In Photoshop Lightroom 2 Essential Training, Chris Orwig explores Adobe's professional toolbox for image organization, processing, and output. He demonstrates effective use of catalogs, collections, keywords, and filters in the Library module; image correction and enhancement with the Develop module; and publishing the results via the Slideshow, Print, and Web modules. Chris also shares a wealth of creative tips and workflow techniques for capturing and processing stunning photographs. Example files accompany the course.
Topics include:
Understanding Lightroom's interface, modules, and new features
Importing photos from a folder, camera, or memory card
Sharing catalogs between multiple computers
Sorting and filtering with flags, ratings, labels, and other attributes
Correcting white balance, tone, saturation, and clarity with the Basic panel
Cropping, straightening, and retouching with the Tool Strip
Fixing color and exposure with the Adjustment Brush tool and HSL controls
Converting to black and white
Sharpening, reducing noise, and removing chromatic aberration
Understanding lens correction and camera calibration
Fine-tuning portrait, travel, and nature photography workflows
Chris Orwig is a celebrated photographer, author, and teacher who brings passion to everything he does. He is on the faculty at the Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, CA. As a teacher, Chris subscribes to W. B. Yeats's idea that "education isn't about filling a pail, but igniting a fire." As a photographer, he agrees with Marc Riboud's observation that "taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second." For more information and inspiration, visit www.chrisorwig.com.
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