll learn the essential shortcuts you need to know to save hours every week, the best ways to
import and organize your images, which tools and features to really hone in on to get the most out of this application, how to manage
your photos like a pro, plus all the inside secrets on processing raw images. You'll also learn how to use Lightroom together with
Photoshop to get the best, most efficient workflow, along with the best images. Finally, the book is loaded with tips, tricks, and insights
that will absolutely transform the way you work with digital images!
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The Adobe® Lightroom™ eBook for Digital Photographers
By Scott Kelby
...............................................
Publisher: New Riders
Pub Date: March 21, 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-321-43736-5
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-321-43736-5
Pages: 177

Table of Contents | Index
Copyright
Acknowledgments
Other Books By Scott Kelby
About the Author
An Unexpected Q & A Section
Chapter 1. Importing Getting Your Photos into Lightroom
Getting Your Photos Into Lightroom
Where Your Photos Wind Up
Chapter 2. Navigation Finding Your Way Around
Working with Lightroom's Modules
Putting the Focus on Your Photos
Adding Your Studio's Identity to Lightroom's Interface
Chapter 3. Library Organizing Your Photos
Separating the Keepers from the Losers
Sorting Your Photos in the Grid View
One-Click Sorting by Using Collections
Staying Organized by Assigning Keywords
Chapter 4. Quick Develop Making Minor Adjustments
Using Quick Develop for Quick Fixes
Editing Multiple Images the Easy Way
Chapter 5. Develop Making Serious Adjustments
The Basic Adjustments Aren't Basic
Using the Tone Curve
Converting to Black and White, and Split Toning
Adjusting Individual Colors Using HSL Color Tuning
Sharpening and Reducing Noise
Fixing Problems Caused by the Camera
Cropping and Straightening
Overcoming Color Problems Inherent in Some Cameras
Creating Your Own Presets
Jumping from Lightroom to Photoshop and Back
Chapter 6. Slideshow Sharing Your Photos Onscreen
Getting Photos Into Your Slide Show
Customizing the Look of Your Slides
Customizing the Background
Adding and Editing Drop Shadows
Adding Text to Your Slides
Saving Your Custom Layout as a Template
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Playing Your Slide Show
Exporting Your Slide Show to the Web
Chapter 7. Print Printing Your Photos
Printing Essentials
Printing Contact Sheets (or More Than One Photo on One Page)
Inside Back Cover
Index
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Copyright
® ™
THE ADOBE LIGHTROOM EBOOK FOR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHERS
Published by
New Riders
Copyright ©2006 by Scott Kelby
First edition: March 2006
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means, electronic or mechanical, including
photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher, except for the
inclusion of brief quotations in a review.
Composed in Cronos and Helvetica by NAPP Publishing
Trademarks
All terms mentioned in this book that are known to be trademarks or service marks have been appropriately capitalized. New Riders
cannot attest to the accuracy of this information. Use of a term in the book should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any
trademark or service mark.
Lightroom is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc.
Photoshop is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Warning and Disclaimer
This book is designed to provide information about Adobe Lightroom for digital photographers. Every effort has been made to make this
book as complete and as accurate as possible, but no warranty of fitness is implied.
The information is provided on an as-is basis. The author and New Riders shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or
entity with respect to any loss or damages arising from the information contained in this book or from the use of the discs or programs
that may accompany it.
The Adobe Lightroom eBook for Digital Photographers Team
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Felix Nelson
TECHNICAL EDITORS
Cindy Snyder
Kim Doty
PRODUCTION EDITOR
Kim Gabriel
PRODUCTION MANAGER
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COVER PHOTOS COURTESY OF
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Dedication
For the cutest little baby in the whole wide world, Kira Nicole Kelby.
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Acknowledgments
First, I want to thank my amazing wife Kalebra. We've been married 16 years, and just looking at her still makes my heart skip a beat,
and again reminds me how much I adore her, how genuinely beautiful she is, and how I couldn't live without her. She's the type of
woman love songs are written for, and I am, without a doubt, the luckiest man alive to have her as my wife.
Secondly, I want to thank my 9-year-old son Jordan, who spent many afternoons pulling me away from writing this book so we could play
Shadow the Hedgehog or head to the putt-putt course. God has blessed our family with so many wonderful gifts, and I can see them all
reflected in his eyes. I'm so proud of him, so thrilled to be his dad, and I dearly love watching him grow to be such a wonderful little guy,
with such a tender and loving heart. (You're the greatest, little buddy.)
I also want to thank my newborn daughter Kira Nicole Kelby for being such a little sweet-ie. My wife and I knew we were having a baby
girl, we just didn't realize that she would in fact be "the cutest little baby in the whole wide world."
I also want to thank my brother Jeffrey for being such a positive influence in my life, for always taking the high road, for always knowing
the right thing to say, and just the right time to say it, and for having so much of our dad in you. I'm honored to have you as my brother
and my friend.
My heartfelt thanks go to the entire team at KW Media Group, who every day redefine what teamwork and dedication are all about. They
are truly a special group of people, who come together to do some really amazing things (on really scary deadlines), and they do it with
class, poise, and a can-do attitude that is truly inspiring. I'm so proud to be working with you all.
Thanks to my layout and production crew. In particular, I want to thank my friend and Creative Director Felix Nelson for his limitless
talent, creativity, input, and just for his flat-out great ideas. Thanks to my in-house editors Kim Doty and Cindy Snyder who put the
techniques through rigorous testing and made sure that I didn't slip any of my famous typos past the goalie. Also, thanks to Dave
Damstra and his amazing crew for giving the book such a tight, clean layout.
Thanks to my compadre Dave Moser, whose tireless dedication to creating a quality product makes every project we do better than the
last. Thanks to Jean A. Kendra for her support, and for keeping a lot of plates in the air while I'm writing these books. A special thanks to
my Executive Assistant Kathy Siler for all her hard work and dedication, and for showing great restraint when her Redskins beat my
Buccaneers in the playoffs.
Thanks to my Publisher Nancy Ruenzel, and the incredibly dedicated team at Peachpit/New Riders. You are very special people doing
very special things, and it's a real honor to get to work with people who really just want to make great books. Also many thanks to the
awesome Rachel Tiley, Ted Waitt, and to marketing maverick Scott Cowlin.
I owe a special debt of gratitude to George Jardine, photographic evangelist at Adobe, for all his help. Getting detailed information on a
Beta version of anything is a challenge, but George went out of his way numerous times, and the book is better because of it. Also
thanks to Kevin Connor and John Nack at Adobe for their help, and for letting me unload on them because Beta 1 didn't support music
with slide shows.
Also thanks to my "Photoshop Guys" Dave Cross and Matt Kloskowski, for being such excellent sounding boards for the development of
this book. You guys are the best!
Thanks to my friends at Adobe Systems: Terry White, Addy Roff, Cari Gushiken, Russell Brady, Jill Nakashima, Julieanne Kost, and
Russell Preston Brown. Gone but not forgotten: Barbara Rice, Rye Livingston, Bryan Lamkin, and Karen Gauthier.
Thanks to my mentors whose wisdom and whip-cracking have helped me immeasurably, including John Graden, Jack Lee, Dave Gales,
Judy Farmer, and Douglas Poole.
Also, my personal thanks to Patrick Lor at iStockphoto.com for enabling me to use some of their wonderful photography in this book.
Most importantly, I want to thank God, and His son Jesus Christ, for leading me to the woman of my dreams, for blessing us with two
amazing children, for allowing me to make a living doing something I truly love, for always being there when I need Him, for blessing me
with a wonderful, fulfilling, and happy life, and such a warm, loving family to share it with.
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Other Books By Scott Kelby
The Photoshop CS2 Book for Digital Photographers
The Photoshop Channels Book
Photoshop Down & Dirty Tricks
Photoshop CS2 Killer Tips
Photoshop Classic Effects
The iPod Book
InDesign CS/CS2 Killer Tips
Mac OS X Tiger Killer Tips
Getting Started with Your Mac and Mac OS X Tiger
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About the Author
Scott Kelby
Scott is Editor and Publisher of Photoshop User magazine, Editor-in-Chief of Nikon Software User magazine, and Editor and Publisher of
Layers magazine (the how-to magazine for everything Adobe).
Scott is President and co-founder of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) and is President of the software
training, education, and publishing firm KW Media Group.
Scott is a photographer, designer, and award-winning author of more than 30 books, including Photoshop Down & Dirty Tricks, The
Photoshop CS2 Book for Digital Photographers, Photoshop Classic Effects, and is Series Editor for the Killer Tips book series from New
Riders.
For the past two years, Scott has been awarded with the distinction of being the world's #1 best-selling author of all computer and
technology books, across all categories.
Scott is Training Director for the Adobe Photoshop Seminar Tour and Conference Technical Chair for the Photoshop World Conference
and Expo. He's featured in a series of Adobe Photoshop training DVDs and has been training Adobe Photoshop users since 1993.
For more information on Scott, visits cottkelby.com.