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Title: The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers
ISBN: 0321555619
Author:
Martin Evening
Publicate Date: 2008-08-10
Publish: 2008-08-10
List Price: $49.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: Lightroom 2 is essential if you want to learn the new software
All of Martin Evening's books are excellent: Lightroom 2 is no exception. Martin clearly explains in detail how to use the new Lightroom software while providing very useful tips as sidebars throughout the book. I have most all Lightroom and Photoshop books from many different authors. Some of these authors do not provide enough detail and/or make it difficult to understand. Martin's books have all relevant detail and are written in a style that is easily understood, logically organized and essential to understanding either Lightroom 2 or Photoshop CS4. Both the beginner and advanced photographer would benefit from having both his new books.
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2: The best book about Lightroom
This book can be classified as a bible of Lightroom because its nearly 600 pages covering all aspects of this application from the basic topics to the more advanced.
The organization of this book is quite right for begin with an induction in using basic concepts and then move on to topics that focus on each of the stages that make up the workflow in Lightroom (importing, organizing and basic editing in the Library module, editing in the Develop module, printing and output for presentations or web). The book contains interesting additional items such as converting images to black and white, sharpening, integration with Photoshop and Lightroom preferences. These topics are a major differentiator with other books of this application.
The screenshots that support the explanations about the application interface and all the images that are used within the book are an excellent size and quality which clearly displays details such as menus, lists, values, etc.
The author Martin Evening is a renowned photographer who has written numerous books on management of digital imaging in Photoshop and Lightroom.
If you are a professional or amateur photographer who enjoys knowing all the possibilities of an application and not afraid of the extensive guides, this book will be your best option and certainly the only thing you need on Lightroom.
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Marlon Ceballos
Colombia Adobe User Group Manager
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3: Very Thorough Lightroom Reference
This book is certainly one of the best if not THE best book on Lightroom 2 (that is currently available). While extremely dense with information (so much so the type had to be reduced a bit to fit it all) and very nicely done screenshots, it is quite a lot to read through. If you're one of those people who starts books and leaves the rest unread at page 100, be sure it's what you need. The good news is, if you buy this book there are few scenarios I can think of that would require you to own any other Lightroom book; it is quite comprehensive. Lightroom 2 has many features to learn, but all are fairly easy to digest once you have gotten the lay of the "land" and see how the different functions affect your images and work with one another.
The only real question you'll want to ask yourself is whether you really need this much information. If you're new to Lightroom, then unquestionably I think this is a good investment. If you're not new to Lightroom and are just looking for information about the new and updated features, it might be a bit overkill for you. In that case I might recommend you check out one of the thinner, well-reviewed books out there before buying this one. You definitely get your money's worth but if you already know 60% of the material inside (i.e. what you've learned from prior versions), there might be better options for you.
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4: The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book
I have been reading Martin Evening's books for 10 years. He brings the important role as a photographer to the technical focus of software and using equipment while achieving an aesthetic balance in terms of information.
This book is not only readable but explains in important detail what the user needs to do to be successful. Thanks to Mr. Evening for doing the hard work of making the photographer's job easier. My copy is already becoming raggedy with wear.
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5: friendly and comprehensive
Lightroom seems friendly enough to "learn by doing", but this book taught me a number of techniques and explained details that I had missed. From the ins-and-outs of input and output sharpening, print color-management, and even efficient methods for working through the development sliders, I couldn't ask for more.
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