The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers
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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 k
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September 8th, 2010 on 3:45 am
Review by Rudy for The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers
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Martin Evening – a professional photographer – has been on the Lightroom team since its very start as ‘Shadowland’. That expertise, presented with smooth writing and a light touch of humor, lifts the LR3 book to king-of-the-hill reference source status. Want to understand the CR-cache and its optimal size for speedy workflow? Do you wish to squeeze the last drop from the expanded tone curve? Here is the place to go! The 650-page book is attractively laid out, and printed on top quality paper so as to show subtle changes in before-and-after images. It is almost totally rewritten with loving (and time-consuming) care, continuing with, and expanding on, the previous two books
This book is aimed at mid-level Lightroom users (preferably with modest familiarity with the basics) who want to sharpen their skills, get answers about the pro’s and con’s of the 64-bit environment, or gain insight into the under-the-hood why, what and how of the software. The book is equally useful to Window or Mac users, clearly illustrated with screen shots of pertinent settings where the operating systems part ways (as in the file system).
Although the author takes a valiant stab at familiaring newbies with the essentials, the very depth of the book (eg, 5 pages on tethered camera shooting) may be a bit overwhelming for a second chapter; reference to an advanced chapter addressing tethered camera imports would have eased that sense of being out of your depth.
In short: THE ultimate reference guide to Lightroom 3; newbies might feel a bit intimidated by the detail – modest comfort with the software helps you in getting the most out of this book. Well worth the price.
September 8th, 2010 on 4:17 am
Review by Hank for The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers
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I am only one month into using Lightroom, and this book is definitely a big help in making sense of it all. The program has many, many capabilities that I probably would never have discovered or even known to look for. The author is an excellent photographer himself, and the book is full of large, bright photos of his that are a giant help in understanding his comments and suggestions.
This is no quick read, as it is jam-packed with not only step-by-step instructions but also all of the detail one could ever digest about how and why things work the way they do. Prepare to take good notes as you read, unless you have a 200 GB brain.
September 8th, 2010 on 5:08 am
Review by R. Harvie for The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers
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Looking at the half dozen or so reviews I currently see in the review pages for this book, I’d have to say that I agree with them all. Unequivocally, this is neither a quick ‘how to’ book, nor is it for ‘Dummies’, ‘Idiots’ or other time challenged people. What you do get is a superb description of what and why, as well as the how. I found this to be a little bit frustrating initially (when you want to get something done in software, you want to get it done, now, don’t you) but I soon came to appreciate the depth and knowledge afforded by Martin Evening’s expertise. Yes, it’s harder work, but it’s probably more fulfilling for all of that. If you do need a quick guide, rather than a reference, then this book may not be for you, but if you can invest more time, then you will be rewarded with the knowledge of one of the great experts in the field. I can understand why this book may not fulfil some people’s needs, but I can’t see this book as anything other than a true 5 stars.
September 8th, 2010 on 5:19 am
Review by David J. Schneider for The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers
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I buy Evening’s books on Lightroom and Photoshop every time a new edition of either product comes out. His books are encyclopedic and sometimes you get more than you need or want which can be confusing. Scott Kelby’s books are better as an introduction, and he covers most of the essential stuff in a much more digestible way. Still I return to Evening’s book sometimes for a more detailed view. It’s a useful book, but more than the average Lightroom user needs, or, I suspect, wants.
September 8th, 2010 on 5:46 am
Review by R. Palomino for The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers
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Martin Evenings Lightroom books are excellent sources of information, but they are not for the easily intimidated. The books, including this one, are very technical but accessible. They are not a step by step, here’s how this is done type of book. This is a reference for those who want to truly understand what is going on in the program and want to learn not only the how but the why of things. If you’re familiar with the program and want to understand what you’re doing, then I highly recommend this book. If you just want to be told how to do things in a step by step format, then Scott Kelby’s book might be more to your liking.