Toward the end of the book Kelby tells us how to use Lightroom on our mobile devices-a very clever thing to teach us. For example, in the section on making a photobook, he says that he would run from any photobook covering macro shots of insects □ Funny for me, since that’s one of my favorite things to do-shoot bugs!
Kelby has a sense of humor that he expresses in his writing which is fun, and one of the reasons I always enjoy his books. For example, he teaches us how to do batch editing, customize the white balance, correct for haze in the photos, etc. Kelby’s section on editing in Lightroom is also broad in scope and covers just about any thing I can think of in the editing area. For example, he has a subsection on organizing large shoots and also one on creating a collection of your best photos, which I think is a sterling idea.įun that he discusses how to make photo books and slideshows from your pics-not something I usually considered doing, but it is tempting after reading his descriptions. I was especially interested in his section on how to organize photos and I was not disappointed. Makes it clear if you can’t always understand the text.īonus that Kelby explains how to add copyright information as we import our photos-it’s a pain to put a copy right into each photo individually. Since that is where beginners need to begin □ I appreciate the fact that he’ll be uses screenshots of the actual light room tools when he explains how to do something. I love that the first section of the book is son how to get your images into Lightroom. I’ve been working on Photoshop into with iPhoto for years but have not had the confidence to use Lightroom. The author advises not to necessarily read the book in order, but to use it as you need it. Read Lessįirst of all, I like the scope of this book: Kelby covers everything from how to upload and organize your photographs to how to print, make slideshows, use light room on your mobile device, how to manage third-party plug-ins, and much more. This will be your “go to” book that sits within reach any time you’re working in Lightroom, and you are going to love having this type of help right at your fingertips. This is a book on which button to click, which setting to use, and exactly how and when to use it, so you’re never “stuck” in Lightroom again.
This isn’t a book of theory, full of confusing jargon and detailed multi-step concepts.
That way, you get back to editing your images fast. How Do I Do That In Lightroom Classic? (2nd Edition) is a fully updated version of the bestselling first edition, and here’s how it works: When you need to know how to do a particular thing, you turn to the chapter where it would be found (Print, Slideshow, Organizing, Importing, etc.), find the thing you need to do (it’s easy-each page covers just one single topic), and Scott Kelby tells you exactly how to do it just like he was sitting there beside you, using the same casual style as if he were telling a friend. That’s why this book was created: to get you to the technique, the shortcut, or exactly the right setting, right now. There will be a lot of times when you need to get something done in Lightroom, but you have no idea where Adobe hid that feature, or what the “secret handshake” is to do that thing you need now so you can get back to working on your images. Lightroom has become the photographer’s tool because it just has so much power and so much depth, but because it has so much power and depth, sometimes the things you need are…well…kinda hidden or not really obvious. Ordering, Shipping & Returns Information.