Lightroom, a key element to every Photographer
Hello I am Luthor Hunter a renown Photographer and artist, When I first started to take photography a little more seriously, I started editing some of my best photos so I could include them in my portfolio. I just opened Photoshop and got to work. I didn't even think about other options. I was mostly familiar with Photoshop from experimenting with designs for other projects, so I would stay with that if I ever needed to edit anything (be it exposure adjustments or color balance). However, if it were just for entertainment purposes, I would use free mobile app software (like VSCO).
I didn't begin to explore Lightroom until a few years ago, when I was shooting much more than I had been and seriously experimenting with new photography techniques, and discovered just how potent a tool it was. Looking back, it's incredible how much time Lightroom can save you.
Lets dive in, Lightroom, what is it?
In addition to being a picture editor, Adobe Lightroom is also a photo catalog and organizer with a potent preview-based catalog system. The benefit of this system is that it has its own exclusive catalog system (lrcat/lrdata), in contrast to many other editors where you modify the photo you are using directly or create a project file. This enables you to store your original photo file on an external hard disk and retain it entirely unmodified. You don't need to keep the external drive connected after creating the catalog. You won't need the original files until you're ready to export your edits.
Of course, forgetting which disk the catalog is linked to can be an issue, but the solution is as simple as including the drive name in the file name when you save it.
When editing RAW files, which you may import right away, this is really useful. The RAW file won't be touched at all, and you can easily export in pretty much any file format you choose.
PS vs. LR
According to me, the biggest difference between Photoshop and Lightroom is that Lightroom was created expressly for photographers, but Photoshop was evidently also made with photographers—and not just any photographers—in mind. Since Photoshop has so many features and options, there is really no other alternative in Adobe's lineup that can compare to Lightroom for a short edit or a significant edit of an album of photographs. What makes Lightroom such an excellent tool? Here is one example.
Batch editing and presets
The presets are what make Lightroom's simplicity (and power) so beautiful. There are a ton of them, and switching between and previewing each one is quite quick.
When discussing the usability of this system, digital black and white photography is one of the best examples I can think of. The in-camera BW presets are typically abandoned when shooting digitally in favor of post-processing. While it is possible to accomplish this in Photoshop, there isn't really a preset that can meet every requirement as rapidly as Lightroom (unless you download one). Additionally, you edit numerous shots the majority of the time.
Photoshop does not at all make this process straightforward. Each shot would require you to adjust a variety of factors by navigating through several menus, making your own preset, and then applying it to all of the shots. Additionally, since Photoshop doesn't use the same preview system as LR, this is substantially more system-intensive.
Once you've discovered a preset that seems to work in Lightroom, you may save or duplicate the profile to the remainder of your imported photos. Most of them will have already passed the midway point. The color scheme should be reasonably constant, even though each shot may not have the same exposure, and the UI is much quicker and more user-friendly. You may also effectively paste all of your changes onto the other images.
It's that easy!
