Comments on: Photoshop CS3: If You Have Not Already, Now Is The Time to Upgrade

By: id

id — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 07:02:00 +0000

Lightroom is great. The lack of a burning and dodging tool is the only conspicuous oversight. I’ve been reading about dxo optics lately. Though their interface is less polished/intuitive, its results (particularly in the areas of noise reduction and correct lens distortion) are reputed to be outstanding.

By: Miguel

Miguel — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:52:00 +0000

This is funny. I just read your post today. Before I got to the comment section I thought, hmm, he hasn’t mentioned Lightroom and was going to post a comment in that regard. Oh, well, no need now. And I’m not even a Lightroom user. That is, yet. I’ve read a great number of good things about it so I’m waiting for an economically stable moment to pull my wallet out. Lightroom also looks like the perfect antidote to the high cost of Photoshop.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:21:00 +0000

If you spend 90% of your time in Bridge, then you _need_ to try Lightroom!

By: frank lazaro

frank lazaro — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:14:00 +0000

I think Noel hit the nail on the head:

As a matter of fact I do all my RAW processing in Lighroom and only use CS3 to apply pre-created actions.

Lightroom has the same vignette functionality as CS3, which I agree with you is a big part of my personal photography style.

By: Noel

Noel — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:09:00 +0000

Thomas...

I use both CS3 and Lightroom...and like others have mentioned, I too prefer Lightroom.

As a matter of fact I do all my RAW processing in Lighroom and only use CS3 to apply pre-created actions.

Checkout Lightroom...it is a Digital Photographers ultimate resource IMHO!

noeltykay

By: kelco

kelco — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:59:00 +0000

Thomas, I think for the style and volume of photos that you shoot, once you learn Lightroom, you’ll be writing a new evangelical workflow post. It’s the perfect app for you. Go get the 30-day trial of 1.2.

By: Mike Downey

Mike Downey — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:51:00 +0000

Thomas, great write-up. If you’d like to give Lightroom a try, send me an email and I’ll give you a copy (mdowney –at– adobe.com).

Mike Downey
Group Manager, Platform Evangelism
Adobe Systems

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:43:00 +0000

Thanks for the glimpse into your workflow. I have used PhotoShop for quite a few years, but did not understand how to integrate Bridge into the flow.
Now that I am starting to take more photographs, this information is very helpful.
I would be interested in a post / video of you taking a RAW image and working your magic on it, and the system you use for applying keywords.

By: Thomas Hawk

Thomas Hawk — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:04:00 +0000

Aperture seems to hav a lot of great features and manages libraries a lot better then light room does (which dose not seem to play nice with network storage at all).

Aperture can't manage vignette which is a deal killer for me.

By: henryp

henryp — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:04:00 +0000

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