Adobe Photoshop Lightroom: Photographers' Guide

by Blair, John G.

• ISBN13: 9781598633399
• ISBN10: 1598633392
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-01
• Publisher: Cengage Learning Ptr

Summary

There is no doubt that the digital photography revolution has opened up a world of wonderful possibilities for photographers of all levels. However, the issue of processing workflow can present a true challenge. The number of photographs that a photographer shoots with a digital camera increases tremendously over what might be shot using standard film. After the shoot is over, each of these images must be processed and edited on a computer monitor--and this can be a daunting task. Adobe Lightroom Photographers' Guide offers a solution to this challenge, providing photographers with a hands-on guide to Adobe's Lightroom product. Using the features offered by Lightroom, it tackles the issue of workflow, providing photographers with a helping hand through the complexities of digital and RAW format workflow.

Table of Contents

Is Lightroom Right for You?	p. 1
Background	p. 7
What Is a Workflow?	p. 13
How Adobe Lightroom Works	p. 16
Non-Destructive Editing	p. 16
Multiple Libraries	p. 17
Folders (Formerly Called "Shoots")	p. 18
Collections	p. 19
Saving/Exporting Images	p. 19
Raw Format	p. 23
Sample Workflows	p. 24
Wedding Photographer	p. 25
Portrait Photographer	p. 27
Stock Photographer	p. 29
Commercial or Editorial Photographer	p. 30
Desktop Layout	p. 33
Main Window	p. 33
Preferences	p. 34
Menus	p. 41
The Five Rules	p. 61
Module Picker	p. 62
Panels	p. 62
Filmstrip	p. 66
Quick Collection	p. 69
Library Module	p. 71
Photo Library Organization	p. 71
Folders	p. 72
Collections	p. 73
Quick Collection	p. 74
Import	p. 76
Grid, Loupe, and Compare Views	p. 86
Navigator Panel	p. 92
Toolbar	p. 95
Keywords and Tags	p. 99
Search and Find	p. 103
Library Module View Options	p. 108
Quick Develop	p. 109
Info Overlay	p. 113
Metadata	p. 114
Export	p. 116
Photo Binders	p. 118
Impromptu Slideshows	p. 118
Virtual Copies	p. 119
Stacks	p. 121
Deleting Images	p. 123
Library Shortcuts	p. 123
Develop Module	p. 125
Navigator Panel	p. 126
Presets Panel	p. 128
Snapshots Panel	p. 134
History Panel	p. 135
Histogram	p. 136
Basic Development: Color Mode Treatment	p. 141
White Balance	p. 141
Tone and Auto Buttons	p. 143
Exposure	p. 144
Recovery	p. 144
Fill Light	p. 145
Blacks	p. 146
Brightness and Contrast	p. 147
Vibrance and Saturation	p. 147
Basic Development: Grayscale Mode Treatment	p. 148
Tone Curve Panel	p. 149
HSL/Color/Grayscale Panel	p. 151
Grayscale Mix Section	p. 154
Split Toning Panel	p. 156
Detail Panel	p. 157
Lens Corrections Panel	p. 160
Reduce Fringe	p. 160
Lens Vignetting	p. 161
Camera Calibration Panel	p. 162
Toolbar and Panel Buttons	p. 164
Add and Remove Buttons	p. 165
Copy, Paste, Previous, Sync, Auto Sync, and Reset Buttons	p. 165
Loupe View Button	p. 167
Before/After Views Button	p. 167
Crop and Straighten Tools	p. 170
Red Eye Tool	p. 173
Remove Spots Tool (Cloning/Healing)	p. 174
Rating Stars, Pick and Reject Flags, and Color Labels	p. 176
Develop Shortcuts	p. 176
What Are Those Weird Squiggly Things on the Bottom?	p. 177
Slideshow Module	p. 179
Template Browser Panel	p. 180
Caption and Rating	p. 180
Crop to Fill	p. 181
Default	p. 181
Exif Metadata	p. 182
Widescreen	p. 183
Add/Remove Buttons	p. 183
Options Panel	p. 183
Zoom to Fill Frame	p. 184
Stroke Border	p. 185
Cast Shadow	p. 185
Layout Panel	p. 185
Overlays Panel	p. 186
Identity Plate	p. 186
Ratings	p. 187
Text Overlays	p. 188
Shadow	p. 188
Backdrop Panel	p. 188
Color Wash	p. 188
Background Color	p. 189
Background Image	p. 190
Playback Panel	p. 190
Preview and Play Buttons	p. 191
Export	p. 191
Toolbar	p. 192
Slideshow Shortcuts	p. 193
Print Module	p. 195
Preview Panel	p. 195
Template Browser Panel	p. 196
Image Settings Panel	p. 198
Layout Panel	p. 200
Overlays Panel	p. 202
Print Job Panel	p. 204
Print Shortcuts	p. 207
Web Module	p. 209
Preview Panel	p. 210
Template Browser Panel	p. 210
Gallery Panel	p. 214
Labels Panel	p. 214
Color Palette Panel	p. 215
Appearance Panel	p. 216
Output Settings Panel	p. 217
Image Settings Panel	p. 218
Output Panel	p. 219
Web Shortcuts	p. 219
Appendixes
Glossary	p. 223
Suggested Reading	p. 245
Adobe Photoshop CS 2	p. 245
Adobe Photoshop CS	p. 245
Adobe Photoshop Elements	p. 246
Color Management	p. 246
Digital Asset Management	p. 246
Digital Photography	p. 246
Digital Scanning	p. 246
Digital Printing	p. 246
Web Links	p. 249
www.controlledvocabulary.com	p. 249
www.adobe.com/support/forums	p. 249
www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum	p. 250
Podcasts via iTunes	p. 250
www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/	p. 250
www.johngblair.com	p. 250
www.photoshopuser.com/Lightroom/index.html	p. 250
www.LightroomExtra.com	p. 250
Keyboard Shortcuts	p. 253
Index	p. 257
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