The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers

EAN:9780321555618 Label:Adobe Press Author:Martin Evening Binding:Paperback

I bought both this book and Kelby's book, and I look forward to reading both, cover to cover Read this book before you read Kelby's. Yes, this will take time, but I want to really understand Lightroom 2, inside and out2009-03-23 Rating 5. I first started reading Kelby's book. But he is colloquial and less verbose _at the expense of clarity_. Martin Evening's book is long, and incredibly detailed. But written _very_ clearly. Long story short, read Martin Evening's book first. Nowhere is this point made more clearly than the two author's treatments of the "xmp"/sidecar issue. Martin Evening devotes 4 full pages to discussing this very confusing topic (pp. 179-182), whereas Kelby seems to cut corners and offer under-explained, possibly incorrect advice (see his three paragraph discussion on pp. 69-70). Buy both books (Kelby's book seems to offer more tips and tricks related to the Development module, which I have yet to get to), but read Evening's book first. Kelby's book is too imprecise, cuts too many corners, to be your foundational course in Lightroom 2. The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers This book is a master's course in Photoshop Lightroom 2 A Master's Course In Photoshop Lightroom 2. For those of you who have read Martin Evening's other books on Lightroom and Photoshop, you already know that he leaves no stone unturned in breaking down the components and capabilities of any software he writes about2009-02-26 Rating 4. The good news is that if you want to know what any Lightroom 2 button, menu item, preference, tool, or setting does (and how to use it to its maximum capability), this book will tell you within its 601 pages. On the other hand, if you're looking for a quick introduction to get you up and running in Lightroom 2, this isn't it (although chapter one is an overview based on a shoot Martin did just for this book). Martin follows Lightroom 2's workflow approach, taking the reader through each of the program's five modules (including 170 pages on just the Library module) from raw image import and organization to finished photo output and display (as a print, Web image or slide show). Along the way, he illustrates--in words, diagrams, charts, tables and his own exceptional images--the inner workings of Adobe's powerful--yet flexible--program. This is clearly written and very complete Clear, Complete but poor screen capture illustrations. Those looking for a "quick start" Manuel should look elsewhere2009-02-23 Rating 4. This goes into great detail. The writing is reasonably concise and very easy to follow and understand. The screen captures of Lightroom, help you to understand exactly what he is referring to. The one great shortcoming of this book is the screen captures have low contrast and are very hard to read. Given that this could have been easily corrected using Lightroom or any other photo editing program, it is an outrageous short coming. I do hope they will correct it in the next edition, or even release a new version of this edition to correct it. Despite this one short coming, I would still recommend this to anyone who likes to delve into programs in great detail. . Want more details? This is the full-blown reference guide for all your Lightroom 2 needs Depth and details. 2009-02-02 Rating 5. All of Martin Evening's books are excellent: Lightroom 2 is no exception Lightroom 2 is essential if you want to learn the new software. Martin clearly explains in detail how to use the new Lightroom software while providing very useful tips as sidebars throughout the book2009-01-06 Rating 5. I have most all Lightroom and Photoshop books from many different authors. Some of these authors do not provide enough detail and/or make it difficult to understand. Martin's books have all relevant detail and are written in a style that is easily understood, logically organized and essential to understanding either Lightroom 2 or Photoshop CS4. Both the beginner and advanced photographer would benefit from having both his new books. . 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