I’ve been involved with writing about Lightroom, helping people solve Lightroom problems, creating videos about Lightroom, and teaching Lightroom classes since Lightroom 1 was first released. I get the most enjoyment from having the opportunity to teach people in person. I am delighted to report that I have been invited to join the team of Lightroom experts at Lightroom Workshops.
I’m very pleased to be able to share an excellent guest post from Dan Moughamian on creating and styling black & white photos in Lightroom 3. Many thanks to Dan for taking the time to create this and share it with us. Enjoy!
I want to recommend a really solid book, Adobe Digital Imaging HOW-TOs, which is for anyone who is using a Lightroom, Photoshop/Camera Raw workflow. I think an intermediate level user who knows the big picture, but may not have really dived into all the details will get the most out of this book. Though it would also be a great companion book for a new user who already has a more soup-to-nuts reference book for Lightroom and Photoshop.
This March 30 – April 1 will be my 14th Photoshop World and it is one of the things I look forward to most each year. I can’t imagine how many miles of tradeshow carpet I’ve tred, but I’ve dusted off my top 10 list of things you can do to get the most out of your time there.
Well, I fired up the random number generator and it picked commenter number 6 as the winner of the Taking Stock give away! Congratulations to Tolga! A signed copy of my book will soon be hopping half way around the world to the beautiful land of Turkey. Thanks to everyone for your interest in the book, and best wishes for a prosperous new year to you all!
I was excited to learn that my friend Nicole S. Young was giving away a copy of my latest book Taking Stock (she wrote the Foreword)! All you need to do is leave a comment on her blog (Note: It is only open to US residents). So, since she’s got the US covered, and in the spirit of the holiday season (there’s even a Christmas tree on the cover!), I will give away a copy to one lucky winner anywhere outside of the US!
One of the many hats I proudly wear is a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) Help Desk. The Help Desk is a member benefit that allows you to send in all of your Photoshop and Lightroom related questions and get an answer back from one of us in less than 24 hours (typically same day).
With Lightroom 3 freshly minted and rolling out, I’ve heard from some folks using Lightroom 2 who are confused when they press F1 or go to Help > Lightroom Help from inside Lightroom 2, and wind up on a page that has a lot of info about Lightroom 3. Don’t despair! Adobe has not abandoned you.
I had the pleasure of chatting with (fellow NAPP member) Jason Anderson over at Canon Blogger about Lightroom, NAPP, the Perfect Picture School of Photography, and my latest book (due out in August) on stock photography.
Let’s say you’ve had Lightroom and Photoshop CS2/CS3/CS4 working happily side by side on your Windows machine, and you decide to upgrade to CS5. Now Lightroom sees CS5 as the primary external editor and you proceed happily on your way.