[Leica] Photo-editing software recommendations?
Howard L Ritter Jr
hlritter at bex.net
Thu Dec 19 12:05:08 PST 2019
Tina (and others)—
I’ve been using Photoshop (now CC) forever, but all I do with it is to post-process images, with extensive use of Camera Raw’s tools, and make the occasional pano. I do nothing highly creative or manipulative outside of these limits. I have my images archived in folders within folders within folders on my local HD, and I’d like to be able to file them indexed in multiple ways for retrieval by, say, subject matter, location, and so on independently of image number, camera used, original roll or card, and dates.
I have the original slides and memory cards, and digital backups on iCloud but nowhere else. I don’t want Adobe to store them. I like the idea of nondestructive editing, as I had with Aperture.
I’m getting the impression that I’d be best served by switching over to LR Classic. Does this sound right? Suggestions for the best way to learn it? Adobe’s Classroom in a Book? YouTube? Commercial sites?
—howard
> On Dec 19, 2019, at 1:33 PM, Tina Manley via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
>
> You can still use LR Classic with your own hard drives and local storage.
> That's what I do. LR Classic offers more features and choices than the
> cloud-based regular LR. I have no intention of switching.
>
> Tina
>
> On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 12:02 PM Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:
>
>> So really you can't use lightroom with your own hard disk you have to use
>> their cloud?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mark William Rabiner
>> Photographer
>>
>> On 12/18/19, 5:54 AM, "LUG on behalf of Philippe via LUG"
>> <lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of
>> lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
>>
>> LR Classic is now LR CCC - Classic but Cloud based.
>> LR CC doesn’t work for (serious) photographers, you miss essential
>> bells and whistles.
>> I tried it, and changed my subscription the next day to LR CCC.
>>
>> The offer may vary from country to country though.
>>
>> Amities
>>
>> Philippe
>>
>>
>>
>>> Le 18 déc. 2019 à 11:49, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.uk> a
>> écrit :
>>>
>>> No, LR Classic is still there in the photography plan (together with
>> PS and LR CC)....
>>>
>>> john
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.uk at leica-users.org]
>> On Behalf Of Richard Man
>>> Sent: 18 December 2019 09:13
>>> To: Leica Users Group
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Photo-editing software recommendations?
>>>
>>> I have been using LR since v2. However, if you jump in now, you will
>> have
>>> to get the "cloud version". It's not even so much that you are paying
>>> "Adobe tax" every year, because the software is worth the $100+
>> every year,
>>> if you can afford it. The major problem is the instability. Just do
>> some
>>> web searches and you will find many stories.
>>>
>>> Since I only use LR (and PSD), but the pre-cloud versions, and
>> nothing
>>> else, I don't know what to recommend. Good luck.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 11:06 PM Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> In the 90's they stopped demanding the kids all go outside for
>> recess and
>>>> get exercise catching baseballs and playing on the Playground
>> Equipment .
>>>> They let them stay indoors all filling up the computer room all of
>> them
>>>> playing with their new favorite toy. Photoshop.
>>>> None of them played computer games. They all played with Photoshop
>> with
>>>> any image they could get their hands on. Mainly downloads. As did I
>> in my
>>>> studio.
>>>> It was years before I photoshopped a scan from one of my own images.
>>>> endless of fun. I started staying up late at night the best
>> Photoshop
>>>> time. Still do.
>>>> Popular with all the young photographers shooting cheap cameras.
>> The ones
>>>> with the expensive camera though were not going to waste their
>> money and
>>>> time on making images with expensive software.
>>>> They brought their memory cards into Walgreens.
>>>> More expensive the gear; less they care about the images which may
>> come
>>>> out of them. That’s a rule you can count on!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Mark William Rabiner
>>>> Photographer
>>>>
>>>> On 12/18/19, 1:02 AM, "LUG on behalf of Philippe via LUG"
>>>> <lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of
>>>> lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Primarily, there’s software that came with your camera.
>>>>
>>>> Then Lightroom Classic CC (the other version is for kids on
>> tablets) -
>>>> a fully integrated suite that operates quite quite intuitively.
>>>>
>>>> And if you want (mainly useless) horse power there’s photoshop.
>> The
>>>> leaning curve is then hymalayasesque, and I personally gave up …
>>>>
>>>> OTT depending on the camera you use, you may also sometimes get
>> better
>>>> results with DXO, Capture One, On1, and a few others.
>>>>
>>>> Let’s say LR is the swiss knife of them all and accepts plug-ins
>> if
>>>> needed
>>>>
>>>> Hope this helps
>>>>
>>>> Amities
>>>>
>>>> Philippe
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Le 18 déc. 2019 à 02:24, Richard Endress via LUG <
>>>> lug at leica-users.org> a écrit :
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I find that the product formerly known as iPhoto, for a couple
>>>> reasons, is no longer a good fit for me.
>>>>> What software are you all using to manage your digital images?
>>>> Adobe- something? What do you recommend?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Richard Endress
>>>>> rendress at me.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
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