M9, M9M, justifications and other such stuff

[jaapv]

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I'm quite happy with Bridge - ovet the years the functionality of LR and Bridge have converged quite a bit. C1 is catching up as well, but not quite there yet imo.

 

The point is that the ACR module has evolved into a quite powerful postprocessing software itself, making many if not all basic adjustments in LR superfluous.

[SpiritShooter]

I would not dream of telling a pro his workflow, but it occurred to me that the LR step seems superfluous.

 

Much appreciated and a big respectful thanks.

 

There are a couple of features that I like in LR4. Noise reduction is excellent. I find that for me, LR gives me a quicker and somewhat easier initial conversion. I then switch to PS CS6 for further work.

 

In reality, now that PS CS6 has the same Raw Converter you are correct. I could probably be less redundant by not using both. But at 58 YO, sometimes its hard to teach an old dog new tricks.

 

I have not used the Noise Reduction in CS6 yet. If it is comparable to LR4 that would be a good thing.

 

Thanks for all the insight.

[Paul J]

Yes you are right, Bridge is very capable and adequate. The two are really not that different now. If I only had a few pics to view and then choose one to retouch or finish then I most likely just use ACR and Bridge. The RAW processing is the same at least.

 

Although, even still, i like been able to have a catalogue of personal work ( i have separate catalogues for each job too) with folders, smart folders to categorise by lens or rating or colour label. It's a brilliant workflow, it really is a solution and very well thought out.

 

I find Lightroom quick to get around and navigate though. I like it's editing (as in choosing not retouching) tools and key board short cuts. Now it has editable RGB curves is really a God send. I've even started using the local adjustment tools more as they've really come on. I had a job recently where moire reared it's very ugly head on a lot of occasions and the moire brush in Lightroom 4 made the problem almost vanish instantly with no effort on my behalf. Also, when you have to edit down hundreds or thousands of photos it's really nice to use. I haven't used ACR recently but I love the new exposure slider group i Lightroom. You can get some very pleasing treatments very quickly. I also have a base M9 calibration set up with colour tweaks to my liking.

 

I find I can do things in Lightroom with one or two quick steps, the same thing in C1 for example can be quite frustrating with many steps and I would actually say that I' have been liking Lightroom 4's RAW development more too for the M9. Also, I'm amazed at how quickly Lightroom can burn through conversions to JPG. Taking seconds to do what other programs take minutes.

 

I would actually say I use photoshop a lot less and it has sped my entire workflow up and I can deliver an edit to a client which looks better as I can do more in less time. Photoshop now is for Clone Tool work and those local tools not available in Lightroom.

[SpiritShooter]

I'm quite happy with Bridge - ovet the years the functionality of LR and Bridge have converged quite a bit. C1 is catching up as well, but not quite there yet imo.

 

The point is that the ACR module has evolved into a quite powerful postprocessing software itself, making many if not all basic adjustments in LR superfluous.

 

BTW, I really like C1....BUT, I hate the way it renders noise.

[jaapv]

Much appreciated and a big respectful thanks.

 

There are a couple of features that I like in LR4. Noise reduction is excellent. I find that for me, LR gives me a quicker and somewhat easier initial conversion. I then switch to PS CS6 for further work.

 

In reality, now that PS CS6 has the same Raw Converter you are correct. I could probably be less redundant by not using both. But at 58 YO, sometimes its hard to teach an old dog new tricks.

 

I have not used the Noise Reduction in CS6 yet. If it is comparable to LR4 that would be a good thing.

 

Thanks for all the insight.

It is basically the same, but slightly more controllable.