Lightroom 2 help

jlykins · Feb 10, 2009

Ok, I'm fairly proficiant in PS, but it seems that everyone is saying Lightroom 2 is the way to go for basic photo editing. I got the program, installed it, and have been using it for importing, but now what? How the heck does this program work? Does anyone have a good book, or dvd that they can reccomend to me. I learned PS the same way. I read a ton of books, watched tutorials and dvds... Any help would be appreciated.

Big Mike · Feb 10, 2009

You would have to pay for them, but I'd bet that the tutorials at The Luminous Landscape are pretty good.

Mystwalker · Feb 10, 2009

When L2 first came out, I believe Canon had "free" training via web.

I gave up on it after I couldn't make it work during my "trial period" so have not checked recently.

ksmattfish · Feb 10, 2009

Here's a link to a tutorial for ACR, which is like LR without the adjustment brushes and cataloging.

Peachpit: 16 How-To Tips for Using Photoshop Camera Raw > #26 Understanding Photoshop Camera Raw

jlykins · Feb 10, 2009

Thanks guys. I will check all of those links out.

DemonAstroth · Feb 10, 2009

If you have Itunes, you may also want to check out some free podcasts for it.

ksmattfish · Feb 11, 2009

ksmattfish said:
... ACR, which is like LR without the adjustment brushes...

DOH! I don't know how I missed it, because I thought I had looked for it, but ACR in CS4 does have the adjustment brush, graduated filter, etc.... Well heck, now I probably won't keep using LR, because I'm not a big fan of the cataloging. I have my own sorting system.