( 30 reviews )
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Sep 5 2008
If you want to be given 25 steps to every little step of the workflow, this is the book for you. If you want to read numerous attempts of humor, while trying to learn Lightroom, this is the book you want. And if you want to have an author keep telling you to export to Photoshop, this is your book. You wonder what software he is talking about sometimes, there are so many references to Photoshop. If he was paid to write about Lightroom, then why does he spend half the book talking about Photoshop? He keeps you going in circles, constantly. And the illustrations are horrible, at best. They are printed very small, so you have no idea which adjustment is being discussed, let alone, where the cursor is pointing. Puh-lease? What good are the illustrations if you don't know what is being discussed or what is going on? And often times, the illustrations from a discussion is on the NEXT page, so you have to flip back and forth to figure out what he's talking about. Very poor organization and thought process. Don't get me wrong, this man knows Adobe software upside down and backwards. But his style leaves a lot to be desired. After reading his book I got smart and bought the one by Adobe. THAT's the book you want to read and learn from. Save your money and buy the Adobe book and cut out at least 25 pages of attempted humor and references to exporting to Photoshop.
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Posted: Jul 25 2008
I own several books written by the Photoshop Boys because they are written to tell you specifically how to do certain things. There is a minimal amount of theory (I like to know something about "why" things happen) and a lot of step-by-step "how to". I learned several new techniques to achieve effects in Photoshop and some good suggestions for my basic workflow. The layout is typically instructive with examples and screen shots of each step. It will be on my shelves as a reference from now on.
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Posted: Jul 6 2008
A great book for step by step instructions on getting to know Lightroom - as long as you can cope with the 'wordiness' of the book & Scott Kelby's attempt at humour..
