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The Photographer's Guide to Adobe Lightroom

By : Marcin Lewandowski
Book Image

The Photographer's Guide to Adobe Lightroom

By: Marcin Lewandowski

Overview of this book

It takes talent to be a great photographer, but in the digital era, it also takes a level of technical proficiency. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic was designed as a one-stop solution for photographers to perfect their final products on a desktop-focused workflow, which includes local storage of your photos in files and folders on your computer. Knowing how to efficiently navigate through Lightroom means that you’ll be able to concentrate on being creative instead of wondering “what does this button do”. Complete with step-by-step explanations of essential concepts and practical examples, you will begin with importing photographs into Lightroom. You’ll focus on how to sort through, sequence, develop, and export ready files in various formats, or even design a book and create gallery-ready prints. Next, you will learn how to make informed decisions within Lightroom and how to approach your work depending on the set of photographs you are working on. This guide also illustrates real-life usage and workflow examples that are not just for aspiring professionals, but also for artists and amateurs who are still getting to grips with the technical side of photography. By the end of this book, you'll be confident in importing, editing, sorting, developing, and delivering your photos like a professional.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
1
Section 1: Importing Images into Lightroom and Exploring the Library Module's Structure and Tools
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Section 2: Developing Photographs in Lightroom Classic
9
Section 3: Exploring the Export, Print, Book, and Slideshow Modules
14
Table of Keyboard Shortcuts

Summary

Even the best captures require some level of development. For example, if we shoot .jpg images, the development process might be as simple as making contrast and sharpness fixes, but for those who decide to save photographs in their native RAW format, the Develop panel opens doors to creating something truly unique. I always looked at it like I looked at polishing gemstones. Even a simple rock, which I use here as a metaphor for a photograph that is not unique, can be polished to look in the best possible way. Now, imagine a real gem, such as an uncut diamond; the Develop panel is our workshop to bring the best out of it. Digital cameras store a lot of information that we can work with later, and just the Shadows/Highlights recovery in the Basic panel can be a game-changer in terms of the photograph's look. When we stack this with the capability to work with masks, color grading, spot removal, or fixing perspective, Lightroom becomes a tool that is inseparable from our...