was_a_guru wrote:
I sometimes shoot both RAW + JPEG. When I import to LR my RAW files look almost exactly the same as the corresponding JPEG file. But, if I open the RAW file directly on my PC (Picassa) it has a very much different look - dim, washed out color. I have attached screenshots of the comparison files.
Top one is NEF file in Picassa, middle one is same file (NEF) as imported to LR, bottom one is corresponding JPEG. Is LR doing some adjustments on import?
Picasa is a no-frills, no functionality raw converter. Basically useless if you care about your images. You have real software (Lightroom). Use it and forget about Picasa. That horse was beaten to death in 2016.
Your goal should be to use LR to make your images look better than jpeg. Then use Photoshop to make them really pop.