via the lens wrote:
Any software you decide to use requires a learning curve. Many of today's software packages are fashioned after Photoshop; I think when staff jumped ship from Adobe they set out on their own to start up a new program. I use LR and PS among other programs. The Macphun programs, now called Skylum Software as they are branching out to PC users, might be a good way to go for you. Another Photoshop-like program that is easier to use than PS is Affinity. Go to the web sites and download the trial copies, normally it is for 30 days, and see if the software works for you. The problem most people have with LR is using the Library Module, which is a wonderful module that allows you to easily and quickly manage thousands of photos. If you were to read the LR manual on the Library Module first, prior to ever starting an LR catalog, you would have an understanding of how it works and most likely you would be able to easily manage the program. The most difficult part of that module, or so it seems, is the import panel and this is mostly because people don't pay attention upon importing photos and then they have no idea where their photos were imported to. This is not the fault of the program but instead the inability of the user to comprehend what is happening. Read the manual, take a class, get a few private instruction lessons and you, like many of us, will end up loving what the program can do for you.
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Adding to Connie's remarks, I'd suggest too using utube videos to learn more about any of the free trial downloads. The video options run the full gamut from the excellent, pay-for professional quality to the too fast and too hard to understand. But for the most part, they're free to you as the authors are paid by advertising sponsors rather than your payment fees to watch. When you find somebody good and preferably free, check our their other videos on the same software. They're an excellent supplement to the written manual.