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Paddy · August 5th, 2008, 10:44 PM

I don't understand the whole Photoshop Vs Lightroom debacle, to me your losing out if you don't agree with Photoshop + Lightroom ... images/smilies/wink.gif

epp_b · August 23rd, 2008, 4:49 PM

I'd like to see a complete beginner's tutorial on flash photography. As in: I know, precisely, dick about speedlights. What do I need for my camera? Do I need more than one? How many? Are there speedlights for every situation or do I need to figure out what kind of photography I do and get one suited to a specific situation? What is flash syncing? And so on and so forth...

SileNceR · August 24th, 2008, 9:06 AM

Lightroom is a lot faster than Photoshop with camera RAW to open images (unless you for some reason want to apply exactly the same effects to every image) - I use lightroom because all the basic PP (curves, RAW settings, sharpening etc) are very easy to get at and restricted to make it harder to mess up your images. If I need to do anything more advanced then I open into photoshop but 99% of the time I don't need to go that extra step.

And i'm not working with antiquated hardware, this is talking lightroom 1 and lightroom 2 vs photoshop CS3 on a Vista Ultimate 64 bit with 4gb of 1066mhz RAM on a Q6600 quad core, still a noticable speed difference and a lot nicer/easier flowing interface using lightroom than photoshop. Biggest plus is that because they're designed to complement one another, lightroom RAW adjustments are compatible with ACR in photoshop so you don't have to re-adjust any settings you've already made before you do your more advanced edits. Lightroom also puts your images in a stack when you right click and choose to edit in photoshop so it even keeps track of that for you.

Martyn · August 29th, 2008, 2:57 PM

I assume Lightroom doesn't support actions? I love my Getty Images 1 button wonder action too much to change if Lightroom won't let me use it. Especially considering I usually do a run through ACR (even if they're JPGs) before opening the shots in PS.

XeroState · August 29th, 2008, 5:03 PM

^
Lightroom offers "presets" which they offer many and you can create your own that have specific values for all the adjusts you can make. At least 2.0 does.

sifu · January 7th, 2009, 8:35 PM

This must be OT, but does anyone know more about this noise ninja 2 program? I tried it with default auto settings and the results were pretty impressive and i want to know more..
http://www.picturecode.com/

Dr_Q · January 7th, 2009, 8:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sifu

This must be OT, but does anyone know more about this noise ninja 2 program? I tried it with default auto settings and the results were pretty impressive and i want to know more..
http://www.picturecode.com/

It's a lot better than nothing but I really would recommend Noiseware Professional, it's outstanding in my opinion.

LeVeL · July 25th, 2009, 10:05 PM

Someone care to point me in the direction of good intros to flash photography? images/smilies/smile.gif

Olie · July 30th, 2009, 9:25 AM

I used:
http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/f...hy-techniques/

edit: its aimed mainly at wedding shots, but there is tonnes of info on getting that "theres no flash" look.

August 5th, 2008, 10:44 PM	#61
Paddy Previously known as Cosworth Joined: Mar 24th, 2005 Last Online: 9:00 AM Location: Waterford, Rep of Ireland Age: 23 Posts: 1,992 LFS Status: Rep Power: 42	I don't understand the whole Photoshop Vs Lightroom debacle, to me your losing out if you don't agree with Photoshop + Lightroom ... __________________ w: www.pmcgphotos.com e: paddy@pmcgphotos.com

August 24th, 2008, 9:06 AM	#63
SileNceR Joined: Feb 2nd, 2004 Last Online: 10:29 AM Location: Warrnambool, VIC, Australia Age: 25 Posts: 595 Car: 2000 Mazda NB8B MX5, 1990 Ford EA Ghia Turbo 280kw LFS Status: Rep Power: 32	Lightroom is a lot faster than Photoshop with camera RAW to open images (unless you for some reason want to apply exactly the same effects to every image) - I use lightroom because all the basic PP (curves, RAW settings, sharpening etc) are very easy to get at and restricted to make it harder to mess up your images. If I need to do anything more advanced then I open into photoshop but 99% of the time I don't need to go that extra step. And i'm not working with antiquated hardware, this is talking lightroom 1 and lightroom 2 vs photoshop CS3 on a Vista Ultimate 64 bit with 4gb of 1066mhz RAM on a Q6600 quad core, still a noticable speed difference and a lot nicer/easier flowing interface using lightroom than photoshop. Biggest plus is that because they're designed to complement one another, lightroom RAW adjustments are compatible with ACR in photoshop so you don't have to re-adjust any settings you've already made before you do your more advanced edits. Lightroom also puts your images in a stack when you right click and choose to edit in photoshop so it even keeps track of that for you. __________________ View My Flickr Gallery

August 29th, 2008, 2:57 PM	#64
Martyn Joined: Feb 5th, 2007 Last Online: November 16th, 2009 Location: Stafford, England Age: 25 Posts: 535 Car: Ford Focus Rep Power: 25	I assume Lightroom doesn't support actions? I love my Getty Images 1 button wonder action too much to change if Lightroom won't let me use it. Especially considering I usually do a run through ACR (even if they're JPGs) before opening the shots in PS. __________________

August 29th, 2008, 5:03 PM	#65
XeroState Joined: Feb 19th, 2007 Last Online: 7:31 AM Location: Regina, SK, Canada Age: 23 Posts: 208 Car: 2004 Saturn ION Redline Rep Power: 13	^ Lightroom offers "presets" which they offer many and you can create your own that have specific values for all the adjusts you can make. At least 2.0 does. __________________ 2004 Electric Blue ION Red Line 1 of 783 -- 1 of ~660 Canadian Red Lines -- 1 of 292 Canadian '04 Red Lines PC: Antec 902 - nVidia nForce 780i SLI A1 - Intel Q6600 - eVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GTS Crysis Edition - Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400C4 - OCZ ModXStream 600W - Thermalright ULTIMA-90 - Seagate 7200.10 & 7200.11 - LG G-H20L-S10 Camera: Nikon D60 Body - Nikkor 18-55mm - Nikkor 55-200mm - Nikkor 16-85mm - Sigma 67mm CP - Hoya 52mm CP

July 25th, 2009, 10:05 PM	#68
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August 23rd, 2008, 4:49 PM	#62
epp_b Unexperienced lover. Joined: Jun 23rd, 2006 Last Online: 6:43 AM Location: Canadaland :) Posts: 7,426 Car: 1995 Nissan 240SX Rep Power: 144	I'd like to see a complete beginner's tutorial on flash photography. As in: I know, precisely, dick about speedlights. What do I need for my camera? Do I need more than one? How many? Are there speedlights for every situation or do I need to figure out what kind of photography I do and get one suited to a specific situation? What is flash syncing? And so on and so forth...

January 7th, 2009, 8:35 PM	#66
sifu Joined: Feb 16th, 2007 Last Online: 9:56 AM Location: Finland Posts: 1,020 Car: Ford Mondeo Rep Power: 27	This must be OT, but does anyone know more about this noise ninja 2 program? I tried it with default auto settings and the results were pretty impressive and i want to know more.. http://www.picturecode.com/

July 30th, 2009, 9:25 AM	#69
Olie Joined: Dec 21st, 2005 Last Online: 10:37 AM Location: Adelaide, South Australia Age: 24 Posts: 293 Car: Evo 8MR Rep Power: 26	I used: http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/f...hy-techniques/ edit: its aimed mainly at wedding shots, but there is tonnes of info on getting that "theres no flash" look. Last edited by Olie; July 30th, 2009 at 9:26 AM.

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