Reading this book was one of the best things that happened to me as an amateur photographer. His books are clear, well laid out, and written with an eye toward functionality. He also covers what to do in Lightroom and what to do in Photoshop and how to get there and back. He has been working with Lightroom from the beginning, monitoring the product's development and providing valued feedback to Adobe. So let's get into the guts of this version.
The instructor for my Lightroom for Photographers class recommended this book, so I decided to buy a copy and to read the entire book. It took me a while to get through the book, but I was glad that I persevered. Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers! His book, The Digital Photography Book, part 1, is now the best-selling book on digital photography in history. The end of each chapter save one or two has a Lightroom Killer Tips section on the topic with key tips for it. The subsections of those are broken into numbered steps.
Scott doesn't just show you which sliders do what every Lightroom book does that, right? It's a very good reference book. Many beginning and professional photographers wondering where to find the best books for learning Adobe Lightroom, from A to Z. Just a quick reminder: These downloadable photos, made available to you here, are licensed for your personal use only in practicing the techniques shown in the book. He helps you understand when you would need a particular function and how to use it. Just when I thought he'd forgotten to write how to back up any presets you'd made, I checked the index and got sent to a Killer Tips section with the answer.
Let's move on from that slightly negative aspect to a feeling of the book's worth. Kelby is a photographer, designer, and the award-winning author of more than 40 books. I did not like the structure of the book. For example, One of the sub-topics under the main topic of 'Customizing how to set things up your way' is 'Choosing What you see in Grid View'. In this latest edition Lightroom 5 version is discussed and he made it look everything interesting again, giving all his vast knowledge about Adobe's application in his simple to understand style which is helping user in step-by-step learning process. There is no faster, more straight-to-the-point, or more fun way to learn Lightroom than with this ground- and record-breaking book.
This book will be a good reference source. I do wish the book were larger so that the screencaps from Lightroom could be larger. When Lightroom isn't the best tool, Tony suggests better alternatives. After watching a video tutorial made by the author, I understood what was wrong. Best all, it's taught in Scott's trademark plain-English style that has won him legions of Photoshop fans around the world, and made him the 1 bestselling author of all computer books across all Computing and Internet categories since 2004. Perhaps in his next iteration, Kelby could come up with a way to understand not all of us started with Lightroom 1 or 2 and make some page flipping less needed. I had learned about importing and organization from other sources and tutorials.
Now Kelby looks at customizing your way of working with Lightroom. Unlike most other Lightroom books, this isn't just the theory of how Lightroom's supposed to work, but also the workarounds and solutions for the times when it doesn't behave the way you'd expect. You'll be surprised at what you'll be able to do, even if you've never used Photoshop before. The book gives the impression of a transcript of a video. Scott cuts through the clutter and shows you exactly what you need to know to add mobile to your workflow. It is setup as a series of main topics broken into sub-topics, each of which is again broken into steps to help the reader accomplish the task at hand.
They are not licensed for use in any other manner, including commercial projects, websites, or any other use. The book is broken into chapters covering the different modules. The only requirements you need are creativity, imagination, and a digital camera. I do wish the book were larger so that the screencaps from Lightroom could be larger. But, by chapter 6, I had so many little notes sticking up from the book, it became hard to follow. The explanations are clear; the instructions mostly spot on.
Occasionally there is highlighted info but usually not. The center portions contains pictures to show what is being explained in the steps. This book does not contain a series of explanations about the buttons and commands of the software but instead recommends a tidy and fluid workflow in the order you are probably or should use it and at each step explains what to press, why and how it works. I really recommend this book to any photographer that want be a pro in photo editing. Lightroom's dark grey background with light grey text is hard to read in print.