I just ordered a copy of Lightroom when Amazon had it on sale yesterday. I know that resources for learning it will be far more plentiful than what I ever found for PaintShop Pro, so I was hoping to be pointed to some of the better Lightroom learning sites. Thanks.
I often search out YouTube for whatever "ails/intrigues" me in LR3 (it's a fine line between those two!!)...it's a wonderful program Steve...you should love it...bit of a learning curve (for me)...but it's really an amazing product!!!
ahhh, does anyone know where I can get some "free" presets for LR3??? I've done some searching...and have a few...but would like to know what "your" favorites are....
When i was first starting with lightroom i downloaded some nice presets from this lady's site, she is a very good photographer and although i don't use presets that much now her's are still my favorite.
Thanks, those should keep me occupied for a while. From what I have read, I don't think I will leave PSP completely behind. It sounds like there are some things that lightroom does not do as well as other programs, such as pixel level editing and cloning.
I normally use Lightroom for, first of all, organize my files... Then for the initial global adjustments (white balance, vibrance, saturation, exposure, etc) and some initial retouching (lens correction, chromatic aberration, cloning some spots, etc)... Then onto Photoshop for the more detailed / heavy processing...
Even though it sounds all sophisticated, I'm just a beginner, learning all this stuff and I love it so far... Lightroom / Photoshop is the perfect workflow for me until now... And the learning curve is not so big... At least it doesn't feel like that to me... :)
I actually won a copy of Kelby's book. I was given the chance to choose between the CS5 and lightroom version, and chose lightroom, though I own neither yet. Having looked through it, it seems like a very FUNCTIONAL book, meaning it gets at process streamlining and methods for doing things in a logical fashion as compared to "this is what unsharp mask is and does," if you get my drift. If you've got any questions, I could probably scan some excerpts for you.
Thanks, those should keep me occupied for a while. From what I have read, I don't think I will leave PSP completely behind. It sounds like there are some things that lightroom does not do as well as other programs, such as pixel level editing and cloning.
Nope, you won't. You will still have a need for selective edits that Lr is just not designed to handle. The idea behind Lr is to import, organize, keyword, rate, cull, make global and limited local adjustments, and export, all in a very efficient manner. Many times, the exported files will be acceptable as final edits, but where more extensive localized editing is required, there is no substitute for a full-featured editor such as Ps or PSP
Nope, you won't. You will still have a need for selective edits that Lr is just not designed to handle.
...where more extensive localized editing is required, there is no substitute for a full-featured editor such as Ps or PSP
So I guess what it will replace for me is Canon's DPP and *some* PSP functionality.
Yes. The interface will take some getting used to, however once you get your mind around the logic behind it (and there is logic behind it) you will see potentially significant workflow labor reduction. In essence, Lr should manage all of your importing and all of your organization (you'll still have to keyword, but even this can be streamlined). Your RAW conversion workflow should also be greatly eased, since a set of conversion settings can be rapidly applied to many images. Generation of both high-resolution and web-resolution output files is made very easy. Just create exporting settings for each, save 'em, and then later apply as needed.
