Customer Reviews:
 Great Scott March 13, 2010
C. Brown (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
Still working my way through this superb tutorial but with the "work on" photos it is easy to follow and see the changes etc. that are described. There is so much information that going back to find something might be a problem. I am already using "post-it" notes to identify parts of the book that I know I will need in the future -- at least until I am familiar with the program. I shall certainly be looking to see if I can make use other Scott Kelby books to improve my photographic experience.
 Lightroom 2 March 9, 2010
S. Mims (Millbrook Al)
If your into digital image editing before you use Lightroom 2 you need to read this wonderful book by Scott Kelby. He shows you all imaging editing steps that Lightroom 2 can do. It would be almost impossible to learn all the nuances of this software without reading this detailed book.
Pure Kelby, attempted jokes and all - but a good learning aide. January 9, 2010
Jerry Saperstein (Evanston, IL USA)
I have a lot of respect for Scott Kelby. He strikes me as an honest, earnest guy who is truly intent on helping people as he also makes a few bucks with seminars, books, associations and a variety of other moneymaking enterprises. Nothing wrong with that. In fact, there is much that is laudable.
Kelby researches his subjects and, over the years, he has become a better writer. If only he didn't try to be a comedian as well - but I've learned to skip over his lame attempts at humor. Yes, I know, some people like his attempted jokes: I don't.
I do like his approach for learning the basics of a program, in this case Adobe Photoshop Lightroom2.
Kelby takes you by the hand and walks you through the program, baby step by baby step. It's a great way to learn the basics of a new application, especially one that could be very confusing, such as Lightroom2. Kelby gets you through the basics and little beyond without inflicting pain. It is a good approach and Kelby does it well.
Kelby begins at the beginning (importing your photos), moves into the next logical step of organizing your photos. (Remember, Lightroom2 is at heart a workflow management program.) He then takes a little diversion into customizing your workspace. Chapters 4 through 6 deal with editing, adjusting and correcting images. The rest of the book deals with exporting images, creating slideshows, deciding when to invoke Photoshop and a variety of other topics such as printing and building online photo galleries. Kelby includes two chapters on workflow, one for location portraits and the other for travel. These two chapters are gems because they give you real life examples of how Lightroom2 should be deployed.
Overall, an excellent book and a great introduction to Lightroom2, despite the (in my opinion) lame jokes.
Jerry
The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 January 7, 2010
Bitburg (Illinois)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 book for digital photographers, by Scott Kelby. Book is easy to follow, able to jump from area to of the book to another for me is great. Following the information presented and trying it I had no problem. Learned alot from the book and still learning.
Great Start December 12, 2009
T. Miller (Malta, MT USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have a couple of other books writtin by Scott Kelby and all are very informative from the ground up. This books begins with the basics of loading Light Room 2 (LR2), to setting up the 'behind the scenes' working operations of LR2. Scott continues with setting up each stage: Library, Develop, Slide Show, Print and Web.
There are snapshots of the screen as he progresses through the steps that show the highlights the icons that are used. The only problem is the font is very small to read for those with an issue with fine print, but you can tell by the areas circled in red, where he's pointing.
I paired this book with LR2 written by Martin Evening. Some areas are repetitive, but where Scott glides over, Martin has a more in depth approach and Martin's layout of the screen shots includes texted highlights.
All in all Scott's book is a keeper and great reference material. I rated it five for because it covers the entire LR2 process to get you started on the right track.
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