Photoshop vs Lightroom
Nov 15, 2014 09:20:27 #
cfbrown
Loc: Indiana
I use LR5 and I have PS CS3 on my computer, altho I don't use it as much as LR.
Nov 15, 2014 09:31:46 #
I have succumbed to the Adobe Creative Cloud, after spending thousands on the full blown Creative Suite before the cloud appeared. I have the latest Photoshop and Lightroom. I use Photoshop and have yet to boot Lightroom. IView Media Pro was bought by the mindless, creative dunces of Microsoft because they would have no clue how to make cataloging software. They renamed IView to "Expression Media Pro," which is cross platform and does a good job as far as cataloging media is concerned, and it allows you to choose your editor, which in my case, is Photoshop, which I've used since the fastest computer which could run Photoshop was an Atari TT030.
Nov 15, 2014 09:35:12 #
ralphc4176
Loc: Conyers, GA
I don't subscribe, have both on my computer. Photoshop works better for the way I store, categorize, edit, use, and print my digital images. It is my understanding that others have found Lightroom to be easier and more useful. Depends on your needs and desires.
Nov 15, 2014 10:12:58 #
I have CC, use LR for most everything, then into PS if I wish to resize, post, email, or print.
Nov 15, 2014 10:17:00 #
amfoto1
Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
I don't subscribe.
I use both. Lightroom and Photoshop serve different purposes.
I use both. Lightroom and Photoshop serve different purposes.
Nov 15, 2014 11:00:55 #
i subscribe and use Lightroom for better than 90% of what I do and have gotten quite expert at it. I occassionally use photoshop if I need to use layers, selections or fix really bad exposures.. I've been working very hard at learning to use photoshop which is significantly more difficult to learn and use than lightroom... at least for the kind of stuff I reserve it for, which involves blending modes, complex retouching techniques.
Nov 15, 2014 11:31:48 #
Nov 15, 2014 11:44:58 #
Jwshelton
Loc: Denver,CO
Subscribe; use both.
Love LR for the ability to catalog, use key words and find images.
Love LR for the ability to catalog, use key words and find images.
Nov 15, 2014 12:41:07 #
Mark7829
Loc: Calfornia
I spend 99.9% of my time in PS. I have my own catalog and file system and ACR works fine. There is so much that PS does that LR can not. The selection and correction tools, content aware fill and scale, resize. But I love the focus stacking feature where I can blend together multiple images of the same image with different focus points to gain one image that is sharp from front to back. Those of you who shoot macro will understand the importance of this feature. It also works well for landscapes as well. Ansel Adams shot at f/64 for a very sharp image. Focus stacking will exceed even Ansel's goals.
Nov 15, 2014 12:42:38 #
Mark7829
Loc: Calfornia
Mark7829 wrote:
I spend 99.9% of my time in PS. I have my own cat... (show quote)
Nov 15, 2014 16:05:47 #
Nov 15, 2014 16:22:11 #
JD750 wrote:
I'm curious. How many Hogs out there are subscribing to Adobe's photoshop special and of those, how many are using both Photoshop and Lightroom? How many are only using Lightroom? How many are only using Photoshop?
Subscribe, use both- Lightroom for cataloging and all initial editing, on to photoshop for things Lightroom can't do, layers, etc., use most plugins through Photoshop.
Nov 15, 2014 19:11:58 #
JD750 wrote:
I'm curious. How many Hogs out there are subscribing to Adobe's photoshop special and of those, how many are using both Photoshop and Lightroom? How many are only using Lightroom? How many are only using Photoshop?
I have Adobe cloud for photographers which includes, Photoshop, bridge and Lightroom. I mostly use LR but I do use the other two frequently.
Nov 15, 2014 19:16:34 #
I've used PS since 1998, and over the years I've learned how to set up my file system. I subscribed to PSCC a few months ago. I've looked at LR, but I see no advantage to me taking the time to learn it when I can be more direct using PS.
Nov 15, 2014 19:20:55 #
DavidPine
Loc: Fredericksburg, TX
I have been using both, Adobe's Creative Cloud, for more than a year. I can't imagine using only one by choice. They do some things similar but are very different. You might check some YouTube videos provided by B&H. To me it's not either/or. It's both.
JD750 wrote:
I'm curious. How many Hogs out there are subscribing to Adobe's photoshop special and of those, how many are using both Photoshop and Lightroom? How many are only using Lightroom? How many are only using Photoshop?
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