{"id":209258,"date":"2020-02-11T17:26:49","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T01:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=209258"},"modified":"2020-02-11T18:35:05","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T02:35:05","slug":"why-i-prefer-apple-photos-over-adobe-lightroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/11\/why-i-prefer-apple-photos-over-adobe-lightroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Prefer Apple Photos over Adobe Lightroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The other day I was using Adobe Lightroom, and for some reason, got kicked out. I forgot my login id\/password, and thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Damn it, I don’t want to go through the bother of recovering my ID\/password, etc.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I then thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hmmm — if Adobe has these kind of annoying lock-out things, perhaps it is best to NOT use it at all, and discover some sort of alternative.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Thus, I tried using Apple Photos instead. And honestly, I think I prefer Apple Photos over Adobe Lightroom. Why? Let me explain:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

1.Integration with MacBook and Apple products<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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What is actually very impressive is that Apple Photos is very very well-integrated with the Touch Bar for the MacBook Pro Touch Bar. And Apple Photos is insanely fast! Far faster than Lightroom Classic, and I believe Apple Photos is even faster than Adobe Lightroom CC (the new one for Desktop).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.Easy to favorite and pick photos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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When looking through photos, I just press the little heart (favorite\/pick) icon in the MacBook Pro Touch Bar, and it is a joy to use! Furthermore, to filter your photos based on your ‘Favorites’ is super easy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, the rotating function in the MacBook Pro Touch Bar is super useful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.It is FREE!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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You cannot beat the price of free. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adobe is great, and Lightroom and Photoshop is great, but still — paying a monthly subscription is quite annoying. I am more of the old-school “buy once, own forever” mentality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyways, Apple Photos will remain free. And I doubt I will ever replace my MacBook laptop with a PC laptop (ever). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another idea: If one day I end up using a Chromebook or something, I might just only use Google Photos for everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.Workflow tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I keep it super simple:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. I shoot JPEG on RICOH GR III. Thus, I just import JPEG photos (makes life much easier).<\/li>
  2. Go through each photo one by one (reverse chronological order, from newest to oldest photo), and when I see a photo I like that catches my eye, I use the MacBook Pro Touch Bar “Favorite” function (on the Touch Bar).<\/li>
  3. At the end, I select all the favorited photos, and export them as JPEG onto a Dropbox Folder.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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