Appendix D. Digital darkroom
There are many different software programs available for digital photographers. I have already discussed Photo Mechanic (www.camerabits.com) in my Digital workflow, but there are three additional programs on the market that are very popular: Adobe® Photoshop®, Adobe® Lightroom® and Apple Aperture®. Many people don't understand the difference between the three, and while it is possible to think of them as image editors, that is not strictly true. Photoshop actually changes the image on a pixel level, while Lightroom and Aperture keep a list of the changes you want to make but don't actually do anything to the image file until it is output for use. This functionality allows you to always go back to the original file as it came from the camera.
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM
Adobe is the leading manufacturer of software for digital photographers with the industry standard Photoshop. In early 2007, Adobe released Photoshop Lightroom, a product aimed at professional photographers to help streamline digital photography workflow. This powerful program allows photographers to import, sort, edit and output images easily and quickly. I highly recommend reading Nathaniel Coalson's book Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2: Streamlining Your Digital Photography Process to learn more about how to effectively use Lightroom.
The program is divided into five separate modules: Library, ...
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