Lightroom in easy steps

Lightroom in easy steps is the perfect companion for anyone learningto use Lightroom (from the Adobe Creative Suite) for editing, enhancing,sharing, and storing photos.
Lightroom in easy steps begins bylooking at the desktop, mobile and web versions of Lightroom and shows how theycan be used individually and together to effortlessly capture, edit, and sharephotos between your devices. This provides a one-stop-shop for all of yourphotography needs, whether you are at home or at different locations capturingphotos.Lightroom has a sophisticated range of color editingtools, for fine-tuning every aspect of a photo. These are looked at in detail,so you can master all of the techniques required to edit your photos to yourown exact requirements, and include:Profiles, which arepreset options that can apply a range of editing elements to photos, mostlyunprocessed ones (RAW). Once a profile has been created, it can be used onsimilar photos to create a consistent appearance. If required, additionalediting can be undertaken once a profile has been applied.Light, includingexposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites, and blacks. Color, includingwhite balance, temperature, tint, black and white, vibrance, hue, saturation,and luminance. Targeted adjustment, includingthe Tone Curve and the Color Mixer. Effects, includingtexture, clarity, dehaze, and vignette. Detail, includingsharpening – to improve the focus of a photo – reducing color noise, andapplying film grain effects. Optics, forcorrecting camera lens issues for digital photos, including chromaticaberration, lens corrections, and defringing. Geometry, which canbe used to edit the geometric perspective in photos – for instance if buildingsdo not initially appear straight. The book also covers the 40+ preset editing techniquesthat can be applied to photos in a single click, how to manage and handle yourphotos, the search options so you never lose track of any of your photos, andhow to share your photos.Lightroom in easy steps demystifiesthe latest developments in the world of digital photo editing, organizing,sharing, and storing so that all of your attention can be focused on makingyour photos as stunning as possible. Lightroom in easy steps begins bylooking at the desktop, mobile and web versions of Lightroom and shows how theycan be used individually and together to effortlessly capture, edit, and sharephotos between your devices. This provides a one-stop-shop for all of yourphotography needs, whether you are at home or at different locations capturingphotos.Lightroom has a sophisticated range of color editingtools, for fine-tuning every aspect of a photo. These are looked at in detail,so you can master all of the techniques required to edit your photos to yourown exact requirements, and include:Profiles, which arepreset options that can apply a range of editing elements to photos, mostlyunprocessed ones (RAW). Once a profile has been created, it can be used onsimilar photos to create a consistent appearance. If required, additionalediting can be undertaken once a profile has been applied.Light, includingexposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites, and blacks. Color, includingwhite balance, temperature, tint, black and white, vibrance, hue, saturation,and luminance. Targeted adjustment, includingthe Tone Curve and the Color Mixer. Effects, includingtexture, clarity, dehaze, and vignette. Detail, includingsharpening – to improve the focus of a photo – reducing color noise, andapplying film grain effects. Optics, forcorrecting camera lens issues for digital photos, including chromaticaberration, lens corrections, and defringing. Geometry, which canbe used to edit the geometric perspective in photos – for instance if buildingsdo not initially appear straight. The book also covers the 40+ preset editing techniquesthat can be applied to photos in a single click, how to manage and handle yourphotos, the search options so you never lose track of any of your photos, andhow to share your photos.Lightroom in easy steps demystifiesthe latest developments in the world of digital photo editing, organizing,sharing, and storing so that all of your attention can be focused on makingyour photos as stunning as possible.