On Jul 13, 2010, at 2:54 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > > On Jul 12, 2010, at 10:34 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > >> I started with Elements, then soon tried Lightroom, and I've never wanted to >> use Elements again. I find Lightroom's photo management excellent, and I >> use Lightroom to upload to my web site for my PESOs and GESOs, and I'm going >> to use it for my online portfolio as well (I actually worked on that a bit >> today). It's soooo easy to do this once you have a web site. I HATE >> Elements' organizer for it's management stuff. Can't stand it. Clunky for >> me to use. Also, I really don't want to spend a lot of time with Photoshop >> layers and such. I want to try to take good pictures in-camera, so I have >> shorter post-process time. Because I can't do overly obsessive localized >> editing, I know I have to do good camera work to get an acceptable shot. >> Easier said than done to be sure, but I try. Anyway, using Lightroom helps >> me in this goal. Though you can do quite a bit of post-processing with >> Lightroom, and I checked out Lightroom 3 today, and wow, I want it, but I >> don't have 2 gigs of RAM or service pack 3. (Just had a conversation with >> hubby over dinner about the possibility of a new computer.) If you can, you >> should download a free trial of Lightroom 3. I'm pretty darn sure you'll >> like it. > > Thanks, Christine. I'm convinced about Lightroom. [It's a bit pricey for me > though. Almost double what I paid for my used *ist DS -- with which, by the > way, I am VERY happy.] And it is more the file management than the editing > capability that I'm looking for. > > I like hearing a professional photographer saying what you said about "taking > good pictures in-camera." I think I can learn how to do that. I have no > interest in learning how to edit images. >
If you want to excel at digital photography, you should learn to both take good pictures in camera and edit them as needed. Cameras have their limitations in terms of white balance, dynamic range and more. Much can be done in conversion and post processing to enhance your work, even if you nail it in the camera. Lightroom is an excellent tool for most, although I prefer Photoshop, Bridge and ACR. That's partly because my work requires elaborate retouching at times, but it's also a function of my having developed my own keyword-based file system that works splendidly with Bridge. If your volume of work is going to be moderate, you can get a good start on things with Elements, providing its recent enough to allow for conversion of your camera's RAW files. (I'm guessing from your previous messages that you already have that software.) Paul > Regards, > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Eric Weir > Decatur, GA USA > [email protected] > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
