I use LR for probably 98% of my photo processing. PS is used for composites and major tweaking like cropping and cloning. I find that if I can't do it in LR then I really screwed up taking the photo, and it should be deleted. LR3 has added and enhanced so many features that eliminate the real need for basic PS. The adjustment brush is simply awesome and with the auto mask feature provides local adjustment capability that PS easily can't, with out adding layers and masks. The best is it's all non destructive. All the latest plug-ins, Nik, OnOne, Topaz, Photomatics etc. are now accessible, if needed, without requiring PS. The print capability is really fantastic and creative, but it is missing the proofing capability. Making a photo slideshow and exporting photos to other formats is easy. The file organization features are fantastic and makes it easy to be organized, collections rule. So yes, I am a Lightroom enthusiast. Don't get
me wrong PS is greatest program ever created, and I have used it since version 2, and many, including me, will continue to use it, but I feel, like most, that the camera is the best place for corrections, and not post. So the straightest line between camera and print is LR, for me anyway. There are many that use Aperture, PS Elements etc. and get their best results. So whatever works for you is what you should use. Your workflow is and should be personal. I believe the biggest problems many have is that they go from program to program or plug-in to plug-in without taking the time to really explore all the capabilities that are available with what they have in front of them, and therefore a S curve for a workflow. MTC
Isn't digital absolutely fantastic and fun?
Dave
--- On Sat, 2/5/11, M Prestie <1762mp@cox.net> wrote:
From: M Prestie <1762mp@cox.net>
Subject: [artshow_photo] Re: CS5 vs. Lightroom or PLUS LightRoom
To: artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, February 5, 2011, 11:07 AM
Lightroom is a great tool but I still use PS. When I had my old PC it took
forever to go from one to the other. With my new up to date PC (64 bit, 8
gig RAM, etc etc) it takes seconds to get an image up in Lightroom and "Edit
in Photoshop" which is an option in the menus in Photoshop. Then you bring
the image with PS edits back to LR and its named so you can see the original
RAW and the copy made when you visited PS. The point is that Adobe made it
really easy to integrate both. But you need some processing power to make
it quick and easy.
In Lightroom
1-you never change the original capture. Your changes are in a side car
file that travels with the original capture file. You are working on a big
copy. Never worry about it because the original capture from the camera is
unchanged.
2-Don't forget all the other cool stuff that saves time in Lightroom like
importing from the camera, exporting as jpegs for email, everything you have
in PS raw processor, preparing images for uploading to the web or iPhones
etc, batch processing development corrections INSTANTLY, and create a slide
show with music in minutes.
3-Printing from Lightroom is my favorite. You can save templates and
produce prints consistently by reusing the templates you created. And it
resizes really well and performs output sharpening according to the media
and size you are printing.
BUT.it does have a learning curve. If you buy it and fiddle about, you will
miss about 50% of it. I purchased the training video from Luminous
Landscape and that was a real boost because they do show and tell. And they
are old and grouchy like me!
I want to remember all I learned in PS because it took 2 years but my guess
is, for photography, Adobe will reach the point where all we will need is LR
and that is not a bad thing. Consider what a challenge it is for someone
new to the game to have to learn both!
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