The most recent release of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is a photographer’s dream come true. The new and improved database catalogs add a new level of flexibility, control, and organization. Yet, much of the new Lightroom catalog functionality and strength isn’t being tapped into. In this tutorial, we’ll solve that problem by providing some tips that will improve how you use Lightroom.


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A proper print…is the completed photograph.” There’s something special about a print. And in many ways, printing can be the most satisfying aspect of your workflow. In this tutorial, we’ll walk through various printing tips that will help you get the most out of the Print Module in Lightroom 2.


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As a digital photographer, it’s easy to take tons of pictures and then neglect to invest the time and effort to actually share them. Here’s the good news: This problem has disappeared from our workflow with the incredibly powerful and easy-to-use Web module in Lightroom. It’s now effortless to get your photos online for your friends, family, and clients.


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At its essence, Lightroom is a photographer’s dream workflow tool. It allows you to streamline how you import, organize, process, and output your images. Let’s look at a typical workflow overview so you can become more familiar with how Lightroom 2 works. (This tutorial is written for those who are new to Lightroom and are curious how it works from start to finish.)


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A blown-out sky is rarely pleasing in a color photograph. Although you may try every exposure trick in the book, it can be hard to avoid. In this tutorial, we’ll show you a cool technique for adding color and tonality back into an otherwise washed-out, lifeless sky. And you don’t have to make a precise mask. We’ll finish with a look at how the same technique can be used to create a spilt-toning effect similar to the one in Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw.


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In this tutorial, we will discuss setting up a document, using margins, columns and ruler guides, the paste into command, compound paths, ghosting an image and drop shadows.


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Using hierarchical master pages makes creating catalogs and magazines a breeze. While it’s easy (and fun) to write about InDesign’s whiz-bang features, there’s still production work that needs to get done. So while master pages may not seem like a glamorous topic, it’s one of those things that just about every publication uses. However, InDesign CS adds a new twist to how master pages have been done since the’80s by allowing you to base one master page on another. So let’s delve into some hidden treasures in Adobe InDesign CS’s implementation of this age-old classic.


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Everybody’s doing it (or wants to). So what are you waiting for? The water’s fine-come on in. Although InDesign is the only page-layout app to support transparency to date, transparency is not a new concept.


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In this tutorial, we’ll take a look at how to use nested styles to generate some of the most popular text formatting looks used in many magazines and books on the market today.


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Putting type on a path is not a new concept. However, Adobe InDesign CS adds a new twist to it. Not only can you put type on a path, but you can also link from path to path to have one continuous text flow. In this tutorial we’ll use this technique to replicate Apple’s new AirPort Express ad.


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