Photoshop cs5 or lightroom 4

[rcr-photography]

I currently use photoshop cs5 but I couple of my tog mates use light room 4 I'm thinking of giving it ago, has anyone taken this step

 

[Furtim]

I used photoshop for years as my main image processing tool, but jumped on to the Lightroom bandwagon right at the start. I still have Photoshop for when I need it, but other than for stitching together panoramas, I rarely use it - in fact not sure I'll upgrade from CS 5 to 6 when it comes out.

Lightroom is more than adequate for 99% of my workflow needs; actually it's probably capable of doing a lot more than I need it to. To get an idea of its capabilities, check out the video tutorials by Julieanne Kost and download the demo version.

 

[lord]

Just started watching those tutorials on lightroom. Thank you for the link. Amazingly helpfull!

 

[johnnypanic]

The demo allows you to use the program, for 30 days, so I think once you've completed that you'll want to buy the full version.

Good timing, as the price has dropped significantly, with the release of LR4.

 

[swanseamale47]

Whether it works for you or not is going to depend on what your doing with an image, LR has no layers and limited selective ajustment.

 

[Brendan Mulachy]

its horses for courses 99% of the time i use lightroom 3 to edit pics, great for adjusting white balance , cropping, converting into black and white etc etc but for some things you do need photoshop