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pavetim
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I have started fooling around with both and wonder do you need both? I have been using lightroom to convert RAW into DNG and then edit in photoshop but can ps do this too? |
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Robert
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You can do both with either. Welcome to the forum! Lightroom would be first choice because it has digital image management features too - library mode. Lr has many other useful features that you are likely to use too which Ps doesn't. If you get subscription version you get Photoshop anyway but you need to learn to walk first. To get any real benefit from Ps takes years of experience. The only thing Ps will offer over Lr which you might need is cloning. Ps also has greater depth of adjustments but is 'destructive' layers can be useful but you need a good understanding before getting int that stuff. |
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Eric
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Robert wrote:You can do both with either. Adobe Elements would be my first choice for someone dipping their toes into digital editing for the first time. Cheap. with 90% of Photoshop functionality. Once you have enough photos to warrant organising, a shift to LR might be recommended. Apart from retrieving photos from your database quicker, I don't see the advantage of LR over other editing packages? Am I missing something else fundamentally better in LR than PS?  |
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jk
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I would agree with Eric. Photoshop Elements 14 is the way to go if you want Layers which are missing in Lightroom. |
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Mary Pond
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I must stand for Lightroom, it offers basically everything you need, you can evenfind free presets and how to install them on FixThePhoto website. So I think it's pretty awesome and it'll be helpful for you, guys) |
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Robert
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Hi Mary and welcome to the forum. I am becoming more and more convinced that Adobe Lightroom is very capable application software, covering most needs. I have been considering doing some "This is how I use it" videos so people can see how it works for me. I know there are many alternatives but for me Lightroom does the business and gets the job done. I do use Photoshop but only to fix what's either impossible to do in Lr, or messy to achieve. I have spent the last three days with Lr and processed hundreds of images I took in Scotland Monday/Tuesday. This is one, a hand held four shot panorama made in Lightroom, finished in Ps. Nikon D3, Nikkor 24-120 f4, at 24mm, 1/500Sec @ f7.1, ISO 1250 Attachment: Kelpies Sunset 17 July 17.jpg (Downloaded 12 times) |
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Bob Bowen
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Horses for courses. When I was working as a press snapper PS was what I used all the time as I was dealing with only a few selected images from each job to adjust and caption then wire off. Now retired, and latterly when doing PR jobs, I migrated to LR working on batches of images then exporting to a folder for sending off. LR suits my project/batch holidays snaps activity now. |
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jk
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If Lightroom had layers then I would like it. I find the adjustments to be a nightmare. Photoshop wins for any adjustments other than the simplest tweaks. CaptureOne is much better IMHO as it has better controls than LR and also Layers. LR however has the best DAM except for iMatch (on Windows). |
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