Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 for digital photographers only /

Rob Sheppard understands that technology should benefit the photographer, helping him or her to create more exciting images. That's exactly what Photoshop Lightroom does. Aided by exquisite color photos and screen shots, Rob shows readers how to improve their workflow and produce better photos...

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Main Author: Sheppard, Rob
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Indianapolis, IN : Wiley, ©2008.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • ADOBE® PHOTOSHOP® LIGHTROOM® 2 FOR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHERS ONLY; contents; Part I WHAT IS LIGHTROOM ALL ABOUT?; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM CONCEPT; WHAT IS LIGHTROOM ABOUT?; DESIGNED FOR SPEED AND EFFICIENT PROCESSING; NON-DESTRUCTIVE PROCESSING; LIGHTROOM COMPARED TO PHOTOSHOP; CAN PHOTOGRAPHERS FORGET ABOUT PHOTOSHOP?; WHO BENEFITS FROM LIGHTROOM?; Chapter 2 THE BASICS OF LIGHTROOM; HOW LIGHTROOM IS ORGANIZED; ADOBE'S FIVE RULES FOR LIGHTROOM; THE CRAFT OF LIGHTROOM AND PHOTOGRAPHY; CUSTOMIZING LIGHTROOM'S IDENTITY PLATE; PREFERENCES; Q & A
  • Part II USING LIGHTROOM MODULESChapter 3 LIBRARY MODULE BASICS; AN OVERVIEW OF LIBRARY; IMPORTING PHOTOS; TWO MONITORS FOR MORE DISPLAY OPTIONS; THE LEFT LIBRARY PANEL REVEALED; VIEWING IMAGES IN LIBRARY; NAVIGATING THE FILMSTRIP; THE RIGHT LIBRARY PANEL REVEALED; SEARCHING FOR PHOTOS: LIBRARY FILTERS; EXPORTING PHOTOS; Q & A; Chapter 4 ORGANIZING IMAGES IN THE LIBRARY MODULE; MANAGING PHYSICAL IMAGE FILES IN THE PAST; MANAGING FILES ON YOUR COMPUTER; LIGHTROOM, FILE CABINETS, AND SUCH; SETTING UP AN ORGANIZATION SYSTEM; BRINGING IMAGES INTO THE COMPUTER; ORGANIZING THE IMAGES
  • RENAMING IMAGESUSING COLLECTIONS; HOW COLLECTIONS AND KEYWORDS ARE DIFFERENT; QUICK COLLECTION'S VALUE; SAVING AND EXPORTING CATALOGS; Q & A; Chapter 5 BASIC WORKFLOW IN THE DEVELOP MODULE; AN OVERVIEW OF DEVELOP; USING CROP AND STRAIGHTEN; THE IMPORTANCE OF BLACK AND WHITE; SETTING BLACKS AND WHITES; RECOVERY AND FILL LIGHT; ADJUSTING MIDTONES; HISTOGRAM; COLOR SETTINGS; VIBRANCE AND SATURATION ADJUSTMENTS; PROCESSING MULTIPLE IMAGES: USING SYNC, COPY, AND PASTE; WORKING WITH SHARPENING; WORKING WITH NOISE REDUCTION; USING CHROMATIC ABERRATION CORRECTIONS; A SPECIFIC WORKFLOW IN LIGHTROOM
  • HISTORY AND SNAPSHOTSQ & A; Chapter 6 LOCAL CONTROLS AND MORE IN THE DEVELOP MODULE; WHY BOTHER WITH TRADITIONAL DARKROOM CONTROLS?; USING THE VIGNETTE CONTROLS FOR EDGE BURNING; LOCAL ADJUSTMENTS AND THE GRADUATED FILTER; LOCAL ADJUSTMENTS AND THE ADJUSTMENT BRUSH; HSL/COLOR/GRAYSCALE; CLICK AND DRAG IN THE PHOTO FOR COLOR CONTROL; CAMERA CALIBRATION; CONVERTING COLOR TO BLACK-AND-WHITE; USING GRAYSCALE IN HSL/COLOR/GRAYSCALE; GIVING BLACK-AND-WHITE SOME COLOR; DEVELOP MODULE PRESETS; MAKING YOUR OWN PRESETS; EXPORTING PHOTOS; Q & A
  • Chapter 7 PRESENTATION POSSIBILITIES IN THE SLIDESHOW MODULETHE SLIDESHOW MODULE LAYOUT; SLIDESHOW WORKFLOW; SELECTING AND GROUPING PHOTOS FOR A SLIDE SHOW; ORGANIZING AND EDITING YOUR IMAGES; GIVING YOUR SHOW A UNIQUE LOOK; COLLECTIONS; MAKING YOUR IMAGES POP, ADDING BACKGROUNDS, AND MORE; CHANGING THE BACKGROUND OF THE IMAGE DISPLAY; WORKING THE DESIGN OF THE IMAGE DISPLAY; TIMING AND MUSIC; WORKING WITH TEXT; WHAT OVERLAY OPTIONS DO YOU NEED?; MAKING YOUR OWN TEMPLATES; PLAYING AND EXPORTING; PLAYING ON A SECOND MONITOR; Q & A; Chapter 8 MAKING A BETTER SHOW IN SLIDESHOW