Serious digital photographers, amateur or pro, who seek the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 choose Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Classroom in a Book from the Adobe Creative Team at Adobe Press. The 10 project-based lessons in this book show readers step-by-step the key techniques for working in Photoshop Lightroom 3. Photoshop Lightroom 3 delivers a complete workflow solution for the digital photographer. Readers learn how to manage large volumes of digital photographs, work in a non-destructive environment to allow for fearless experimentation, and perform sophisticated image processing tasks to easily produce good-looking pictures and polished presentations for both web and print. The newly expanded version of this software offers accelerated speed with refined, powerful performance. This completely revised Photoshop Lightroom 3 cross-platform edition covers how to work in the new import interface, add audio to your slideshows, shoot tethered, use the new crop overlay tool, customize a watermark, simulate film grain in your images, utilize more options for publishing your work online, and further customize your print packages.
Author(s): Adobe Creative Team
Edition: 1 Pap/Cdr
Publisher: Adobe Press
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 341
CONTENTS......Page 3
Prerequisites......Page 13
Copying the Lesson files from the CD......Page 14
Creating a new catalog file......Page 15
Additional Resources......Page 18
Adobe certification......Page 20
1 A QUICK TOUR OF PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM......Page 21
Managing photos in a library......Page 23
Non-destructive editing......Page 24
The Lightroom workspace......Page 25
The Toolbar......Page 26
The Library module......Page 27
The Develop module......Page 29
The Slideshow module......Page 30
The Print module......Page 31
The Web module......Page 32
Importing photos......Page 33
Working while watching a slideshow......Page 35
About keyword tags......Page 36
Creating a collection......Page 38
Rearranging and deleting images in a collection......Page 40
Comparing photos side by side......Page 41
Comparing several photos......Page 42
Using Quick Develop in the Library module......Page 44
Working in the Develop module......Page 45
Using the Crop Overlay tool......Page 48
Correcting Lens Distortion......Page 50
Using Fill Light......Page 52
Adjusting the Exposure and Blacks settings......Page 53
Exploring the Web module......Page 54
Previewing in a browser......Page 56
Navigating Help in the application......Page 58
Search tips......Page 59
More resources......Page 60
Review answers......Page 61
2 INTRODUCING THE WORKSPACE......Page 62
Importing images into the library......Page 64
Toggling screen modes......Page 66
Working with the application window on Windows......Page 68
Using a secondary display......Page 69
Resizing panels......Page 73
Showing and hiding panels or panel groups......Page 75
Working with the left and right panel groups......Page 76
Expanding and collapsing panels......Page 77
Hiding and showing panels......Page 78
Customizing the appearance of the panel groups......Page 79
View modes......Page 80
Grid and Loupe view options......Page 83
Dimming lights......Page 86
Personalizing the identity plate......Page 87
Keyboard shortcuts......Page 89
Review answers......Page 90
3 IMPORTING......Page 92
The import process......Page 94
Importing photos from a digital camera......Page 95
Organizing your copied photos in folders......Page 99
Renaming files as they are imported......Page 101
About file formats......Page 103
Creating import presets......Page 104
Importing images from a hard disk......Page 105
Applying metadata......Page 108
Importing via drag and drop......Page 110
Evaluating photos before importing......Page 111
Importing to a specific folder......Page 113
Importing from other catalogs......Page 114
Re-importing existing photos......Page 115
Importing from a watched folder......Page 117
Specifying initial previews when importing......Page 118
Tethered shooting with a supported camera......Page 119
Tethered shooting with other cameras......Page 121
Review answers......Page 122
4 REVIEWING......Page 123
Importing images into the library......Page 125
Viewing and managing your images......Page 127
The Grid view......Page 128
View options for the Grid view......Page 130
Zooming with the Navigator in Loupe view......Page 131
Comparing photos......Page 133
Using Survey view to narrow a selection......Page 135
Flagging and deleting images......Page 136
Moving images into or out of the Quick Collection......Page 138
Converting and clearing the Quick Collection......Page 139
Designating a target collection......Page 140
Hiding the Filmstrip and adjusting its size......Page 141
Using filters in the Filmstrip......Page 142
Changing the sorting order of the thumbnails......Page 143
Review answers......Page 145
5 ORGANIZING AND SELECTING......Page 146
Importing images into the library......Page 148
Creating subfolders......Page 150
Making changes to a folder’s content......Page 151
Synchronizing folders......Page 152
Using collections to organize images......Page 153
Collections......Page 154
Smart collections......Page 155
Stacking images......Page 156
Viewing keyword tags......Page 157
Adding keyword tags......Page 158
Working with keyword sets and nesting keywords......Page 159
Searching by keywords......Page 160
Flagging images......Page 162
Assigning ratings......Page 164
Working with color labels......Page 165
Adding metadata......Page 166
Storage of metadata......Page 167
Using the Painter tool......Page 168
Using the Filter bar to find photos......Page 169
Using the filters in the Filmstrip......Page 171
Reconnecting missing files and folders......Page 172
Review answers......Page 175
6 DEVELOPING AND EDITING......Page 176
Importing images into the library......Page 178
Quick Develop......Page 180
The Develop module......Page 182
Cropping and rotating images......Page 184
The History panel......Page 186
Creating snapshots......Page 187
Creating virtual copies......Page 188
Removing spots......Page 190
Adjusting the white balance and the tonal range......Page 193
About white balance......Page 196
Adjusting contrast using the tone curve......Page 200
Sharpening detail and reducing noise......Page 204
Correcting lens effects......Page 207
Adding effects......Page 208
Updating the process version......Page 210
Understanding hue, saturation, and luminance......Page 211
Adjusting colors selectively......Page 212
Converting an image to black and white......Page 214
Split toning......Page 216
Local corrections......Page 218
Using the Graduated Filter tool......Page 219
Using the Adjustment Brush tool......Page 221
Working with an external image editor......Page 222
Review answers......Page 224
7 CREATING SLIDESHOWS......Page 225
Importing images into the library......Page 227
Creating a new collection......Page 229
The Lightroom Slideshow module......Page 230
Template options for slideshows......Page 231
Adjusting the slide layout......Page 232
Setting the slide background......Page 233
Adjusting stroke borders and casting shadows......Page 235
Adding a text overlay......Page 236
Using the Text Template Editor......Page 239
Adding music to your slideshow......Page 240
Saving the customized slideshow template......Page 241
Exporting a slideshow......Page 242
Modifying and organizing user templates......Page 244
Review answers......Page 246
8 PRINTING IMAGES......Page 247
Importing images into the library......Page 249
Creating a new collection......Page 251
About the Lightroom Print module......Page 252
About layout styles and print templates......Page 254
Specifying the printer and paper size......Page 256
Changing the number of cells......Page 257
Modifying the page layout of a print template......Page 258
Creating stroke and photo borders......Page 260
Using the Rotate To Fit option......Page 261
Customizing your identity plate......Page 262
Printing captions and metadata information......Page 263
Saving your customized print template......Page 265
Creating a Custom Package print layout......Page 266
Changing the page background color......Page 268
Configuring the output settings......Page 269
Color managed by your printer......Page 270
Color management controlled by Lightroom......Page 271
Saving print settings as an output collection......Page 272
Working with 16 Bit Output on Mac OS 10.5......Page 273
Review answers......Page 274
9 PUBLISHING YOUR PHOTOS......Page 275
Importing images into the library......Page 277
Setting up a Flickr account......Page 279
Publishing photos to Flickr......Page 281
Publishing photo comments......Page 282
Re-publishing a photo......Page 283
Creating a new Photoset on Flickr......Page 284
Publishing photos to your hard disk......Page 285
The Lightroom Web module......Page 287
Creating a new collection......Page 288
Choosing a template in the Web module......Page 289
Distinguishing between HTML and Flash templates......Page 290
Rearranging the order of your images......Page 291
Replacing text......Page 292
Changing colors......Page 294
Tweaking the layout of a web gallery......Page 295
Personalizing your web gallery......Page 298
Providing more information......Page 300
Watermarking images......Page 302
Previewing the gallery......Page 305
Saving your custom template......Page 306
Exporting your gallery......Page 307
Uploading your gallery to a web server......Page 308
Review answers......Page 310
10 BACKUPS AND EXPORTING PHOTOS......Page 311
Importing images into the library......Page 313
Backing up the catalog file......Page 315
Exporting metadata......Page 317
Backing up the library......Page 318
Exporting images as a catalog......Page 319
Doing incremental backups......Page 321
Exporting JPEG files for on-screen viewing......Page 322
Using export plug-ins......Page 324
Exporting as PSD or TIFF for further editing......Page 325
Exporting as Original or DNG for archiving......Page 327
Using export presets......Page 328
Setting up post-processing actions......Page 330
Creating user presets......Page 331
Review answers......Page 332
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