Lightroom VS Photoshop -: There have been many posts on this site about Lightroom and Photoshop. Especially for new-comers to the post processing world. Which to use for what. The...

CaptainPhoto

There have been many posts on this site about Lightroom and Photoshop. Especially for new-comers to the post processing world. Which to use for what. The below link to Light Staling's article on this subject gives a very excellent description of each program what it can or can not do. Why choose one over the other or not.
I think even experienced users will find this article helpful.

https://www.lightstalking.com/photoshop-vs-lightroom/

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

CaptainPhoto wrote:

There have been many posts on this site about Lightroom and Photoshop. Especially for new-comers to the post processing world. Which to use for what. The below link to Light Staling's article on this subject gives a very excellent description of each program what it can or can not do. Why choose one over the other or not.
I think even experienced users will find this article helpful.

https://www.lightstalking.com/photoshop-vs-lightroom/

The comparisons and strengths/weaknesses are not completely accurate or comprehensive, but the general gist makes sense. There are better comparisons out there.

canon Lee

the 2 programs have very different uses.. Lightroom is a raw converter, which means it converts digital coded ( RAW) files into an image (JPEG).. Lightroom works with RAW digital codes, JPEG works with pixels.. RAW is not an image but digital code.. JPEG is an image created by pixels...
LR is a program where you need a fast way to pick keepers, Photoshop moves and changes pixels. PS is an editing program, LR is a selection program as well as a RAW converter....
Advantage of LR; retains the full digital info that can be adjusted without loss of resolution.. Dis-advantage of PS; Loss of resolution each time you edit and save...

Bob Mevis Loc: Plymouth, Indiana

canon Lee wrote:

the 2 programs have very different uses.. Lightroo... (show quote)

Thank you for good advice. I've used both but, not enough to give advice. That will change this winter as I just subscribed.

via the lens Loc: Northern California, near Yosemite NP

CaptainPhoto wrote:

There have been many posts on this site about Lightroom and Photoshop. Especially for new-comers to the post processing world. Which to use for what. The below link to Light Staling's article on this subject gives a very excellent description of each program what it can or can not do. Why choose one over the other or not.
I think even experienced users will find this article helpful.

https://www.lightstalking.com/photoshop-vs-lightroom/

I don't choose "one over the other." I know what each software program does and I use both accordingly. They play very well together to help the photographer create whatever he or she wants to create, whether it's to simply enhance an image to the best it can be or to create something unique and different from an image. I could not do without either one.

AndyH Loc: Massachusetts and New Hampshire

via the lens wrote:

I don't choose "one over the other." I know what each software program does and I use both accordingly. They play very well together to help the photographer create whatever he or she wants to create, whether it's to simply enhance an image to the best it can be or to create something unique and different from an image. I could not do without either one.

Exactly. The two programs overlap, but do different things. And it was misstated above that using Photoshop degrades the image - that's not true unless you directly edit JPEG formats. There's no loss when saving as PSD, TIFF, PNG, etc. Don't export your photos to JPEG until you're finished with them, and go back to the original if you want to make another version.

Andy