The photo editing software features a range of editing tools in a user-friendly interface. The program also features cloud storage , which means you can start editing an image on your Windows device and switch to your Android or iOS device to add any final touches. As mentioned above, Lightroom features a streamlined and clean interface , which becomes easier to navigate the more you use it. To open an image in Edit mode, all you have to do is double-click its thumbnail available on the My Photos section.
In terms of editing tools and menus, the program provides icons and tabs that appear to be quite small.
Any icon that you select turns a lighter shade of grey against a charcoal grey background. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom also features sliders to help you make adjustments , along with presets that you can use to quickly optimize an image. Since all of these tools are available as sliders, making adjustments is pretty simple and easy.
All edits get saved in a temporary file, and you can quickly revert to the original if needed. While the noise reduction function provides a natural look to your edited pictures , the clarity function adds softness and texture to subjects and landscapes. Spot gradient lets you pick and edit or add focus to specific sections of a photograph. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom latest version also includes a function called Healing Brush.
This auto-optimization tool instantly fixes anything that might not be working in your photograph. The app also includes tools like crop, rotate, and straighten to help you get the desired frame for your pictures. Now with the advent of cloud storage and huge solid state memory drives we find ourselves at an interesting crossroads of efficiency: as something becomes more efficient we tend to use more of it. This holds true for photography now.
Lightroom accepts that challenge. Curious users can give it a shot using a 7 day free trial. Throughout the review there will be parallels to Photoshop and this is the first sign that Lightroom plays a much different role.
In Photoshop you can create images on blank canvases. First impression is that Lightroom desperately needs a hands-on tutorial. It begs you to have a dual monitor setup to follow along. Imagine a video game tutorial that happens outside of the game.
The organization tools live on the left-hand side of the screen and on the bar above your photo, taking up the most real estate of any other toolset. Add Photos lets you add a photo to your workspace. My Library gives you filters to select certain albums, recent photos, etc. If you want to add the same filters, coloring, geometric changes, or lighting adjustments to multiple images, this comes in handy.
Just do the work one time, and it will instantly be applied to all other images that you select. You can import pictures individually, in groups, or by album. A dialogue box will open, and just find the picture on your desktop. If you want to create an album, click on the Add Album button. Give your album a name, and then you can upload photos directly to the album. There is also the option to rate your pictures. Then, you can filter pictures based on their rating.
At the top of the page is a search bar, and you can type in an object, animal, place, and the system will search your uploaded images and show you the results. Some pictures need a lot of editing. Lightroom has a helpful tool called Auto, which uses AI to make instant adjustments to your pictures. You can see the changes on your screen, and if it fixes your issues, it will have saved you plenty of time. Speaking of the Light options, you can open that menu to find the lighting adjustment tools.
This is where you can fix the exposure, contrast, add highlights, shadows, or increase and decrease the Whites or Blacks.
The adjustments are made by simply moving the slider to the right or the left. Under the Light option is where you can make adjustments to the color. Change the temperature, tint, vibrance, and saturation. It also includes a color saturation tool, where you can remove or enhance specific colors. Lastly, there are the geometric tools. These are fun to play with if you want to rotate your picture on a degree axis, stretch it out vertically, scale the image, move it along an X or Y axis, change the aspect ratio, or distort it.
The Heal tool is great for retouching small and unwanted objects. In this case, I wanted to take the woman out of my picture. I highlighted her using the Heal brush, and Lightroom chose another area in the picture with a similar background to replace over her. I could go on and on about other features I like and other minor things that just are smart and show Adobe was paying attention to detail.
My friends keep asking me what app I am using for taking and editing the pictures. I keep telling them they should get this app. Even though your review is over 3 years old it still shows up as one of the most helpful. Thanks so much for the wonderful review! However, when I load the photo into Lightroom it takes away the peak brightness in the areas where the HDR comes into play.
To see what I mean, take a photo on an iPhone, upload it to Lightroom, and re-download it to your camera roll without making any edits or changes. When you toggle back and forth between the original and the Lightroom version you can tell a huge difference in peak brightness. It sort of ruins the experience for me and I find myself using the standard photos app to enhance my pictures because it retains the HDR peaks, unlike Lightroom.
I believe that a software update to allow Lightroom to recognize and retain the peak brightness from iPhone photos would solve this issue. Other than this, the app is amazing. Hi, Sorry you're having trouble. It would be great if we could see what you're seeing.
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