I'm going to try a cracked version of lightroom 4. wish me luck. not sure how to patch it but hopefully the readme has a walkthrough. i got some raw shots this morning. going to try my luck with editing.

 

You might not be able to update it - it depends. If you want a version you can reliably update have to spend the moolah.

 

Still a rookie at this photography stuff, but learning.

 

Re-edit of an old one...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandaman15/8335810054/
Before and after
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandaman15/8335813494/
Quick shots I did of my car today to test out new filter. More on my flickr, just click the pics if interested
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandaman15/8330724749/http://www.flickr.com/photos/dandaman15/8347516442/

 

got lightroom working. not worried about updates.





it looks ok but was shot through a dirty window by hand so not as clear as i'd like it to be.

also when im exporting a RAW edited image on lightroom it bumps the size down to 2.5MB. is it safe to assume i'm losing image quality and is there a way to save it at the higher res as a JPG?

 

On flicker click on the image, and hit the "share" button right above the picture and click "grab HTML/BBCode"

Also when it exports a raw it converts it to a JPEG or any other format of your liking, atleast that what it does in CS5 that I have. JPEG and BMP and PNG are all smaller since they have their own "content stripping" algorithm. Visually you cant tell any difference and Id rather have a smaller file on my HD. Your not losing image quality per se, just image information that the RAW file stores.

 

i need to get lightroom

 

ok got it working. good to know .. kind of disappointed that lightroom can't do certain effects that PS can but end the end it's all about adjusting photos to make them look better so it works awesome.

 

PM sent

 

CS5/CS6 is the way to go. The only benefit of Lightroom is their convenient batch processing. I will admit that would be nice in standard Photoshop.

 

now to find a pirated version of CS5 lol

then get used to it.

 

CS6 is current.

 

dont agree there at all. Most photographers use both. I prefer lightroom and the only benefit is not just batch processing lol

 

Hell plenty of us use more LOL

Software I use:

Photoshop CS6
Lightroom 4
HDREfex Pro
Snapseed

SilverEfex Pro [when I get it]
ColorEfex Pro [when I get it]
Viveza [when I get it]

Various filters [when I figure out how to use them]




Also this is a great tool -> The Photographer's Ephemeris

 

I agree with that as well my comment was more to say that there is much more to lightroom than just batch processing.

My wedding package was 4k and my photographer used lightroom to edit our photos.

 

Oh yeah - Lightroom is probably the best tool out there -

 

I completely Agree

 

Lightroom + Nik Software on the other hand unleashes some amazing potential. Really the only use I have now for Photoshop is the Photomerge feature which is just superior to anything else out there.

 

I like Nik Software but its kind of pricey. I have some Topaz Labs plug ins though. Still trying to decide if I want to upgrade from CS5 to CS6. I already have Lightroom 4.

 

was just messing around with lightroom and i like it. but can you even look at your picture in full screen or something bigger?

 

push F11?

 

lol that was my first gripe! can't even see what im editing.. especially on my smaller netbook.

 

Most people edit on their desktop and anything less than 25' is kind of small now.

So guess its time for some to get a nice screen now. Hell I don't even edit on my laptop but do have it on both if I need to. And even my 17inch laptop does just fine. lol

 

I edit on my 40" Sony LED TV

 

^this. You need to have a fast computer to truly have a good post editing workflow.