The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic CC Book, Second Edition

The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic CC Book, Second Edition

by Martin Evening
Released January 2019
Publisher(s): Adobe Press
ISBN: 9780135447314

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Book description

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic CC is one of the most powerful tools a digital photographer has in their toolset, offering powerful editing features in streamlined interface that lets photographers import, sort, and organize images. In this completely updated bestseller, author Martin Evening describes Lightroom Classic CC features in detail, covering library organization, develop image processing, output modules, and an introduction to the features in the new Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC across desktop, web, and mobile. As an established commercial and landscape photographer, Martin knows first-hand what photographers need for an efficient work flow. He has been working with Lightroom from the beginning, and as a result, knows the software inside and out. In this book, he'll teach you how to:

 

  • Work efficiently with images shot in raw or non-raw formats
  • Import photographs with ease and sort them according to your workflow
  • Create and manage a personal image and video library
  • Integrate Lightroom with Adobe Photoshop
  • Prepare images for print, slideshows, or to create a book
  • Make the most of new features, such as the ability to migrate and sync photos via the cloud
  • Photographers will find Lightroom Classic CC—and The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic CC Book—indispensable tools in their digital darkrooms.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedications
  5. Introduction
    1. Lightroom book updates
    2. Acknowledgments
  6. Contents
  7. 1 Introducing Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
    1. What is Lightroom?
    2. What you Need
    3. Installing Lightroom
    4. Getting Help
    5. The Lightroom Interface
    6. Working Through the Book
  8. 2 Importing photos
    1. The Main Import Dialog
  9. 3 The Library module
    1. About Lightroom Catalogs
    2. The Library Module Panels
    3. Exploring the Library Module
  10. 4 Develop module image editing
    1. Smarter Image Processing
    2. Steps to Get Accurate Color
    3. Calibrating and Profiling the Display
    4. White Point and Gamma
    5. Calibration and Profiling
    6. The Develop Module Interface
    7. The Basic Panel
    8. Profiles
    9. The Tone Curve Panel
    10. Assessing Your Images
    11. Image Retouching
    12. Easing the Workflow
  11. 5 The art of black and white
    1. Black-and-White Conversions
    2. Refining Black-and-White Conversions
  12. 6 Sharpening and noise reduction
    1. Capture Sharpen for a Sharp Start
  13. 7 Exporting from Lightroom
    1. Opening Images in Photoshop
    2. Exporting from Lightroom
  14. 8 Printing
    1. The Print Module
  15. 9 Presenting your work
    1. The Book Module
    2. The Slideshow Module
  16. 10 Managing your photos in Lightroom
    1. Working with Metadata
    2. Photo Filtering and Searches
    3. Geotagging Images
  17. 11 Lightroom CC/mobile
    1. Lightroom CC/Mobile Workflow
    2. What Lightroom CC/Mobile Can and Cannot Do
    3. Lightroom CC for Apple TV
    4. Setting Up Lightroom CC/Mobile
    5. Lightroom CC for Desktop
  18. 12 Lightroom preferences and settings
    1. General Preferences
    2. Presets Preferences
    3. External Editing Preferences
    4. File Handling Preferences
    5. Interface Preferences
    6. Performance Preferences
    7. Lightroom Cc Preferences
    8. Network Preferences
    9. Lightroom settings and templates
    10. System Information
    11. An Ideal Lightroom Computer
  19. Index

Product information

  • Title: The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic CC Book, Second Edition
  • Author(s): Martin Evening
  • Release date: January 2019
  • Publisher(s): Adobe Press
  • ISBN: 9780135447314