These days, I often get asked by folks about my workflow and how I get that rich color in all of my images. Well.. the truth is I'm always looking for the most efficient way to get those results and keep them consistent from job to job. There are many photographers out there that still rely on Adobe Bridge and Photoshop to get the desired result, but more and more photographers in the wedding industry are switching to Adobe Lightroom or Apple Aperture to manage the thousands of images that they take at wedding jobs. Me?... I'm a Lightroom guy and I've been using it with great results since it was introduced. Whether you use Lightroom or Aperture, you should definitely look into either one. Of course, you must be using a Mac to use Aperture. Lightroom is available for both Mac and Windows. Both programs are super powerful and really easy to use. The trend now in the industry is to use these programs for at least 90% of your image processing and only use Photoshop for extreme image processing and image repair. For me, Lightroom enables me to process thousands of images in a fraction of the time that it used to take and the processing is dead-on accurate. I Love It!! The other thing that I'm really loving right now is the Totally Rad Lightroom Presets. I've been using Totally Rad products for years, but before they came out with the Lightroom Presets, I had to use Photoshop to use their Action set. Now, don't get me wrong, I still use and love Photoshop, but I can get the same look in less time and for many images with the Lightroom presets. It would be pretty silly for me to add time to my process if I didn't have to. The Totally Rad Presets cover everything from Awesome Black & White to Vintage Color processing. I tend to lean towards the more subtle presets, but you can get really funky with them. Below are some before and after images. All images were processed in Lightroom and the only image adjustments were made with the Totally Rad Lightroom Presets. Special Thanks goes to Moshe Zusman Photography for bringing me along to shoot second on the wedding that these images were captured at!
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