Anyone use Lightroom and give input?

[d2vasquez]

Thinking about getting Lightroom but not sure about it and thought I would ask if anyone used it and what their thoughts are about it. I edit my photos in PS and am ok with the results but just wondered if there was more that could be done with this software instead. Thanks!

[DawnMarch]

Which version of PS do you use? I think Lightroom does basically the same thing as Adobe Camera Raw which is built into CS3 and CS4. If you don't have ACR, then I'd highly recommend Lightroom -- it's such an easier way to edit than dealing with adjustment layers and all that.

[d2vasquez]

I have CS3 and will be updating to CS5 within the next month.....

[scrappurple]

I have both. I like Lightroom. I like how I can view my pictures and do a lot of basic stuff in there. I save the "heavy" items for CS4 (clone, patch, etc.). You can see a photo effect before applying it which I LOVE. Every photo is different and not all treatments look the same. I also love their crop tool. I don't use it to it's full potential, but I always open my photos in LR first. HTH!

[ColleenSwerb]

I have it and I love it. Since I'm way back on CS2, I don't have ACR.

I like the way that it can organize things and create collections. You can tag things to keep stuff organized and easy to find (think ACDSee). It's easy to use. I like having the ability to copy and paste settings from one photo in a series to all the others, very easily.

I don't do even half of what I think LR can do, but I don't know how I managed without it.

[d2vasquez]

Thanks for the input - there is an adobe class coming to Los Angeles in July that my dh wants to go to but it would require purchasing the software and I am on the fence on which purchase I should do first - CS5 or Lightroom. I am a point and shoot girl and truly have no patience for editing beyond what actions I have can do automatically for me but he is looking for something more. Personally, I think he just needs to learn how to use Photoshop lol.

[ColleenSwerb]

Well, I use LR because I shoot RAW. Do you have a DSLR? Would he be going towards RAW?

If I was strictly a point and shoot family, I would skip LR and get CS5.