I did almost the same thing, except I purchased two books on Lightroom. Lightroom can be complex, but once you understand how it works and does its job, it is an amazing piece of software and is extremely valuable!

The vast majority of the problems people have with Lightroom is simply that they don't understand the program. They have never taken the time and effort to learn how it works.

I have the CC version of Lightroom (and photoshop) and find it is amazing how many people are wrong about the "Adobe Creative Cloud," frankly, that is a very poor name for the way the subscription works.



The fact that you can have the latest versions of Lightroom and Photoshop for $10/month (plus tax) is amazing, even for non-professional photographers who may only take a few thousand photos a year.

Personally, I cannot provide enough positive comments for the CC versions of Lightroom and Photoshop!

Just one persons opinion!

Yes. I live in San Francisco, drive a stick shift, own a spokeshave and landscaped my backyard with dry stone walled raised flowerbeds. I can use a map and compass and can tell when my GPS is wrong. I actually have a slide rule, although no log tables.

I have no issues with automation, but I like to know how to bend it to my will. For me the situation is simple, I like to retain the option of being able to exercise control if I wish to. For me, that means the devices needs to be sufficiently controllable, and I need to know how to do things without automation if needed.

I can still take pictues with my Zenit E if I wish, and develop and print also.

Google doesn't make people stupid, but it can make people lazy. I believe we still need to develop basic skills, manual or automated. We need to understand how and why things work regardless of the sophistication of the tools we use.

The world of AI is already here while some people still have 00:00 flashing on their VCRs!