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Apr 18, 2013 21:19 |  #1

I just downloaded a trial of LR4 and I'm super excited to have such a great tool and at the same time I'm super confused. lol

I know LR has loads of potential and I have minimal pp skills. I'd really like to learn this program and figure out how to improve my images with it. Where or what resource would be a good starting point to learning LR? Many thanks!


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Apr 18, 2013 21:30 |  #2

Here you go :)

http://www.jkost.com/l​ightroom.html (external link)


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Apr 18, 2013 22:13 |  #3

Wow! Yeah, that should keep me busy for a while. Thanks! :)


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Apr 19, 2013 07:42 |  #4

There's also Lynda.com (external link) and Adobe TV (external link).


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Apr 19, 2013 10:22 |  #5

I'll check those out, too. Thanks!


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Apr 19, 2013 10:37 |  #6

Like reading better? Scott Kelby's The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Book for Digital Photographers is a must read.

I've never tried the Kelby Training videos, though. Worth the price of admission?


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Apr 19, 2013 10:40 as a reply to  @ Corbeau's post |  #7

You can basically learn everything about Lightroom from Youtube and by reading forums.




  
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Apr 19, 2013 16:09 |  #8

Corbeau - I do like reading and I've seen that book on Amazon. If I commit to a full version of LR I might pick it up just to have as a desk reference.

tombu - just watched my first yt vid on LR. :)


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When I first got it, I just played around with it and discovered new things as I went along.


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Apr 20, 2013 06:55 as a reply to  @ goldboughtrue's post |  #10

In my case I learned the most from J. Kost and D. deChemin's Vision & Voice (external link)
I don't know if there is a version for LR4 - but the book combines the 'what do I want to achieve' aspect with the technical part of LR.


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