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Photoshop and Lightroom Edits

As I have a massive interest in photography, the software and applications I use are just as important as the equipment itself. In my opinion rarely do my photos come out of the camera exactly as I had envisioned. So before uploading to my various social medias, I put my photos through the post processing phase. This is where my raw photos are enhanced, adjusted, toned, and sharpened to give me the final image I wanted to deliver. 

The big question is: Photoshop vs Lightroom.

The most widely used, and most popular has undoubtedly been Adobe Photoshop, since its first version’s release in 1990. The software has been used by amateurs and professionals alike year after year, and is considered an essential part of most photographer’s editing process.


I myself have both programs, and use each equally to edit my photography. 
Lets start with Photoshop first

With Adobe Photoshop, you can quickly and easily import photos into the software. Once imported, everything is neatly organised on the screen. This makes it easy to handle numerous photos. Additionally, the proper organisation of the workspace makes it easy to find editing tools and other features.

Most of the edits regularly done on photos can be completed with a single click. For example, it is possible to automatically whiten teeth or reduce red eye with the simple click of a button. On top of that, no professional training is needed to complete complex tasks like adjusting skin tone, retouching, layers and opacity and 

Disadvantages

The main disadvantage of Adobe Photoshop is its high price tag. Adobe Photoshop costs much more than most of the other photo editing software. If you don’t plan on using the software professionally, it is not worth the high cost at times.

Despite the fact that its quick edit features are simple to use, this software was not built for the novice user. It is photo-editing software designed for professionals who edit photos regularly.

See below for some of my photoshop edits.


















Adobe Lightroom 



For long time Photoshop has been known as the reigning champion of image editing programs. The term “photoshop” has even worked its way into the language of popular culture. People know that to “photoshop” something means to digitally alter an image. Lightroom boasts some pretty fantastic features, that seem familiar.I use lightroom on a daily basis for editing, sorting & organising and sharing on the web.

At the heart of Lightroom is the same Adobe Camera Raw engine you find with Photoshop and Bridge, only it’s presented in an interface with far better design.
I can quickly make adjustments to settings like exposure, contrast, and saturation. I can also perform sharpening, noise reduction, add vignettes, crop, add split toning and even apply creative dodging and burning effects with the adjustment brush.

Lightroom covers nearly every step of the post production process.I
can import my images, sort through them, tag images with keywords, organize collections, perform raw processing, create slideshows, print photos, create web galleries, and even share directly to Facebook & Flickr! Adobe managed to pack a ton of practical features into one program.


See below for some of my Lightroom edits














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