I've stayed out of the recent discussions of the merits of LR, mainly because of the level of evangelising that happened. I much prefer Photoshop (I use Elements 8, as it does all that I need) for what seems to me to be a more capable program WRT to editing. While the ability in LR to make the same adjustments to a series of images is useful, it doesn't outweigh the, to me, tricky method of managing files. My own file organisation is a simple multi-level folder structure, with images first loaded to an "Unprocessed" folder, then moved to subject matter folders after any editing is done - raw files are copied straight away to off-line storage, processed images are backed up off-line at regular intervals. Works well for me, and I don't need any more than the catalogue system in PSE to make my life more complicated than it need be! The PSE interface works well: I did not like the default dark grey schema, so quickly changed it to the light grey version: I would prefer the ability to set my own colour scheme, or for it to use the default Windows schema. My workflow in PSE is now pretty much standardised: load a batch of recent files, levels, colour balance if needed, sharpen, clone for dust spots or unwanted subject matter, crop, and save to completed work folders. I can generally work through between 10 and 20 images in an hour, I find, depending upon how much work is needed on each one. My most recent PESO took only a minute to prepare, including saving for web.
I know that some people don't agree, and love LR, but I have not bothered to upgrade since version 1.2, and will not do so - even though I have never had a problem with Adobe's upgrade policy or processes. HTH John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom C Sent: Saturday, 7 August 2010 4:09 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Adobe CS5 vs. Lightroom 3 I've recently started carrying a corporate laptop and have been Photoshopless on the road. I downloaded CS5 trial, now expired, and now have a trial version of LR3. I'm sure the differences between PS and LR have been discussed ad nauseum, yet I'm still curious about how others feel they compare. I realize it's natural to prefer what one is accustomed to, and for me that's been Photoshop since 3.0 thru CS2. My opinion after working / trying to work with LR is that I much prefer Photoshop. I'm particularly irked that it does not let me resize my image at any time in the editing process. I also find the software itself uses up far too much screen real estate for itself in default mode. Overall I prefer the interface of PS and the fact that it has no pretenses of imposing a structured workflow of it's originators design upon my postcapture processing. Tom C -- 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.
