NaomiHayes wrote:
I always shoot in Raw format. I think without Lightroom it would be harder to develop and process the images.
I noticed you are in Kingston, Georgia.
Small world...that is where us "kids" ran off to elope. I lived in Green Cove Springs, Florida. I eloped with my high school sweetheart back in the 70's.
Please do not take offense but, that is your opinion and your statement is more than a little misleading. While I appreciate the fact that you may have found the tool to be of great value, you are leading others toward a tool which may or may not be worth their spending time and money. While Lightroom is an excellent program, it is no where near necessary for raw image processing or image management and there are a number of programs as good or better, depending on your work flow or other tools at your disposal. While many will find Lightroom to be a useful tool there are other that will find it to be a waste of money.