Adobe Lightroom Reviews: 4.5/5 — Highly Rated

I love how you can change the look of shots with preset filters.

I feel like I dont know enough about the program & dont take full advantage of it.

I use it for photoshoots & styling shots for website use.

Things are Quite good and the software has some remarkable points that can be used in the application Of design industry and it can enhance the quality that can be issued to a client

The one feature I don’t like about the software is the portrait mode and it sometimes creates a problem and it has a lag

Business client benefits is one of the key factor of Photoshop light room

While Bridge gives me the quick look I need, Lightroom is a sophisticated review tool for photos. You can edit on the spot or with virtual copies as close to a darkroom experience as possible, with a visually appealing interface.

As with most Adobe products, file management and exporting is a nightmare. This one is slightly better than Photoshop in its bulk ability.

Selecting and organizing photos.

I like the look and design of the program.

Not the easiest to use, or self explanatory. Can be frustrating if you are not familiar with the program. Could be easier to use and more user friendly for inexperienced users.

Design ideas, creating new looks for advertising and promoting ideas

I really like how Lightroom allows you to edit photos in batches before importing them to .psd files to do more selective work in Photoshop. Lightroom is a good way to control the brightness, exposure, color balance, and apply other filters to photos in a relatively fast way without having to create individual .psd files.

I don’t like how complicated Lightroom can be for user experience. It’s interface is extremely daunting and although it is a simpler program than Photoshop, Photoshop seems to be more user friendly. Lightroom, while good for batch edits, has a lot of potential to be a simpler photo editing software if its features were more user friendly and less hidden.

I am using Lightroom to adjust the brightness, exposure, contrast, and color balance to multiple photos that are usually taken in a series. It is good to get a consistent color correction on multiple photos of the same object. This is the major benefit that comes out of the program, though there could be more spot specific editing tools as well.

Adobe Lightroom has some interesting effects and batch management. If you're managing a lot of photos from similar lighting condition photo shoots, batch managing large groups of photos can save a ton of time.

I'm not a photographer by trade, and I didn't find it incredibly useful in my day to day. As a graphic designer, I find myself in Photoshop often, but not necessarily managing a large amount of photos.

I only use if for photo shoots.

It's good if you're working specifically with photos.

I find it somewhat hard to understand all functions

Photo manipulation is made easier.

I like that I can work straight from camera without having to convert it to a lesser quality file.

It's extremely convoluted and hard to understand, it's not like Photoshop but it feels like it should be. I don't understand

I am not solving the issues with web posting, but it is great for print in many different applications

I like the easy filter application and replication of effects for multiple images.

Could be more intuitive for certain features, such as exporting and watermarking.

Efficiently modifying images in bulk.

Using presets and tweaking just a little when I'm in a time crunch.

I don't like using the catalog system to save edited photos. I save them in another folder with the origin

I need to get a lot of photos up fast as a Facebook album for our group site. The photos taken always need editing, many with a change in lighting. Lightroom helps me get the work done easily.

I like the product itself in that the ability to develop RAW files and manage a library are integrated into a single application.

I very much dislike the recent move towards a subscription-only model and the elimination of the purchased license model.

Managing and editing photos.

one stop shop for filing and editing pic

The endless subscription business model.

Non-destructive editing of images. I can keep the original raw file intact and make infinite edits without taking up more storage space. Virtual copies and virtual collections allow easy modifications and categorising. The mapping, printing and slideshow modules are also excellent. I can also export the edited versions of images to a new set of folders and keep the originals as backups. This gives a working copy (which I also back up to Google photos) as well as the originals. The raw file editing is excellent, as you dont need to use a different interface; the programme treats raw files like any other format.

I like the ease of opening the program and being able to retouch a photo quickly instead of opening photoshop.

It can be complicated, too many overwhelming features when you open the program.

I'm able to retouch images quickly, turning over work much faster and that photos are synced- great feature.

Managing and editing lots of photos at once. Powerful photo editing suite

Cumbersome and slow to use. Interface is not intuitive.

Editing multiple photographs at once

Lightroom has a few editing (especially color editing) techniques that Photoshop does not.

However, Lightroom also requires really silly features like importing and exporting in order to work on photos, that Photoshop does not require. Lightroom is much tougher to use and not as user friendly, especially in the interface.

Some editing techniques are far easier and more attainable than other programs.

Simple and effective, I could use it without thinking too much

Nothing much to dislike, I probably didn't get as much out of it as a more dedicated photographer might. Actually, some hand holding might be good, I never knew whether I was getting the most out of it, would probably come with more use...

Speed of use and learning

Very easy to use and great for beginner photographers

Doesn't have the advance photo editing features (camera in RAW) that Photoshop does.

It's great for quick and easy editing. I also like that you can use the camera tethering feature and see how photos look on the computer just as you snap them away in real time.

I like how I can organize files across various external drives. Unlike Aperture (Apple) the software does not required that the files be 'housed' and 'organized' by the actual software.

I dislike how buggy it is. It bogs down with catalog larger than a few thousand photos. Facial recognition is clunky. Would be nice if the Developer and Library features were better integrated as it's time consuming to jump from one module to the other, and back again

Organizing and editing photos for upload to stock image site.

I love the ability to batch edit numerous photos at a time, the spot removal and adjustment brush tools, and the ability to zoom in on a photo from the preview within the navigator.

As a non-professional photographer, I wish the interface was a little more self-explanatory and streamlined. It can seem a bit overwhelming for a first time user.

I am a metalsmith and I take my own photos using a Nikon D3100. I love that I'm able to edit my photos and get a professional, crisp look without paying an outside source. Eventually I'll hire someone to do the photography/editing for me, but for the time being... this seems to be an excellent option (and less complicated than photoshop - at least from what I remember after using it in college, years ago).

Lightroom works for quick edits and batch edits. I can make adjustments relatively easy without powering up a full fledged photo editor.

It's not as lightweight as I would like. In the end I often store photos in basic file folders as it takes less memory and time to open.

It works for quick adjustments for social posts from mobile photos. Not difficult to learn.

It is easy to use to edit photos in terms of color and lighting.

I don't like to use it, I think there are more efficient programs.

When I am in a pinch to make a photo look professional, I will go to Lightroom. That has been the biggest benefit - it is fast.

Helps organize digital photography especially large amounts of assets

Not the easiest to use, the interface is somewhat complex and takes a lot of practice to get used to. Like any software I suppose, but I expect more from adobe

Streamline organization, manage large amounts of assets

Filters, amount of editing tools available

Difficult to navigate/teach yourself, cost

I used this program to edit photos for my online business. They made the content more presentable and professional to attract my clientele

Lightroom offered me a chance to perform swift and professional grading to my photos without requiring the deeper knowledge and approach of Photoshop or Indesign.

That said, I still feel Lightroom is only one step ahead of sophisticated photography APPs such as VSCO which enables you to perform similarly high performing photo edits from the palm of your smartphone.

Lightroom enabled us to not rely so heavily on paying for a graphic designer or director of photography to make expensive retouches to marketing campaigns.

It's a fast, efficient tool for grabbing and grading images.

It's a little too slow sometimes. But that also could be due to HD speed. The subscription fee can add up quickly.

When editing photos, it's easy to use premade LUTs to get a distinctive look on all my images.

Has all the features I would expect to find and works well with other Adobe products.

Encountered issues with updates crashing due to incompatibility.

Retouching photos to their most brilliant to make beautiful mock-ups and advertisements for print or web banners.

It has great layout features for printing multiple prints

It is clunky at first but after watching some tutorials it gets a little easier.

Multiple prints for clients

I like that I can more easily change more settings around exposure/color/lighting in photos than in photoshop.

It is inherently not very well organized. I don’t like having non-integrated folders hanging around.

Make prettier photos.

Although I do not use it anymore, as I prefer Photoshop, it's a really well thought out program.

I dislike not having all of the accessibility I am used to.

Photo manipulation!

Being able to implement my designs in a creative way

I dislike that it is difficult to learn the application quickly

Editing pics and designs for marketing purposes