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Notice how the selection grows as you do this. While holding the mouse, drag to the left or the right, "scrubbing" the house with the cursor. Click and hold on the tan house in the middle of the picture. Click the icon that resembles a paintbrush painting a selection in the toolbar to the left of press "W" to select the Quick Selection. Notice as you drag, the selection actually snaps to the boat as you move! Click and hold the mouse button with the cursor pointing at the waterline of the bow (front) of the boat, and drag around the boat slowly. The Magnetic Lasso tool is similar to the Polygonal Tool except it tries to guess the shape you are trying to select and automatically snaps anchor points to the edges of the shape.

Press "Shift + L" again to select the Magnetic Lasso tool.

Press the Escape key at any time to cancel the selection in progress.

You can also click the starting anchor point When you reach your last click point, double-click instead of single click, and the polygon will automatically close. You can make an entire selection by clicking to create anchor points It can be as simple as a triangle, or as complex shape. These pinned points are called anchor points. Click again, and that next point becomes pinned. Notice as you move your mouse, the starting point remains pinned, and a dashed line extends towards the cursor.

Press "Shift + L" to select the Polygonal Lasso tool.

Its variants include the Polygonal Lasso tool, and the Magnetic Lasso tool.

Click and hold the lasso tool in the toolbar to see it's variants.

When you get to the bottom, release the mouse button-the selection will auto-complete. Click and hold the mouse button, then draw a selection around the small white sailboat that's left of center in the window. Click the icon that resembles a lasso, or press the "L" key on the keyboard to select the lasso tool. You can use the Lasso tool to draw a freeform selection around a shape or area of your image.

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So stay with us as we examine this truly wonderful software and, as with all VTC tutorials, if you missed something or if you need to see and hear something again, simply move the slider located at the bottom of the screen to the back and repeat as many times as you need to.

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Version 2 is more progress toward perfection and you can count on a Version 2.5 sometime in the near future as Adobe works hard to advance and keep pace with the demands of the professional and the serious amateur photographer. One great thing about Adobe and this software is they really listen to the customer base and have incorporated all, and then some, of the features I found lacking in the Beta versions. However, with the release of Version 1.4, I drank the Kool-Aid and am now a Lightroom evangelist. I resisted using Lightroom on its initial release due to the fact that when I tried the Beta, it lacked many features I wanted and, at the time, I decided I didn't need another program to do what Bridge and Photoshop were already doing. Now, I must admit I am a bit late to the Lightroom party. For those photographers who shoot high volume, Lightroom is a godsend and, when used with Photoshop, work flow efficiency will reach a new level of speed and convenience. However, Lightroom's main claim to fame is its cataloging and image organizational capabilities.

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Now, we'll explain the relationship between Photoshop and Lightroom and how to use both programs together. All you need is to be shown what tools are available to get it done in Lightroom. We assume you know how to touch up a portrait. We will shy away from showing you how to touch up a portrait, but rather show you the tools and how to use them for that purpose. It's arranged to match the layout and flow of features located in the program itself so that when you encounter a feature in the program, you can easily find the corresponding lesson in this tutorial. Now, this tutorial will be a resource upon which you can refer when you encounter something unfamiliar or to explain how a feature works. There is much about Lightroom that does not initially meet the eye. This will be a detailed examination of the many features of Lightroom 2, some not initially obvious. I've been using Lightroom since the introduction of Version 1.4 in April of 2008. Obviously I shoot landscapes, but also sports, portraits, and an occasional wedding. Now, I've been a professional landscape photographer in Fresno, California, for 28 years. My name is Phil Hawkins and I'll be your host for the next several hours, as we discover this incredibly useful and feature-rich photo cataloging and manipulation program. Hello and welcome to VTC's tutorial, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.