First I would like to say that if the book feels a bit like the first version, there's a good reason and it's because Adobe didn't remove features from LR2. There isn't a way to write a Lightroom book without covering features that were included in version 1. This would be a disservice to those that didn't own Lightroom version 1 and are starting fresh with version 2. The other thing that might feel familiar is the layout of the book. Most all of the Kelby books have a visual style that is familiar but even that has changed slight in this book, and for the better.

The book begins with a seven step "Things you wish you would have known before reading this book". It is a quick guide that tells you how the book is organized, what to expect when you read it, where to find source material that is used in the different chapters, and even a warning about his humorous chapter intros. I am actually a fan of Scott's humor but for those that aren't, he tells you to skip the intros and move right to the chapter because that's where the good stuff is.

The actual flow of the book is very logical and moves through the workflow process just as you would in Lightroom. One of the new features of the book that I found extremely helpful are the small header banners at the top of each page which mimic the panels at the top of Lightroom. Listed at the top are the Library, Develop, Slideshow, Print, and Web headings that are so familiar to Lightroom users. Whichever module is being dealt with in the particular chapter is highlighted on the banner, just as it would be in Lightroom. This is a great way to navigate quickly in the book so if you wanted to check out chapters dedicated to printing you can quickly flip through the pages and look for the Print module heading at the top of the pages. This is a small but very clever idea that I really appreciate.

When Lightroom 1.0, detailed introduces each person, this is a new users, even those who have the beta version, adobe provides. This means that it is simply said, Scott Kelby older books, the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom digital photography "is one of the best of all users Lightroom books stored. 2 (LR2 Lightroom) is a thorny problem. Have a large competent Lightroom users are most interested in learning how to use the latest software upgrades. Therefore, we suggest that the two books Lightroom Kelby must slightly.

With his first volume, Kelby covers all the basic steps 2 and Lightroom profuse illustrations. Each module contains in any in sufficient detail to explain how LR2 use new. In this fast development tool has shrunk to a few pages, local adjustments to the particularity of tools, enough to grasp the latest tools, and full chapter has increased to Lightroom \ Photoshop integration. These two workflow instance has changed the first book, let the reader's size slightly cost-effective.

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There is no doubt that if you are a new user Lightroom, this book is very good. On the other hand, for the user experience, they seem to have much value in the tools section read you already know how to use. As I said before, need most is a book LR2 users such as "modify" : "books, only speed of new tools. (cover Peachpit, are you listening? I doubt, many experienced players will get the information of different types of online upgrade site LR2. On the other hand, I replace Kelby is a book, I've been with my computer Lightroom close to this, I want to send this work whenever I encounter a problem (or old memory LR2 I).

The first chapter is all about importing images into Lightroom and is laid out in an easy, step-by-step progression from where to store your images, to getting your images into the program from your memory card or from folders that already exist on the hard drive. There is even a section on shooting tethered directly to your camera and having the images go directly into Lightroom. And here's another new bonus to this book. Every chapter has a Lightroom Quicktips page following each chapter. These are helpful little hints that somehow relate to the chapter but didn't really fit but are nonetheless important nuggets of information.

The following chapters are laid out just as logically and are beautifully illustrated. Particularly helpful were the chapters on customizing the Library module to make it fit my own needs and the section on the new Adjustment Brush. This new feature in Lightroom 2 is amazing and Scott did a great job of explaining not just how to use all of the features, but also when and why you would use them. I especially liked how he showed how to use the brush as a creative tool that will keep me from having to use Photoshop quite so much.

This book covers every new feature with great depth but not in a textbook way. Every feature of the program is broken down into its basics and then reviewed in a progressive style that will benefit novice and professional alike. The one thing that sets this book (like all of the Kelby books) apart from the rest is that you feel as though he is talking directly to you thoughout the entire process. It's like having your own personal instructor right at your side.

Lightroom has changed tremendously from its humble 1.0 beginnings and any user of the new version will save themselves time and frustration by sitting down with this book which I believe is the definitive guide to using Lightroom 2.0.