Portfolio

Blog

Instagram

20% off your first year of HoneyBook

Get 30% Off Your Annual Membership of Skillshare

Podcast Episodes on Apple Podcasts

My Photography Gear

Where I get my music for the podcast

Transcript
My most used editing software is Adobe Lightroom Classic. Don't get that confused with Adobe Lightroom. Adobe Lightroom Classic is more robust and feature rich compared to Adobe Lightroom, which is catered to mobile users or users looking for a more streamlined approach to photo editing that can sync across multiple devices.

For photography, it's what i started with when I started editing my photos on a computer. I've grown with it and I've been impressed by how much power and technology Adobe has stuffed into the software.

...

After some time though, i've found software that added to what i can create along with Adobe Lightroom Classic. Two of those is Adobe Photoshop and Luminar.

I've been using Photoshop for a little less than two decades. I originally started using it to make graphics for my MySpace page, but I got hooked on the possibilities I had with photo manipulation in Photoshop.

Since then, I found software like Luminar 4, and recently Luminar AI, that allowed me to do some of the things I would do in Photoshop but in a fraction of the time, like sky replacements and beauty retouching. Photoshop is still a huge part of my workflow, but Luminar has allowed me to take some of my time back.

If a photo calls for some specific, time consuming adjustments, like when I'm shooting beauty campaigns with my partner who's a makeup artist, I'll throw the photos in Luminar AI after my initial edits in Lightroom Classic to add a bit of pop.

...

Another great bit of software I recently implanted in my workflow, suggested by John over at John Branch IV Photography on YouTube, is JPG Mini Pro. It's a simple software that does one thing very well. It compresses JPGs without sacrificing image quality.

Why I'd implore you to use this software is because you don't want to send your client huge files when it's not necessary. It's an extra bit of convenience you're offering your clients that separates you from the rest of the pack.

After I'm done with my exports from Lightroom, I'll throw those photos into JPG Mini Pro and let it run. I usually won't need to compress any files because they're already pretty small in storage size by the time I export them, but just in case, I'll still do my thing with JPG Mini Pro.

...

Before we get to the last section of this episode, please follow me on Instagram @rich_photog, that r-i-c-h-underscore-p-h-o-t-o-g

If you’d like to schedule your next portrait session or give us the honor of photographing your wedding, visit my website www.richardjnphoto.com or email katherine@richardjnphoto.com where my partner will guide you along your journey with us.

If you're a small business or know someone who is starting their own small business and needs photography or videography, please send them our way so we can best serve them and you.

...

The last software I'd like to share isn't actually photo editing software, but it is integral to the editing process. That software is culling software. I use two of them. I use Optyx and Photo Mechanic.

These softwares allow me to separate and categorize photos before I get them into Lightroom. I have enjoyed using Optyx since last year because of it's AI software that easily groups photos that are similar to each other. It also has the power to identify faces and make labeling decisions based on parameters I set, such as sharpness and happy faces.

I use Photo Mechanic because of it's power when it comes to meta data management and quickness in viewing photos.

Without these two applications, the process in which i select my photos would take hours I could be spending actually editing or working on other projects.