THE BEST IMAGE EDITOR IN 2021?
Lightroom is best suited for professional photographers who require quick and detailed photo tweaks but is also intuitive enough for first-timers to use. The easy-to-read catalog function and simplicity of the slider tools make it an ideal application for any skillset. This makes the learning curve quite low.
Adobe released Photoshop (PS) as a graphics editor in 1990. When digital photography became popular, PS became the way to edit photos. In 2007, Adobe released Lightroom (LR) with photographers in mind.
In many ways, it’s a simpler version of Photoshop. It features the editing tools that photographers need. But Adobe redesigned the user interface to make common photographic adjustments easier.
Many people think that Photoshop is a more powerful big brother to Lightroom. But Lightroom isn’t a “baby Photoshop”. The programs have developed side-by-side—each with their own strengths.
In 2013, Adobe changed to a subscription model. They stopped releasing the programs individually. To access Photoshop and Lightroom, you sign up for the photography subscription.
You have both programs. Which one should you use?
I use both and let me show you why. I’ll walk you through my basic photo editing workflow. I’ll show you why I choose to use the best of both programs.
Importing and Organizing Images
The first thing I do is get my photos off of my camera and ready to edit on my computer. It’s at this very start that we hit a significant difference between the programs.
Adobe Photoshop is designed to edit one image at a time. Lightroom includes a cataloguing system designed to import and organize photos. I can import all the images from my SD card, keyword them, and rate the quality. I can even apply my favourite image adjustments automatically. I can move and organize the photos to make them easier to find later.
Conclusion
For most photographers, Lightroom is the better option – at least at first. Digital photography adjustments are easy, and you have an image management system. This becomes essential as you take more images. Most of the features included in Lightroom are in Bridge and Adobe Camera Raw. But why use two programs when Lightroom does it all?
Anytime you want to change pixels in an image, it’s worth round-tripping into Photoshop.
Subscribing to Creative Cloud, you get both Lightroom and Photoshop. So, you don’t have to choose. Try both, and find your perfect combination.
Pricing/ Plans.
01.Adobe Lightroom: $9.99/month.
02.Adobe Creative Cloud: $52.99/month
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