Adobe Lightroom

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Jade
Jade
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  • Industry: Design
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Simple RAW photo editing and exporter

Reviewed on 28/11/2023

Overall I honestly couldn't imagine doing any kind of shoot photography without it.

Overall I honestly couldn't imagine doing any kind of shoot photography without it.

Pros

The time saved using Lightroom to batch process photoshoots and to create consistency across different photos within a shoot is immense. The editing is fast and efficient, the depth of adjustment for RAW images is brilliant and I can't imagine doing any kind of shoot photography without it. Non-destructive editing is so brilliant as well, allowing for multiple styles of edits in the same shoot giving clients a chance to quickly see what style suits them.

Cons

Its not as optimised for Macs as it feels it could be, and there are some quirks in short cuts that take getting used to.

Prateek
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  • Industry: Photography
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Adobe Lightroom, The Best Photo Editor

Reviewed on 25/09/2023

Overall, Lightroom has become the core of my everyday operations, and it's the single software I...

Overall, Lightroom has become the core of my everyday operations, and it's the single software I rely on the most. The initial implementation was a bit rough due to the complexity of Lightroom's Professional Tools but now, it has become integral to my role.

Pros

Lightroom has everything a Photo Editor can think of. From basic editing like manipulating brightness and contrast, to more advanced features like HSL Split Tone, Masking, Layers, and Tone Curves, Lightroom has it all in one place and is the benchmark product in its industry.

Cons

Starting up with Lightroom as a beginner is a bit steep and challenging. Lightroom has a vast palette of tools and features that appear overwhelming for a newbie but the learning and experimenting is actually fun.

Chris
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  • Industry: Photography
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 4.0 /10

Soooo buggy

Reviewed on 15/09/2023

I have been using LR since LR 1. I loved it for years. The move to cloud based functionality...

I have been using LR since LR 1. I loved it for years. The move to cloud based functionality while understandable from a Developer-support position has been expensive and extremely frustrating.

Pros

Great User interface, solid feature options

Cons

I'm using a new Mac with 16 Ram, just loaded my first job so this Catalog is SMALL and it is very hard to work It wont even hold a filter selection so its basically useless.

Nathan
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  • Industry: Wholesale
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Excellent photo editing software

Reviewed on 04/12/2024

I really like using Lightroom to process my photos and the results compared to my old photos is a...

I really like using Lightroom to process my photos and the results compared to my old photos is a massive improvement. I feel it is capable of so much more than I use it for though as I have definitely barely scratched the surface

Pros

The AI assisted masking is fantastic. it's not 100% perfect but each update seems to improve this markedly

Cons

The hardware requirements to get it to work quickly is quite high. This is more of a 'me' problem though as I am definitely due a new computer!

Anil
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  • Industry: Entertainment
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Creative Alliance Review

Reviewed on 19/01/2024

Overall, lightroom has been our go-to software for final retouching the photos and we also use it...

Overall, lightroom has been our go-to software for final retouching the photos and we also use it for making LUTs for videos. It is a simple and easy to use software and has helped us a lot in out weekly works.

Pros

Along with easy and simple photo editing, making LUTs is also very simple in lightroom. Convenient to save time for editing photos. Various filters and abundance of functions are an added bonus.

Cons

One of the cons of Adobe Lightroom would be the pricing for Adobe products as a whole. Only talking about Lightroom, there are certain limitations to fully editing photos, for which Photoshop has to be integrated.

Shilton
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  • Industry: Food Production
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

One of the best for Novice editors

Reviewed on 03/02/2024

I work for a small waste management company, and I recently convinced my company to invest in a...

I work for a small waste management company, and I recently convinced my company to invest in a DSLR. This is used for all my content gathering at work, however, the CyberLink software which came bundled with my camera package was just plain horrible. Upgrading to Lightroom was a lifesaver, the ease of use, and flexibility allow me to quickly edit, add watermarks and output photos.

Pros

Ease of use and more lightweight than Adobe Photoshop while maintaining most of the key features that beginner editors would require.

Cons

Subject detection does not always work as well as I would like

Craig
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  • Industry: Photography
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Adobe Lightroom Rocks

Reviewed on 15/08/2024

I absolutely enjoy using Lightroom with a majority of my images being edited with this software.

I absolutely enjoy using Lightroom with a majority of my images being edited with this software.

Pros

I use Lightroom and Lightroom classic on a daily basis as a professional photographer. There is a small learning curve to Lightroom but once you get the hang of it, you won’t want to use anything else. I love their software.

Cons

I can honestly say the only thing I don’t like about Lightroom is the learning curve.

Mark
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  • Industry: Photography
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Quick and easy editing without the fuss

Reviewed on 30/04/2024

As I have said before does what it is supposed to do in a fast and efficient way, I have tried...

As I have said before does what it is supposed to do in a fast and efficient way, I have tried other software but this really is the number one tool on the market for me. Its just great for dealing with my wedding photos and lets me work on them without having to upload more than once.

Pros

Adobe Lightroom was very easy to load up with no problems whatsoever. It allows fast editing where you need it getting your photo's ready for the customer. Easy to upload your photos easy to edit, and if you get stuck the help section has the answer.

Cons

The main niggles for me were that you have to load to your c drive it would have helped me to have been able to upload to any drive. I think that some of the tools can still be a bit slow but nothing much. with regards to cons as such none it does what its supposed to do.

Britta
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  • Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

The most under-utilized and underrated Adobe product IMO

Reviewed on 21/10/2024

It is a photoshop of sorts that focuses on photo editing.

It is a photoshop of sorts that focuses on photo editing.

Pros

Easy to use, follow the same setup as other creative cloud products

Cons

There are slight differences between how this works and Photoshop works that took a second to get down pat (I tend to work quick and use shortcuts in these programs)

Tiara
Tiara
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  • Industry: Hospitality
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

A budget version of Photoshop

Reviewed on 28/03/2024

Pros

Adobe Lightroom has a wide arrange of photo editing capabilities. It is a preliminary product without a premium price tag. If you mostly want to color correct, fix lighting, or airbrush a photo then this will have all of the tools you’ll need.

Cons

Unfortunately, it is limited when it comes to actual photo manipulation. If you are look to fully manipulate the photo then look to Photoshop instead.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Automotive
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

A detailed and experienced review of Adobe Lightroom.

Reviewed on 07/04/2022

Due to lightroom, the engagement of customers on all our social media pages like Facebook,...

Due to lightroom, the engagement of customers on all our social media pages like Facebook, Instagram, Google Page etc has increased by more than 70%. Which is has a direct impact on our overall sales and revenue we have noticed that customers connect more to our business once they visit our pages which filled with the content of lightroom.

Pros

The filters are provided on presets and recommendations by lightroom are another level of experience. I have used lots of apps but the filters which I got on Lightroom were unique and beautiful. If you are a photo editing enthusiast then let me tell you there is no better option in the market. Before I used to edit photos related to my business and its services through other apps and all those photos were uploaded to our social media pages but the engagement was not that much after I started using the lighroom for my all social pages the engagement of customers are on some another level. that's why I love this app.

Cons

I have noticed that sometimes this app lags and shut down by itself while working and sometimes it doesn't open only. There are lots of editing tools and filters which is good also but if someone who is new to the platform is using this app then he might get confused about what to use and what not to use. Although I have never felt its requirement but the premium plan of lightroom is very costly it about $9.99 us dollars per month. This is something which is felt was very High if someone needs to go for a premium plan then they may need to think again before buying.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Higher Education
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Lightroom is the affordable, go-to application for Photographers.

Reviewed on 07/04/2022

It is a great all in one editor, especially for editing large batches of photographs. It is the...

It is a great all in one editor, especially for editing large batches of photographs. It is the industry standard on that front.

Pros

It is very powerful editting software, at a really competitive rate. It also integrates nicely within the Adobe ecosystem, especially working well with Photoshop.

Cons

Takes some getting used to, especially how the files are imported vs loaded into Lightroom for editing.

Lea
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  • Industry: Photography
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

The one-stop solution for smaller shoots

Reviewed on 17/05/2022

I am happy with the software and can't imagine life without it. I have created so many custom...

I am happy with the software and can't imagine life without it. I have created so many custom presets for myself, it became really easy to use. If you take some time with it, you will learn it in and out and you will be able to speed up your workflow a lot.

Pros

I love how with all the new features it is so easy to edit an entire shoot in Lightroom. Now I can even do smaller skin edits and background edits with it, many times for smaller shoots I don't open Photoshop next to it, only maybe for a handful of selected images at the end. I like that it's fast. And super easy to create and upload presets, easy to customize them, very smart tools, I overall love how easy it makes photo editing. With a little work you can change the image quality SOOO much!

Cons

I'm not sure if it's only on my Mac but sometimes I do have little technical issues, mainly with the selection tools, sometimes it has a hard time showing me the parts that I selected to edit them separately. But overall it might just be some bug that will disappear with an update.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Lightroom for that Professional Graphic Edits!

Reviewed on 10/12/2022

When it comes to purely graphic editing, using Lightroom is much easier than using Photoshop, for...

When it comes to purely graphic editing, using Lightroom is much easier than using Photoshop, for the latter is most appropriate in graphic manipulation.

Pros

What makes me grow fond of Lightroom is that as I do freelancing photography, it allows me to edit the photos I've taken in batches, thus making the job easier and efficient. The presets also allows me to create a consistent mood and theme all throughout the photos for a certain events so it really appears professional looking.

Cons

Although it is a really good software, Lightroom, like any other Adobe products, needs a substantial dedication and time for you to learn it. Anyone who has no background in using Adobe products will probably be easily confuse with all the icons and tools therein so I don't think it is that beginner friendly.

Penisoara
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  • Industry: Photography
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 3.0 /10

Best software for profesional photographers

Reviewed on 27/02/2024

it is the perfect software for me, as a wedding photographer. without which I would not be able to...

it is the perfect software for me, as a wedding photographer. without which I would not be able to deliver quality materials to clients exactly according to my vision, in a short time.

Pros

it is very easy to use, intuitive. the management of each color in the raw photos is simply beyond words. masks are a big plus over other editing programs

Cons

the heal tool should be rethought a little, because you cannot heal over a part that has already been cleaned with this tool. the order of the photos after export is not kept as the order in the development library, although I tried to put a name or metadata

Brittany
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  • Industry: Photography
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Recommended for a reason

Reviewed on 07/01/2024

Pros

This honestly is such a well-rounded software for editing my photos. I love being able to create/import presets and edit things in real time.

Cons

I wish there was an easy ability to just purchase the software instead of paying monthly per a subscription basis, but oh well.

Luana
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  • Industry: Farming
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

It's the best app I've ever used to edit professional photos.

Reviewed on 24/01/2024

It is a very usuful and pratical app, I use it whenever I need to edit photos, professional or not

It is a very usuful and pratical app, I use it whenever I need to edit photos, professional or not

Pros

It has lots of great options for editing photos, both in free and paid mode, lots of practicality, efficiency and quality.

Cons

Sometimes the app crashes a lot and takes a long time to respond, and I've often lost an entire edit because the app crashed and didn't save what I'd already done.

Bernard
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  • Industry: Photography
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Great workflow

Reviewed on 16/08/2023

Pros

Cross platform with great mobile integration. Subscription model ensures always up to daye

Cons

There no negatives with the application. You need to take time to learn how to use but there is a lot of material on YouTube to help

Pratyush
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Robust Photo Organizing and Editing Tool

Reviewed on 22/05/2023

Overall experience with Lightroom is good as it is feature rich.

Overall experience with Lightroom is good as it is feature rich.

Pros

Support almost all formats of photos and it is very easy to find and manage a large stock of photos with the help of its feature of tagging and labeling. Can easily integrate with other Adobe software.

Cons

It's very complex to learn, and quite expensive as other Adobe software. It's a good tool to edit a large number of photos but if you want to edit a single image photoshop is the better tool for it.

Chelsea
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  • Industry: Design
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Adobe Lightroom is Essential

Reviewed on 20/05/2023

For bulk photo edits it is essential and a huge time saver

For bulk photo edits it is essential and a huge time saver

Pros

I love that I can edit photos the same way in bulk or batches to save a ton of time

Cons

Since it acts as a file storage it can sometimes take a bit to load all the pics

Joyce
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  • Industry: Animation
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for Free Trial
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

best editing app

Reviewed on 23/01/2023

The application is the best at the moment, I use it for personal editions, but for photographers it...

The application is the best at the moment, I use it for personal editions, but for photographers it is excellent and has been winning the hearts of many professionals, precisely because of the efficiency and practicality that the application delivers. I always use it because when I want images with the same edition and quality, it gives me this feature of editing and keeping the same edition in all images

Pros

The practicality of editing the photos and the option of offering the same edition and quality by copying and pasting in all the photos, if they are photos in the same light and angle, it makes editing the photos much easier as it speeds up the work instead of applying the photos at home same editions

Cons

I have nothing to question about the application, at the moment it delivers what it promises

Francis Rod
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  • Industry: Graphic Design
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Adobe LIghtroom Review

Reviewed on 11/03/2023

I had a great time with adobe lightroom, it is easy to use and helps me achieve my desired outcome....

I had a great time with adobe lightroom, it is easy to use and helps me achieve my desired outcome. It is a perfect tool for post processing.

Pros

It has great editing features, user friendly interface and great local and cloud storage access.

Cons

Lightroom is a great tool and it never gave me any issues.

Mark Oliver
Mark Oliver
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

LIghtroom at a Glimpse

Reviewed on 12/11/2021

I learned how to use photoshop first starting on and used it for the longest time (years), when...

I learned how to use photoshop first starting on and used it for the longest time (years), when asked a photographer friend of mine before what i can use other than photoshop that is easier to use for multiple images, he showed me lightroom

lightroom, just like photoshop, have been my bestfriend since discovering then way before I even graduated college.

its a part of my personal and professional life now.

Pros

Lighroom is much more than an image editor, it helps to organize your images by importing or exporting and managing your images easily making you able to keep track of your edits and images, in short it's an editing software and an image managing tool combined into one.

you dont have to need to worry about ruining your image while editing as the edits only appy to an exported image not the original.

Fast and easy photo books, slide shows, and web galleries

this is much easier to learn than photoshop.

Cons

if you are switching to lightroom because photoshop is clunky when it comes to editing multiple images at once, you might be in for a surprise coz lightroom doesnt support layering like photoshop has.

Lightroom is made for photo enhancement so its image manipulation tools are limited unlike photoshop.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

From today, you will not be without Adobe Lightroom

Reviewed on 07/03/2022

Let me tell you a secret, this is from the experience of more than 4 years of using it, so that...

Let me tell you a secret, this is from the experience of more than 4 years of using it, so that your heart is rested to set out on this adventure . But still , I can't do without using it to edit my photos .

Pros

It is very difficult to upload a picture of my own to social networking sites without it being modified in the Lightroom program , simply, because people take a lot of photos at the same moment , but they need to edit all the photos in one click , and here comes the role of the great program , which is Adobe Lightroom .
The speed in editing your photos in this program is incredible to the mind, you do not need to go to many places inside it to finish editing your photos compared to Adobe Photoshop, you need to navigate more than once, quite the contrary, in only one place inside Adobe Lightroom you can create The best and most exciting editing, you basically do not need previous experience with it, you can learn it in a few days and become a professional in color editing and this is a powerful feature of Adobe Lightroom.
Let me tell you before I forget , the user interface is simple and easy on the eye , And believe me, you will learn it in less than a week for its simplicity and you will come out of it with the best picture you will see in your life.

Cons

The only problem is that if you want to change and delete in the small details, in fact you can do it, but not as powerful and easy as Adobe Photoshop handles .

Rahul
Rahul
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  • Industry: Automotive
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Premium Image editing software

Reviewed on 03/10/2022

I had a fantastic experience with the app as I do lots of image editing work and need professional-l...

I had a fantastic experience with the app as I do lots of image editing work and need professional-level tools to work on high-definition images. The app provides me a platform to create content and these contents are used for posters and online ads for my business. All thanks to adobe lightroom for giving me some pro-level image editing experience.

Pros

The best thing about the software is that it has premium-level image editing tools like masking and Image optimizer. One feature which I always use is the recommended presets that lightroom provides, they are so amazing that you won't need to do anything and lightroom will do all the work by recommending self-edited presets and trust me all of these presets will be worth exploring.

Cons

Everything is great about the software but the main problem is its price. It is a high-cost app if you buy it's premium and also the windows version is a little difficult to understand as it has lots of professional-level image editing tools and it will take a lot of time for a user to get comfortable with the software interface.