Scott Kelby's Lightroom 7-Point System

Learn Scott Kelbys 7-Point System for developing photos to perfection in Adobe Lightroom! Imagine how awesome it would be if you opened up an image in Lightroom, even a really messed up one, and you knew exactly what to do first, what to do next, and every step along the way to take that image from flat to fabulous. Well, that is precisely what this book is all about. Youre learning a systemthe same one taught in colleges and universities around the worldthat was crafted by world-renowned Lightroom expert Scott Kelby, the worlds #1 best-selling Lightroom book author. This is a new way of working and thinking about editing your images that will change the way you work in Lightroom forever, so youll spend less time fixing your photos and more time finishing them, and doing the fun, creative things that make Lightroom the amazing tool that it is. Scott narrowed things down to just the seven major editing moves we need to master to enhance our images like a pro, so were not learning Lightroom tools were probably never going to need. Then, and perhaps most importantly, he determined exactly when and in which order to apply these seven techniques that make up this proven, time-tested Lightroom 7-Point System. But, the magic of this book isnt just listing the seven techniques and how they work. Its how theyre used together, and its the learning process you go through that makes this book so unique. This isnt a read about it book. This is a hands-on you do it book. You start each lesson with the RAW photo, right out of the camera (you can download Scotts images, so you can follow right along). Then, youre going to apply the 7-Point System in a very specific way, and youre going to do it over and over again, and again, and again, on a range of various photos, with different challenges and situations, until these seven points are absolutely second nature to you. Youre going to do the full edit each timefrom beginning to endwith nothing left out. Once you learn this system, there wont be an image on your screen that you wont be able to enhance, fix, edit, and finish like a pro! As you move through the book, youll be amazed at how well this system works across such a wide range of photos, from landscapes to portraits, from architectural to sports photography, from wedding photos to everything in between. The book is 21 short lessons (including two bonus lessons where you work with Lightroom and Photoshop together), and if you spend just 10 minutes a day doing that days lesson, in three weeks, there wont be a photo you wont be able to beat! Youll know what to do first, what to do next, and in exactly which order to take a dull, lifeless image and make it one youd proudly hang on your wall. Best of all, youll learn more than just the 7-Point System along the way, as youll have to tackle whatever each image throws at you, so youre going to discover extra techniques, shortcuts, and workarounds that will help you in every aspect of your editing. This is the book youve been waiting forthe industry has been waiting forand once you learn this system and start applying it yourself, youll be the next one to say, You cant beat the system!