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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic Book, The, 1st edition

Published by New Riders (December 17, 2021) © 2022

  • Scott Kelby

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Since Lightroom first launched 15 years ago, Scott Kelby's The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book has been the world's #1 top-selling Lightroom book (it has been translated into dozens of different languages), and in this latest version for Lightroom Classic, Scott did his biggest update ever, sharing all his latest techniques, insights, and invaluable tips using his award-winning, step-by-step, plain-English style that makes learning Lightroom easy and fun.

Scott doesn't just show students which sliders do what (every Lightroom book does that, right?). Instead, he shares his own personal settings, his time-tested techniques, and his proven step-by-step method of learning Lightroom, so students can begin using it like a pro from the start.

He tells students flat-out which techniques work best, which ones to avoid, and why. They'll learn:

  • His now famous SLIM (Simplified Lightroom Image Management) system will teach them, step by step, how to organize their images, back them up, and be able to find them quickly and easily. Scott's SLIM system is used by photographers all over the world and is taught at colleges and universities, because it's so simple, straightforward, and effective.
  • How to make their images look like the pros' and how to take advantage of the RAW camera, creative, and B&W profiles—they will finally "get" the whole image-editing thing, and they'll know exactly what to do, in what order, and why.
  • How to use Lightroom along with Photoshop, and how to make the two work together absolutely seamlessly. Students will be surprised at what they'll be able to do, even if they've never used Photoshop before.
  • There's a full chapter on how to use Lightroom on a mobile device to expand Lightroom's power.
  • Students can also download most of the same images used in the book to follow right along with.
  • And, students will get a killer collection of custom Lightroom Develop and Print presets to give them some of the most sought-after looks and effects, all with just one click.

    • This is the first and only book to bring the whole process together in such a clear, concise, and visual way. There is no faster, more straight-to-the-point, or more fun way to learn Lightroom than with this ground-breaking book.

    • Scott Kelby, the #1 bestselling photography techniques book author, takes on the new version of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.
    • Students will learn all there is to know about organizing, correcting, printing, and showing their digital images using Lightroom.
    • Uses Scott's same award-winning, step-by-step, plain-English style and layout to make learning Lightroom easy and fun for students.

    Chapter 1 Importing: Getting your photos into Lightroom

    Chapter 2 Getting Organized: My System for a happy Lightroom life

    Chapter 3 Advanced Stuff: The next level of importing & organizing

    Chapter 4 Customizing: How to set up Lightroom your way

    Chapter 5 Getting Your Color Right: If your color's not right..it's wrong

    Chapter 6 Getting Your Exposure Right: The essential editing stuff

    Chapter 7 Painting with Light: The brush & other masking tools

    Chapter 8 Special Effects: Making stuff look...well...special!

    Chapter 9 Problem Photos: Dealing with common image problems

    Chapter 10 Exporting: Saving as a JPEG, TIFF, and more

    Chapter 11 LR with Photoshop: When and how to use Photoshop with Lightroom

    Chapter 12 Photo Books: Creating your own coffee table book

    Chapter 13 Printing: Unlocking the power of the print

    Chapter 14 Going Mobile: Using Lightroom on your phone or tablet

    Scott Kelby is President and CEO of KelbyOne, an online educational community for photographers. He is Editor, Publisher, and co-founder of Photoshop User magazine; host of The Grid, the influential, live, weekly talk show for photographers; and is founder of the annual Scott Kelby's Worldwide Photo Walk.™

    Scott is an award-winning photographer, designer, and bestselling author of more than 100 books, including Photoshop for Lightroom Users; The Landscape Photography Book; Light It, Shoot It, Retouch It; The Adobe Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers; The Flash Book; The Natural Light Portrait Book; and his landmark, and The Digital Photography Book, which is the #1 top-selling book ever on digital photography.

    His books have been translated into dozens of different languages, including Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Korean, Polish, Taiwanese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Hebrew, Dutch, Swedish, Turkish, and Portuguese, among many others. He is a recipient of the prestigious ASP International Award, presented annually by the American Society of Photographers for “…contributions in a special or significant way to the ideals of Professional Photography as an art and a science,” and the HIPA award, presented for his contributions to photography education worldwide.

    Scott is Conference Technical Chair for the annual Photoshop World Conference and a frequent speaker at conferences and trade shows around the world. He is featured in a series of online learning courses at KelbyOne.com and has been training photographers and Photoshop users since 1993.

    For more information on Scott, visit him at:

    His Lightroom blog: lightroomkillertips.com

    His personal blog: scottkelby.com

    Twitter: @scottkelby

    Facebook: facebook.com/skelby

    Instagram: @scottkelby

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