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This manual for Adobe's Lightroom 2 Adventure software is designed for both amateur and professional photographers who need to master all of the new and innovative features such as localized adjustments, a graduated filter, a new library filter and improved folder organization. Aaland, and award-winning photographer and Adobe workshop leader, has included hundreds of beautiful photographs from a recent expedition to Tasmania to illustrate how to manage, develop and present digital images. Photographs from leading digital artists such as Peter Krogh, Katrin Eismann, Bruce Dale and Peter Eastway are also included. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This beautifully illustrated and eminently practical book offers a complete tour of Lightroom 2, the integrated digital photography workflow application that allows serious photographers to import, select, develop and showcase large volumes of digital images. Augmented by photos and case studies from a demanding road test in Tasmania, award-winning photographer Mikkel Aaland explains how Lightroom can improve the way you work. After watching -- and often helping -- Adobe create Lightroom entirely from the ground up, Aaland (author of Photoshop CS3 RAW) decided to try it out in the field. He organized a group of top-notch photographers for a trek to Tasmania, the exotic island south of mainland Australia, where the only studio was Lightroom on a laptop. In Photoshop Lightroom 2 Adventure, Aaland uses hands-on knowledge from the trip to demonstrate how Lightroom can help you create the best possible image under any conditions. This unique tutorial walks you step-by-step through Lightroom's:Library module for uploading, sorting, tagging, ranking and adding keywords to your imagesDevelop module with Adobe Camera RAW for complete non-destructive color and tonal adjustmentsSlideshow module, where you select and size images, and export the show to HTML, Flash, or PDF formatsPrint module, which includes several templates for printing contact sheets or full imagesWeb module, where you can create Flash or HTML web galleriesWith many gorgeous examples shot in the exotic wilds of Tasmania, this book lets you see the results for yourself. Mikkel Aaland's trademark ability to teach complicated topics on digital imaging with straightforward, easy-to-follow text makes this book a valuable learning tool for anyone serious about digital photography.
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