Only Allowed One Adobe Product?

What would you choose.

Following on the heels of yesterday’s blog I thought I would continue with processing thoughts. As I was able to start devoting more time to photography and learning the digital side of things I struggled to find a manageable way to crop and adjust white balance or any other needs with a photograph. I started with Adobe Photoshop Elements as I was under the same general mindset of the public that Photoshop was a manipulation of photographs and I didn’t need to be a designer. I just wanted to make good photographs. Getting to do some specialty photos was a plus but my main use was cropping, adjust tones and adding a watermark. That was it.

One day I was reading a work flow and Lightroom was brought up as critical to this specific photographer’s work. I downloaded a trial copy and my photography world changed. I still remember the excitement as I tried each tool out. I remember the feeling as if I had just walked into a darkroom again. It was a digital darkroom. The only thing missing were the chemicals and a darkbag. Add the ability to help organize and manage your images, export to a number of file types and ability to print packages you have a product that is versatile.