Digital BW, The Print

<gcwagner@...> wrote:
>
> I have tried the B&W Channel Mixer in PS3 and it is very similar to 
>the one in Lightroom. I am trying to determine where Lightroom fits 
>into my work flow. I have been using the PS2 Bridge without issue. 
>How or why are are others using Lightroom?
> Thanks,
> Gary W.

Gary,
I have only been fooling with Lightroom for a few hours however 
already I feel it will be a help in my work flow.

I currently convert my images to B&W through Channel Mixer in CS2.  
Many times I have noticed that I cannot seem to get the look I am 
after and must go back & tweak the color setting in an awkward way in 
order to bring out some of the specific details I am after.

I have tried several of these difficult images using Lightroom and 
the ability to move the color sliders in Lightroom's Grayscale Mixer 
seems to work in a way that seems more natural & effective to me.

The second thing I find great about Lightroom is the way that the 
Tone Curve can be adjusted through both the sliders and the 
histogram.  I do not think that any of this cannot be accomplished in 
CS2 & I have heard that CS3 (I have not downloaded it yet) will have 
some of the adjustments like Lightroom.  I'm thinking it will be of 
benefit to the way I process images.

Having said all that there are some things I don't like.  Having to 
import an image before working on it seems unnecessary to me for one.

I will work the beta into my workflow for a while.  Then test CS3.  
If Lightroom does everything I need with CS2 & CS3 does not have any 
new features I cannot live without, I may just get Lightroom & stick 
with CS2???  Too early to tell yet.

Merry Christmas!

Bruce
http://BruceVarner.com