Disclosure: this is not a full review, I still haven't finished reading the book. These are just my initial thoughts after skimming over the book and reading a couple of chapters.
The reason why I bought this book was to get more in depth information about the latest version of Lightroom. Being a long time user of the software I consider myself pretty knowledgeable around the main features, but with the constant evolution that Adobe keeps bringing with each new version there is always more to learn about the features I use, and even more about the ones I barely glance over.
If you don't know the author, Scott Kelby is one of the most prolific photographer and educator of all things photography. Find out more at ScottKelby.com
Let me start by telling you that this is a big book, at well over 500 pages, even the bookseller joked that by the time I finished it I would know all there is to know about Lightroom. It reminds me of the technical books I used to buy in the 90's, down to the squarish page format.
It is very well structured, starting with importing photos and how to organise them using the Library module. Then moves to the Develop module, starting with simple adjustments and progressing to more advance techniques like local adjustments, gradient and radial filters, using real images to go through them. Side note, don't jump over the introduction because that's where Scott tells you where to get the images he uses for the examples. Map, Book and Print modules are all well covered, only the Web module is a bit left out, but for good reasons.
Each chapter is organised as a series of tutorials, with lots of pictures and well defined steps, very easy to follow along. And, thanks to Scott's usual lighthearted tone, not at all intimidating for complete beginners but also not feeling condescending for the more advanced reader. At the end of each chapter there is a section called Lightroom Killer Tips which, just like it says on the tin, consists of small tips and tricks that aren't very well known or simply aren't complicated enough to warrant a full tutorial. I can tell you that on the first chapter I learned a few interesting things.
After going through the first chapter and a bit, I definitely recommend it for both people who want to get into using Lightroom, and those who have been using it since version 1. You can find out more about it, and all the other books and courses from Scott Kelby at the Kelby one website
As always I'll update this with the full review once I have gone through the whole thing. Let me know if this has been at all helpful for you, or if you have anything to say about it.
