Lightroom 3 – Classroom In A Book
| Information | |
|---|---|
| Author | Adobe Systems |
| Publisher | Peachpit Press |
| Video Demonstration |  |
| Work along Files Included |  |
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Classroom in a Book has the subtitle “The Official Training Workbook from Adobe Systems” and doesn’t have the name of any particular author. You might think that when you open the book it’s going to be very stale and businesslike.
Once you’re past the obligatory copyright notices you’re into the contents, all 10 pages of them. You may have been approaching Lightroom as a glorified Bridge and not expect the complexity of the software. This was the position I found myself in and to be honest the contents didn’t make me think “this is detailed,” more “holy cow, how am I going to learn all this?”
Coming to Lightroom from Photoshop you’d think I’d be ready for this!
There is no doubt that this book gives you everything you need to become proficient with Lightroom 3, it is well documented, well illustrated and doesn’t rush you through the topics. Yet there is something missing, that personal touch.
With so many of these tutorial books we know the author, we may have seen them on the Internet, through a podcast or live and we feel that we know these people. A faceless author doesn’t let us connect with who is teaching us; maybe I’ve just been spoiled in the past.
At the beginning of every chapter there is an introduction of what you are going to learn during the forthcoming lesson with bulleted points and quite handily an indication of how long you may be spending on this chapter. When I first saw these notes I wondered what benefit they may be, but once I got stuck into the book I found myself looking at these notes and deciding when I could dedicate the time to learn that section uninterrupted.
During each section there are green boxes with extra information, or a quick summary of what’s being talked about. Again, a very helpful feature. I found that I was rifling through pages that I’d already read and rereading information in the yellow boxes. Actually, in all honesty, I found that I was stopping at the yellow boxes but rereading other sections again.
The images used throughout the book are available on the CD-ROM included with the book. These images are more often than not of architecture, paintings and signs. As you approach the end of the book more human subjects begin to appear but personally, I would have liked more human subjects throughout.
Should you consider this book if you’re learning Photoshop Lightroom 3? This, I believe you should. Despite what I say about the lack of warmth to the book it is chock-full of everything you’d expect from an instructional manual. It is clear, concise and from what I can tell as a Lightroom Newbie, gives you all you need to get on your way with Lightroom.
In my opinion this is ideal as your first Lightroom book, keeping all the personal touches out the way until you know what you’re doing and then finessing it in a personal way afterwards. What I considered to be a downfall of the book could also be its saving grace.
With so many other books written by those “personalities” in their field we are given the tools to finesse the pictures like they do, this book tells you how to use the software and thus gives you the tools to finesse your photos yourself.
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Classroom in a Book has the subtitle “The Official Training Workbook from Adobe Systems” and doesn’t have the name of any particular author. You might think that when you open the book it’s going to be very stale and businesslike.
Once you’re past the obligatory copyright notices you’re into the contents, all 10 pages of them. You may have been approaching Lightroom as a glorified Bridge and not expect the complexity of the software. This was the position I found myself in and to be honest the contents didn’t make me think “this is detailed,” more “holy cow, how am I going to learn all this?”
Coming to Lightroom from Photoshop you’d think I’d be ready for this!
There is no doubt that this book gives you everything you need to become proficient with Lightroom 3, it is well documented, well illustrated and doesn’t rush you through the topics. Yet there is something missing, that personal touch.
With so many of these tutorial books we know the author, we may have seen them on the Internet, through a podcast or live and we feel that we know these people. A faceless author doesn’t let us connect with who is teaching us; maybe I’ve just been spoiled in the past.
At the beginning of every chapter there is an introduction of what you are going to learn during the forthcoming lesson with bulleted points and quite handily an indication of how long you may be spending on this chapter. When I first saw these notes I wondered what benefit they may be, but once I got stuck into the book I found myself looking at these notes and deciding when I could dedicate the time to learn that section uninterrupted.
During each section there are green boxes with extra information, or a quick summary of what’s being talked about. Again, a very helpful feature. I found that I was rifling through pages that I’d already read and rereading information in the yellow boxes. Actually, in all honesty, I found that I was stopping at the yellow boxes but rereading other sections again.
The images used throughout the book are available on the CD-ROM included with the book. These images are more often than not of architecture, paintings and signs. As you approach the end of the book more human subjects begin to appear but personally, I would have liked more human subjects throughout.
Should you consider this book if you’re learning Photoshop Lightroom 3? This, I believe you should. Despite what I say about the lack of warmth to the book it is chock-full of everything you’d expect from an instructional manual. It is clear, concise and from what I can tell as a Lightroom Newbie, gives you all you need to get on your way with Lightroom.
In my opinion this is ideal as your first Lightroom book, keeping all the personal touches out the way until you know what you’re doing and then finessing it in a personal way afterwards. What I considered to be a downfall of the book could also be its saving grace.
With so many other books written by those “personalities” in their field we are given the tools to finesse the pictures like they do, this book tells you how to use the software and thus gives you the tools to finesse your photos yourself.