Introducing the
Print Module
Adobe Lightroom doesn’t just give you the tools to improve your
photos, it lets you present them in the best possible way too. In the
Print Module you can find everything you need to create stunning
prints from your photos, including custom templates, layout options,
colour management and even copyright watermarking.
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n the previous chapters
we’ve concentrated on
organising, editing and
improving your photographs,
but now we move on to the
Lightroom modules that deal
with presentation, starting
with the Print Module. In the
modern connected world,
where photographs can be
shared instantly with people
all around the world via online
galleries, instant messaging
and email, many people don’t
bother to print their photos.
This is a pity, because a
well-presented framed and
mounted print is still one of
the best ways to appreciate
photography as an art form.
Even the best monitors
have trouble matching the
sharpness and detail of a
printed image and there’s
something about producing
an actual tangible object
from your photographs that
is infinitely more satisfying
than posting an image to
a website. A printed image
has a permanence to it
that digital media just can’t
match, a sense of historical
record. Printed photos are
still the accepted way to
commemorate a big life event.
Whoever heard of a newly
married couple having a
souvenir Facebook album of
their wedding photos?1
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