Photographers - how do you decide which photos to quickly edit in Aperture/Lightroom, and which ones you take to Photoshop for further work?
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I will also take images into Photoshop when I need to do more advanced effects, such as creating a double exposure, HDR, or panoramic (photomerge). Aperture/Lightroom don't allow you to combine two images or paste other layers on top.
Also if you're just doing normal development, I find you get more creative looking effects when you add adjustment layers, then play around with the blending modes. It really depends on the image and your final vision, but ultimately Aperture/Lightroom is a good starting point and if you're just trying to put some images up on Facebook that look a little better than a JPG out of the camera it will do fine. If, however, you want to get more creative, then it's time to go to Photoshop.
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I found that using Picasa 3 (with the new Heal tool) is the fastest, quality method of doing a quick run through basic edits like cropping, resizing, basic healing and auto adjustments to contrast and/or color.
In a few clicks I have images ready for previewing. I can even upload my images to Picasaweb, with a watermark, and send the client a private link to view them.
All free.
My "further work" is done in Lightroom. Also when I'm ready to print I use Lightroom to examine and edit the image in more detail.
I don't use Photoshop on my images but if a client requested special work that couldn't be done in-camera, that's when I'd farm it out to PS.
I introduced a photographer who used PS as his sole editor to Picasa 3 and his workflow increased dramatically. He only uses PS on images that are designated for print now, skipping Lightroom completely.
