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Scott Kelby, author of the world's #1 bestselling Photoshop book,  The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers, brings his same award-winning, step-by-step, plain-English style, look and feel to The Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers.

This groundbreaking new book doesn't just show you "which sliders do what" (every Lightroom book does that). This book takes you beyond that to reveal the secrets of the new digital photography workflow, and he does it using three simple, yet brilliant techniques that make this just an incredible learning tool:

#1) Throughout the book Scott shares his own personal settings and studio tested techniques he's developed using Lightroom for his own photography workflow since well before Adobe released even the first Beta version. He knows what really works, what doesn't, and he tells you flat out which tools to use, which to avoid, and why.

#2) The entire book is laid out in a real workflow order with everything step-by-step, so you can jump right in using Lightroom like a pro from the very start and sidestep a lot of productivity killing road blocks and time-wasting frustrations that might have tripped you up along the way.

#3) But what really sets this book apart from the rest, are the last two bonus chapters. This is where Scott visually answers his #1 "most-asked" Lightroom question, which is: "Exactly what order am I supposed to do things in, and where does Photoshop fit in?"

Scott teaches this in a manner we've never seen before in any book, by really showing every step of the entire process, from the initial shoot to the final prints. Both chapters start with an on-location photo shoot, including full details on the equipment, camera settings, and even the lighting techniques. You'll see it all as he takes the photos from each shoot (with you following right along using the very same images) all the way through the entire workflow process, to the final output of the 16x20" prints for the client.  Plus, because he incorporates Adobe Photoshop seamlessly right into this workflow, you'll also learn some of his latest Photoshop techniques for portrait and landscape photography, which takes this book to a whole new level.

It's the first, and only book to bring the whole process together in such a clear, concise, and visual way. Best all, it's taught in Scott's trademark plain-English style that has won him legions of Photoshop fans around the world, and made him the #1 bestselling author of all computer books across all Computing and Internet categories since 2004.

If you're one of those people who learns best by actually doing the projects yourself; who learns best without all the complicated technical explanations and confusing jargon, and if you really want to start using Lightroom today to unlock the productivity secrets of  "The new digital photography workflow,"----there is no faster, more "straight-to-the-point" or more fun way to learn than this groundbreaking new book, and you are absolutely going to love it!

Amazon.com® Reader Reviews (Ranked by Helpfulness)

Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 90 Ratings

Cut the humor! - 2008-09-05
Reviewer Rating:
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.

So far So good - 2009-09-17
Reviewer Rating:
So far, I am only 4 chapters in but the book reads well and is very detailed. The accompanying pictures help with his explanations, thus, making it a very quick and informative read. I will say that some of his jokes can be corny, annoying, and sometimes confusing...but overall he keeps it light and interesting. Despite his jokes I am looking for more of his books.

Another winner from Scott Kelby - 2009-08-20
Reviewer Rating:
Scott Kelbys writing style is very easy to read, he writes as if he was a friend showing you how to do something and in this book he's a friend who's also an expert in Adobe Lightroom. He helps to remove a lot of the mystery in programs such as Lightroom.
I found once I had the book I started to use Lightroom more often and more effectively.
I recommend this book to all of my friends who have got themselves a copy of Lightroom.

A Great Reference - 2008-07-25
Reviewer Rating:
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.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for Digital Photographers - 2008-07-06
Reviewer Rating:
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..

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