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

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.

Prizes

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques, by digital photography expert Chris Orwig, cuts to the chase to give you the information you need to master the software, one tip at a time. New Lightroom users will find the book an easy and accessible way to come up to speed. Each technique is presented in a self-contained unit of one or two pages so you can dive in and start working right away, unencumbered by lengthy descriptions or technical detail. For example, if you want to know how to present your images in a Web portfolio, you can turn directly to that page, quickly grasp the technique, and pick up a few tips along the way.

Table of Contents

Chapter One: Getting Started Chapter Two: Importing Images Chapter Three: Library Module Overview Chapter Four: Library Module Organization Chapter Five: Library Module--Quick Develop Chapter Six: Library Module--Metadata Chapter Seven: Library Module--Edit and Export Chapter Eight: Develop Module Overview Chapter Nine: Develop Module--Basic Adjustments Chapter Ten: Develop Module--Specialized Adjustments Chapter Eleven: Develop Module--Adjustment Brush Chapter Twelve: Develop Module--Image Cleanup Chapter Thirteen: Develop Module--The Graduated Filter Chapter Fourteen: Slideshow Module Chapter Fifteen: Print Module Chapter Sixteen: Web Module Index