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"Still the best Lightroom Reference"
If you want recipes and (sometimes lame) humor go for Kelby's Lightroom book (still useful in it's own way -see my review there). But if you want understanding and how-can-I-do-that-NOW usefulness, Evening is the man. His PS books changed my life and pulled me up over a plateau I'd been on with regard to that program - and I've used Photoshop since v2! He writes to and from a photographer's mindset! He rocks. Get the book. Still useful, even with Lightroom 1.3. And the peachpit press PDF update is free.

"This is very good."
The first software manual that I ever read, cover to cover, was Word 3.0 in 1987. The second and last one was ACIUS 4th Dimension a programable database in 1987. Never again, until this book, which is actually not a software manual, have I read any software tutorial cover to cover.

Amazon tells me I have purchased 261 products to date and submitted 0 reviews. I do remember making a negative review on a product, but apparently it was not recorded. Most products I purchase already have too many reviews and there is nothing for me to add.

I've read Photoshop Lightroom by Martin Evening, cover to cover while sitting in front of my computer. Lightroom was a surprise for me (I don't negate Aperature by Apple). Photoshop Lightroom by Martin Evening takes the reader through the process of using Lightroom. If you read Martin's work carefully he also leads you to use Lightroom's controls through step by step instructions on photo adjustments. I have to admit that I was using Adobe Photoshop in a very basic way. I am now adjusting photos in Lightroom, very elegantly, by learning from Martin Evening's instruction.

A very good instructional text for those of us who need an expert to direct us on usage.

I would also recomend Lightroom. Lightroom is so beautiful, if you take more than a few photos.



"A must have book for Lightroom users"
I consider my self a power user and when I purchased Adobe Photoshop Lightroom I thought I would use it like any other SW product I use - Just start working with it and use the help function when I have questions. Lightroom is different. It is a complex and "deep" product and it deals with sophisticated processing of digital images. Further, Adobe in my opinion did not a good job in providing adequate product documentation and it's "Help" function is not satisfactory.

As a result, I went on a search for a good third party book on Lightroom and did an extensive analysis on the available books. The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book written by Martin Evening in my opinion is the most comprehensive book available. It covers the product in great detail and is very well written with extensive graphic and picture support. What really impresses me about the book is that it accomplishes two things at once:

1. It explains the functionality of the product very well, and
2. Provides in depth subject matter explanations on various tasks the program performs

Further, the functions are covered with real practical examples, and it becomes obvious very quickly that Martin Evening is a professional photographer with a very vast level of experience and subject matter expertise.

The Book was written for Lightroom Release 1.0. In the meantime, Adobe has released Lightroom version 1.1 and for this reason a comprehensive downloadable PDF update to the book has been made available to owners of the book.


"Really well done book"
This is the best resource I've found for learning about the details of Lightroom. Martin Evening has done a really nice job describing a very powerful product. I give him (and Peachpit Press) a lot of credit for their free posting of the Lightroom 1.1 update on the website; they must have run into some unfortunate timing with the Lightroom development team and they dealt with it well. The update is a must read, as 1.1 is a more significant upgrade than I'd expect an x.1 release to be. There are some really good Lightroom video tutorials out there (Luminous Landscape, Lightroom News, NAPP), but they only enhance what's in the book, not replace it. The most significant thing I found missing from the book and its update was a section on workflow ideas, particularly how Lightroom/Photoshop interact when you need layers, masking, etc. and what is best done where. I would definitely recommend this book.

"Excellent book of Lightroom"
Martin Evening's book The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book is an excellent guide to using Lightroom. This book is aimed towards professional and advanced amateur photographers and provides excellent instruction on how to start using Lightroom as part of your digital workflow. It is more geared towards Mac users that PC, however Evening does provide instructions the PC users. It is a more technical book that Scott Kelby's book The Adobe Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers. Whereas Kelby shows you more tips and tricks, Evening is a master of explaining the technology behind Lightroom in clear, easy to understand prose. The book is laid out in a logical manner taking you from Import to Finish of your photos. All in all, The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book is indispensable for those wanting to get the most out of Lightroom.