Starting Off with the Book Module

There are many ways to use the Book module in Lightroom, in large part because of all the options available for customizing your project. Unfortunately, to cover every possible option would use most of the pages available in this book. So instead, let’s lay out a book project from beginning to end so that you can see just how easy it is. Then, when you get to the end of the chapter, you can start exploring the different options and start creating your own book.

Begin with a Collection

The easiest way to start creating a photo book is to organize the images that you want included into a collection. When you open the Book module by clicking its name in the Module Picker, you’ll find the Collections in the left panel along with a preview window. By organizing all the photos you want to use into one collection, you’ll have a much easier time accessing them (Figure 6.1). Of course, you could use another method, like flagging or keywords, but I find that creating a collection first is the easiest way to organize my photos for a book. If you need a quick review on creating collections, flip back to Chapter 2.