Lightroom alternatives?

10 years 2 weeks ago #365183 by Karen Comella
Are there any Lightroom alternatives that  you can buy a single license and not have to worry about monthly fee's?  


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10 years 2 weeks ago #365195 by KCook
I bought Lightroom with a simple license, no periodic fees.

Canon 50D, Olympus PL2
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10 years 2 weeks ago #365209 by garyrhook
^^^ What he said. Lightroom 5 can be purchased for a one-time cost. The monthly "rent" is only when it's part of the Photographer's package of Adobe CC. Which would include PS CC.

Just go online to Adorama, B&H or Amazon to get yourself a copy.


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10 years 2 weeks ago #365223 by Glen Martin
Photo Mechanic is a nice alternative.  


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10 years 2 weeks ago #365265 by Shadowfixer1

garyrhook wrote: ^^^ What he said. Lightroom 5 can be purchased for a one-time cost. The monthly "rent" is only when it's part of the Photographer's package of Adobe CC. Which would include PS CC.

Just go online to Adorama, B&H or Amazon to get yourself a copy.

You can do the same on Adobe's sight if you want to. LR can be purchased either way. PS can't be.
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10 years 2 weeks ago #365435 by One Wish
Boy there isn't really any other options, other than as mentioned Photo mechanic


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10 years 2 weeks ago #365453 by KCook
ACDSee can work for general corrections.  But for truly creative work I think LR has the edge.

Kelly

Canon 50D, Olympus PL2
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10 years 2 weeks ago #365591 by garyrhook

KCook wrote: ACDSee can work for general corrections.  But for truly creative work I think LR has the edge.


Yep, LR is worth every penny.


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10 years 2 weeks ago #365741 by KCook
But . . . I do find that the file management side of ACDSee is much more intuitive, easier to live with than LR.  Where LR really shines is in developing presets for working with RAW image treatments.

Kelly

Canon 50D, Olympus PL2
kellycook.zenfolio.com/

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10 years 2 weeks ago #365769 by Vespista
Lightroom definitely has the major market share, but , even though I anticipate everyone shooting me down in flames here; if you use a Mac, give Aperture3 a look. It's almost Lightroom, cheap, very easy to use and is great for cataloging, filing and retrieving images.
My workflow is: Shoot in RAW / Bridge / Adobe Camera RAW / Photoshop and Aperture.
Keep an open mind.
Cheers,
Neil.


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10 years 2 weeks ago #365809 by effron

Why so serious?
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10 years 2 weeks ago #365849 by Stealthy Ninja
BTW I pay the monthly fee for the entire Adobe suite.

Weirdly LR used to NOT be part of that suite. However, it is now.
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