Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom Classic CC Classroom in a Book (2019 release)

by Concepcion, Rafael

• ISBN13: 9780135495070
• ISBN10: 0135495075
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2019-04-09
• Publisher: Adobe Press

Summary

Learn Adobe Photoshop CC and Lightroom CC from the ground up, and develop your specific workflow for making great images. Start by importing and organizing your images into collections that make sense for you. Develop your pictures to make the most out of every pixel. Learn how Photoshop can take your vision further by using tools that enhance your work in Lightroom. Finally, you’ll learn how Lightroom and Photoshop work hand in hand to give you the most powerful creative tools for your digital photography.

The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Photoshop Lightroom in conjunction with Adobe Photoshop.

Classroom in a Book, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, offers what no other book or training program does–an official training series from Adobe, developed with the support of Adobe product experts. Adobe Photoshop CC and Lightroom CC for Photographers Classroom in a Book contains 11 lessons that cover the basics and beyond, from sorting your photos and adjusting tone and color to creating an HDR panorama and turning your photo into an oil painting. You can follow the book from start to finish or choose only those lessons that interest you.

Purchasing this book includes valuable online extras. Follow the instructions in the book’s “Getting Started” section to unlock access to:

• Downloadable lesson files you need to work through the projects in the book (lesson files also provided on DVD-ROM with the print edition of the book)
• Web Edition containing the complete text of the book, interactive quizzes, videos that walk you through the lessons step by step, and updated material covering new feature releases from Adobe

What you need to use this book: Adobe Photoshop CC and Adobe Lightroom CC software, for either Windows or macOS. (Software not included.)

Author Biography

Rafael “RC” Concepcion is an award-winning photographer, podcast host, and educator, and the author of six best-selling books on photography, Photoshop, Lightroom, and HDR. He is digital post-production specialist and adjunct professor at the S.I. Newhouse School for Visual Communications at Syracuse University. He is an Adobe Certified Instructor in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Lightroom, and worked with Adobe to write the Adobe Certified Expert exam for Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4, and Lightroom 5. RC has more than 20 years of experience producing content in the creative, IT, and e-commerce industries. He has presented at seminars and workshops around the world. RC’s production company, First Shot School, creates educational content and video productions for clients such as Intel, Dell, Epson, Nikon, Canon, Samsung, Nokia, Sandisk, Western Digital, G-Technology, Google, and Creative Live.

Table of Contents

Previous Edition Table of Contents

Getting Started

About Classroom in a Book

Windows vs. Mac OS instructions

Prerequisites

Accessing the Web Edition

Lesson files

Installing Lightroom and Photoshop

Why use both Lightroom and Photoshop

Creating a Lightroom catalog for use with this book

Getting help

Adobe Authorized Training Centers

1 Importing and Managing Photos in Lightroom

Lesson overview

Preparing for this lesson

Storing your photographs

Importing photos into a Lightroom catalog

Organizing your photos

Finding photos

2 Using Lightroom’s Develop Module for Global Adjustments

Lesson overview

Preparing for this lesson

Using the Develop module

Mastering the adjustment workflow: The big picture

Syncing changes to multiple photos

3 Using Lightroom’s Develop Module for Local and Creative Adjustments

Lesson overview

Preparing for this lesson

Using the Graduated Filter tool

Using the Radial Filter tool

Using the Adjustment Brush tool

Removing distractions with the Spot Removal tool

Adding creative color effects

Saving metadata to files

4 Lightroom—Photoshop Roundtrip Workflow

Lesson overview

Preparing for this lesson

Setting up Lightroom and Photoshop for smooth integration

Sending a raw file from Lightroom to Photoshop

Sending a JPEG or TIFF from Lightroom to Photoshop

Sending a photo from Lightroom to Photoshop as a Smart Object

5 Lightroom to Photoshop for Combining Photos

Lesson overview

Preparing for this lesson

Combining photos for texture and collage effects

Combining photos into the perfect group shot

Making HDR images

Making panoramas

6 Lightroom to Photoshop for Selecting and Masking

Lesson overview

Preparing for this lesson

Selection basics

Selecting by shape

Selecting by color

Using the Focus Area command

Selecting hair using the Select and Mask workspace

Selecting using channels

7 Lightroom to Photoshop for Retouching

Lesson overview

Preparing for this lesson

Removing unwanted content in Photoshop

Moving content in Photoshop

Smoothing skin realistically in Photoshop

Sculpting a portrait using Photoshop’s Liquify filter

8 Lightroom to Photoshop for Special Effects

Lesson overview

Preparing for this lesson

Artistic portrait treatments

Adding creative blur effects

Creating a social media cover photo

9  Exporting and Showing Off Your Work

Lesson overview

Preparing for this lesson

Setting up an identity plate

Creating a watermark

Emailing photos

Exporting photos

Exporting and sharing using publish services

Creating prints

Books, slideshows, and web galleries

Next steps