Question 'bout LIGHTING

Yeah, it took me a while to learn how to do enough things to know when I had taken a photo where I wanted it.

After you learn more tools, both in the digital darkroom and lighting, then can make your vision reality; else, you simply have to learn more to get there.

Underscore wrote in post #8229794
After you learn more tools, both in the digital darkroom....

Is this like processing the photos on your computer after you've taken them?

I've been looking at Adobe Lightroom 2

Is this pretty much the thing to use these days?

Rockrz wrote in post #8229906
Is this like processing the photos on your computer after you've taken them?

I've been looking at Adobe Lightroom 2

Is this pretty much the thing to use these days?

LR 2 is what I use because frankly, I was using LR when it was a beta before its first version was sold; so I am comfortable with it.

You can get away with adobe bridge that accompanies PS, so it really is a matter of what you like in terms of organizing and editing. You just have to experiment.

Yeah, the digital darkroom is photo editing on the computer then sending off to print.

Underscore wrote in post #8236309
Yeah, the digital darkroom is photo editing on the computer then sending off to print.

"Digital Darkroom" sounds like a new punk rock club er something
I don't guess they have punk rock anymore...who knows.

I suppose I need to download the demo version of LR2 and see
if I can figure it out. Might have to break down and read the
Help Files

Rockrz wrote in post #8236545
"Digital Darkroom" sounds like a new punk rock club er something
I don't guess they have punk rock anymore...who knows.

I suppose I need to download the demo version of LR2 and see
if I can figure it out. Might have to break down and read the
Help Files

If you are not one that can read a tutorial book or help files and figure things out, you will either get frustrated and miss out on the benefits of what these programs have to offer, or spend a bunch of money on tutors.

A nice middle ground is to purchase DVD tutorials. Often, these guys tutoring provide how to setup the program before taking you through its practical application.

I know. I use many different software titles for business and I mostly jump right in
and start using the program to learn basic functions without needing to read
anything...and then, I'll start getting into the Read Me Help Files to learn more
advanced functions, that and seeing what questions I can get answered from
talkboards which is usually very helpful.

Rockrz wrote in post #8238135
I know. I use many different software titles for business and I mostly jump right in
and start using the program to learn basic functions without needing to read
anything...and then, I'll start getting into the Read Me Help Files to learn more
advanced functions, that and seeing what questions I can get answered from
talkboards which is usually very helpful.

for learning photoshop or lightroom there are many ways to go...
free tutorials posted by fellow users, the previously mentioned DVDs ( which can be very expensive ) and dedicated tutorial sites such as: www.lynda.com
I used this when I purchased Photoshop CS4 ( it was free for a month a pre-order special )
the regular price is something like 25$ a month for access to any tutorials they post. They have them for LR, CS4, and psElements, as well as many other programs.
( be advised, I think on-line tutorials have a "snooze ray" built into them. )

I attest that Lynda.com is fantastic. Chris Orwig and Deke McClelland are excellent tutors.

Good info guys

Lynda.com is great for photoshop. You can do a one month subscription to try it out. Cheap and effective education.

For that matter they have lots of free stuff to check out too.

So it's still up in the air...which is preferred the most???

Photoshop, or Lightroom?

Rockrz wrote in post #8241918
So it's still up in the air...which is preferred the most???

Photoshop, or Lightroom?

Lightroom is not designed to take the place of PS, and vice versa. LR is a combined photo organization, RAW converter, and presentation/printing software; while photoshop is a powerful manipulation tool to address a myriad of tasks that LR cannot.

If you need PS and don't want to fork out the dollars for LR, then get PS and use bridge as your organizer, viewer and RAW converter.