I had a field day a few weeks ago with the announcement of the new iPhone, and the release of Lightroom 3! I was so excited for all this new technology and how it is going to help our workflow and business. I upgraded to Lightroom 3 right away for several reasons, and I wanted to share some of my favorite new features with you. They have changed a lot in the upgraded Lightroom, which you can read about here, but I am just going to share with you 3 of my favorite changes with the upgrade. I am not sponsored by Lightroom in any way, it has just completely changed how our business is run and I love it!
1. Backup- Before, lightroom catalogs were set to back up when it was first opened, and it was easy to forget to back it up when you were finished using it for the day. The new Lightroom asks if you want to back it up when you exit Lightroom, which is a lot more efficient and intuitive.
2. Noise reduction- The new noise reduction feature goes way beyond what Lightroom 2 had. I rarely used the noise reduction feature in Lightroom 2 because it would produce a very plastic and fake look to it. Lightroom 3′s noise reduction is stellar, and I think even looks better than stand alone noise reduction software. The upgrade price is worth the cost for this feature alone.
3. Print module- The print module is now set up to make templates for collages, which I use for putting a lot of images together for my blog. In Lightroom, you can use the templates to easily drag and drop images for a collage right in Lightroom. This saves a lot of steps for our workflow, and keeps us from opening everything in photoshop.
These are just a few of the new features and they are already helping us become more efficient. The image above was edited completely in Lightroom! There is a free 30 day available so that you can try these features and more before you purchase, here.
