Reader Question: Can you recommend a good book on Lightroom 2?
Michal writes “I just upgraded to Lightroom 2.2 so now I would like your advice on a ‘How-To Book’ to purchase so that I can continue learning about the program…. I’m more computer-illiterate than computer-literate, so something that covers the basics in detail is important.”
I have good news for all of you seeking a Lightroom v.2 guidebook. I think that there are now at least four solid, easy-to-read, instructional books on the market. I went ahead and put all of the titles that I recommend into a book list over at our store.
Of these four books, Martin Evening’s The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers
Last year, I switched over to Mikkel Aaland’s Photoshop Lightroom 2 Adventure,
My good friend Scott Rouse recently posted a review of his favorite which is Scott Kelby’s The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers. This link should take you over to his review. Of all these book’s, Scott Kelby’s is probably the easiest reading and the shortest.
Right now, I am working on a more extensive review of my new favorite which is The Photoshop Lightroom Workbook: Workflow not Workslow in Lightroom 2
I think that it amazing that we have four great printed resources already on the bookshelf for a program isn’t even a year old yet!
About the Author: David’s sports and landscape images are often used on the web and in outdoor sports publications. He has an extensive knowledge of digital photography and is an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. David is a talented instructor and his entertaining teaching style works for students of all skill levels.
In 2009, David Marx led digital photography programs for the 
I would second the comments about the Lightroom Adventure book.
I bought the first one (the Iceland adventure) and was very impressed with how it takes you through real workflows and as David points out above, the large clear screen shots.
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hh. informative..