Lightroom Stand Alone Dies

I don't see myself subscribing. I'm not a professional (used to be, not now), I'm a photography enthusiast. I'm happy with LR but I don't need a lot of the features pros find useful. What's the benefits for me to subscribe?

Personally, I'll probably stick with the standalone version of LR6 until Apple no longer supports it or until my cameras are no longer supported by LR. Maybe I'll just start shooting JPEGs only and forget Raw processing althogether. Maybe I'll move to different software. I dunno but I can't see my photography being held hostage by a software company.
 
Godfrey said:
. ................. All of my 'finished' renderings are output as TIFFs anyway, with all changes and edits baked in ...................
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If that works for you, do it that way. But for me, there is never any such thing as "finished". I always save Photoshop files with all layers unflattened, unsized, and unsharpened so I can go back and tweak as my style changes or the image needs to be presented in a slightly different way to better fit with other images in a series. It is not unusual for me to retrieve a 15 year old PS file and make a change in one of the curves, thankfully still saved as an accessible separate layer. Similar situation in LR. That is a flexibility I would never give up.

Now this does mean I must always have a working copy of PS and LR available. But I have those in purchased non-subscription versions so assume I always will.
 
Dogman said:
Personally, I'll probably stick with the standalone version of LR6 until Apple no longer supports it or until my cameras are no longer supported by LR. Maybe I'll just start shooting JPEGs only and forget Raw processing althogether. Maybe I'll move to different software. I dunno but I can't see my photography being held hostage by a software company.
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That`s how I feel.
I don`t use Lightroom but most of the people in my local photographic society seem to be heavily invested.

Digital manipulation is a large part of their workflow.

I just keep with my old version of Elements even though it doesn`t support my Sony Raw.
So I`ve already abandoned Raw processing for that camera.

I don`t catalogue and only use Elements for the odd tonal adjustment ,so after reading this thread ,I`ve abandoned any plans to move to Lightroom.
 
I updated, but i have to say, I still use and prefer LR4. For some reason it's snappier than all the newer versions. I've tried 5 and CC, and now Classic (I dislike this naming). They all seem sluggish compared to 4. My go to will still be 4 for most things, unless I occasionally need a toolset found in the newer programs.
 
I have been/am using LR5. Is there a need to update to 6 or eventually to 7? Why?
If I really needed LR7 I have no problems with a subscription at the rate mentioned here.
 
raid said:
I have been/am using LR5. Is there a need to update to 6 or eventually to 7? Why?
If I really needed LR7 I have no problems with a subscription at the rate mentioned here.
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If you get a new camera, you may need newer RAW file support. If not, no problem.
 
OK, so if somehow a Leica M10 makes it my day one day, then I better switch to the last version LR.
 
When would then such a LR update be useful?
I save in DNG with the M8 and the M9. LR5 does a nice jpg conversion.
 
shawn said:
Affinity Photo is pretty strong for a PS replacement and at $50 it is a steal. Makers of Affinity are working on a cataloging program but it isn't ready yet.

Capture One has many fans too.

Photo Mechanic is supposed to be a very strong catalog system that is built to integrate with other editing programs.

Shawn
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I use Capture One (version 9.X), PhotoMechanic and Affinity within my daily workflow.

I'm using scans and older (M8, etc) DNG files, and I've had no problems whatsoever with these softwares.

Of course, I'm not heavily invested in lots of digital manipulation.

That being said, I've also a standalone version of LR (6.X) and find that I use it only for slideshows and marking up stuff for Blurb, etc. I could easily dispose of LR without much inconvenience.

Your results/requirements, however, may vary.

Tr
 
ptpdprinter said:
If you get a new camera, you may need newer RAW file support. If not, no problem.
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Yes Raid that`s the only problem.
I use 6 but it doesn`t support my Sony .
I need to upgrade the PC first though before I think of anything else .... but like I said early ....I`ve stayed with what I`ve got and ditched the Raw.
 
raid said:
OK, so if somehow a Leica M10 makes it my day one day, then I better switch to the last version LR.
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if you upgrade to the M10, you may as well upgrade to C1. I do not have the M10, but MM (246) and M9...notable sharper output, and also at least on par with LR in all other aspects.
 
I have been updating from LR3 all the way to LR6. However, the last two have been bought downloading it. My computer failed and I lost them, I could not download because they were no longer available. Luckly, I doing my LR4 disk and I loaded to my computer. I have been using is for the last year, and did not notice the difference, I refuse to pay for subscription.
 
Godfrey said:
I use a debit card almost exclusively.
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Very unwise. Debit cards have much less security than credit cards.

"If you typically use a debit card for online purchases, you may want to reconsider. If your card information is hacked and purchases are made without your permission, you’ll quickly find out that debit and credit cards are treated quite differently.

The key difference: With a credit card, the card issuer must fight to get its money back. With a debit card, you must fight to get your money back."

With debit cards your potential liability for fraudulent debit card transactions is virtually unlimited. Your entire bank balance could be drained and you would be potentially liable for it.

With credit cards your maximum liability for fraudulent credit card transactions is $50.

It is extremely unwise to rely on debit cards in the same way as a credit card.
 
pepeguitarra said:
I have been updating from LR3 all the way to LR6. However, the last two have been bought downloading it. My computer failed and I lost them, I could not download because they were no longer available. Luckly, I doing my LR4 disk and I loaded to my computer. I have been using is for the last year, and did not notice the difference, I refuse to pay for subscription.
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If you paid for LR4/LR5/LR6, you should be able to download copies directly from Adobe. No reason to settle for LR3.
 
raid said:
I have been/am using LR5. Is there a need to update to 6 or eventually to 7? Why?
If I really needed LR7 I have no problems with a subscription at the rate mentioned here.
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I just checked, and found I have been on LR 5 for over 2 years. I upgraded to LR 6 just to gain another 2+ years, both past and future at a considerable savings compared to the subscription fees. I should also now have decent coverage on LR for Apple OS upgrades. Now that I kicked the can down the road, I have loads of time to figure out my next move. LR and Elements, directly on my PC and backed up on my own hard-drives, has always been enough for me. An alternative will come along if Adobe kills my workflow.

There is no cloud, it's just someone else's computer,
Rob
 
Luke_Miller said:
C1 has a subscription option. No guarantee a perpetual license version will always be available.
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Twice the price of LR+PS CC, too. No thanks!

I'm basically just using LR as a DAM now. I prefer DxO Pro Optics as a RAW converter, although I'm a little frustrated with its highlight and shadow recovery features (doesn't seem to use the full dynamic range available in the RAW image). Lens correction and Prime Noise Reduction are superb (even though Prime Noise Reduction is painfully slow).

There may be better, but I'm happy enough.

Now, how to migrate all those LR DAM features (tags, etc.) into some other DAM?
 
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