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Күн бұрынToday I am looking at 5 free lightroom alternatives, so if you break out in hives at the thought of a subscription package from Adobe, one of these might be exactly what you are looking for!
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0:00 - 5 Free Lightroom Alternatives
1:10 - DarkTable Photo Editing
7:03 - Pixlr Photo Editing
9:25 - RAW Therapee Photo Editing
14:39 - Polarr Photo Editing
16:27 - LightZone Photo Editing
18:07 - My thoughts on free photo editing apps
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@arletteo9813 Жыл бұрын
Darktable is very comprehensive but incredibly difficult to use imo. Lightroom is so intuitive, but I cannot stand the fact that we can’t just buy it outright.
@Gert-DK 3 ай бұрын
I don't want to subscribe either, I wanna buy.
@pinabad 3 жыл бұрын
I edit in Darktable + GIMP, the best duo for people who are on a budget or starting to learn photography or both.
@Benjamin-om3ih 3 жыл бұрын
I'm going to give it a go. I tried rawtherapee but didn't like it
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing Diego! That sounds like a good setup. Thanks for watching 😁👍
@pinabad 3 жыл бұрын
@@Benjamin-om3ih RawTherapee is good but really complex, and the community is not so large as in Darktable or GIMP where if you have trouble with something just google it and you would found something
@alexgoriatchenkov Жыл бұрын
Or makes RAW edits once in a week/month, just hobbyist ...
@Ry311GP 3 жыл бұрын
Love the new composition. Almost didnt notice coz it was done smooth and subtle. 100% bro. Ok now back to the video....real good stuff
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude...took me a while to put this setup together...still got a few more things to go and change slightly...hopefully to improve it 😁👍
@asifikram5749 2 жыл бұрын
For simple edits, Irfanview is great. Been using for many years. Great video sir, will try dark table thanks.
@arnonart 6 ай бұрын
I'm using rawtherapee. I'm on Linux so the open source editors are my only option. However, there is no difference in the results compared to any of the subscription programs. My main goal is not to manipulate but to restore the photos and bring back what was there at the time of shooting. When I work with layers I work with gimp which is enough for me. Not only in the field of photography, but many others, people tend to believe if they don't have the best top notch they are restricted and limited. It's not true. I won a huge photo competition in 2004 with a photo I took on film back in 85 with a modest camera and El cheapo zoom lens. The imagination is what counts.
@AymericFrerejean 7 ай бұрын
thanks for this very clear video and explanations!
@Valerie7897 2 жыл бұрын
Hi thank you, so much I normally use lightroom, however I have been having problems setting up the subscription and was looking for alternatives thank you for the suggestions they helped alot.
@mikesphotography 2 жыл бұрын
No worries, I'm glad I could help. Thanks for watching Valerie 😁👍
@mahmoudfotoh1 Жыл бұрын
What a great video, helps A LOT in the beginning.
@mikesphotography Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear I could help Mahmoud! Thanks for watching 😁👍
@Eliaspraciano 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Mike! Great content! ☕👍🏻♥️ I use Hugin to stitch my pictures into panoramas.
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much...and thanks for sharing with us what you use as well Elias! 😁👍
@SYPCWAK Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video and info.
@lolob3rry 3 ай бұрын
love the foo fighters shirt
@vitron1898 Жыл бұрын
Thank you! That was a great tutorial!
@mikesphotography Жыл бұрын
No worries, thanks for watching 😁👍
@tectoramia-sz1lu Жыл бұрын
I use lightRoom as it lets me edit a lot of photos 100-200 pretty quickly, and I also use Capture one. I have tried some of the freebies, and although they are very good they are a lot slower to use. Needing two or three kep presses for functions which only take one on LR.
@Vxortex Жыл бұрын
Thank you man!
@stephenwoodburn2970 3 жыл бұрын
This was great, Mike. I had not even heard of most of these. I use several RAW editors, to include Lightroom CC, Capture One and Adobe Camera Raw. I have never considered not having the Adobe subscription because not having Photoshop would not be an option. Take care, brother.
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude, it's interesting to see what's out there and to see what is free. My next job is to see what the paid alternatives are like, like capture one, affinity, luminar, etc! I'm pretty much hooked on adobe products fro all of the plugins to the muscle memory I have built up. Been using them for years and it'll take an amazing program to get me to change completely!! As always, thanks dude! 😁👍
@joshmcdzz6925 3 жыл бұрын
I guess GImp is a great alternative to photoshop and I prefer darktable to lightroom because of its flexibility..mask, modules, etc..
@lindakantes873 Жыл бұрын
Affinity Photo---and iPiccy ---it is amazingly versatile, layers etc. so easy to use but no ARW yet
@amg247 3 жыл бұрын
Good stuff... I recently binned lightroom and photoshop and went with capture one express for nikon (think they do sony & fuji) perfectly fine for the bits of adjustments I do. Also discovered I'd bought affinity photo a few years ago so been using that not bad for 25 quid
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
Great to hear about your experiences Dave. I'm going to look at paid alternatives next and capture one is firmly in that list. Thanks for watching 😁👍
@jonathans.3128 2 жыл бұрын
@@mikesphotography capture one express is free. It officially only supports Sony and Fuji though. Don't know if there's a workaround for that but if there is i can't say I would expect it to be totally legal. The express version isn't as feature packed as pro but it still has some useful tools and it works well
@edwardbarbieri5283 2 жыл бұрын
Mike; As always your advice is so helpful. I’ve recommended you to several in our photo club. What wireless remote would you recommend for the Sony A7 III?
@mikesphotography 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Edward!! Spreading the word is a great way to help me make more videos. 😁👍 I have this one and it works really well: amzn.to/3aD52NN ... Because it has it's own receiver, it doesn't rely on infrared so is a lot more reliable than some of the cheaper ones on the market. Thanks for watching 😁👍
@deihnu5695 Жыл бұрын
u see that little cog option button on the bottom near the fullscreen button? if u click on that u can chose to slow it down or speed it up. i
@billbell8800 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mike I edit in On1, easy to use and does everything I need.
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing that Bill. I'll have to check that one out. 😁👍
@samuellambert6128 3 жыл бұрын
I currently only take photos with my smartphone and edit them in lightroom mobile and snapseed mobile. Saving for my first dslr.
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
That sounds like a good plan. Thanks for watching 😁👍
@budjeepman 26 күн бұрын
Great information! I just bought a strong laptop and wanted something good but not a subscription based editing. I think Im going to use Raw Therapee.
@asrbari5 6 ай бұрын
thank you ❤
@ocistim.si7121 3 ай бұрын
thank you!
@VeeScaliaDesigns 2 ай бұрын
Great video thank you
@fandangofandango2022 Жыл бұрын
Dear Sir, Thank You.
@earavichandran 3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful introduction video. Awesome one. But I use Lightroom 5.1 and it is enough for me.
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
Good to hear Ravi! Lightroom has been such a powerful editing program for so long. 5.1 is still valid and still a great program to work in. 😁👍
@tasneemcoovadia5825 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for an informative video. Please share your thoughts on the Canon editing programmer DPP. Thank you.
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
And thanks for watching Tasneem! I'll see what I can do. 👍
@iancuaresma Жыл бұрын
omg that how I feel!
@c0ldc0ne 2 жыл бұрын
My main beef with cross platform software is that they largely don't adhere to native UI standards, are often inconsistent in their use of layouts, icons, controls, panels and other UI elements, and generally look messy (non-aligned labels, group boxes galore, poor color schemes, etc.). They also offer little or no integration into the ecosystem, like having to find your desktop under /Users/uid/Desktop instead of providing a shortcut, lacking the Mac-native share options, etc. To me, it feels like I have to fight these apps every step of the way.
@ahmedbahgat5726 2 ай бұрын
nice t-shirt man
@dmitriykratos2522 Жыл бұрын
Capture One is the best!
@eddthirty4065 3 ай бұрын
Very useful Mike - have your thoughts changed in the last three years? I'm after a good photo management system, something that can help me organise my photos in jgp, raw etc with geotagging and AI subject recognition. Basic image editing tools, less like Photoshop and better than Snapped/Pixlr. I use a MacBook M2 and heavy duty PC at home, so cross platform compatibility would be nice. In fact I reckon Adobe LR would be perfect, if it wasn't for the sub model which I detest. I've got a paid for copy of LR5, but it won't work with Sonoma.
@marchinderickx8193 3 жыл бұрын
Great job to find alternate solutions to Lightroom. I hate the subscription model.
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Marc! There are some great alternatives out there. 😁👍
@signedelacroix7213 Жыл бұрын
I got the bite for LR, I need shortcuts key and functionnality in my cropping. I spend 95% of the time cropping pictures and LR is very powerful on that part with the shortcuts key and I still want to find similar but no luck so far. LR 6 user here, but it's loosing it's feathers. I have all my way of doing things with LR, hard to go back to something slower.
@user-je1kz9wu2g 8 ай бұрын
Please teach me on how to install one of these apps . Thank you so much 😊
@SmolStufff 3 жыл бұрын
I've been using capture One and affinity photo for quite a while now. I'd get by with either dark table/ raw therapee and gimp too I think.
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
Good to hear what you use. Thanks for watching 👍
@ki69pp 3 жыл бұрын
i use lightroom plastic and adobe premier but i have the complete adobe package, I enjoyed your lightroom work flow video and found it helped me a lot, this was also very informative as all your videos are, I truly appreciate all the content you create to help us become better photographers and editors, have you ever thought on doing an In depth video on adobe premier as you said before you are a hybrid shooter , and im sire im not alone in saying I would love to see a video by you on this , hope all is well
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
Great to hear the lightroom workflow video helped. 👍 That sounds like a good video to do. I'll see what I can do with a premier Pro. Maybe a walkthrough of how I edit my videos...🤔 Thanks for watching Kipp. 😁👍
@h3li064 7 ай бұрын
lightroom plastic :v
@pktbpsdm4913 Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@mikesphotography Жыл бұрын
And thank you for watching 😁👍
@penguin3427 2 жыл бұрын
good vid
@mullercreativity 19 күн бұрын
which one is the best
@jean-claudelaurin4180 2 жыл бұрын
I've tried Darktable and Rawtherapy. These are certainly powerful programs but their u.i. is a mess which makes them very complicated, confusing and not fun to use at all. I've watched a few tutorials on youtube and that didn't changed my mind.
@FarzadFarzamfar 3 жыл бұрын
I use Capture One Pro and if needed Affinity Photo.
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
Great to hear! 😁👍
@raghavendradasa1971 3 жыл бұрын
Good Video
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much! 😁👍
@ahealthierkirk2558 3 жыл бұрын
Total newb here. This will be my first season for Milky way . Which of these would be the best for editing Milky shots? Time lapses?
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Kirk, I'd stick with either DarkTable or RAW therapee. They both take a while to learn but you will get the most out of your images with these two. Thanks for watching 😁👍
@gurugokul3732 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Mike , Hope you are doing good , can you please review sigma 100 400 e mount . And i an planning to buy that can you please give me a suggestion or any advice please
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
I'm good thanks, I hope you are well too! That lens is on my shopping list, so as soon as I can afford it, I'll be doing a review on it! 😁👍
@thamires.magalhaes 3 жыл бұрын
I used RawTherapee for quite some time, but along the way I started getting annoyed how it's not a simple program to do quick edits. The batch editing can be very useful for some people, I only had lightroom for the trial time years ago and I remember it being REALLY intuitive and for me that's what was missing in Raw Therapee, DarkTable seems better on that so I'll take a look at it for when I need more editing options. Now a day I have an Android emulator on my PC and use Photoshop, lightroom and Snapseed there to do pretty much anything I usually need, it's been great for me, just in case someone else might want to try. ;) btw, great video, It's really good that you've gone further into explaining the differences in each program, that's something that's always lacking in the "lightroom alternatives" videos. ^^
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Thamires! I was thinking there wasn't any video that went more in-depth into the actual use of the programs...I tried them all out, but I think a lot of the comparison videos and blogs just find a list of free ones and then copy the marketing material...it did take a while, and I was getting frustrated quite a lot by different quirks and inconsistencies with the different programs... RAW Therapee did seem very detailed and like you said, no real way to do quick edits. DarkTable had a better library system but again, very easy to get lost in all of the changes you can make. I think I'll be sticking with lightroom after doing this. 😁👍
@thamires.magalhaes 3 жыл бұрын
@@mikesphotography Yes, going out for new programs once you're already used to a specific one is really hard. haha Really appreciate your work on making this video ^^
@migueljh55555 2 жыл бұрын
Which Android emulator are you using Thamires?
@thamires.magalhaes 2 жыл бұрын
@@migueljh55555 i use bluestacks :)
@neilcole3406 3 жыл бұрын
I use Snapseed on my iPad, it’s not bad considering it’s free!
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
Snapseed is great isn't it. Lots of features ... And like you said, it's free!! 😁👍
@bobblack4048 3 жыл бұрын
I use the lightroom/photoshop package but not efficiently. I basically don't understand it. I have used lightroom to move photos onto an External hard drive. The photos are on the hard drive and lightroom can't find them. Its totally confusing. I am not computer savy and I just use the basic editing features of lightroom. I am looking for a program that is free but just has the basic editing features.
@badhabit714 3 жыл бұрын
Superb Mr Mike. Will some of those convert RAW files?
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
And thanks for watching! Yes, Darktable and RAW therapee will do that. 😁👍
@bobbowring1702 3 жыл бұрын
Have a look at Affinity Its a one time payment and you own it for life and is much like LR/PS
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bob, I'll have to check it out. 😁👍
@accentontheoff 3 жыл бұрын
What would you recommend for a beginner (hence budget friendly) for an iPad. Thanks.
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
I'd go with snapseed. That is IOS based and is a great, free app for editing photos. Thanks for watching 😁👍
@accentontheoff 3 жыл бұрын
@@mikesphotography Thanks for the tip. Cheers :)
@andrewbbarnett6717 3 жыл бұрын
how can i get light room pc windows and how much is it going to cost me... please send various web links... as this will help me and my mental health... photograghy is everything for me in these awkward times.. Thanks
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Andrew, Lightroom will cost you around $9.99/month depending on what country you live in and the current exchange rates. It is worth going for the photography package as you wouldn't spend any more and get both lightroom and photoshop. www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-lightroom/compare-plans.html?promoid=VKW3KGR6&mv=other This is the link for the US but if you live in another country, just do a search for adobe creative cloud. I hope this helps. 👍
@sujaltamrakar1246 Жыл бұрын
how to download dark table?
@ukariah Жыл бұрын
did i download the wrong darktable or smthn???
@troyladoux1953 Жыл бұрын
Did I miss something? Was Affinity Photo mentioned?
@ClubedaSombra_ Жыл бұрын
What are the differences from the regural and the free trial one
@mikesphotography Жыл бұрын
Some of the ones with free trials have watermarks on export ... or have limited functions.
@cameraprepper7938 Жыл бұрын
Capture One Express for either Fuji, Nikon or Sony are free !
@mikesphotography Жыл бұрын
That is true. 👍
@granthiksharma4626 Жыл бұрын
i really didny want to crak light room again. but these software r soo slow. i will have to do it
@astanisystems Жыл бұрын
Can you share download links? I know how to do cracks, but can't seem to find a good site offering cracked Adobe LR. It's usually either malware or doesn't work or can't download.
@markbaigent8373 Жыл бұрын
You should have a look at the free, camera specific, Capture one software.
@mikesphotography Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the advice Mark. 👍
@markbaigent8373 Жыл бұрын
@@mikesphotography it is called, Capture one express Fuji, or Sony or Nikon.
@georgeosier5459 Жыл бұрын
What I really need is ability to convert my negatives on film to positive to edit ... suggestions ??
@mikesphotography Жыл бұрын
I think that's a completely different subject ... And there should be a lot of videos on the very subject. 😁👍
@toninogreco262 Жыл бұрын
How do you rate Photoscape X?
@mikesphotography Жыл бұрын
I've never tried it so couldn't comment ... maybe I should give it a go ...
@LunarWind23 3 жыл бұрын
What are your thoughts on Affinity Photo?
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
Good question. I'm going through paid alternatives at the moment, so hopefully that will be in an upcoming video soon. 👍
@joaovtaveira 2 жыл бұрын
9:37 so as darktable.
@multiedits6774 Жыл бұрын
with which programs you can remove something
@mikesphotography Жыл бұрын
Snapseed can do it to a certain extent.
@leenkabha1969 Жыл бұрын
Foreal man.
@joaovtaveira 2 жыл бұрын
7:17 or any other one.
@SniperPhotography 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mike I use Lightroom,Photoshop on the desk top and Snapseed on my IPad Pro Thank you for your video.
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
That sounds like a great combination. Snapseed is a powerful app isn't it! Thanks for watching 😁👍
@roberthjalmarsen2931 2 жыл бұрын
I don’t edit very often. Sometimes very often in periods but I can go a year without editing a single photo. And I am sick of throwing my money at adobe. My annual plan recently got auto renewed too so I have to pay half my yearly fee to cancel my membership. I am not impressed with their policy 🤦🏼♂️
@mikesphotography 2 жыл бұрын
It definitely sounds like Adobe isn't the best option for you then. I'm using it on a daily basis so for me it's a bargain as it makes my job a lot easier, but if you're not using it, then there's no point paying for it. 👍
@Crt5 8 ай бұрын
Im in the same shoes now. Did you find a solution?
@DalsPhotography 3 жыл бұрын
I am finall understanding Raw Therapee, quite a complex program but OH my, it can be amazing for my raw files, specially for the Fuji raf files :) :) Best and I hope you found the right one for you!
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
Great to hear you're getting on with Raw therapee...it is one of those programs where you just have to put in the time to learn it properly. Thanks for watching 😁👍
@DalsPhotography 3 жыл бұрын
@@mikesphotography Thanks to you too! I have tried a lot of applications: On1, Capture One, Silkypix, Luminar Ai and Luminar 4, LR , Bridge and Photoshop , Exposure 5, Photoscape, Raw Therapee and Dark Table, I pefer Raw Therapee from both of those two, cause it works better on my Imac, but if you are for Fuji raf files, the best ones are : Silkypix (for its ease of use and then convert to tiff) Capture one, as you can do all in it , unless you want to go on editing and then you go to Photoshop (never tried Gimp) On One, a bit more cumbersome, but still able to reveal good photos, and Raw Therapee (complex learning but totally worth the effort) For my canon, I used a lot of DxOptics, simple and very capable (it adds Nik collection if you want) , and Lr but then I have to use a Denoise program, my favourite is Topaz .Photoscape is a bit of a simple program but very capable if you are using the mac version, though it's not for a very professional work. Luminar, only used for certain effects, kind of a bit of mist or sunrays added to a photo, so this is my own list hahaha , I hope it might help you too!!! Best regards from Uruguay.
@davemorrison3705 3 жыл бұрын
Off subject a bit... Is that a Takamine?
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
Haha! Well spotted...yes it is! 😁👍
@stevencurtisphotography 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike, sent you an email for a KZfaq video.
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Steve, It's email day today, so I'll check it out this morning. 😁👍
@Federon 3 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who doesn't understand how to import images on RawTherapee for Mac? Damn, I feel dumb
@mikesphotography 3 жыл бұрын
In the column on the left hand side, all you need to do is find and click on your folder where the images are. Then double click on the image you want to open in the main viewer. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jNOdlpqXlpebg4E.html This guy covers it a little bit in this video. I hope that helps. 👍
@GrantSR 5 ай бұрын
I'm sorry, but it's there a reason your intro music is at twice+ the volume of your voice? A lot of us find that pretty painful.
@EliasLeo6 2 жыл бұрын
hahaha 16:30 why add a technical issue in your video. Maybe try to fix it and look what the issue is, or don't add it in the video. That was useless. Seems quite lazy to add a 5th program you couldn't even bother to get to work. But overall a nice video!
@mikesphotography 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your feedback Elias.
@asadfarraj Жыл бұрын
I've pirated Lightroom. I might use these as safer and more legal alternatives...
@mikesphotography Жыл бұрын
Sounds like a good idea ... also, you don't get the latest version when pirating lightroom, whereas some of these are shareware and so you will get the best they have to offer. Thanks for watching 😁👍
@cameraprepper7938 Жыл бұрын
I HATE shortcuts ! A software program should always be easy to use without shortcut !!!
@mikesphotography Жыл бұрын
Programs are so complex these days that shortcuts are the only way to manage the thousands of different commands.
@cameraprepper7938 Жыл бұрын
@@mikesphotography No, not for me, mouse, curser and remember where to go. There are too many shortcuts and they are different for most programs
@user-pc7ef5sb6x Жыл бұрын
Or you can just pirate Photoshop/Lightroom and problem solved.
@mikesphotography Жыл бұрын
You need a wooden leg and a parrot on your shoulder to do that.. ☠️
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