Digital BW, The Print

So I have read all of the posts related to "I am thinking of getting rid of
Lightroom"    I did miss however the first post that started it so I am at a
loss to the original context.

 

I think a couple of points are worth clarifying:

 

1.   Lightroom is NOT as database in the true sense of the word.    It does
not manage and manipulate your photos like a true Data Base would.   Your
files can be left where you have them in whatever structure you want.
Lightroom does a very good job of helping you structure your files in many
ways but it only does what you tell it to.    I would say it is more of a
Catalog of your files than as true database.   When I teach lightroom
classes the biggest mistake I see people making is moving their files
outside of Lightroom then expecting Lightroom to know where they are.   You
either have to let Lightroom Keep track of them or forget it.    Lightroom
is NOT  a Browser like Bridge.

 

2.   Many people think the image processing in Lightroom is completely
different than Photoshop.    The RAW processing engine in Lightroom 3 is
exactly the same as the RAW processing engine in Photoshop CS5.       If you
download the Lightroom 4 Beta you will get a glimpse of what the new
Photoshop CS6 or whatever will be.   Its pretty slick.

 

3.   If you are not very prolific and only working on a few masterpieces at
a time then Photoshop is about all you need.   If you do much work and
process many images from shoots at a time then Lightroom is pretty amazing.
You can quickly open photos from Lightroom into Photoshop, Photomatix and
others and Lightroom keeps track of it all for you.    Have the ablitity to
create Virtual Copies I find amazing.

 

My two.5 cents...

 

Paul

 

From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of E.Neilsen
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 8:43 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Digital BW] I am thinking of getting rid of Lightroom

 

  

WOW!!!!!! I think this is the first discussion that I have seen where
people are openly talking about dumping it. There are no doubt many that
just don't get it, and there is a lot to get. I have been working with it
since the earliest Beta 2 and have seen it inch along the path to replacing
PS for many. In my teaching and consulting, I have witnessed a wide set of
reactions to LR. Some get totally confused by the idea of the import
process. First and foremost it is a data base, and does a fine job of
developing, but it doesn't do a great job of being a cataloging system. It
does a particularly bad job for many with large scanned files. These days
are not as hard on the mind as before, but it still sucks in some ways. 


Eric Neilsen
Eric Neilsen Photography
4101 Commerce Street, Suite 9
Dallas, TX 75226

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