Contributors

Rafael “RC” Concepcion is an award-winning photographer, podcast host, and educator, and the author of seven best-selling books on photography, Photoshop, Lightroom, and HDR. He is digital post-production specialist and adjunct professor at the S.I. Newhouse School for Visual Communications at Syracuse University.

He is an Adobe Certified Instructor in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Lightroom, and worked with Adobe to write the Adobe Certified Expert exam for Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4, and Lightroom 5. RC has more than 20 years of experience producing content in the creative, IT, and e-commerce industries. He has presented at seminars and workshops around the world. RC’s production company, First Shot School, creates educational content and video productions for clients such as Intel, Dell, Epson, Nikon, Canon, Samsung, Nokia, Sandisk, Western Digital, G-Technology, Google, and Creative Live.

Production Notes

The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic Classroom in a Book (2020 release) was created electronically using Adobe InDesign. Art was produced using Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop.

References to company names in the lessons are for demonstration purposes only and are not intended to refer to any actual organization or person.

Team credits

The following individuals contributed to the development of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic Classroom in a Book (2020 release):

Writer: Rafael “RC” Concepcion

Compositor: Cindy Snyder

Copyeditor and Technical Editor: Cindy Snyder

Proofreader: Scout Festa

Indexer: James Minkin

Keystroker: Megan Ahearn

Cover design: Eddie Yuen

Interior design: Mimi Heft

Keystroker: Karyn Johnson

Adobe Press Executive Editor: Laura Norman

Adobe Press Production Editor: Tracey Croom

Typefaces used

Adobe Myriad Pro, and Adobe Warnock Pro are used throughout the lessons. For more information about OpenType and Adobe fonts, visit www.adobe.com/products/type/opentype.html.

Photo credits

Photographic images and illustrations supplied by Rafael “RC” Concepcion, Zulfikhar Ahmed, Joe Conzo, Katrin Eismann, Gregory Heisler, Tito Herrera, Sara Lando, Joe McNally, Alan Shapiro, Maranie Staab, Ami Vitale, and Adobe Systems Incorporated. Photos are for use only with the lessons in the book.

Special thanks

This book would not have been possible without the help, guidance, and support of some truly amazing people: Cristela, Jennifer, and Sabine Concepcion, Latanya Henry, Alvaro Misericordia, Ken and Elyse Falk, Kim and Denise Patti, Cindy Snyder, Meredith Payne Stotzner at Adobe Systems, Albert J. Fudger, Ladislav and Monika Soukup, and Karyn and Michael Allard. To my team at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University: Bruce and Claudia Strong, Dean Lorraine Branham, Dean Amy Falkner, Michael Davis, Hal Silverman, David Sutherland, Renée Stevens, Sherri Taylor, Seth Gitner, Ken Harper, Soo Yeon Hong, OIivia Stomski, Stanley Bondy, Donna Till, and Christi MacClurg. Thank you for all of your help and support.

This book is dedicated to Latanya Henry. You wear an incredible number of hats—business manager, wrangler, production supervisor, photographer, etc.—but the one I've come to value most is friend.