Enhance specific areas of a photo, or precisely adjust overall color, exposure, and tonal range nondestructively
Automatically import, rename, and sort your entire shoot; find your photos quickly with powerful yet flexible sorting, selecting, and organizational tools
Present your work in dynamic slide shows, interactive web galleries, and a variety of flexible print templates; easily upload your photos to popular online photo-sharing sites
Configure your workspace to manage image workflow and presentation more efficiently thanks to support for multiple monitors
Every change you make to an image is automatically tracked, so you can return to any state with a single click
The only image tool you will need
I tried the previous version of Lightroom, but couldn't see much of an advantage over the free cataloging program that came with my Nikon cameras, so I uninstalled it.
This version is a different animal. I don't know whether to call it an image cataloging program with powerful image editor or an amazing image processing program with an intuitive cataloging feature.
Its library catalogs images across multiple drives with an enchantingly user-friendly interface. The enchanced previews allow you to sort the sharp from the not-quite-so-sharp at a glance. Keywording for a shoot can be accomplished in minutes thanks to the spray formatting feature. Enter or choose a group of words once, then apply them to multiple shots. ... Read More
Speedy, Efficient, Great Editing
As an amateur photographer, Lightroom 2 was on my wish list for quick photo editing. Now that I have it and have used it, I am more than satisfied!
The library and sorting system are user-friendly and customizable. Not only can you import your photos and keep them in the same basic folders that are used on your hard drive, you can create your own collections. Lightroom has it set up that you can save photos in folders you create and name, as well as in "Smart Collections" which sort your photos automatically based on how you rate your photos (1-5 stars, which, by the way, is another great feature more users should utilize, allowing you to easily mark your favorites), recently edited photos, photos from the past month, photos ... Read More
It does what Camera RAW anbd Bridge does but better
Where do I start.
This is a great package. I used to open all my photos in Camera Raw and catalog them using bridge. Adobe Light Room 2 has many more features and is non destructive. I shoot almost exclusively in RAW and then convert them to DNG. LR2 allows for spot correction, graduated touch-up, and some masking features. The only drawback that I can find is that if you are new to the Adobe tools it is a bit overwhelming. I use Kelby training and have gone through many of the videos which have helped me catchup quickly. For $20 per month (less if you are a NAAP member) you can view all of their training as much as you want. Back to LR2 - I am still finding new ways to do things but I think this is a great program. One feature ... Read More
A worthy Upgrade
Well, to start with, I am a professional photographer and I have used version 1 of Lightroom for quite a while - pretty much since it came out. I really like Lightroom, and I recommend it to anyone, amateur or professional, who takes a lot of images. If you go on vacation somewhere wonderful and bring back 100 photos, Lightroom probably isn't for you, but if you routinely shoot a few hundred exposures or more on a weekend trip or a one day professional assignment, then you need it. It's that simple.
So, in this review, I am going to talk mostly about what's new. There's quite a lot. The two "inside the engine" things that got me excited are support for 64 bit operating systems and multiple monitors. The 64 bit thing just makes ... Read More
Zoom Zoom For Your Images
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2
One of the main improvements and a darn good reason to upgrade to Lightroom 2.0 is that you can now do localized editing to RAW images. This brings Lightroom more in line with Photoshop but allows faster work than opening Photoshop, doing RAW conversions, going to work on one image at a time and then saving it. Note that Lightroom is not a replacement for Photoshop as it does not contain the many tools that Photoshop includes to allow you deeper, more sophisticated image editing. With Lightroom simple, quick adjustments to exposure, sharpness and color are a brushstroke away (via a handy widget). Once you make adjustments to your image a feature I really like is that you can scrub your image where the mask is ... Read More
