ANN: Adobe Lightroom - Quick Start Guide free download

[Victoria Bampton LR Queen]

I'm pleased to announce the release of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom – Quick Start Guides, which are FREE 70+ page PDF eBooks.  They're designed to help you get started with Lightroom and understand the basics, while avoiding the most frequent problems. There's one for Lightroom Classic and another for the Lightroom cloud ecosystem.

You can request the PDF at:  http://www.lightroomqueen.com/quickstart/

I meet a lot of people on the forums who have ended up in a tangle because they’ve misunderstood the basics, and much as I’d like to meet you, I’d prefer it’s not because you’ve accidentally deleted all of your photos!

[Bill Sprague]

Thank you very much!

I put your new guide on my Kindle Fire HD and I know I will enjoy it.  (It displays brilliantly in the horizonal mode of the Kindle.)

I did register at your website, but an hour has gone by and I've not had the confirmation email to complete the process.

Bill

[Victoria Bampton LR Queen]

Hi Bill.  I hope you find it useful!  Where did you register - in the Members Area or for the mailing list?  I'll track it down!  Scratch that, I've tracked you down in the Members Area.  You are registered, but there's a bug in the software that didn't send the email.  Thanks for letting me know.

[Bill Sprague]

Victoria Bampton wrote:

Hi Bill.  I hope you find it useful!  Where did you register - in the Members Area or for the mailing list?  I'll track it down!  Scratch that, I've tracked you down in the Members Area.  You are registered, but there's a bug in the software that didn't send the email.  Thanks for letting me know.

Thanks.  I was trying for the email list!  Yes, I like junk mail about things that interest me.  Being a "Member" sounds better than just getting email.

Bill

[kathyw64491106]

I have registered but still have not received a confirmation email to be able to download the book.

[Victoria Bampton LR Queen]

‌ it may have gone to spam. Drop me an email via the website and I'll fix it for you.

[Bill Sprague]

Wow!  This thread stopped in October 2013 and found a breath in April of 2015!  It was dead for 18 months!

[Victoria Bampton LR Queen]

The LR6 version will be available in the next few weeks, but everything apart from the install instructions in the LR5 version still stands.

[Victoria Bampton LR Queen]

The Lightroom CC/6 version is now live on the same page.

[Bill Sprague]

Victoria Bampton LR Queen wrote:

The Lightroom CC/6 version is now live on the same page.

Thank you very much! 

Bill

[ProDesignTools]

This is great Victoria, thanks – also nice how folks can choose either the new LR6 or older LR5 version of the book:

http://www.lightroomqueen.com/quickstart/

Just a quick question, wondering why you decided to remove the Installation chapter from the new edition?

[Victoria Bampton LR Queen]

ProDesignTools wrote:

Just a quick question, wondering why you decided to remove the Installation chapter from the new edition?

Because everyone I spoke to had already installed it long before downloading the eBook, and the installation process now varies depending on whether it's the trial/CC or purchased perpetual license, and getting into that seemed a bit OTT.  You think I should put it back?  Or maybe link to a webpage?

[Jean-Claude Tremblay]

The form to download your new quick start is not working... error 403. 😉

Thanks for  sharing your knowledge Victoria!

[Karl Heinz Kremer]

Getting the 403 error as well. I can however download the demo docs from the link just below the 403 error.

[Victoria Bampton LR Queen]

Apologies for the inconvenience.  Spammers suddenly started hitting the form so the web host shut it down while I slept.  There's a new form in place temporarily while I sort out something permanent and I'll email everyone who had broken links last night with updated ones shortly.  Any more problems, just drop me an email.

[ProDesignTools]

Victoria Bampton LR Queen wrote:

Apologies for the inconvenience.  Spammers suddenly started hitting the form so the web host shut it down while I slept.

Sheesh, that's too bad.  But glad to hear it's sorted out and back up working again, that's good news.

One question on the difference between the old form and new form - is there still any way for folks to choose the older LR5 version instead, as there was before?

Thanks for the update!

[Victoria Bampton LR Queen]

ProDesignTools wrote:

One question on the difference between the old form and new form - is there still any way for folks to choose the older LR5 version instead, as there was before?

Yep, the confirmation email has a link to both so they can pick which one they want to download.

[ProDesignTools]

Confirming, we're also seeing a 403 error, just had a reader comment about it...  Not sure why, but hope whatever it is, is temporary.

Victoria Bampton wrote:

Because everyone I spoke to had already installed it long before downloading the eBook, and the installation process now varies depending on whether it's the trial/CC or purchased perpetual license, and getting into that seemed a bit OTT.  You think I should put it back?  Or maybe link to a webpage?

Regarding the "Installing Lightroom" chapter, both points could be valid...  Previously, LR installation was pretty straightforward and most folks didn't need much help getting things going the way they wanted. 

Now though, it can be rather more complex with more users posting here and requesting assistance, what with the two flavors Lightroom CC and LR6, the differences between them, as well as how to convert from one to the other.

So one could say that it's perhaps a better time now for such a chapter than before!

[Victoria Bampton LR Queen]

ProDesignTools wrote:

So one could say that it's perhaps a better time now for such a chapter than before!

I'll add it to my to do list!

[stevemunckton]

Hi

i have not received the email confirmation to download the pdf

Steve

[Victoria Bampton LR Queen]

I can't access your email address on here Steve, but drop me an email via my website and I'll make sure you get it.

[stevemunckton]

Hi. Thanks i have sorted it out. I gave my email address incorrectly.

BestSteve

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

[ellies43706293]

Can you please help me. I've got error when I hit the subscribe button.

[Victoria Bampton LR Queen]

Thanks for letting me know.  An automatic software update broke it overnight, but it's now back up and running.  If you have any further trouble, drop me your email address via the contact form on the website and I'll fix you up.

[ArmandoRoque]

Hello!

I joined the mailing list and haven’t received any confirmation mail to download the the PDF (Lightroom 5). Help!