Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3: Classroom in a Book

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Team, Adobe, author.

Contributor:

Adobe Systems, Content Provider.

Series:

Classroom in a Book

Classroom in a book Adobe Photoshop lightroom 3 classroom in a book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adobe Photoshop lightroom.

Photography--Digital techniques.

Photography.

Image processing--Digital techniques.

Image processing.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 335 p.) : ill.

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Adobe Press 2010

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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.

Contents:

COVER

CONTENTS

GETTING STARTED

About Classroom in a Book

Prerequisites

Requirements on your computer

Required skills

Installing Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

Copying the Classroom in a Book files

Copying the Lesson files from the CD

Creating a catalog file for working with this book

Creating a library folder

Creating a new catalog file

Additional Resources

Adobe certification

1 A QUICK TOUR OF PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM

Understanding how Lightroom works

Managing photos in a library

Non-destructive editing

The Lightroom workspace

The top panel

The work area

The left and right panel groups

The Toolbar

The Filmstrip

Customizing the workspace

The Lightroom modules

The Library module

The Develop module

The Slideshow module

The Print module

The Web module

A typical workflow

Importing photos

Reviewing and organizing

Working while watching a slideshow

About keyword tags

Creating a collection

Rearranging and deleting images in a collection

Comparing photos side by side

Comparing several photos

Developing and editing

Using Quick Develop in the Library module

Working in the Develop module

Using the Crop Overlay tool

Correcting Lens Distortion

Using Fill Light

Adjusting the Exposure and Blacks settings

Sharing your work

Exploring the Web module

Previewing in a browser

Getting help

Navigating Help in the application

Accessing Help and Support on the Web

Search tips

More resources

Review questions

Review answers

2 INTRODUCING THE WORKSPACE

Getting started

Importing images into the library

Toggling screen modes

Adjusting the workspace layout

Working with the application window on Windows

Working with the application window on Mac OS

Using a secondary display

Resizing panels.

Showing and hiding panels or panel groups

Working with the left and right panel groups

Expanding and collapsing panels

Hiding and showing panels

Customizing the appearance of the panel groups

Working with the main display area

View modes

Grid and Loupe view options

Dimming lights

Personalizing the identity plate

Keyboard shortcuts

3 IMPORTING

The import process

Importing photos from a digital camera

Organizing your copied photos in folders

Backup strategies

Renaming files as they are imported

About file formats

Creating import presets

Importing images from a hard disk

Applying metadata

Importing via drag and drop

Evaluating photos before importing

Importing to a specific folder

Importing from other catalogs

Re-importing existing photos

Importing from a watched folder

Specifying initial previews when importing

Tethered shooting

Tethered shooting with a supported camera

Tethered shooting with other cameras

4 REVIEWING

Viewing and managing your images

Switching views

The Grid view

View options for the Grid view

Zooming with the Navigator in Loupe view

Comparing photos

Using Survey view to narrow a selection

Flagging and deleting images

Grouping images in the Quick Collection

Moving images into or out of the Quick Collection

Converting and clearing the Quick Collection

Designating a target collection

Working with the Filmstrip

Hiding the Filmstrip and adjusting its size

Using filters in the Filmstrip

Changing the sorting order of the thumbnails

5 ORGANIZING AND SELECTING

Importing images into the library.

Organizing folders

Creating subfolders

Making changes to a folder's content

Synchronizing folders

Using collections to organize images

The Quick Collection

Collections

Smart collections

Stacking images

Applying keyword tags

Viewing keyword tags

Adding keyword tags

Working with keyword sets and nesting keywords

Searching by keywords

Using flags and ratings

Flagging images

Assigning ratings

Working with color labels

Adding metadata

Storage of metadata

Using the Painter tool

Finding and filtering files

Using the Filter bar to find photos

Using the Metadata filter

Using the filters in the Filmstrip

Reconnecting missing files and folders

6 DEVELOPING AND EDITING

Quick Develop

Cropping and rotating images

Undoing, redoing, and remembering changes

Using the Undo and Redo commands

The History panel

Creating snapshots

Changing the Before image

Creating virtual copies

Removing spots

Applying basic color corrections

Adjusting the white balance and the tonal range

About white balance

Adjusting contrast using the tone curve

Sharpening detail and reducing noise

Correcting lens effects

Adding effects

Updating the process version

Making discrete color adjustments

Understanding hue, saturation, and luminance

Adjusting colors selectively

Converting an image to black and white

Split toning

Synchronizing settings

Local corrections

Using the Graduated Filter tool

Using the Adjustment Brush tool

Working with an external image editor

7 CREATING SLIDESHOWS

Playing an impromptu slideshow.

Setting up a slideshow

Creating a new collection

The Lightroom Slideshow module

Choosing a slideshow template

Template options for slideshows

Customizing your slideshow template

Adjusting the slide layout

Setting the slide background

Adjusting stroke borders and casting shadows

Adding a text overlay

Using the Text Template Editor

Adjusting the playback settings

Adding music to your slideshow

Saving the customized slideshow template

Exporting a slideshow

Modifying and organizing user templates

8 PRINTING IMAGES

About the Lightroom Print module

About layout styles and print templates

Selecting a print template

Specifying the printer and paper size

Customizing print templates

Changing the number of cells

Modifying the page layout of a print template

Creating stroke and photo borders

Using the Rotate To Fit option

Customizing your identity plate

Printing captions and metadata information

Saving your customized print template

Creating a Custom Package print layout

Changing the page background color

Configuring the output settings

Using color management

Color managed by your printer

Color management controlled by Lightroom

Saving print settings as an output collection

Printing your job

Working with 16 Bit Output on Mac OS 10.5

9 PUBLISHING YOUR PHOTOS

Publishing photos from the Library

Setting up a Flickr account

Publishing photos to Flickr

Publishing photo comments

Re-publishing a photo

Creating a new Photoset on Flickr

Publishing photos to your hard disk

The Lightroom Web module.

Creating a basic web gallery

Choosing a template in the Web module

Distinguishing between HTML and Flash templates

Rearranging the order of your images

Customizing your web gallery

Replacing text

Changing colors

Tweaking the layout of a web gallery

Personalizing your web gallery

Working with identity plates

Providing more information

Specifying output settings

Watermarking images

Previewing the gallery

Saving your custom template

Exporting your gallery

Uploading your gallery to a web server

10 BACKUPS AND EXPORTING PHOTOS

Preventing data loss

Backing up the catalog file

Exporting metadata

Backing up the library

Exporting images as a catalog

Doing incremental backups

Exporting photos

Exporting JPEG files for on-screen viewing

Using export plug-ins

Exporting as PSD or TIFF for further editing

Exporting as Original or DNG for archiving

Using export presets

Setting up post-processing actions

Creating user presets

INDEX.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612659126

9780321712776

0321712773

9781282659124

128265912X

9780321712769

0321712765

OCLC:

1027130003