Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques [Paperback]

Chris Orwig (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0321526376 | ISBN-13: 978-0321526373 | Publication Date: August 21, 2008 | Edition: 1

Build your Lightroom expertise, one technique at a time. Why sort through piles of unrelated documentation when you can focus on the essential techniques? In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 How-Tos, author Chris Orwig brings you the best techniques to quickly organize and correct your digital images using this powerful program created specifically for photographers. Complete with illustrations and practical tips, these bite-sized lessons from Chris’s experience as a photographer and instructor provide just the information you need. Here you can explore the program at your own pace, spending less time at your computer and more time behind the lens taking great pictures.

Coverage includes

• Customizing the Interface
• Understanding File Formats
• Finding Images with Text, Refine, and Metadata Filters
• Using Presets in Quick Develop
• Correcting White Balance
• Applying Settings to Other Images
• Changing Hue, Saturation, and Luminance
• Dodging and Burning with the Adjustment Brush
• Customizing Web Galleries

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Chris Orwig is a professional photographer, teacher, and author. He is
a member of the faculty at the prestigious Brooks Institute of Photography in
Santa Barbara, California, and is a popular conference speaker. A regular
contributor to Photoshop User and Layers magazines, he also creates training
videos for lynda.com. Chris brings his unique perspective, creativity, and
passion to all that he does. As a photographer, he subscribes to Marc Riboud’s
observation that “Photography is about savoring life at 1/100th of a second.” Find
inspiration and see his work at www.chrisorwig.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: Adobe Press; 1 edition (August 21, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321526376
• ISBN-13: 978-0321526373
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #441,021 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Chris Orwig is a visual artist who brings passion to all that he does. He is a pro photographer, interactive designer, author, speaker and on the faculty of the world-renowned Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. Apart from his professional endeavors, Chris enjoys getting out in the great outdoors any way he can - from mountain biking, cycling, camping, surfing, kayaking, snow camping, backpacking, running, etc. He currently lives in SB with his three favorite girls - his wife and (very cute) daughters!

For more inspiration visit:
- http://www.chrisorwig.com - portfolio
- http://www.chrisorwig.com/flipside - blog
- http://www.visual-poet.com - book companion site
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsUXSRuV61o - TEDx presentation

Customer Reviews

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Adobe? Really?, November 15, 2008

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Richard A. Selby - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques (Paperback)

First the good, this book is very concise and to the point. I use the index to locate what I'm looking for and viola', a nice description that's to the point without a load of fill and fluff. I like this very much.

The bad: Ahhh... Black and white photos, are you kidding? When I buy a book with the Adobe trade mark on it I expect high quality "color" screen shots and photos, not Black and White. I didn't research this enough to know it was B&W, that's my fault.

I would have given this 2.5 stars if it were possible, the writing/instruction is good, the image design really needs to be reworked with sharper color images.

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great support tool, September 24, 2008

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Christopher Wesselman "photographer" (Fremont, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques (Paperback)

Experienced and intermediate Lightroom users will find this a great reference. It's an excellent support tool, topically organized, in the order of Lightroom's modules and tools. If you need help with a particular tool, like the new gradient filter, it's simple to go right to that section, without having to dig through the index. Also, each section gives me just enough to get going on my own, without a lot of extra verbiage, which might be fun to read, but it's becomes more time-consuming when you just need something quick. This was the first book available, and well priced. I'll probably get his Photoshop book, too, when the CS4 version becomes available.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good but could be better, December 14, 2008

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Phil White (Lake Havasu City, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques (Paperback)

I am literate with Photoshop and Illustrator but found a steep learning curve learning Lightroom. I read and studied Kelby's book "the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom book for digital photographers" and found it lacked essential basic information (like what is a catalog and how that differs from files)though it did cover many subjects. This book "Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques" by Chris Orwig answered 99% of my questions succinctly. It gave me a working, bread and butter, knowledge of how the program works, what it does that other programs don't, and why and how I should use it.
Now the negatives, only one. Lousy print quality. The examples are to small to see without a magnifying glass and everything is in black and white.
Would I recommend? Unequivocal Yes. Read it first and if you still have questions then buy Kelby's book. At least you'll have a foundation to use to start learning from Kelby....