Hello, my name is Zaaflixz, and I am a well-known photographer and artist. When I initially began to pursue photography more seriously, I began editing some of my best images so that I could include them in my portfolio. I simply launched Photoshop and started working. I didn't even consider alternative possibilities. I would stick with Photoshop if I ever wanted to modify anything because I was largely comfortable with it from playing around with designs for other projects (be it exposure adjustments or color balance). On the other hand, if it were simply for fun, I would use free mobile app software (like VSCO).
A few years ago, when I was shooting far more than I had been and truly experimenting with new photography approaches, I finally started to investigate Lightroom and realized how powerful a tool it was. It's amazing how much time Lightroom can save you looking back.
Let's get started; what is Lightroom?
Adobe Lightroom is not just a photo editor but also a photo catalog and organizer with a strong preview-based catalog system. This system has the advantage of having its own unique catalog system (lrcat/lrdata), as opposed to many other editors that need you to directly modify the photo you're using or create a project file. This enables you to keep your original photo file totally untouched and put it on an external hard drive. After building the catalog, you don't need to keep the external drive attached. Before you're prepared to export your edits, you won't need the original files.
Of course, it's possible to forget which disk the catalog is linked to, but the fix is as easy as including the drive name when you save the file.
This is quite helpful when editing RAW files, which you can import right away. You may easily export in pretty much any file format of your choice while the RAW file won't be altered in any way.
Photoshop VS Lightroom
The main distinction between Photoshop and Lightroom in my opinion is that, while Lightroom was developed specifically with photographers in mind, Photoshop was also clearly designed with photographers—and not just any photographers—in mind. There is truly no other software in Adobe's lineup that can compare to Lightroom for a quick edit or a substantial edit of an album of images because Photoshop has so many features and possibilities. What distinguishes Lightroom as such a superior tool? Here's one illustration.
Editing in bulk and presets
Lightroom's simplicity (and power) are made lovely by the presets. There are several of them, and it is quick to navigate between and preview each one.
Digital black and white photography is one of the best examples I can think of when explaining the usability of this technology. When shooting digitally, the in-camera BW defaults are often ignored in favor of post-processing. While it is feasible to achieve this in Photoshop, Lightroom presets are generally more efficient and can suit all requirements (unless you download one). The bulk of the time, you also edit a lot of shots.
This method is not at all simple to complete using Photoshop. You would need to customize a number of settings for each shot by traveling through several menus, creating your own preset, and then using it for all of the shots. Additionally, this is far more system-intensive because Photoshop doesn't use the same preview system as LR.
This method is not at all simple to complete using Photoshop. You would need to customize a number of settings for each shot by traveling through several menus, creating your own preset, and then using it for all of the shots. Additionally, this is far more system-intensive because Photoshop doesn't use the same preview system as LR.
It's that simple!
Wow I love it
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