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This comprehensive guide to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 provides readers with practical instruction for getting the most out of this popular post-production tool kit and workflow management application. Beginning with an overview of the software environment and a quick start guide, the work covers topics such as photo importing, library navigation, managing photos in the library module, catalogs, image editing, black and white processing, sharpening and noise reduction, Photoshop integration, printing and presentation strategies, and preferences and settings. Chapters include full-color illustrations and screenshots, as well as tips and tricks, and access to additional online resources, including video tutorials and sample files, is provided. Evening is professional photographer based in London. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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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, The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Book, 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: • Work efficiently with images shot in the raw or JPEG format • Import photographs with ease and sort them according to your workflow• Create and manage a personal image library• Apply tonal adjustments to multiple images quickly• Integrate Lightroom with Adobe Photoshop• Export images for print or Web as digital contact sheets or personal portfolios• Make the most of new features in Lightroom 3, such as automatic lens correction and improved noise reduction Photographers will find Lightroom 3—and The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Book—indispensable tools in their digital darkrooms. “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!”—George Jardine, Lightroom instructor “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.”—Greg Gorman, photographer This book’s companion site, www.thelightroombook.com, offers video tutorials, articles, sample images, and updates from author Martin Evening.
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