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However, it does have some powerful functionality that’s not available (yet) in Lightroom, so I might use it for focus stacking or editing an image in which the subject is too close to the edge of the frame, for instance. I rarely use Photoshop except when I need to use layers to create a model release, which consists of both text and images. Adobe Photoshop £9.98/mo (includes Lightroom and Photoshop) The only limitation to Lightroom is that, by definition, you can’t use layers.Īs a wildlife photographer, that’s not much of a problem, but I also get Photoshop as part of a free bundle from Adobe for being one of their top stock contributors, so at least I know it’s there if I need it. All your edits are simply turned into a list of instructions that the program carries out every time you open a particular file. The crucial distinction between Lightroom and Photoshop is that Lightroom is a ‘non-destructive’ editor, which means your RAW files are never overwritten. It can be slow at times, and I’ve recently had to upgrade my laptop to avoid seeing the infernal ‘Loading’ message all the time as I scroll through my images, but the latest version is much improved from the point of view of functionality and speed. I’ve been using it for years, and I wouldn’t even consider using any of the alternative RAW editors, such as Luminar AI, Capture One, On1 Photo RAW, Exposure X6 or PhotoLab 4. Lightroom is the ‘go to’ program for managing and editing your images.
Desktop Adobe Lightroom £9.98/mo (includes Lightroom and Photoshop) Photographers rely on a lot of software in order to do their job, so I thought it might be useful for me to list all the programs I use (both on my laptop and my phone) in order to edit my images and manage my business.
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