Photoshop or lightroom ?
Dec 31, 2019 12:31:39 #
Dec 31, 2019 12:34:35 #
Lightroom will likely be all you will need for a while.... Less of a learning curve as well...
Dec 31, 2019 12:36:26 #
bob3139 wrote:
Need recommendation: Beginner to processing pictures, Photoshop or Lightroom ?
Get both for $9.99/mo
Learn one and then the other. They work great together.
Dec 31, 2019 12:43:43 #
Dec 31, 2019 12:48:54 #
MichaelH
Loc: NorCal via Lansing, MI
Lightroom AND Photoshop.
On sale through this year (probably ends today) at B&H for $20 off for one year's subscription:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1109799-REG/adobe_65259143_creative_cloud_photography_plan.html
This is the 20Gb plan. And you can add them up. I am currently paid through February 2013 oops 2023. I am still not ready for the roaring 20s.
On sale through this year (probably ends today) at B&H for $20 off for one year's subscription:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1109799-REG/adobe_65259143_creative_cloud_photography_plan.html
This is the 20Gb plan. And you can add them up. I am currently paid through February 2013 oops 2023. I am still not ready for the roaring 20s.
Dec 31, 2019 12:50:02 #
MichaelH wrote:
Lightroom AND Photoshop.
On sale through this year (probably ends today) at B&H for $20 off for one year's subscription:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1109799-REG/adobe_65259143_creative_cloud_photography_plan.html
This is the 20Gb plan. And you can add them up. I am currently paid through February 2013.
On sale through this year (probably ends today) at B&H for $20 off for one year's subscription:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1109799-REG/adobe_65259143_creative_cloud_photography_plan.html
This is the 20Gb plan. And you can add them up. I am currently paid through February 2013.
2013? surely you mean 2023....
Dec 31, 2019 13:02:09 #
The Adobe "Photographer's Plan" at $9.99 gets you FIVE versions of Lightroom, Photoshop, a "portfolio" website, some cloud server storage and more.
A beginner's first step should be to get the free beginners e-book from Victoria Bampton, the Lightroom Queen. It is brief and will prevent the too frequent bits of beginner confusion. Within a few minutes, a beginner will be having fun doing risk free adjustments to an image in the Lightroom Classic Develop module.
A beginner's first step should be to get the free beginners e-book from Victoria Bampton, the Lightroom Queen. It is brief and will prevent the too frequent bits of beginner confusion. Within a few minutes, a beginner will be having fun doing risk free adjustments to an image in the Lightroom Classic Develop module.
Dec 31, 2019 14:45:53 #
I start in Lightroom and finish in Photoshop. They come together for the same price and complement each other. If you wanted to use Lightroom only there might be some things you can't do or cant do easily that Photoshop handles easily. If you wanted to use Photoshop only you would lose the organizing power of Lightroom but wouldn't lose any capabilities for editing.
For a beginner Photoshop Elements is also an option you should be aware of. It is less capable but has features of both Lightroom and Photoshop in one package with no subscription. If you know photography will be lifelong I'd go right to Lightroom/Photoshop subscription, but if you are just trying things on for size Elements is a good intro.
For a beginner Photoshop Elements is also an option you should be aware of. It is less capable but has features of both Lightroom and Photoshop in one package with no subscription. If you know photography will be lifelong I'd go right to Lightroom/Photoshop subscription, but if you are just trying things on for size Elements is a good intro.
Dec 31, 2019 15:26:05 #
Other than both having Adobe Camera RAW as their RAW processing software, Lightroom and Photoshop are two totally different programs.
Lightroom is designed primarily as an image organizer, thus the keywords, folders, collections and other organizing tools.
It is also does 'non-destructive' editing of photos which Photoshop, unless you specifically avoid it is 'pixel level' editing and thus 'destructive'.
As mentioned above, Photoshop is intended for pixel level editing and features things like layers to aid in that.
Photoshop is a very powerful program, beyond the needs of most of us I suspect unless you are into serious manipulation of your photos.
I do 99% of my RAW editing in Lightroom and only go into Photoshop to do something that can't be done in LR.
Learn Lightroom, tons of good tutorials on YouTube, then in a year or so, if you find there are things that LR doesn't that you want to do, learn Photoshop.
Be sure to take advantage of the organizing tools that are available in LR, they will prove helpful whether you are using LR or PS.
Lightroom is designed primarily as an image organizer, thus the keywords, folders, collections and other organizing tools.
It is also does 'non-destructive' editing of photos which Photoshop, unless you specifically avoid it is 'pixel level' editing and thus 'destructive'.
As mentioned above, Photoshop is intended for pixel level editing and features things like layers to aid in that.
Photoshop is a very powerful program, beyond the needs of most of us I suspect unless you are into serious manipulation of your photos.
I do 99% of my RAW editing in Lightroom and only go into Photoshop to do something that can't be done in LR.
Learn Lightroom, tons of good tutorials on YouTube, then in a year or so, if you find there are things that LR doesn't that you want to do, learn Photoshop.
Be sure to take advantage of the organizing tools that are available in LR, they will prove helpful whether you are using LR or PS.
Dec 31, 2019 15:47:30 #
bob3139 wrote:
Need recommendation: Beginner to processing pictures, Photoshop or Lightroom ?
Can either be purchased one without the other?
Dec 31, 2019 16:04:25 #
MichaelH
Loc: NorCal via Lansing, MI
Kmgw9v wrote:
Can either be purchased one without the other?
Photoshop can be subscribed to as a stand alone application at twice the price of the Photography Plan - $239.88 per year on Adobe's site. I do not know why one would do that unless it has some features that are missing in the Photography Plan's Photoshop.
Dec 31, 2019 16:17:16 #
MichaelH wrote:
Photoshop can be subscribed to as a stand alone application at twice the price of the Photography Plan - $239.88 per year on Adobe's site. I do not know why one would do that unless it has some features that are missing in the Photography Plan's Photoshop.
I did not know that; and unless there are added unique features, wonder why anyone would buy the stand alone application, especially a novice.
Dec 31, 2019 17:01:12 #
Kmgw9v wrote:
I did not know that; and unless there are added unique features, wonder why anyone would buy the stand alone application, especially a novice.
It comes with the portfolio website and more cloud storage, and social media tools whether that is.
Dec 31, 2019 19:15:34 #
Haenzel
Loc: South Holland, The Netherlands
bob3139 wrote:
Need recommendation: Beginner to processing pictures, Photoshop or Lightroom ?
Darktable..
Dec 31, 2019 19:32:42 #
rick_n_wv
Loc: Charleston WV
I have been using PS since 99 and still learning. Once I started using LR I found for editing raw files it is much much faster and very good. I still use PS for several thing but LR is my go to. The subscription is well worth the price. But then I am more a photographer (though not great) than a computer whiz.
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