How did you "learn" Lightroom?

[tolyto]

Disclaimer: I'm a total novice. I have no idea what I am doing.

I have been using PSE 8 for Mac to play around. My photos are organized in iPhoto *ducks* (please don't throw anything at me...I hate iPhoto too). Since I started getting more serious about photography, iPhoto definitely isn't working for me. So I've got files everywhere...and it's a mess.

I downloaded the trial version of Lightroom to see if it would better suit my needs. Playing around in LR a little has shown me that 1. I know nothing. 2. I like the result of a little tweaking in LR as opposed to what I was ending up with in PSE.

Okay, my point. Lightroom is very overwhelming to me. And looking up tutorials is equally overwhelming because of the bazillion options out there.

So, if you are kind of like me...and new to this whole thing...but you "learned" Lightroom and love it, can you tell me - did you get your hands on a great book? tutorial? trial and error? What did you do to learn it?

Thanks in advance.

[RichardTaylor]

Purchased a couple of books.

Very easy to digest.

Lightroom 2 for digital photographers.
Scott Kelby
ISBN-10: 0321555562
ISBN-13: 978-0321555564

More techical and very in depth

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book, The: The Complete Guide for Photographers
Martin Evening
ISBN-10: 0-321-55561-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-321-55561-8

[rediguana]

For me, it was mostly experimentation and just spending time in LR. The main thing is to keep backups in case you do something and want to revert back. But like lots of things in life, it is just a case of investing your time. Hands-on is better than books, but books do make a handy reference and guide on the journey, especially when you aren't near a computer

[zona5101]

playing...but that is a steep learning curve...found the website Lightroom Killer Tips as well as a the Digital Photography Connection - both websites have video tutiorials that i found useful. Also the adode site itself has some great tips...have fun!

[Bluenoser]

A great resource - Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips