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    Lightroom? Whats it for........

    Wouldn't be surprised to hear that this question has been asked before and a link to the thread would be great or even the mention of a great book on the subject, but have to ask: have been using PS for years and coral before that and probably wouldn't of got LR if it were not cheaper to do so in the cc online version, so now I have this powerful program without a clue about its purpose as compared to PS.

    In as few words as possible, whats it for? Whats its purpose?

    Cheers for any help.

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    Re: Lightroom? Whats it for........

    It's a great way to catalogue and store your images. All of mine get uploaded into LR and assigned keywords which helps when looking for certain pictures. You can also filter all shots by a particular lens, aperture, shutter speed etc.

    As well as the above it really is powerful editing suite and most of the time I have no need to load into PS
    Alan.

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      #3
      Re: Lightroom? Whats it for........

      Originally posted by Parsen66 View Post
      It's a great way to catalogue and store your images. All of mine get uploaded into LR and assigned keywords which helps when looking for certain pictures. You can also filter all shots by a particular lens, aperture, shutter speed etc.

      As well as the above it really is powerful editing suite and most of the time I have no need to load into PS
      I agree with Alan's comments. As you asked for as few words as possible. Have a look at this set of "how to videos"

      Indepth tutorials, training, techniques, and shortcuts for working with Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.
      Peter

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        #4
        Re: Lightroom? Whats it for........

        You could also get scott Kelbys book on lightroom
        Alex

        EOS R5 EOS 7D Mk ii Lenses EFS 18-55mm EFS 55-250mm EF 50mm 24-105mm Sigma EX 70-200 Sigma 150-600c

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          #5
          Re: Lightroom? Whats it for........

          I use it for cataloguing my pics ,quiet crudely in my case just by date and place . Then it's used for the first stage of processing I.e cropping ,highlights ,shadows ,w.b, etc etc .i then export it to Photoshop ,for finishing off layering ,noise reduction image re.sizing and sharpening .the two combined imho give a better finish to the photo .

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            #6
            Re: Lightroom? Whats it for........

            I went from standalone Lightroom to CC and haven't felt the need to use PS yet.....I've used the elements before but not found the need to use Layers yet.
            Brian Vickers LRPS

            brianvickersphotography.com

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              I use PS for managing my images and doing global adjustments, then shift to PS for local adjustments.
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                Originally posted by ST-EOS View Post
                I agree with Alan's comments. As you asked for as few words as possible. Have a look at this set of "how to videos"

                http://www.jkost.com/lightroom.html
                agree, its a editor and library system and one of the best
                :- Ian

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                  #9
                  Re: Lightroom? Whats it for........

                  Forgive my ignorance, but bearing in mind that I am these days a bit of a techno-phobe how easy it is it to load and use LR on an Apple iMac? Does it take the place of 'Photos' on the iMac, which I do not like? What is the difference between a downloaded version and a shop bought version?
                  Quentin
                  PS I only use jpegs so RAW is not a requirement.

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                    #10
                    Re: Lightroom? Whats it for........

                    very easy you insert the card into a reader and click import on LR - it does everything for you, other than process the photos - it doesn't take place of photos on mac

                    the CC version gets updated more often and offers more features
                    :- Ian

                    5D Mk III, 24-105 / 70-200 f2.8 L / 100-400 Mk II / 100 macro / 16-35 L / 11-24 L / 1.4 & 2x converters and a bad back carrying it all ;o)

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                      Re: Lightroom? Whats it for........

                      It's also worth noting that it is non destructive. Your original files can always be reverted back to
                      Alan.

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                        #12
                        Re: Lightroom? Whats it for........

                        If you are shooting RAW you can always revert to the original by removing the sidecar file associated with the image that contains all the adjustment instructions.
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                          #13
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                          Thanks Ian and Alan, a little bit clearer.
                          I take it the CC version involves the 'cloud' - something I don't use and have no desire to use?
                          Quentin

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                            #14
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                            All my images are on my PC so threrefore I dont use the cloud and I dont upload anything to Adobe
                            Alex

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                              #15
                              Re: Lightroom? Whats it for........

                              Originally posted by 2Beers View Post
                              All my images are on my PC so threrefore I dont use the cloud and I dont upload anything to Adobe
                              Thanks for that reassurance, BUT is your version the CC version or not?
                              Quentin

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