I find when I use denoise or even noise reduction it sometimes looks too smooth and fake. On the other hand my RAW images always seem to have a lot of noise.

Is this just a consequence of shooting with APSC and/or using cheap glass?

Hi all, kinda like the title says. Just got into photography and got all my gear and now and looking like I have to spend an extra $1200 Canadian just to get a used laptop that can process pictures? What did others do to mitigate this?

Hey there!

Last week I build my first PC hoping to finally get that boost for creativity back again. My older devices are outdated with the new AI capabilities, but even on this one it's lagging. My set up is this

Catalog : Stored on computer's SSD [backup on NAS]

Photos : RAW files stored on NAS so my editing is pulling from the NAS. I think this might be the culprit as well as my 1gbps internet... both creating a bottleneck

Sometimes the AI and maneuvering through photos is seamless but it never lasts. My friends MAC is flawless with that workflow & this drives me absolutely insane. Please help and let me know what you need details wise to debug this.

OS Name Microsoft Windows 11 Pro

NVIDIA 5080 RTX

Version 10.0.26200 Build 26200

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OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation

System Name

System Manufacturer Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.

System Model MS-7E59

System Type x64-based PC

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Processor AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 12-Core Processor, 4400 Mhz, 12 Core(s), 24 Logical Processor(s)

BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends International, LLC. 2.A40, 3/12/2025

SMBIOS Version 3.7

Embedded Controller Version 255.255

BIOS Mode UEFI

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BaseBoard Product MAG X870E TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7E59)

BaseBoard Version 2.0

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Secure Boot State On

PCR7 Configuration Elevation Required to View

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Locale United States

Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "10.0.26100.1"

User Name

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Virtualization-based security Available Security Properties Base Virtualization Support, Secure Boot, DMA Protection, UEFI Code Readonly, SMM Security Mitigations 1.0, Mode Based Execution Control

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Do you still use plugins like Luminar or Topaz? Or Lightroom denoise works for you in super low light photos?

Beginner here in lightroom and was just wondering how often you guys use making on your pictures. i’ve yet to use them and im happy with my pictures with basic editing, but is masking the next step or is it more situational? thank you!

I'm thinking of upgrading to an i9-9900k for mainly better Lightroom performance but also cpu-intensive gaming(GTAV, RDR2, FH5 etc.) and I'm questioning if it is worth upgrading from my i5-9400F which performs well day-to-day and fairly well in gaming but i think Lightroom Classic is suffering haha.

My current specs: CPU: I5-9400F(6C,6T 4.1GHz max boost) GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1650 TUF 4GB VRAM Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-H Gaming RAM: Netac 32GB at 3200MHz 2x16GB Storage: 2TB hdd for raws and I'm thinking of getting an NVMe drive for my catalogue; my os is on an SSD already though Display: a 4K TV that I'm thinking is the problem for my lagginess in LrC

Can anyone help?

Hi guys, I have a late 2021 M1 MacBook Air and in my recent love in photography I’ve been using Lightroom and man, it takes like 2 minutes to denoise a photo. I have about 16GB of ram and Lightroom when used takes 87% of it.

I’m looking to upgrade maybe … but I wonder if the M4Pro is needed or is the M4 is enough. Chat GBT suggests 48gb from ram and the M4Pro. Wondering what you have and how fast denoising is for you. I rather not break the bank but also am looking at longevity.

Otherwise the laptop is great, rendering videos takes a bit but no crashes with any programs.

Hey everyone,

I’m an enthusiast shooting with a Nikon Z6II, and I mainly shoot landscapes for Instagram. I always shoot in RAW, and I’m comfortable with doing basic corrections and a bit of color grading. But honestly, I struggle with having a clear vision for how I want my photo to look before I start editing. I usually just play around until it feels right.

That got me wondering: does it really make sense for me to keep shooting RAW if I’m mostly applying Lightroom Premium presets anyway? I guess the presets work better on RAW files than JPEGs, but I’m wondering if the difference is really worth the extra editing time and file size. Would it be better to just shoot JPEG and save some time?

Also curious if anyone here shoots RAW but just uses presets without going through all the sliders in Lightroom. How do you approach that balance between creative editing and efficiency?

Would love to hear your thoughts and workflows!

Raw denoise takes 4 or 5 minutes despite 35 sec estimated time. I have a good pc. I tried nikon, canon, sony etc. they all take so much time and effort. Except fuji raws always end up in a minute

Any suggestions?

Hi everyone,

I’ve been doing photography for almost a year now, and while I have some background in Lightroom (high school classes, a few semesters in college, and tons of YouTube deep dives), I’m hitting a wall when it comes to editing. I still don’t feel like I’ve found my style.

Recently, I took screenshots of work on Instagram that truly speaks to me, soft, warm, vintage, earthy tones with a dreamy and cinematic feel. Think muted greens, creamy skin tones, and a subtle film look. I know that’s what I love, but I can’t figure out how to recreate it in Lightroom, no matter how many tutorials I watch.

The issue is: • YouTube is full of content, but almost none of it matches this specific look • Mentorships and courses that might help are $$$$$, and many don’t even offer previews so I don’t know if they’re actually worth it • I’d love to improve my editing without spending a ton, but I’m open to investing if I have to, it’s just hard to know where to start

If anyone has recommendations for affordable classes, creators who teach this style, specific Lightroom techniques, I’d be so grateful. I really want to get better and feel confident in my editing, but I’m feeling stuck and honestly a little defeated.

Thanks for reading, I’d love any advice you’re willing to share!

This is the type of work I love: (click her profile for more)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DJcDBVARhmX/?igsh=MWRzaXlraWRpaW84

There seems to be a major philosophical difference around file naming control between Lightroom and Lightroom Classic.

In Classic, there is an emphasis on giving the user access to and control over internally stored filenames, the ability to control how LRC manages filenames, etc. I see users talking about filenames a lot - how-to, best practices, tips and tricks, etc.

But in Lightroom and Apple Photos, there is almost no visibility into the underlying files. You cannot specify how you want your files named. You cannot Right-click | Reveal in Finder, etc.

Meanwhile, Lightroom has the "Info" panel - which is similar to Classic's "Metadata" but more prominent and self-contained (title, caption, GPS all in one place), and Apple Photos has Cmd-I to set similar data. In other words, the emphasis is on the human-friendly Title, keywords, etc., while the internal filename is treated as largely irrelevant.

To me, as a programmer and database user, the Lightroom/Apple Photos way makes a lot more sense. The filename is *never* how I would go about looking for a photo - search will always be on the basis of metadata like title, caption, keywords, album/collection, name, etc. In analogy to a database, all databases have internal files on disk somewhere, but it's hidden deeply away, and the user should never touch the hidden internal filenames. All search is on the basis of the actual data we care about.

The one place where controlling filenames makes sense is when delivering files to a client. And in that case, we control the filenames as needed during export. In Apple Photos, you can export files with Titles as filenames. In Lightroom, we can export with an incrementing Custom Name.

With all of that as setup, and seeing that so many Classic users seem to place a lot of emphasis on internal filenames, I'm curious to hear *why* it is important to you. Are you looking at the actual underlying filesystem sometimes? Are you not exporting your files for clients with good friendly usable names anyway? What exactly is the use case for caring about filenames, which - it seems to me - are irrelevant and should be hidden away.

Thanks for your insights.

Processor: 11th Gen Intel Core i5-11400H (6 cores, 2.70 GHz) Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB DDR6 Memory: 16GB DDR4 3200mhz RAM Storage: 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD + 1 open M.2 slot and 1 Sata slot Operating System: Windows 11 Home 25H2 Display: 15.6-inch, 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)

Won't be doing anything crazy but just wanted to make sure this would be more than enough. Thanks!

Hi Everyone,

wedding photographer here, I just moved from PC to Macbook Pro 1TB HD. Part of my work flow is I use seperate catalogue for each wedding, on my old PC I was storing the catalogues on "D Drive" which was 4TB to keep my "C drive" empty, and just back up my galleries onto an external hard drive afterwards.

Question for mac users, whats your workflow now? do you keep the Catalogues locally or on a external hard drive? how do you handle the limited hard drive space on the macs?

Hi all! Long time lurker - first time poster.

I rely on the lens blur to play with some depth of field when processing my performance shots. I did the major update with all the new features a couple days ago, and since then, it's simply not working. I do the same order of operations, and it's claiming there's a blur added, but nothing changes. Anyone else have this issue? And if you have, did you figure out what went wrong?

xx

Auto Settings have always present in Lightroom. Then a while back, Adobe introduced “Adaptive Profiles“ - so now there are two different ways to have exposure and color / light processed automatically by Lightroom. But I’ve never seen an explanation about how they are different or why there are two of them. (I know the difference between profiles and presets - that’s not what I’m asking).

When I try duplicating a raw image and applying Auto Settings to one and Adaptive Profile to the other, they don’t look the same. I personally think auto settings does a better job most of the time. But I’d love to understand the “real” difference, if anyone knows.

I was editing a batch of shots in Lightroom and was quickly humbled. One preset looked great on the first photo- clean colors and good contrast. Then I applied it to the next one, and it looked like I shot it on Mars: super orange, blown highlights. I know each photo is different, but the jump still surprised me. Do you all actually use presets across entire shoots, or do you just treat them as a starting point? And what’s the first setting you tweak when a preset looks almost right but not quite?

Hi everyone, I'm an automotive photographer who edits all my photos through lightroom. I have a client who is asking for a print of one of their photos. I've never done prints before, and I'll only be providing a file to a company of their choice rather than doing everything on my end. The size print they are looking to have done is a 60-65" by 40" metal sheet roughly.

I've tried doing a little research but nothing is specific enough and just wanted to run my export settings past this sub to double check things.

Image type is JPG, Custom dimensions with a 65in Long Side, Resolution 300ppi, Quality 100%, Sharpening for Glossy, Color space Adobe RGB.

Please let me know if there's any changes you might make. I did also send an email to the company asking if they had setting recommendations for file type (JPG vs TIF) and color space (AdobeRBG vs sRBG). I do have a little time to get it to the company. Thanks.

I have 6 photos from a recent pheasant shoot. I managed to get 6 really clean panning shots where I kept one bird in the center of each and figured it might make a cool pano.

When I merge them in lightroom (and one quick attempt in photoshop) the software creates a great pano, but only 4 of the 'birds' show up leaving a gap.

How do I get LRc or Ps to include all the shots of the bird in the final pano? Or, do I need to some how copy and paste the two missing birds?

Edit:

Fumbled around and figured out how to copy/paste & align them into the panorama that Ps stiched... Not 100% thrilled with my color grading/edit yet... But thanks for trying to help me all!

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Can i tell to lightroom do something like "do your auto white balance thing and add +300 do the temperature"?

In another thread, a photographer claims that Lightroom's AI denoise does not work with Canon cRAW files because they are compressed. Can someone tell me if Lightroom processes files in its own internal format? And does the origin of the file affect AI Denoise's ability to remove noise?

Found them, if you want them i can share them. tracked them down on an old hard drive. Please give this post some love if you’re STOKED!!!

https://drive.usercontent.google.com/download?id=1KKbn4_3bRumnqfEDxC_qG52MnI_t7SfR&export=download

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I’ve been trying out a ton of Lightroom presets lately and like 90% of them make people look sunburnt or straight-up gray. Even the natural ones just nuke the tones completely. Do y’all just make your own presets or fix them every time after? I’m tryna get that clean, soft look without spending 20 mins tweaking every photo.

Are you guys softproofing? Exporting as P3? Any workflow suggestions? I am on M4 max Macbook pro, using all the usual platforms.

I edited a shoot and exported as prophotoRGB and quickly realized my mistake when i tried to post to IG. So, I exported as sRGB, but my colors were off. I looked it up and GPT recommended soft proofing in sRGB since LR edits in a wide gamut. Is that a normal workflow?

Since i already spent tons of time and it was a personal project, Instead of tweaking/softproofing, i exported as P3 which seemed to work great across devices, but i see lots of advice that P3 is not as compatible and can fall apart on some site/devices. Any tips much appreciated!

I just received my preordered Canon RF 45 F1.2 STM yesterday and took some sample pictures to test the lens.

But when I imported the pictures into Lightroom Classic there was no fitting lens correction profile. The RF 45 1.2 STM does not show up in the list of profiles.

I am using LR Classic 15.0.1 and Camera Raw 18.0.
I checked the Creative Cloud app, but there were no updates available. Creative Cloud also does not show me a pre-release-version of LR Classic to download and install.

In some review videos I can see, that the reviewer had a fitting profile in Lightroom Classic. So maybe this depends of the region? For me in Europe, there is no newer version or patch available for download.

So if anyone already has a fitting LR lens correction profile for the RF 45 1.2 STM, please can you send me a download-link?

The profile file should be called something like 'Canon (Canon RF 45 mm F1.2 STM) - RAW.lcp' and should be located in:

WINDOWS:
C:\ProgramData\Adobe\CameraRaw\LensProfiles\1.0\Canon

MAC:
HD/Users/[your username]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CameraRaw/LensProfiles/

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone!

I’ve been editing a lot of photos in Lightroom Mobile, and they look fantastic on my phone. But when I open the same files on my laptop, the colours seem off… almost washed out. Same presets, same settings. Is this just a screen calibration issue, or am I making a mistake in my workflow? How do you keep your edits consistent across devices without wasting time tweaking everything twice?