The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers

click here for more details, find new or used items	Martin Evening Our price £17.39 (£28.99) New from £15.07 Used from £14.00 Pages: 352 (Paperback) ISBN: 0321385438 Pub: Adobe Pub date: 2007-03-21 Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 38736

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Not bad, but in need of a print update (4/4 people found this helpful)

The content that's in the book isn't bad, doesn't waffle too much, and goes about things in a very practical and informative manner and would be an essential purchase were it not for the fact that it hasn't kept up with the software. There are some sections that only tell half the story (or less), particularly those on noise reduction, sharpening, exporting and keyword management.

The publishers provide a pdf update, but it's a supplement rather than the whole book and that makes it awkward because it means there's no single definitive resource.

My recommendation would be to try and make do with the help available from the Adobe WEB site and buy this book when it's been updated to reflect the current software version. This is particularly so, given that the first beta of version 2.0 is available, and that's sufficiently different to 1.* that it'll render the book irrelevant.

The publishers stuck a label to the front of the book mentioning the update. Fine except that it's next to impossible to remove without either leaving a sticky patch or damaging the cover...

Good, but... (2/2 people found this helpful)

For anyone who has bought the original Lightroom v.1.0 and upgraded to v.1.1, then this book can be frustrating. I downloaded the 178 page ugrade PDF file from the publisher's site, printed it out and now have to sit with both book and printout to see where the new version takes over from the old. It's time Martin Evening persuaded the publisher to match the new Lightroom with a revised version of this otherwise excellent book. Had I realised what a pain in the backside this would entail, I'd have bought another guide to Lightroom v.1.1.

Excellent (3/3 people found this helpful)

This book is excellent if you want to get the best from Lightroom.

Yes Lightroom has changed since the book was released, and you can download 180 pages from the publishers to get the details of the changes. I got the download first, then the programme and then the book. 80% of the book is still needed, and after a couple of days ploughing through it I had changed the way I had been doing my workflow and have been getting better results then I had with Bridge and CS2.

Some reviews claim the book has been outdated by the upgrade in verisons of Lightroom, but as per above, 80% of the book is still relevent, so if you are thinking of getting Lightroom, then I'd urge you to get this too.

Another superb book from Evening (3/3 people found this helpful)

As a fan of Martin Evenings 'Photoshop CSx for photographers' I had huge expectations to his Lightroom book. After fiddling around with the beta version of the SW for a while, the level of frustration was not getting lower. This book came to the rescue. Very well written and to the point. A logical structure building on the sw 'interface'. Nice examples illustrate the different topics. The layout of the book is pleasant. If I should highlight one negative issue it must be that it sometimes feels a bit long - the 'why and how' could have explained with fewer words. However, this is not a major point.

The Doyen of Lightroom Manuals (6/6 people found this helpful)

A little research reveals that the author has been involved with Adobe Photoshop for many years, and also as a beta tester of Lightroom since its inception, so the reader could anticipate a very detailed knowledge of Lightroom's features.

This book portrays exactly that, and in a way that neither insults the intelligence of the seasoned professional nor places too many expectations on the beginner. This is extremely hard to achieve but I feel Martin Evening has got the balance just right in producing a first rate book that will suit most people. Furthermore, there are numerous tips on techniques that the author uses, so a lot of invaluable working knowledge has been included. The author has also provided a free 177 page PDF that describes the considerable changes made in version 1.1. This is available online from the publishers, Peachpit.

The only reservation I have is that the book is rated as being suitable for intermediate/advanced users. In my opinion, it is also suitable for 'savvy' beginners. If you really feel that 'Lightroom for Dummies' would be more appropriate, then start off with something at that level before you buy this book.

Without doubt one of the best books on Lightroom available. Highly recommended.

Buy with confidence.

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