Talk to me about Adobe Lightroom

[jorgies5]

Would it be beneficial for me to have it if I only use a point and shoot camera? Do you need to have Photoshop in order to use it? Is $125 a good deal? Tell me what you know!

[ditzyscrap]

I played with a trial version and it was really cool. I don't have a really fancy camera and can't shoot in RAW, but it still did some really cool things to my photos. You don't have to have PS in order for it to work, it's a stand-alone program...BUT the features in Lightroom are available in PSCS3 and CS4, I think - so if you have either of those programs, you can probably skip Lightroom.

I don't know how much it costs, though. I'm not going to get it even though it was cool because I'm planning on upgrading to CS4 soon.

[Sari]

I don't have it, but the $125 one-hour sale from Amazon is really tempting me to pick it up! I think it normally sells for $300 or so.

[Leila]

$125 is a great price, BUT...if you can qualify for the academic pricing, it's only $99.

[jorgies5]

Originally Posted by Sari

I don't have it, but the $125 one-hour sale from Amazon is really tempting me to pick it up! I think it normally sells for $300 or so.

Me too! I need to make a decision fast. I have a feeling it might sell out fast.

[suze]

My husband is a photographer and he loves lightroom. Now he shoots in RAW and then works with it in lightroom. Sorry tho I don't know much about it.

[Libby Pritchett]

Yep, it's $99 every day from JourneyEd with the academic discount (if you are the parent of a K-12 student).

I don't have it, but I have CS4. I don't do a lot with my photos anymore (not enough hours in the day), so I probably won't get it anytime soon. I've seen some very cool effects though, so I can see how it would be tempting!

[cindys732003]

Originally Posted by jorgies5

Me too! I need to make a decision fast. I have a feeling it might sell out fast.

Jenny, if you go to academic superstore online you can get it for $100, so don't rush. All they require is a copy of one of your kids report cards or some proof that they are in school.
http://www.academicsuperstore.com/pr...ghtroom/923151

It's a really great program for editing photos, I love it.

[jorgies5]

Originally Posted by cindys732003

Jenny, if you go to academic superstore online you can get it for $100, so don't rush. All they require is a copy of one of your kids report cards or some proof that they are in school.
http://www.academicsuperstore.com/pr...ghtroom/923151

It's a really great program for editing photos, I love it.

Thanks for pointing that out Cindy. For some reason, I thought you had to be a teacher to get that deal. I didn't realize if you had a student you could get it too. Whew, now I won't have to make a spur-of-the-moment decision.