Good books about RAW processing basics, particularly using LR?

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I finally decided to go with Lightroom for organizing and processing my photos, and now I’m look for some good info to guide me on processing. If anyone has any good book suggestions, particularly any books that use Lightroom 3, I would appreciate your advice.

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I don't know any books off hand.. but, this is a pretty good resource to get you started until someone posts up something better.


AdobeTV

edit: keep in mind the last good books I read on exposure (negative or print) were The Camera, The Negative and The Print.. other than textbooks in college.. which really reiterated much of the same info, in a much blander way.
 
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I finally decided to go with Lightroom for organizing and processing my photos, and now I’m look for some good info to guide me on processing. If anyone has any good book suggestions, particularly any books that use Lightroom 3, I would appreciate your advice.

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Check out Scott Kelby's Lightroom 3 book:
What’s New in my New Lightroom 3 Book « Scott Kelby's Photoshop Insider Blog » Photoshop & Digital Photography Techniques, Tutorials, Books, Reviews & More
 
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Awesome Lightroom 3 training videos from the Luminous Landscape website. (superb photography forum there as well) ...

Lightroom 3 Tutorial
 
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The Scott Kelly book looks pretty decent and has plenty of good reviews. I think I'll check that one out.

In the meantime abodeTV and Lightroom tutorials look pretty good for a free source also.

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Try Martin Evenings books. I prefer his style to Scott Kelby's. I'd also give a +1 to the Luminous Landscape video's
 
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The problem I find with books is that they're expensive and get outdated quickly... I would always suggest tutorials online before going for a book!
 
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The problem I find with books is that they're expensive and get outdated quickly... I would always suggest tutorials online before going for a book!

Well I'm more looking for something with the basics that can show me exactly where to go in LR3 at the same time. As I get better I'll look to online tutorials and the photography community in general for more advanced info.
 

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