Adobe Lightroom Reviews: 4.5/5 — Highly Rated

The cloning features easily remove blemishes, wrinkles to improve the quality of any photo. The Slider-Based Controls are pretty awesome and easy to use. Lightroom less disk space compared to Photoshop.

So far I haven't found any dislikes really. It is just another photo editing software that I enjoy using. I don't like having photoshop be the only go to program for photos.

The software helps deliver high quality photos that display vibrant colors for our delivery of emails, website designs and collateral/printed material.

- I love the UX and the editing capabilities. - The different tabs to switch between organizing and developing is great. - I'm especially fond of the Sync ability. It's made my job a lot easier for editing multiple photos of similar content at once.

Sometimes the filtering can be confusing. That and the selection of photos is odd--i.e. if I have all photos selected from the scrolling thumbnails, it's not intuitive as to how to unselect.

Being able to edit multiple photos with similar settings is really great and efficient.

I just love everything about Lightroom. I used daily to check, edit and share the photos that are a part of how I'm as a person. So many features, so many ways to improve, to be a better photographer. I fell for this since day one and is a MUST have for everyone that loves taking photos. You can even select automatic filters if your feeling lazy, but must know that this a is a killer way to take your photo work up to the next level. Since I started using this software my work changed so much, it got so much better, so good looking. I LOVE this. Please, take the advice and download this, you will not regret it. So easy to use, to understand, to work on your projects and to share them. It can be a little difficult at the beginning with so many tools, but once you get use to them, the sky is the limits for your pictures and work.

Nothing to dislike about this one. I enjoy so much using this that I have tell all of my friends that work with photography, professionally or just individual, to get this software. Like I said before, It can be a little harsh to understand when we start (happened to me) but there are so many tutorials out there that now everything just changed the right way,

My own personal brand. This helped me extend the knowledge that I previously had about photography and took me to another level, helping my social media grow up like I never imagine before. The work I handle here even helped me get new jobs.

I like that you can tell it's main use is for photos and editing photos. I appreciate that with any edit you make, you can tell the visible difference and it really does make good photos look even better! one note, is that you gotta have good pixels to work with.

I wish they did have a better sorting system for photos. Bridge has a neat reel that pops up whenever you're editing photos and I usually am able to sort through photos quickly through that feature.

Since a lot of our photos are going up on social media and we don't always have the best equipment or lighting to take perfect shots, a little editing in light room really makes our photos pop and social media ready. Also clarifies for me what photos have enough pixels to work with and what doesn't visibly.

My absolute favorite thing about Lightroom are the presets! If you edit a lot of the same kinds of images (photos taken in a lightbox, for example, where the lighting and composition are all the same) presets are a godsend. I can blast through editing dozens of product photos in a very short amount of time by simply using presets I have created and then just doing a couple of little tweaks.

Nothing. I LOVE Lightroom. It does exactly what I need it to and it forms the basis of all my photo editing.

Lightroom has cut down on my workload dramatically. It has also helped me organize my photos really well and, as long as I am diligent about tagging, I can find anything I'm looking for quickly and easily. Also, those tags upload along with the photos, making my life a lot simpler!

The best part of using Adobe Lightroom for me is that I can speed up the editing process when I have high volume of photos to edit. Instead of opening each photo in Photoshop, crop the image, edit the light and save every picture, I find it very easy to work with all the pictures in Lightroom if I have to edit multiple images. Before I started to use Adobe Lightroom, I spent roughly 3 hours to edit about 100 pictures but now I can do everything in close to 30 minutes which for me is amazing.

The only problem I see with working on multiple images in the same time, is that you may not spend enough time and pay attention to every single photo like you are doing by opening the pictures individually. Although, if you take your time and edit every picture the best you can, you can easily achieve great results, similar to editing the pictures in Photoshop.

First of all, Adobe Lightroom saves me a lot of time which translates to money. Does not matter if you are a business or you just like to make lots of pictures, this tool will save you a lot of hours.

I use this program to edit large numbers of RAW photos from events. I prefer Lightroom because of how many options it gives you for bringing forward each individual element of a RAW photo. I can make a photo look incredibly clean or entirely artsy. I can even do the same thing to two different photos. No matter what my goals are for a set of photos, Lightroom has had me covered.

Digging through the RAW files can be a bit daunting before editing, but this may have more to do with my compact flash drive than the software.

In my business, my photographs must be absolutely breathtaking because of the amount of competition. Lightroom helps me to achieve this.

Photo editing is super easy in Lightroom, and you come out with professional results.

It can take a little bit of a learning curve to get used to, so have patience. The results are worth it.

None that I can think of.

I absolutely love the mobile edition of LightRoom. It's super easy to use and provides excellent results. One of my favorite photo editing apps.

I don't have anything negative to say about this.

Efficient way to edit photos and share on social media.

It’s photoshops younger, faster, lighter sister. You can get in and get out of Lightroom in a flash- upload set pics, tweak, and distribute

Sometimes the organization of photo uploads seem confusing and hard to follow

I send photos of completed work to my bosses in LA. Lightroom gives me a quick way to touch them up before sending them off.

I like using Lightroom to batch edit photographs after an event. I'll usually stick to just a couple settings when I photograph at events and Lightroom allows me to edit all of my photos quickly so that they all are consistent and appear good.

Like Photoshop, it takes time to learn how to use Lightroom. There are many tools you can use which takes time to learn, but once you have learned enough for your workflow it is easy to use.

Lightroom allows quickly editing a lot of photos which helps speed up your process. It is an efficient software. After you take the time to learn how to use the software, it becomes easy and quick to use, and the many additional tools it has ensures that you are not limited in what you can do with it.

I love all the different options for photo editing. Rather than just using presets like you would for VSCO or something similar, you can edit photos the way you want to, completely manually.

Although I love the manual option, it is difficult to learn how to use Lightroom and I think it could be made more user/ametuer friendly.

Because I can edit photos MY way, it sets me apart from other photographers.

Straightforward interface that is easy for anyone to learn, unlike other Adobe products (i.e. InDesign, Premiere, etc.).

Lack of customizable interface. Though straightforward and easy to use, I wish I could adapt the interface to my personal workflow style.

I'm a photographer, so I need a great editing software and Lightroom does it for me. It's quick, simple, and powerful.

I love that I can upload folders, plugins, and general breakdowns of how I want to edit my photography. Then I can one click batch process said folders of photos and review in real time before exporting into the correct format needed for the next step in post, This is an extremely useful tool. Plus you can download and set other presets from other artists to push your limits and expand your creative ability quickly and easily. You can also easily pass work down without much confusion on where the last person left off or where you need to begin and complete a project!

There isn't much to list that I don't like about the software. It would be nice to have the opportunity to purchase a base platform without having to pay for the monthly subscription. The ability to easily plug into your folders and hold onto this information is invaluable but it would be nice if the software was intuitive enough to realize there are folders it has once worked with in the past maybe?

When we participate in event coverage its usually daunting once back in the studio. To organize everything and get it to a working point was a struggle. Lightroom has been completely streamlined this workflow and it is no longer painful to edit anything after the fact.

I absolutely love Lightroom, it's so easy to go through hundreds of photos (such as from a wedding or event), create Presets for that event and apply to multiple photos (saving so much time!), and do edits (with some advanced edits available - such as specifically changing the saturation/hue of specific colors). It is wonderful for basic editing such as altering White Balance, Exposure, Highlights/Shadows, and Cropping. I can then immediately edit that photo in Photoshop with the click of a button in Lightroom (such as if I need to remove something in the photo).

I don't like that I'm not able to clone stamp in Lightroom, but I understand why this is the case.

I'm able to quickly make beautiful photographs for my client while staying organized and saving time.

I like a lot of the features, but I especially like that I can save my presets and apply them to a future batch of photos.

Honestly, nothing. I find this software easy to use, of high quality, and find my photos to turn out really well.

I am able to produce the highest quality products for my clients, while achieving the same overall look for my brand.

I love how easy it it to developer your photos to a better representation of the world you see. Not just how the camera interprates it.

There are some limitations to editing or touching up photos. You often need to take it into photoshop.

Licensing makes software management was

Absolutely love the presets. They are a great starting point for editing.

The biggest thing I dislike about Adobe Lightroom is the inability to drag and drop from the finder window.

I'm bringing photos in from outsourced photographers. They're in need of cropping and adjusting to meet our brand's aesthetic.

It brings all the best Photoshop tools into one neat, easy to use application. Helps produce sharper and more professional results.

Sometimes lacks the full power of Photoshop and the photo organiser could be made easier.

Producing fully edited and professionally finished photographs for website and printing.

The ability to preset! Saves so much time when editing especially when shooting a wedding!

Sometimes exporting feels like a pain. But that may be my own ignorance and not taking The time to figure it out

A photographer overexposed the only photos we had of a high class client. And luckily Lightroom saved our butts!

Able to edit RAW photos in a very organized catalogue.

This is a membership only subscription. This used to be a buy license but now I am forced to buy a monthly subscription.

Bulk editing and resizing for fast exports.

Excellent for editing photos and keeping them consistent

No ting so far, everything works great for what I need

Creating a cohesive look

What I like the most about Adobe Lightroom is that it is a great refined professional tool for anyone who loves editing photos. It is a high quality program, probably the best I ever used. It is easy to navigate and use, there are a ton of options and tools for editing, and your photos turn out looking extra amazing.

My least favourite thing about the program is that it seems to crash quite often especially on the iPhone. I do a lot of editing on the go while commuting or waiting for appointments so it’s nice to be able to continue your work while you’re on the move. But it is a nuisance when the app suddenly crashes and you have to start all over.

The Photoshop Lightroom app that can be installed on iPads and iPhones allows me to work on my photos as I’m traveling to meetings. I can start my work on my desktop at home and if I can’t finish it, I pull out the mobile version and continue my edits on the go. This has allowed me to always finish on time. I never missed a deadline thanks to the Photoshop Lightroom app. Another great benefit I see with the app is that it makes it very easy to connect to your social media accounts to share your photos as soon as you’re done editing.

I love the endless array of possibilities in Lightroom. This is the primary software I use for my business, and the ease of use, professional layout, and overall great quality is perfect.

There is honestly nothing I really dislike about this product. I have had no issues with it so far.

I use this as my main software for my business, so it solves issues in most of the photos I take. I love the customer support and tutorials for this platform available for my use as well.

I love the batch edit feature which makes editing multiple photos from a shoot all the more faster for immediate use.

Perhaps what one would dislike is the learning curve due to the amount of features and things you can do, by thankfully there are a plethora of tutorials and presets online. .

Making sure all content on social media and website has our “look” to it.

How easy it is to organize and maintain photos

The mobile platform is moe difficult to use.

I'm able to upload photos easily and manage them across multiple devices. It makes it easier to work from home.

I like how easy it is to organize my work and create a steady, efficient workflow. I upload a lot of photographs and I am able to quickly and easily label and sort them so that I can find what I need later. I am able to save presets I use frequently so that I can quickly edit many photographs taken in the same conditions, for example. I can organize the images I am working on into groups so that I can see and show them together. I can do the majority of my broader editing much more easily than trying to do it all in Photoshop and then I just transfer to Photoshop when I'm finished to continue doing tasks that need to be done in that program. Lightroom makes everything much more streamlined for me and has proven to be invaluable to me in the photo editing process. Often times I find myself using Lightroom exclusively as it is so powerful by itself.

There is a bit of a learning curve (but any good, feature-rich program is going to have a learning curve). When I started I had to get online and find some videos teaching me how to best utilize the program. So, not really a dislike, just a petty annoyance, I guess.

My workflow is MUCH smoother and more streamlined. I am able to organize my images swiftly and easily through the program. I am able to do the bulk of the work that would be tedious in Photoshop done in Lightroom and then import the image to Photoshop, making things move along much quicker so I can get more done (in fact, it is so powerful I don't always even need to import into Photoshop).

I love that I can easily adjust and edit the colouring of photos without too much technical effort.

I don't like how difficult it is to save photos.

I found that I am able to look all my photography much more appealing on social media

I absolutely love the capacities of what this software can do! It provides subtle retouching (or drastic) without compromising the quality of your photos (if you shoot in RAW especially). I also love its ability to adjust your lens' distortion. Plus, presets can elevate your photos even further from third-party vendors.

I dislike how long it can take to load photos into your library or render a given image, but that is more on my end due to processing speeds on my computer. For how complex it is, it's understandable that you will need a fast processor to make your workflow consistent. Otherwise, I don't have any complaints about it.

Lightroom makes photo editing quick, easy, and painless. It is easy to adopt a workflow, create your own presets, and fine-tune any given aspect of the photo you're editing. It takes the complexity of Photoshop and takes features such as blemish removal, red-eye removal, cropping, and angle adjusting in an easy, intuitive panel.

The ease of keeping the same look across the board. The presets.

I don't think there's anything I dislike about the software.

I am editing and processing my photography for customers. Saves time and money!