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Re: [OM] Photoshop and Lightroom

Subject: Re: [OM] Photoshop and Lightroom
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 19:57:53 -0400
Looks like I need to pay more attention to the Lightroom that's been 
installed on my machine for some time now.  :-)

Chuck Norcutt


On 5/24/2011 6:53 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> I use LR3 and PS/CS5 plus Portrait Pro Studio. In Lightroom I can
> drop into PS temporarily to use specific tools that LR lacks -
> Levels, layers and so on. I can also drop in and out of PortPro if I
> want skin smoothing and to work on hair and eyes. Each time I do
> this, a new file is created and stacked in the Lightroom sequence of
> images - 1 of 3,  2 of 3 and so on so that the original files are not
> affected. very useful when I've overcooked it. Lightroom is for some
> most useful as a database for organising images, iPhoto on speed. I
> often sit down to go through a model shoot of 2-300 images and it is
> perfect for that. Really useful tools - fast gradient tool (Graduated
> Filter) for correcting lighting, the Clarity slider for a quick
> softening of skin and user created presets. I have a bunch of presets
> I found online for free which create grungy and  Lomo style images
> with a click. It has spot retouching tools which many like because
> you can brush an area and then adjust a range of adjustments for that
> area, including exposure, sharpening, clarity, brightness, contrast
> and sharpness. You can do the same with the gradient tool. Imagine
> drawing down a dark gradient for the sky in a BW landscape  and then
> setting a slight dark blue tone for it. Really nice. And you can
> stack gradients as well. Couldn't live without it. Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On 25/05/2011, at 6:44 AM, Walters, Martin wrote:
>
>> As a benefit of my flash course, I'm entitled to student reductions
>> of some Adobe software.  In particular, both Lightroom 3 and
>> Photoshop CS5 are available at significant discounts.  I already
>> have PS Elements 8, so my question concerns the relative merits and
>> use (casual in my case) of these three software. As my images are
>> scans from film, things like RAW processing are not a priority.
>>
>> PS Elements does a good many things, though I gather its
>> significant limitations (I'm sure there are others) include the
>> lack of layers and adjustable curves.  PS proper is at the other
>> end of the scale and likely overkill for me, without serious study
>> and use.
>>
>> My real question is where Lightroom fits in the picture (pun
>> intended)? I've been through the info on the Adobe website, and I'm
>> still at a bit of a loss what to make of it.  It would appear to
>> offer significant editing capacities, which are undescribed but
>> presumably less than PS ("it works seamlessly with PS", or
>> something like that). It's also not clear whether it offers greater
>> or just different editing capacities to PSE.  Lightroom seems to
>> emphasize  workflow issues like managing and distributing images,
>> as much as it does editing.
>>
>> There are list members who use Lightroom and PS (maybe separately
>> or together), I'd be grateful to hear their comments on the
>> relative merits/limitations of the software.
>>
>> On topic: the images are made with an OM!
>>
>
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