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Lightroom Classic

Lightroom is an all-in-one photo cataloguing, organising and editing tool that also synchronised with a mobile app so that you can browse and share your images while you’re on the move. It uses the same RAW conversion engine and tools as Adobe Camera Raw, which comes with Photoshop, but comes in two versions: Lightroom Classic CC uses the same desktop-based storage system and tools as the 'old' Lightroom, while Lightroom CC is a new stripped-down version with a simpler interface which uses paid-for cloud storage.

Is simple folder browsing software like Adobe Bridge all you need for organizing your photos?

June 27, 2025 by Rod Lawton

Adobe Bridge

In this article I want to explain the difference between what I’ll call ‘image browsers’ and ‘image cataloguers’. Image cataloguing tools like Adobe Lightroom import your photos into a database and offer very sophisticated, very adaptable organizing and search options. But they bring their own limitations and complications. What’s the alternative?

Filed Under: Photography explainedTagged With: Adobe Bridge, Capture One, Cataloguing software, DxO PhotoLab, Lightroom (CC), Lightroom Classic, ON1 Photo RAW, Organizing

Lightroom tip: Lightroom’s new Reflections removal tool really does work, and here’s how to use it

June 24, 2025 by Rod Lawton

Lightroom reflection removal

It sounds nigh-on impossible, but Lightroom’s new AI powered Remove option really can wipe away reflections in glass as if they had never existed. This is something which would be very, very difficult to achieve using regular editing tools. I’ve tried it out on a number of different images and been impressed by just how effective it is.

Filed Under: TipsTagged With: Lightroom (CC), Lightroom Classic

Lightroom tip: How to get Lightroom’s new Distraction Removal (People) tool to work!

June 23, 2025 by Rod Lawton

Lightroom Remove Distractions: People

This post was written soon after the new Distraction tools were added to Lightroom, so some of the issues I talk about may have been solved by the time you read this. This post is for anyone struggling to get the early version working…

Filed Under: TipsTagged With: Lightroom (CC), Lightroom Classic

Lightroom tip: Lightroom’s Enhance feature just got a huge update – did you spot it?

June 21, 2025 by Rod Lawton

Lightroom Denoise options in Details panel

Lightroom’s Enhance feature used to create a new (larger) DNG file alongside the original RAW file, but now it doesn’t! That’s huge news for anyone who uses Adobe’s AI denoising tool regularly. Here’s how the new setup works.

Filed Under: TipsTagged With: Lightroom (CC), Lightroom Classic

Lightroom tip: Lightroom’s new Adaptive Color profile is MUCH better than it sounds

June 19, 2025 by Rod Lawton

Lightroom Adaptive Color profile

So what?, you’re thinking. Why do we need another generic Adobe profile when we can choose one that matches the camera’s own rendition and picture styles, or choose one of Adobe’s many built in black and white, creative, modern or vintage profiles? Well let’s see…

Filed Under: TipsTagged With: Lightroom (CC), Lightroom Classic

Everyday edits: This minimalist still life shows Lightroom’s AI masking working perfectly

June 14, 2025 by Rod Lawton

Lightroom Masking after

Minimalism, brutalism and architecture, three of my favourite things. So when I got the chance to spend a week in a converted WWII bunker, I spent much of my time exploring the objects, compositions and lighting in this strange but extraordinary environment.

Filed Under: TutorialsTagged With: Lightroom Classic

Everyday edits: Bournemouth Pier, with Lightroom Classic’s Storm Clouds Adaptive Preset

June 7, 2025 by Rod Lawton

Lightroom after shot

It was a dark, blustery day in May. Bournemouth, on the UK’s southern coastline, was not looking its best. But I didn’t want to try to glamourise it, I wanted to make this place look exactly how it felt on that day – only more so.

Filed Under: TutorialsTagged With: Lightroom Classic

Adobe Lightroom: what is it, where do you get it, what does it cost in 2025?

March 2, 2025 by Life after Photoshop

Adobe Lightroom is not one program but three. You could easily call it an ecosystem. At heart, it’s a tool for both organizing your photos and editing them. So how do you get it, what does it cost, and which version do you need?

Filed Under: General, SidebarTagged With: Adobe, Lightroom (CC), Lightroom Classic, Lightroom mobile, Photography Plan (Adobe)

Is Adobe trying to retire Lightroom Classic?

March 2, 2025 by Rod Lawton

Adobe Lightroom Classic

As of January 2025, Adobe is no longer offering its regular 20GB Photography Plan subscription to new users at its old $9.99/month price tier. Existing subscribers can continue to use it, though at an increased cost of $14.99/month. But for new users, there is now only the 1TB Lightroom Plan (now $11.99/month) and the 1TB Photography Plan ($19.99/month – as before).

Filed Under: OpinionTagged With: Lightroom (CC), Lightroom Classic, Photography Plan (Adobe)

Are these sliders the key to high ISO image quality in Lightroom?

August 8, 2024 by Rod Lawton

Lightroom noise reduction

The Noise Reduction and Sharpening sliders might be the obvious go-to tools for optimizing high-ISO images, but these can easily leave you with soft, wishy-washy detail or exaggerated noise as you try to play one off against the other. In fact, there are better ways to get your high-ISO images looking smoother and sharper.

Filed Under: TutorialsTagged With: Lightroom Classic

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