The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom was designed from the ground up with digital photographers in mind, offering powerful editing features in a streamlined interface that lets photographers import, sort, and organize images. This completely updated bestseller, IThe Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Book/I, was also written with photographers in mind. Author Martin Evening describes features in Lightroom 3 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 has also been working with Lightroom from the beginning, monitoring the product’s development and providing valued feedback to Adobe. 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:BRBR• Work efficiently with images shot in the raw or JPEG format BR• Import photographs with ease and sort them according to your workflowBR• Create and manage a personal image libraryBR• Apply tonal adjustments to multiple images quicklyBR• Integrate Lightroom with Adobe PhotoshopBR• Export images for print or Web as digital contact sheets or personal portfoliosBR• Make the most of new features in Lightroom 3, such as automatic lens correction and improved noise reductionBRBRPhotographers will find Lightroom 3—and IThe Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Book/I—indispensable tools in their digital darkrooms.BRBR“With Martin’s expert guidance, you’ll soon find that you have precisely the tools you need to turn your concentration back where it belongs—on making better pictures!”BR—George Jardine, Lightroom instructorBRBR“As a photographer himself, Martin Evening knows what tools photographers need to realize their creative vision. In this book, he shows not only how Adobe Photoshop Lightroom works but also why it will become an essential part of any photographer’s workflow.”BR—Greg Gorman, photographerBRBRThis book’s companion site, www.thelightroombook.com, offers video tutorials, articles, sample images, and updates from author Martin Evening.BRBR