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Index
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Acknowledgments
Other Books by Scott Kelby
About the Author
Table of Contents
Seven (or So) Things You’ll Wish You Had Known Before Reading This Book
Chapter 1. Importing: Getting Your Photos Into Lightroom
Before You Do Anything, Choose Where to Store Your Photos
Next, Do This: Set Up Your Folder Organization (It’s Really Important)
Getting Photos from Your Camera Into Lightroom
Using Smart Previews to Work Without an External Hard Drive Attached
Importing Photos Already on Your Computer
Save Time Importing Using Import Presets (and a Compact View)
Importing Video from Your DSLR
Shooting Tethered (Go Straight from Your Camera, Right Into Lightroom)
Using Image Overlay to See if Your Images Fit Your Layout
Creating Your Own Custom File Naming Templates
Choosing Your Preferences for Importing Photos
The Adobe DNG File Format Advantage
Creating Your Own Custom Metadata (Copyright) Templates
Four Things You’ll Want to Know Now About Getting Around Lightroom
Viewing Your Imported Photos
Using Lights Dim, Lights Out, and Other Viewing Modes
Seeing a Real Full-Screen View
Using Guides and the Resizable Grid Overlays
Lightroom Killer Tips > >
Chapter 2. Library: How to Organize Your Photos
Folders and Why I Don’t Mess with Them (This Is Really Important!)
Sorting Your Photos Using Collections
Organizing Multiple Shoots Using Collection Sets
Using Smart Collections for Automatic Organization
Keeping Things Tidy Using Stacks
When to Use a Quick Collection Instead
Using Target Collections (and Why They’re So Handy)
Adding Specific Keywords for Advanced Searching
Renaming Photos Already in Lightroom
Adding Copyright Info, Captions, and Other Metadata
If Your Camera Supports GPS, Prepare to Amaze Your Friends
Organizing Your Photos on a World Map
Finding Photos Fast!
Creating and Using Multiple Catalogs
From Laptop to Desktop: Syncing Catalogs on Two Computers
Backing Up Your Catalog (This Is VERY Important)
Relinking Missing Photos
Dealing with Disasters
Lightroom Killer Tips > >
Chapter 3. Customizing: How to Set Things Up Your Way
Choosing What You See in Loupe View
Choosing What You See in Grid View
Make Working with Panels Faster & Easier
Using Two Monitors with Lightroom
Choosing What the Filmstrip Displays
Adding Your Studio’s Name or Logo for a Custom Look
Lightroom Killer Tips > >
Chapter 4. Editing Essentials: How to Develop Your Photos
Are You Seeing Different Sliders? Read This First!
Setting the White Balance
Setting Your White Balance Live While Shooting Tethered
My Editing Your Images Cheat Sheet
How to Set Your Overall Exposure
60 Seconds on the Histogram (& Which Slider Controls Which Part)
Auto Tone (Having Lightroom Do the Work for You)
Dealing With Exposure Problems (the Highlights and Shadows Sliders)
Setting Your White Point and Black Point
Adding “Punch” to Your Images Using Clarity
Making Your Colors More Vibrant
Using the Tone Curve to Add Contrast
Two Really Handy Uses for RGB Curves
Adjusting Individual Colors Using HSL
How to Add Vignette Effects
Getting That Trendy High-Contrast Look
Creating Black-and-White Images
Getting Great Duotones (and Split Tones)
Lightroom Killer Tips > >
Chapter 5. DJ Develop (Part Deux): More Ways to Tweak Your Images
Making Your RAW Photos Look More Like JPEGs
Seeing Befores and Afters
Applying Changes Made to One Photo to Other Photos
Virtual Copies—The “No Risk” Way to Experiment
Editing a Bunch of Photos at Once Using Auto Sync
Using One-Click Presets (and Making Your Own!)
Using the Library Module’s Quick Develop Panel
Using Soft Proofing to Make Your Images Look Good in Print and on the Web
The “Previous” Button (and Why It Rocks!)
Lightroom Killer Tips > >
Chapter 6. Local Adjustments: How to Edit Just Part of Your Images
Dodging, Burning, and Adjusting Individual Areas of Your Photo
Five More Things You Should Know About Lightroom’s Adjustment Brush
Selectively Fixing White Balance, Dark Shadows, and Noise Issues
Getting Creative Effects Using the Adjustment Brush
Retouching Portraits
Fixing Skies (and Other Stuff) with a Gradient Filter
Custom Vignettes & Spotlight Effects Using the Radial Filter
Lightroom Killer Tips > >
Chapter 7. Problem Photos: Fixing Common Problems
Fixing Backlit Photos
Reducing Noise
Undoing Changes Made in Lightroom
Cropping Photos
Lights Out Cropping Rocks!
Straightening Crooked Photos
Finding Spots and Specks the Easy Way
Oh Hallelujah, It’s a Regular Healing Brush! (Finally!)
Removing Red Eye
Fixing Lens Distortion Problems
Auto Correcting Perspective and Other Lens Problems Using Upright
Fixing Edge Vignetting
Sharpening Your Photos
Fixing Chromatic Aberrations (a.k.a. That Annoying Color Fringe)
Basic Camera Calibration in Lightroom
Lightroom Killer Tips > >
Chapter 8. Exporting Images: Saving JPEGs, TIFFs, and More
Saving Your Photos as JPEGs
Adding a Watermark to Your Images
Emailing Photos from Lightroom
Exporting Your Original RAW Photo
Publish Your Images with Just Two Clicks
Lightroom Killer Tips > >
Chapter 9. Jumping to Photoshop: How and When to Do It
Choosing How Your Files Are Sent to Photoshop
How to Jump Over to Photoshop, and How to Jump Back
Adding Photoshop Automation to Your Lightroom Workflow
Stitching Panoramas Using Photoshop
Creating HDR Images in Photoshop
Lightroom Killer Tips > >
Chapter 10. Book of Love: Creating Photo Books
Before You Make Your First Book
Building Your First Book from Scratch
Adding Text and Captions to Your Photo Book
Adding and Customizing Page Numbers
Four Things You’ll Want to Know About Layout Templates
Creating & Saving Your Own Custom Layouts
Creating Cover Text
Custom Template Workaround
Lightroom Killer Tips > >
Chapter 11. Slideshow: Creating Presentations of Your Work
Creating a Quick, Basic Slide Show
Customizing the Look of Your Slide Show
Adding Video To Your Slide Show
Getting Creative with Photo Backgrounds
Working with Drop Shadows and Strokes
Adding Additional Lines of Text and Watermarking
Adding Opening and Closing Title Slides
Adding Background Music
Choosing Your Slide Duration and Fade Length
Sharing Your Slide Show
Lightroom Killer Tips > >
Chapter 12. DSLR: The Movie: Working with Video Shot on Your DSLR
Working with Videos
Chapter 13. The Big Print: Printing Your Photos
Printing Individual Photos
Creating Multi-Photo Contact Sheets
Creating Custom Layouts Any Way You Want Them
Adding Text to Your Print Layouts
Printing Multiple Photos on One Page
Saving Your Custom Layouts as Templates
Having Lightroom Remember Your Printing Layouts
Creating Backscreened Prints
The Final Print and Color Management Settings
Saving Your Page Layout as a JPEG
Adding Custom Borders to Your Prints
Lightroom Killer Tips > >
Chapter 14. The Layout: Creating Cool Layouts for Web & Print
Here Are Some of My Layouts for You to Use
Bonus: 24 Cool Lightroom 5 Develop Module Presets
Chapter 15. My Portrait Workflow: My Step-By-Step Process From the Shoot to the Final Print
Workflow Step One: It All Starts with the Shoot
Workflow Step Two: Right After the Shoot, Do This First
Workflow Step Three: Finding Your Picks & Making a Collection
Workflow Step Four: A Quick Retouch for Your Selects
Workflow Step Five: Emailing Your Clients the Proofs
Workflow Step Six: Making the Final Tweaks & Working with Photoshop
Workflow Step Seven: Delivering the Finished Image(s)
10 Important Bits of Advice for New Lightroom Users
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