You can also use some basic masking features to “drag in” or “paint in” extra light, color, darkness, etc. Lightroom does has some more “powerful” features, and even a very rudimentary version of spot removal, but nothing like Photoshop on this front. So long as you shoot in RAW (and you should be!), opening images in in Adobe Lightroom gives you a TON of control over the exposure, the white balance and tint (which make up the overall color), as well as individually adjusting shadows, highlights, and even single colors. This piece of software is most powerful when you want to view an entire gallery of images in one place, select the best of those images, then lightly retouch a LOT of photos, paying attention mostly to the overall light and color of an image. But we’re pausing that series again this week, because we see new photographers asking ALL the time whether they should be using Lightroom or Photoshop to edit their photos. This series is ALL about ways that a newer photographer can drum up new business and paid shoots, without spending a dollar on marketing or advertising.

If you’re a new photographer, and are confused about whether you should be using Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop to edit your photos, then this post is for you! We’re going to go over some of the basics of these two programs, and chat about when you might use either of them, and which program is best for how you run your photography business.īefore we jump into today’s post, we want to make sure you know that we’re right in the middle of our video/blog series, 10 Marketing Tactics for Photographers ( Part 1 here).

Photoshop for Portrait and Wedding Photographers

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