Advantages of using Lightroom over Photoshop?

spirit

Moderator

Staff member

• Nov 22, 2012

• #1

What are the advantages of using Lightroom over Photoshop?? I've got a trial of Lightroom installed right now and having a little play, but what are the major differences/advantages?

 

speedyink

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• Nov 23, 2012

• #2

Its waaay easier and so much faster to do photo tweaking in lightroom, since all the options are hand picked for photography and they're all in easy to use sliders. I can edit a photo to my liking within a couple minutes, and sometimes less than a minute if it's an easier one to do.

Photoshop is still necessary for the more intense photo manipulation.

 

spirit

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Staff member

• Nov 23, 2012

• #3

OK. I'm used to Photoshop now so I think Lightroom might take a little bit of learning, but thanks for the response. I thought that may have been the case.

 

speedyink

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• Nov 24, 2012

• #4

It is a totally different interface. Not hard to learn though, didn't take me long.

 

Last edited: Nov 24, 2012

mx344

New Member

• Nov 24, 2012

• #5

Quite a bit quicker to edit:good:
I can finish an edit in half the time than if I were to do it with photoshop.

 

4NGU$

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• Nov 27, 2012

• #6

I find i use them both for totally different things to be honest, lightroom first and then finish up in photoshop