Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 2: Streamlining Your Digital Photography Process

Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 2: Streamlining Your Digital Photography Process

by Nat Coalson
Released March 2009
Publisher(s): Wiley
ISBN: 9780470400760

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Book description

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is the primary software-of-choice for today's digital photographer. As a new tool, using Lightroom requires mastering new skills—not always an easy task. Compounding the challenge, many photographers don't have fundamental knowledge of digital image processing. Lightroom 2: Streamlining your Digital Photography Process offers you  the digital imaging fundamentals and the Lightroom-specific skills you need to quickly learn and retain a mastery of Lightroom.

Written and designed by a professional photographer, designer, fine art printmaker and instructor, this book is designed to simplify and accelerate the learning process and is unique in both content and presentation. Nat Coalson is an Adobe Certified Expert in Lightroom and Photoshop, and has taught photography and imaging classes and workshops for many years. The approach taken by Lightroom 2: Streamlining your Digital Photography Process is based on over 20 years of professional experience in photography, printing, and imaging, and the methods of instruction were developed through the author's work with students and clients.

At 400 pages, this book clearly explains how to use all of Lightroom's controls, and much more. Beginning with the original image capture, all the way through importing, editing, processing and presenting photos, the text also explains fundamental imaging concepts every modern photographer needs to know. Not just the "how" but also the "why". Not just recipes, but core skills you will use again and again. And by developing stronger technical skills, you will be able to focus more on creative expression.

The content of Lightroom 2: Streamlining your Digital Photography Process also demonstrates a simple, practical workflow. You will learn real-world, professional-level production techniques through straightforward examples and easy-to-follow instructions.

The book is divided into nine chapters:

  • Chapter 1. Digital Imaging Foundations: resolution, bit depth, color spaces, etc.

  • Chapter 2. Digital Photography Workflow: step-by-step outline of the processing pipeline

  • Chapter 3. The Lightroom Workspace: modules, panels, tools, view modes, etc.

  • Chapter 4. Digital Image Capture: benefits of raw, using histograms, critical exposure settings, capturing the most possible data, etc.

  • Chapter 5. Import Photos into Lightroom: creating efficient file systems, automation and batch processing, using presets, etc.

  • Chapter 6. Organize your Photos in Library: identifying selects, using filters and collections, working with metadata, keywording strategies, etc.

  • Chapter 7. Process your Photos in Develop: evaluating the photo, adjusting global tone, contrast and color; local adjustment brushes and graduated filters, retouching, etc.

  • Chapter 8. Export Images from Lightroom: choosing the right file formats, post-processing actions, using export plug-ins, etc.

  • Chapter 9. Presenting your Work: working in the Slideshow, Print and Web modules

Each chapter describes in detail specific aspects of the Lightroom workflow and includes step-by-step sequences that summarize the topics presented. Throughout the book, you will learn and integrate concepts quickly and easily through numerous shortcuts, tips, reminders and warnings. Lightroom 2: Streamlining your Digital Photography Process includes over 300 color figures, including screenshots and illustrations, plus dozens of the author's own photographs.

In addition, Appendices provide a reference sheet for the most useful shortcuts, a comprehensive list of additional online Lightroom resources and a guide to optimizing Lightroom performance.

Lightroom 2: Streamlining your Digital Photography Process gives you a complete mastery of Lightroom and the digital photography workflow, as well as a solid foundation in digital imaging. As a result, you will be able to produce the best possible photographs with the least possible effort.

Foreword by renowned landscape photographer William Neill.

Table of contents

  1. Copyright
  2. Credits
  3. Foreword
  4. Preface
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. How to use this book
    1. Conventions
      1. KEYBOARD VARIATIONS
    2. Icons
  7. 1. DIGITAL IMAGING FOUNDATIONS
    1. 1.1. The State of the Art
    2. 1.2. Anatomy of a Digital Image
      1. 1.2.1. PIXELS AND RESOLUTION
        1. 1.2.1.1. Native resolution and resampling
      2. 1.2.2. DIGITAL COLOR
        1. 1.2.2.1. Bit depth and color values
        2. 1.2.2.2. Color modes and channels
        3. 1.2.2.3. Components of digital color
        4. 1.2.2.4. Color temperature
    3. 1.3. Color Management Essentials
      1. 1.3.1. COLOR SPACES
      2. 1.3.2. ICC PROFILES
        1. 1.3.2.1. Source and Destination
        2. 1.3.2.2. Gamut: The Range of Colors Available
          1. 1.3.2.2.1. Rendering Intents
      3. 1.3.3. CALIBRATING AND PROFILING YOUR DISPLAY
      4. 1.3.4. FILE FORMATS
        1. 1.3.4.1. Camera raw files and sidecars
    4. 1.4. Chapter Summary
  8. 2. DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKFLOW
    1. 2.1. Criteria for an Efficient Workflow
    2. 2.2. The Digital Photography Workflow
      1. 2.2.1. NON-DESTRUCTIVE IMAGE PROCESSING
        1. 2.2.1.1. Metadata editing: the new frontier
    3. 2.3. Enter Lightroom
      1. 2.3.1. DEVELOP PRESETS
      2. 2.3.2. SAVING YOUR WORK
      3. 2.3.3. DNG
      4. 2.3.4. ORIGINAL, MASTER AND DERIVATIVE FILES
    4. 2.4. Bringing it All Together
    5. 2.5. Chapter Summary
  9. 3. THE LIGHTROOM WORKSPACE
    1. 3.1. Modules
      1. 3.1.1. 1. LIBRARY
      2. 3.1.2. 2. DEVELOP
      3. 3.1.3. 3. SLIDESHOW
      4. 3.1.4. 4. PRINT
      5. 3.1.5. 5. WEB
      6. 3.1.6. TOOLBARS
    2. 3.2. Panels
      1. 3.2.1. IMAGE DISPLAY AREA
      2. 3.2.2. TOP PANEL (MODULE PICKER)
        1. 3.2.2.1. Identity Plates
        2. 3.2.2.2. The Activity Viewer and Multithreading
      3. 3.2.3. BOTTOM PANEL (FILMSTRIP)
      4. 3.2.4. LEFT MODULE PANELS
        1. 3.2.4.1. The Navigator Panel
          1. 3.2.4.1.1. Zoom Ratios
      5. 3.2.5. RIGHT MODULE PANELS
      6. 3.2.6. HIDING AND SHOWING PANEL GROUPS
      7. 3.2.7. CHANGE PANEL SIZE
      8. 3.2.8. EXPAND AND COLLAPSE INDIVIDUAL PANELS
      9. 3.2.9. ADD AND REMOVE INDIVIDUAL PANELS
      10. 3.2.10. SOLO MODE
      11. 3.2.11. PANEL END MARKS
      12. 3.2.12. SCROLLING PANEL TRACKS
    3. 3.3. Panel Input Controls
      1. 3.3.1. TRIANGLE BUTTONS
      2. 3.3.2. ARROW BUTTONS
      3. 3.3.3. SLIDERS
      4. 3.3.4. PANEL SWITCHES
      5. 3.3.5. TOOLTIPS
    4. 3.4. Lightroom Menus and Commands
      1. 3.4.1. CONTEXTUAL MENUS
      2. 3.4.2. COMMANDS AND SHORTCUTS
    5. 3.5. The Lightroom Application Window
      1. 3.5.1. SCREEN MODES
      2. 3.5.2. LIGHTS OUT
      3. 3.5.3. THE SECONDARY WINDOW
    6. 3.6. Chapter Summary
  10. 4. DIGITAL IMAGE CAPTURE
    1. 4.1. Capturing high quality image data
      1. 4.1.1. HOW A DIGITAL CAMERA CAPTURES AN IMAGE
      2. 4.1.2. RAW IMAGE CAPTURE
        1. 4.1.2.1. Camera bit depth
        2. 4.1.2.2. Camera resolution and raw file size
      3. 4.1.3. WHY NOT JPG?
        1. 4.1.3.1. Situations when jpg might make sense
    2. 4.2. Digital exposure
      1. 4.2.1. EXPOSE CAREFULLY
      2. 4.2.2. MAXIMIZING DYNAMIC RANGE
        1. 4.2.2.1. High Dynamic Range (HDR)
      3. 4.2.3. CAMERA HISTOGRAMS
      4. 4.2.4. CLIPPING
    3. 4.3. Camera settings
      1. 4.3.1. COLOR SPACE
      2. 4.3.2. WHITE BALANCE
      3. 4.3.3. ISO SETTING
    4. 4.4. Getting sharp captures
      1. 4.4.1. HANDHELD SHOOTING
      2. 4.4.2. USING A TRIPOD
      3. 4.4.3. SHOOTING TETHERED
    5. 4.5. Using lens filters in the digital workflow
      1. 4.5.1. POLARIZING FILTERS
      2. 4.5.2. NEUTRAL DENSITY (ND) FILTERS
      3. 4.5.3. OBSOLETE LENS FILTERS
    6. 4.6. Workflow: Digital Capture Checklist
    7. 4.7. Chapter Summary
  11. 5. IMPORT PHOTOS INTO LIGHTROOM
    1. 5.1. Lightroom Data Architecture
      1. 5.1.1. LIGHTROOM CATALOGS
        1. 5.1.1.1. The catalog's location on disk
        2. 5.1.1.2. Using multiple catalogs
      2. 5.1.2. IMAGE FILES
        1. 5.1.2.1. Image file formats
      3. 5.1.3. LIGHTROOM PREVIEWS
    2. 5.2. Digital Photo Storage
      1. 5.2.1. SINGLE-USER ENVIRONMENT
        1. 5.2.1.1. Workgroup environment
      2. 5.2.2. BACKUPS
    3. 5.3. Naming Your Image Files and Arranging Them in Folders
      1. 5.3.1. FOLDER STRUCTURES
        1. 5.3.1.1. Reworking your existing folders
      2. 5.3.2. GUIDELINES FOR FOLDER AND FILE NAMING
      3. 5.3.3. RENAMING PHOTO FILES
        1. 5.3.3.1. Example folder and file names
    4. 5.4. Import Photos into Lightroom
      1. 5.4.1. ABOUT BATCH PROCESSING
      2. 5.4.2. SETTING UP THE IMPORT
      3. 5.4.3. FILE HANDLING
      4. 5.4.4. PRESETS AND TEMPLATES
        1. 5.4.4.1. Metadata presets
        2. 5.4.4.2. Develop presets
      5. 5.4.5. KEYWORDS
      6. 5.4.6. PREVIEWS
    5. 5.5. Workflow: Copy files from your camera and import them into Lightroom
      1. 5.5.1. IMPORT RAW IMAGES FROM MEMORY CARD, CAMERA OR REMOVABLE DISC AND CONVERT THEM TO DNG
    6. 5.6. What happens during the import
    7. 5.7. Workflow: Import existing files from your hard disk
      1. 5.7.1. IMPORT IMAGES FROM A HARD DISKWITHOUT MODIFYING THE FILES
    8. 5.8. Workflow: Shooting Tethered with Auto Import
    9. 5.9. Alternative Import Workflows
      1. 5.9.1.
        1. 5.9.1.1. Copy files to a new location and add to catalog
        2. 5.9.1.2. Move files and import
        3. 5.9.1.3. Copy photos as Digital Negative (DNG) and add to catalog
        4. 5.9.1.4. Copy now, import later
        5. 5.9.1.5. Import Workflow for Road Trips
          1. 5.9.1.5.1. During the trip:
          2. 5.9.1.5.2. Upon returning to your main computer:
          3. 5.9.1.5.3. In the Import from Catalog dialog box:
    10. 5.10. Catalog and Image File Backups
      1. 5.10.1. BACKING UP LIGHTROOM CATALOGS
      2. 5.10.2. BACKING UP IMAGE FILES
    11. 5.11. Chapter Summary
  12. 6. ORGANIZE YOUR PHOTOS IN LIBRARY
    1. 6.1. Image Sources
      1. 6.1.1. CATALOG PANEL SOURCES
        1. 6.1.1.1. All Photographs
        2. 6.1.1.2. Quick Collection
        3. 6.1.1.3. Previous Import
        4. 6.1.1.4. Additional Sources Sometimes on the Catalog Panel
      2. 6.1.2. FOLDER PANEL SOURCES
      3. 6.1.3. HARD DISK DRIVES AND VOLUMES
        1. 6.1.3.1. Offline/online
      4. 6.1.4. FOLDERS AND SUBFOLDERS
        1. 6.1.4.1. Include Subfolders
        2. 6.1.4.2. Synchronizing Folders
        3. 6.1.4.3. Adding Folders
      5. 6.1.5. MANAGING FOLDERS AND PHOTOS
        1. 6.1.5.1. Renaming Folders
        2. 6.1.5.2. Removing Folders
        3. 6.1.5.3. Finding a Folder on Your Hard Disk
        4. 6.1.5.4. Finding a Photo on Your Hard Disk
        5. 6.1.5.5. Finding a Photo in the Lightroom Folders List
        6. 6.1.5.6. Renaming Photos
        7. 6.1.5.7. Removing Photos
      6. 6.1.6. DEALING WITH MISSING FOLDERS AND PHOTOS
        1. 6.1.6.1. Finding Missing Folders
        2. 6.1.6.2. Finding Missing Photos
      7. 6.1.7. KEYWORD SOURCES
      8. 6.1.8. COLLECTION AND FILTER SOURCES
    2. 6.2. Working with Thumbnails in Grid View
      1. 6.2.1. CHANGING THUMBNAIL SIZE
      2. 6.2.2. SORT ORDER
        1. 6.2.2.1. User Order
      3. 6.2.3. THUMBNAIL BADGES
      4. 6.2.4. GRID VIEW STYLE
      5. 6.2.5. GRID VIEW OPTIONS
    3. 6.3. Selecting and Deselecting Images
      1. 6.3.1. THE ACTIVE PHOTO (MOST SELECTED)
      2. 6.3.2. SELECT ALL
      3. 6.3.3. SELECT NONE
      4. 6.3.4. ADD, SUBTRACT, INTERSECT
    4. 6.4. Grouping Thumbnails into Stacks
      1. 6.4.1.
        1. 6.4.1.1. Changing the Order of Images within the Stack
    5. 6.5. Rotating and Flipping Images
    6. 6.6. Working with Large Previews in Loupe View
      1. 6.6.1. ZOOMING IN AND OUT OF IMAGES IN LOUPE VIEW
      2. 6.6.2. SHOWING PHOTO INFO IN LOUPE
    7. 6.7. Comparing Two Images
    8. 6.8. Comparing More than Two Images
    9. 6.9. The Secondary Display Window
    10. 6.10. Metadata
      1. 6.10.1. THE METADATA PANEL
      2. 6.10.2. TITLE AND CAPTION
      3. 6.10.3. EXIF
      4. 6.10.4. IPTC
      5. 6.10.5. GPS AND ALTITUDE
      6. 6.10.6. AUDIO_FILES
      7. 6.10.7. METADATA PRESETS
      8. 6.10.8. METADATA STATUS
      9. 6.10.9. SAVING METADATA TO FILES
      10. 6.10.10. READING METADATA FROM FILES
    11. 6.11. Keywords
      1. 6.11.1. KEYWORDING STRATEGIES
      2. 6.11.2. KEYWORDING PANEL
        1. 6.11.2.1. Modify Keywords
        2. 6.11.2.2. Add Keywords
        3. 6.11.2.3. Keyword Suggestions
        4. 6.11.2.4. Keyword Sets
        5. 6.11.2.5. Set Keyword
      3. 6.11.3. KEYWORD LIST PANEL
        1. 6.11.3.1. Managing your Keyword List
        2. 6.11.3.2. Import/Export Keywords
    12. 6.12. Rating Photos with Lightroom Attributes
      1. 6.12.1. STAR RATINGS
      2. 6.12.2. COLOR LABELS
      3. 6.12.3. APPROVING PHOTOS WITH PICK FLAGS
      4. 6.12.4. MARKING REJECTED PHOTOS
    13. 6.13. Using Filters to Create and Modify Image Sources
      1. 6.13.1. TEXT
      2. 6.13.2. ATTRIBUTES
        1. 6.13.2.1. Copy Status
      3. 6.13.3. METADATA
      4. 6.13.4. NONE
      5. 6.13.5. FILTERS CONTROLS ON THE FILMSTRIP
        1. 6.13.5.1. The Filters Switch
      6. 6.13.6. SAVING FILTER PRESETS
    14. 6.14. Photo Collections
      1. 6.14.1. COLLECTIONS
      2. 6.14.2. QUICK COLLECTION
      3. 6.14.3. SMART COLLECTIONS
      4. 6.14.4. COLLECTION SETS
    15. 6.15. Processing Photos in Library
      1. 6.15.1. HISTOGRAM
      2. 6.15.2. QUICK DEVELOP
      3. 6.15.3. SYNC SETTINGS
      4. 6.15.4. COPY/PASTE SETTINGS
      5. 6.15.5. RESET SETTINGS
      6. 6.15.6. REMOVING ALL DEVELOP SETTINGS
      7. 6.15.7. FAST METADATA CHANGES WITH THE PAINTER
      8. 6.15.8. CONVERTING RAW FILES TO DNG
    16. 6.16. Workflow: Editing the Shoot
      1. 6.16.1. YEA OR NAY
        1. 6.16.1.1. Edit: First Pass
        2. 6.16.1.2. Edit: Second Pass
        3. 6.16.1.3. Edit: Additional Passes
        4. 6.16.1.4. Edit: After Final Pass, Add Selects to a Collection
    17. 6.17. Chapter Summary
  13. 7. PROCESS YOUR PHOTOS IN DEVELOP
    1. 7.1. Plan for Processing
      1. 7.1.1. EVALUATING THE PHOTO
        1. 7.1.1.1. Crop and rotation
        2. 7.1.1.2. Tone and contrast
        3. 7.1.1.3. Color
        4. 7.1.1.4. Noise and other artifacts
        5. 7.1.1.5. Potential for dodge and burn
        6. 7.1.1.6. Sharpness
        7. 7.1.1.7. Retouching
      2. 7.1.2. LIGHTROOM DEFAULTS
      3. 7.1.3. MAINTAINING MAXIMUM QUALITY
        1. 7.1.3.1. The order of tasks
      4. 7.1.4. ABOUT COMPOSITE IMAGES
    2. 7.2. Developing Photos
      1. 7.2.1. UNDO/REDO
      2. 7.2.2. APPLYING CAMERA PROFILES
        1. 7.2.2.1. About the camera calibration sliders
      3. 7.2.3. CROPPING
        1. 7.2.3.1. Aspect ratios
        2. 7.2.3.2. Rotating and straightening
        3. 7.2.3.3. Changing orientation
          1. 7.2.3.3.1. The crop frame tool
        4. 7.2.3.4. Resetting the crop
      4. 7.2.4. ADJUSTING TONE AND CONTRAST
        1. 7.2.4.1. Reading the Histogram
        2. 7.2.4.2. Clipping
        3. 7.2.4.3. Optimizing tonal values
          1. 7.2.4.3.1. Step 1. Set Exposure and Blacks
          2. 7.2.4.3.2. Step 2. Set midtones using Brightness
        4. 7.2.4.4. Fixing Over- and Under-Exposure
        5. 7.2.4.5. Handling highlight and shadow detail
        6. 7.2.4.6. Fine-tuning contrast to make the photo POP!
          1. 7.2.4.6.1. Step 3. Adjust Contrast
          2. 7.2.4.6.2. Clarity
          3. 7.2.4.6.3. Tone Curve
      5. 7.2.5. TARGETED ADJUSTMENTS
      6. 7.2.6. ADJUSTING COLOR
        1. 7.2.6.1. White balance
        2. 7.2.6.2. Saturation
        3. 7.2.6.3. Vibrance
        4. 7.2.6.4. Selective color adjustments
        5. 7.2.6.5. Converting a photo to black and white
      7. 7.2.7. REMOVING ARTIFACTS
        1. 7.2.7.1. 1:1 previews
        2. 7.2.7.2. Fixing chromatic aberration
        3. 7.2.7.3. Removing fringing
        4. 7.2.7.4. Noise reduction
        5. 7.2.7.5. Smoothing
      8. 7.2.8. DODGING AND BURNING
        1. 7.2.8.1. Graduated filters
          1. 7.2.8.1.1. Apply a graduated filter
          2. 7.2.8.1.2. Modify a graduated filter after it's been created
        2. 7.2.8.2. Graduated filter and local adjustment brush controls
          1. 7.2.8.2.1. Color
          2. 7.2.8.2.2. Tool Overlays
        3. 7.2.8.3. Local adjustment brushes
          1. 7.2.8.3.1. Applying the local adjustment brushes
          2. 7.2.8.3.2. Erasing from masks
          3. 7.2.8.3.3. Hiding and showing local adjustments
          4. 7.2.8.3.4. Deleting a local adjustment
          5. 7.2.8.3.5. Local adjustment presets
        4. 7.2.8.4. Vignettes
      9. 7.2.9. SHARPENING
        1. 7.2.9.1. The sharpening workflow
        2. 7.2.9.2. Lightroom capture sharpening
      10. 7.2.10. RETOUCHING
        1. 7.2.10.1. Heal spots and blemishes
        2. 7.2.10.2. Clone textures and patterns
        3. 7.2.10.3. Modifying an instance of the spot removal tool
        4. 7.2.10.4. Remove red eye
      11. 7.2.11. SPECIAL EFFECTS
        1. 7.2.11.1. Split toning
        2. 7.2.11.2. Color tinting
      12. 7.2.12. COMPARING BEFORE AND AFTER
      13. 7.2.13. CREATING MULTIPLE VERSIONS OF A PHOTO
      14. 7.2.14. RESETTING ADJUSTMENTS
        1. 7.2.14.1. History
        2. 7.2.14.2. Snapshots
    3. 7.3. Applying Settings to Multiple Photos
      1. 7.3.1. COPY/PASTE
      2. 7.3.2. SYNC SETTINGS
      3. 7.3.3. DEVELOP PRESETS
        1. 7.3.3.1. Making your own presets
        2. 7.3.3.2. Using presets made by someone else
        3. 7.3.3.3. Modifying and Removing Presets
    4. 7.4. Auto and Default Settings
      1. 7.4.1.
        1. 7.4.1.1. Setting your own default
    5. 7.5. Workflow: Develop a Photo
    6. 7.6. Workflow: Roundtrip Editing with Photoshop
      1. 7.6.1.
        1. 7.6.1.1. Edit in Photoshop
    7. 7.7. Example Before/After Photos
    8. 7.8. Chapter Summary
  14. 8. EXPORT IMAGES FROM LIGHTROOM
    1. 8.1. You're Done in Develop...Now What?
      1. 8.1.1. ORIGINAL AND DERIVATIVE FILES
      2. 8.1.2. PLANNING THE EXPORT
    2. 8.2. The Export Dialog Box
      1. 8.2.1. EXPORT LOCATION
        1. 8.2.1.1. Export To
        2. 8.2.1.2. Folder
        3. 8.2.1.3. Put in Subfolder
        4. 8.2.1.4. Add to This Catalog
        5. 8.2.1.5. Stack with Original
        6. 8.2.1.6. Existing Files
      2. 8.2.2. FILE NAMING
      3. 8.2.3. FILE SETTINGS
        1. 8.2.3.1. Format
        2. 8.2.3.2. Color space
      4. 8.2.4. IMAGE SIZING
        1. 8.2.4.1. Resize to Fit
        2. 8.2.4.2. Don't Enlarge
        3. 8.2.4.3. Resolution
      5. 8.2.5. OUTPUT SHARPENING
      6. 8.2.6. METADATA
        1. 8.2.6.1. Minimize Embedded Metadata
        2. 8.2.6.2. Write Keywords as Lightroom Heirarchy
        3. 8.2.6.3. Add Copyright Watermark
      7. 8.2.7. POST-PROCESSING
        1. 8.2.7.1. After Export
    3. 8.3. Export Plug-ins
    4. 8.4. Export Presets
    5. 8.5. Export Workflows
      1. 8.5.1. BURNING A DVD
      2. 8.5.2. EMAILING PHOTOS
      3. 8.5.3. WATERMARKING IMAGES
    6. 8.6. Exporting Catalogs
    7. 8.7. Chapter Summary
  15. 9. PRESENTING YOUR WORK
    1. 9.1. Making and Presenting Slideshows
      1. 9.1.1. SETTING UP THE SLIDESHOW
        1. 9.1.1.1. Options panel
        2. 9.1.1.2. Layout panel
        3. 9.1.1.3. Overlays panel
        4. 9.1.1.4. Backdrop panel
        5. 9.1.1.5. Titles panel
        6. 9.1.1.6. Playback panel
      2. 9.1.2. PREVIEW THE SLIDESHOW
      3. 9.1.3. PRESENTING THE SLIDESHOW
    2. 9.2. Printing photos from Lightroom
      1. 9.2.1. SETTING UP THE PRINT JOB
        1. 9.2.1.1. Page Setup
        2. 9.2.1.2. Layout Engine panel
          1. 9.2.1.2.1. Contact Sheet/Grid
          2. 9.2.1.2.2. Picture Package
        3. 9.2.1.3. Template Browser panel
        4. 9.2.1.4. Multi-page jobs
        5. 9.2.1.5. Setting up a Contact Sheet job
          1. 9.2.1.5.1. Image Settings panel
          2. 9.2.1.5.2. Layout panel
          3. 9.2.1.5.3. Guides panel
          4. 9.2.1.5.4. Overlays panel
        6. 9.2.1.6. Setting up a Picture Package job
          1. 9.2.1.6.1. Image Settings panel
          2. 9.2.1.6.2. Rulers, Grid & Guides panel
          3. 9.2.1.6.3. Cells panel
          4. 9.2.1.6.4. Overlays panel
        7. 9.2.1.7. Print Job panel
          1. 9.2.1.7.1. Print To:
          2. 9.2.1.7.2. Draft Mode Printing
          3. 9.2.1.7.3. Print Resolution
          4. 9.2.1.7.4. Print Sharpening
          5. 9.2.1.7.5. Color management
      2. 9.2.2. PRINTING THE JOB
      3. 9.2.3. WORKFLOW: PRINT FROM LIGHTROOM
        1. 9.2.3.1. Preparing print files to send to a lab
    3. 9.3. Making Web Galleries
      1. 9.3.1. SELECTING A TEMPLATE
      2. 9.3.2. CUSTOMIZING THE TEMPLATE
        1. 9.3.2.1. Site Info panel
        2. 9.3.2.2. Color Palette
        3. 9.3.2.3. Previewing the Web gallery
        4. 9.3.2.4. Appearance panel
        5. 9.3.2.5. Image Info panel
        6. 9.3.2.6. Output settings panel
      3. 9.3.3. DEPLOYING YOUR WEB GALLERY
        1. 9.3.3.1. Uploading Web Galleries to a Server
          1. 9.3.3.1.1. Upload Settings panel
          2. 9.3.3.1.2. FTP Server
        2. 9.3.3.2. Upload the Gallery
      4. 9.3.4. EXPORTING WEB GALLERIES
        1. 9.3.4.1. About relative links
    4. 9.4. Chapter Summary
  16. A. MOST USEFUL SHORTCUTS
  17. B. LIGHTROOM WEB RESOURCES AND OTHER USEFUL LINKS
  18. C. OPTIMIZING LIGHTROOM PERFORMANCE

Product information

  • Title: Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 2: Streamlining Your Digital Photography Process
  • Author(s): Nat Coalson
  • Release date: March 2009
  • Publisher(s): Wiley
  • ISBN: 9780470400760