Apple’s Aperture vs Adobe Lightroom
November 5, 2009
I purchased Aperture last year when I bought a new mac. It came pre-installed (they also shipped the install disk) and I was thrilled to start cooking up some RAW files. There was a serious learning curve but I seemed to pick-it-up. While working on a Red Bull photo shoot with world famous Musician/Photographer John Stephens he had mentioned Lightroom was the way to go. My office was ready to update some software so I put Lightoom on the list.
Immediately I was taken aback with familiar tools like COPY/PASTE (Aperture calls this LIFT/STAMP) and a simple, intuitive interface. Those already accustomed to Adobe products will absolutely find Lightroom easier to learn. The familiarity of the nomenclature is worth the extra $100.
Additionally, those of us who like to save our settings and apply them to a large group from the same shoot will love the ability to save presets in Lightroom. A feature not yet available in aperture.
Artist Ron Lipking
