Yes please. I’m fairly new to photo editing and just can’t get on with LRc file management. I started with LR and PS mobile/desktop and it’s much easier to get into. I really hope they bring ‘open as layers in PS’ to make focus stacking easier as that’s the only reason for me to use LRc. Otherwise I have all I need from the cloud versions.
This channel is really geared towards me. I started out with photography about 6 months ago and grew really comfortable with the mobile version of Lightroom. I needed to get Classic to do some print layouts and I was totally lost in all the functions. There's like no intuitive feel to Classic compared to mobile and I'm not sure why really. Even the design of the interface feels like something from the early 2000's. I'm at a point where I'm concidering getting an iPad Pro because it just looks so smooth to edit with a pencil directly on the screen. The only thing I'm missing is the amazing AI noise reduction from the desktop version. Since I do a lot of bird photography on small format cameras it's essential to have good noise reduction. I really hope Adobe will get working on it as well as some other important functions that you mention in the video!
Hi Brian, I recently purchased a 12.9 inch iPad Pro and just today I managed to download Adobe Lightroom. Because I feel like I’m ‘flying blind’ I would love more videos on the basics of Lightroom, however I would prefer you not to complicate things by incorporating Photoshop … one step at a time for this slow learner! Thanks, Chris Adelaide, Australia
Welcome to the wonderful world of Lightroom Mobile, Chris! I'll certainly publish more Lightroom content on the channel, but if you're looking for an in-depth course that will explain absolutely everything you need to know about getting the most out of Lightroom's cloud-based eocsystem, then I'd love it if you considered my course, Lightroom Everywhere. It's currently available for preorder and will be released very very soon! bit.ly/le-order
Holy smokes! This is exactly what I needed! I was getting overwhelmed and frustrated trying to use Lightroom CC and Photoshop on my Mac. I got a Creative Cloud sub and found myself mostly editing on my iPad Pro and iPhone 14 Pro. As a neurodivergent photographer, this is so very helpful. Simplicity is key for me. I didn’t realize that the mobile versions were this powerful. Thank you so much for demonstrating. Please continue to share tutorials like this! I’m hanging off the edge of my seat for your next one. 🙏🏼
@@brianmatiash I can’t wait to see! And for your course to be released. I definitely want to support, so I’m going to wait until it’s released to pay the full price. 👍🏼 You’re doing us all a huge favor!
Great video, Brian, I always enjoy your content. I have been shooting for close to 40 years, primarily news, editorial, and dabbling in landscape/nature. I purchased my first iPad Pro in 2017 and frankly have not looked back (honesty the iPad Pro is the best thing to ever have come out of Cupertino bar none, and I have been a Mac user since 1993). I am currently using a 2022 12.9 iPad Pro (maxed out) for most of my personal work and paid assignments, frankly I sold my 15’ Macbook Pro late last year, leaving me with a Mac Mini M1. That said, as much as I love the iPad for editing ( some 90% of my workflow is done on that device), there is still room for improvement. I am sincerely hoping that Adobe develops a mobile version of ‘Classic’ or brings ‘Mobile’ up to the level of ‘Classic’. There are still a lot of features in LRc that I use (HDR/Pano, the new Denoise, the updated spot/Healing/Remove tool), so with the power that these new iPads now possess, I hope to see more 3rd party pro apps make their way onto this platform.
I feel your pain, trust me. I've been hoping for Pano and HDR merge with LR Mobile for a long time, but I just don't know if we'll see it. I hope we do! Same with the new denoise AI tool that the desktop apps have. I get it to a degree. That sort of technology may require more processing power, but the iPad (M1/M2) can crush anything you throw at it. I mean, if you can run Final Cut Pro on an iPad, you should be able to do tone mapping, pano stitching, or a focus stack. With that said, Lightroom Mobile does have the new Remove brush, so that's a step in the right direction. Still... I absolutely love Lightroom's cloud-based ecosystem and would never go back to Classic. I can't stomach the thought of managing another catalog ever again.
Boy, a lot of food for thought here and an excellent and thought provoking video. Firstly I am a Lightroom CC person mainly as I only wish to pay for the minimum 20TB plan and do use features such as the NIK filters, Topaz Denoise, and the Book module (we travel somewhat frequently - COVId excepted - and I make Blurb books). However, I have been using LR Mobile while I'm away and doing a fair amount of editing. My equipment BTW is an X-Pro2, GRIII, and an iPhone 13 mini. I used to take my 11" iPad Pro but now find the iPad mini 6" does the job well. Recently I have used Photoshop for a few features such as Content Aware removal and adding text. After watching this I opened PS on my iPad and was astounded by what it does. One conclusion from your RUclips is while I do not want to be as capable on PhotoShop as I am on LR I need to become more adept and especially as my few found IPad Phtoshop!
Photoshop on the iPad is just powerful enough to be interesting because it can do a few things that Lightroom can't. I'd love to see Adobe build it out to where you can do a multi-image select and send them to Photoshop on their own layers. That'd be amazing, especially if they added focus stacking capabilities. But, even that's a pretty niche use case. Trust me - this Lightroom cloud-based ecosystem is the future of digital photography... for Adobe at least. It's only going to get better, and if they can make their cloud storage pricing more affordable, it'd be unstoppable... although $10 for an extra TB isn't that bad.
@@brianmatiash thanks Brian and whilst in Ireland I'm using LRM (and your cloud presets) extensively but not linking to PS. I will use PS when I'm home for content aware removal and adding text but I do need to become more proficient on PS.
After being tied to a computer for 20 years, I just can’t stand being chained to it. I do 99% of my processing on the iPad. And that includes high grade architecture and real estate photography. Loved you content!
I think this type of workflow is the way of the future. With the release of the iPad Pro M4 the sky is the limit. Thank you for realizing this and creating content to show what the possibilities are.
I also enjoy using Lightroom mobile to edit photos, especially when I am on the go. I would enjoy seeing more of these type of processes, especially the use of Photoshop with the Lightroom process.
Yup! I've got Affinity Photo on my iPad, as well, and was playing around with its photo merge functionality. It's not bad at all! I guess I'm secretly wishing to have it all done right within Lightroom.... but perhaps it'd be worth doing a video on that workflow?
Brian, I'm confused. You mentioned that your external hard drive serves as a backup when you connect to it. However, I was under the impression that LR (Lightroom) photo storage was solely cloud-based. Also, I am one of those not willing to add photo storage to my monthly bills, until it is less expensive than the electricity required to run my local HD.🤪 P.S. I currently have 5TB of photos, but working hard a shrinking that via good editing as I started with 11TB.
Definitely agree with you on the Cloud fee as it is very costly. I just went for the 1TB rate for $10 a month even though I do have over 6.5TB of photos with Classic. Just added current images from this year. The other issue I have is Data Cap. That can get costly also. However with that said I do like editing on the iPad M1 I have. Love the portability. Cheers!
Hey Ron. So Lightroom does currently require you to sync your files to their cloud. That is true, and I hope we see that change in the future because there are lots of photographers who'd benefit from the simplified-yet-powerful interface of Lightroom (vs Classic). With that said, there is an option in Lightroom to designate an external drive to have a local backup of all your files. Mind you, this is just a backup of the original files, not any sort of XMP sidecar because Lightroom manages all of that in the cloud. So, when I get back from a trip, as soon as I connect my laptop to my TB3 dock (which has my 24 TB drive connected), Lightroom will automatically begin downloading all of my synced files to that drive. The important distinction between this and LRC is that this is purely a local backup. Lightroom will never reference those locally backed up files. It's there for peace of mind only. It sounds like a video on this process may be worth creating. As for the cloud storage cost - I totally agree. While $10 for 1 TB (with LR only) seems fair, I understand that many photographers have already amassed way more photos than that. Adobe likely understands that, too, and will hopefully add additional plans that are reasonably priced so that more photographers feel comfortable making the switch.
The data cap is a real thing. I was fortunate when I did my first full upload to Adobe Cloud. I was living in Portland and had just gotten fiber internet with Gigabit up/down speeds and no data cap. Now that I have XFinity here in southern FL, I don't think I could get away with that.
You've opened my eyes to a much improved workflow. I've been a purist over the years, spending considerable time to edit images in a Lightroom Classic to Photoshop workflow, even if the images end up on social media. I've got an array of hard drives on my desk that back up to each other, and it has become quite cumbersome. I need to simplify.
Brian, really appreciate this video, would love to see more on the Mobile approach , as I have been equipped with hardware, and all mentioned software mentioned for eons, but held back from pursuing thinking that things were not fully developed for my purposes. Now I see that I can go much further than I thought in Mobile, will also increase my cloud plan to handle this. These PSD files can sure add up on Adobe cloud. I am lucky enough to have the funds to do this, however, many others might not be able to do so. Perhaps best approach might be to swap or replace existing cloud storage to Adobe. I am not a professional. Thank you for your presentation, I think both you and Matt are my favorites in all the space, and yes, I look forward to more of these Mobile efforts.
You are 100% correct that these PSD and TIFF files can quickly eat into cloud storage quotas. I totally get that, and the only surefire solution that I can currently offer is diligence. What I mean by that is that you can manage which files get synced, but it isn't especially straightforward. Here's what I'd recommend (and I'll either create a video on this for YT or include it in my upcoming Lightroom Mobile Mastery Course, or both): in Lightroom Desktop, go to All Photos and search for all PSD files because they generally have the largest file sizes. Next, I'd ensure that I have local copies of each of those PSDs, which I do because I have that option enabled in settings. Then, I'd then export each of those PSDs as full resolution JPEGs. I'd then repeat the process for TIFF files. With that done, I'd delete those PSD and TIFF files to free up my cloud storage space and import the JPEGs, which would have far smaller file sizes. I totally get that this is far from an ideal solution, but that's one option. The other option is to log onto Lightroom Web (lightroom.adobe.com) and use their "Clean Up" technology preview to identify photos that you may want to delete. I haven't tried it out, but it may be worth a look.
If you decide to upgrade your iPad, I recommend looking at various sites like Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, and even fredmiranda.com for a used one. I got a used 512 GB iPad Pro 12.9 with many accessories for a fantastic price, and it was in pristine condition.
for me as i am stopping my photography side-business with paid jobs and now enjoy private photography for my family - It is such a hoy to import/edit photos (even 40 MP) on my ipad pro (M2) - super easy -that's the way i was long searching for. And when i need a big screen it is no problem to connect my ipad pro to 27" screen and used the magic mouse for editing. Best of both worlds
My husband took over my iPad Pro when I got the iPad Mini last year. Will your workflow work on the mini, too? I would prefer the larger workspace on the Pro but my husband is 84 years old and I'm just glad he is using an iPad at all. I don't want to disturb the universe by taking it back.
Yup, Lightroom should work pretty much the same on either iPadOS device. The biggest bottleneck would be the port. The transfer speeds from an SD card and external drive will vary based on the type of USB-C port it has. You’ll also have to be cognizant of how much storage space you have available. But, it’s absolutely doable.
Nice video, Brian. I am trying to work more on my iPad. I have been using photoshop for decades, and lightroom since it was in alpha and beta. I have been disappointed with the iPad Pro versions, so I have just started working with them recently. They are improving. Your video helped illustrate how I can do a lot of what I need. It was well put together. Thanks!
I paused this video to comment. I just wanted to let you know, after coming across a few of your videos, how much I appreciate your content and how I feel your style closely resembles the direction I envision for myself. I am not a pro by any means, and photography is purely a hobby for me. However, I have a desire to improve. I have an iPhone 15 PM (as well as a drone) and have been using an iPad Pro for editing (photo and video). I recently purchased a MacBook Pro as well, but I find I enjoy working on the iPad the majority of the time. Really looking forward to the continual education you provide. Thanks again. Liked and subscribed
HI, I am looking to purchase a new MacBook and am so confused. I do video and photo editing. May I ask what MacBook you bought and the specs. I am so confused with all the options. I am looking to buy one that will hopefully last me 5-7 years. The MacBook Pro I have is from 2013…lol…and my iMac is 2017 intel…they both need replacement. If you can help me I’d greatly appreciate it. Have a fantastic day.
It's amazing how much better LR and PS have become on the iPad. A few years ago I would never entertain the thought of doing any post processing on a phone or tablet.
You are so right, Frank. In fact, I was working on this sweet new LR/PS iPad editing video last night and I can’t wait to share it. It really is mind boggling how capable these workflows have become.
Great video with very useful tips. It’s rare to see videos specific to Lightroom CC for iPad. This has been my workflow for many years. I love being able to edit my images on the couch with my iPad. Unfortunately, with the latest release of v9.0, Adobe “simplified” and broke the interface. Hold Tapping the image while dragging a slider no longer shows the clipping/masking which to me was a critical feature as I typically use the Apple Pencil while editing. I can still show the clipping/sharpening mask by using two fingers while dragging the slider but this doesn’t do much good while using the Apple Pencil. Also, while in magnified view, it used to be, the adjustment panel would hide while I drag an adjustment slider while still showing me the adjustment value which was a nice feature. In the latest version, it no longer shows the adjustment value while I drag making it hard to make fine adjustments. I reported this to Adobe and they confirmed that this is a bug that was introduced in the latest v9.0 update. Fingers crossed that Adobe fixes this bug soon as these minor interface bugs took away some of the joy of editing images with my iPad. I find that for most of my images, Lightroom for iPad has all the functionality I need.
Thank you for the thoughtful comment, Carmelo. Adobe is really good at rolling out fixes with their bi-monthly updates, so I’d hope to see a fix in the Dec release. I also think your last sentence is spot on and it’s what my channel is focused on Lightroom Mobile and Desktop (as opposed to Classic), because it really does have 95% of what most photographers need to get great looking photos.
Yes please - more - brilliant video - simple is the best. We often get lost in all the options, but at the end of the day it is the simple tools that are ready to hand that are the most powerful. They say the best camera is the one you have with you, well the best editing tool is also the one that you have with you - and Lr and Ps on the iPad is pretty much always to hand.
Hi Brian enjoyed watching this . I’m not sure I’m sold on LR Mobil Process but I hope you keep going with this. Also your comments on not sweating stuff is right where i am at . Seems like I’ve heard that somewhere before. Photography is for me mostly. With some social media posting and bombing the kids. Who only look at their phones. Thanks - tim
Excellent video. I use lightroom mobile all the time but photoshop on my Ipad, I struggle with. I'd LOVE to see more Photoshop on Ipad videos !! Thanks for sharing !!!!
Great! More of the mobile!!! Not many youtubes about this. I would love to see more editing tips and how you backup your photos in the cloud and hard drive.
Holy cow, those apps have come a long way since I last had a fiddle with them! Having tried in vain to operate an iPad first workflow for several years, I finally gave up when the M1 MacBook Air came out. It allowed me to have full fat LR Classic in a package not much bigger or heavier than a 12.9 inch iPad Pro and keyboard. I think part of the problem was that I was running a 1st gen iPad Pro, which just wasn't up to the job. As I wasn't confident that the workflow would work for me, I resisted upgrading. But seeing what the recent versions can do on an M1 iPad I might have to rethink!
Hi Brian, I just found you and I am so excited!!!!! I am purchasing your course later today and I am highly interested in the workflow course as well but I can’t find it. I have the iPad Pro M1. I am currently looking to buy a new MacBook 16” but all week in my researching what is best for me is frying my brain…lol…I also do video editing. Anywho, thank you so much for your videos….I am going to binge watch now. 😝🎉🙌♥️
Great video Brian. I have been using and still use a 7 year old version 1 iPad Pro and love Lightroom on the iPad. Personally, for the way I work it has almost everything I need and I find Classic a bit too much overkill. Similarly, Photoshop for iPad reduces things down to what I need.
What a fascinating video. I’ve been taking pics for over 50 years but only a recent convert to mirrorless and Lightroom/Photoshop also I only discovered raw 2 years ago. I would love to see more mobile editing and articles on phone photography. Most of what you featured went over my head and I need to learn so much more to improve my final image. At 65yo my ability to absorb new information is not what it was. I am also extremely lazy but I am so keen to learn more. Thank you for such an informative video.
I totally get it, Alan. There is A LOT that can easily overwhelm many people. And that's why I gravitate towards using Lightroom (as opposed to Classic). I had spent years learning the ins and outs of Classic, but it was always too unwieldy for me. That's why I switched to Lightroom Cloud/Mobile, and its comments like yours that reinforce my decision to focus on mobile.
Just discovered your channel and would definitely like to see more tutorials on using Lightroom on the IPad pro. Currently this is all I use for all my editing needs. I just wish there were a more options that Lightroom Classic utilizes. Thanks again for your time and effort on a quality training exercise.
Welcome to the channel! You’ll definitely see a lot more LR/Mobile content. Trust me on that. But out of curiosity, what Classic features would you like to see?
More on mobile would be nice. I tried using my iPad Pro on a trip to Spain and Portugal shooting wildlife. While editing photos was great, my file management work process was less than satisfactory. I don't rely on internet access at all the places I go and therefore copy my photos from my camera cards to external drives so that I have 3 sets of photos. The iPad OS system is way slower than my MacBook pro in handling the file transfers from cards (high speed/good quality) to fast external discs, so since that experience I now take my MacBook Pro instead. I shoot with a Nikon Z9 in compressed raw and some jpgs and the bigger file sizes and quantity of photo files impact what I use. I can see using the iPad and LR mobile if it fits the type of photography and location with plenty of high speed internet access.
Quick question, Ed. I assume you are using UHS-II SD cards, right? If so, what kind of card reader are you connecting to your iPad? Virtually every card reader I've seen only supports UHS-I speeds. I have both the Apple USB-C SD Card reader and another USB-C hub with a UHS-II card reader, and both transfer RAW files to my iPad Pro way faster than any other method.
I really would love more mobile content. Maby a video that compare lightroom and Photoshop on ipad with android. I don't understand why adobe don't give us android users the same oportionity as ipad users to use photoshop.
Yeah, it’s tough for sure. I remember when I worked at Google, there was always an effort to maintain feature parity between the iOS and Android apps. Unfortunately, I don’t own any Android apps, so I can’t create content for that platform.
Yes, more tutorials for using LR mobile in tandem with LR Classic. Also include instructions for importing photos from camera to LR mobile and then to LR Classic, which allows for editing of photo shoot in either mobile or classic.
I took down the preorder for a few days while I revised the course content. The good news is that it's now better than before and will include even more content! You can preorder it here: bit.ly/le-preorder
Wow what a fantastic video! The explanation was crystal clear and well paced so that I could follow with my iPad. Thank you Brian for this video. Please do make a detailed LR-PS editing for a wildlife kind of scenario too. Thanks mate.
Consider it done. The biggest limitation with wildlife photo editing using LR on the iPad (or iPhone) is the lack of that new Denoise AI feature. But, it's not insurmountable.
Hi Brian, First let me say I would definitely like to see more videos on this topic. I am in the process of using Cloud Sync more then in the past. Definitely like the portability. Now if I remember correctly didn’t you a number of years ago change your mind and went back to Lightroom Classic? I assume that since Mobile has gotten better over the last coupe of years you have returned to Mobile. I know also you like Topaz Photo AI so the question is how do you use this product with Mobile? By the way I do plan on getting your upcoming new videos on Mobile and the travel video. Always enjoy your videos. In fact I have been following you since yours days when you were with ON1 many years ago. Cheers!
Rock on, Stuart! I am so grateful that you've been with me all these years. I still chat with some of the folks at ON1, they're awesome people and I miss them a bunch. You are correct. In fact, I did two livestreams in early 2021 where I explored the reasons for going back to Classic and actually made the switch. That lasted less than a month. It became clear to me very quickly that Lightroom Classic just didn't suit my photo management and editing preferences. Fortunately, switching back to Lightroom wasn't difficult, and I've been there ever since. And I do mean what I say: I edit just about every single photo using Lightroom Mobile on my iPad Pro. However, there are exceptions where I have to use Lightroom on the desktop, including one that you brought up. That is, when an image suffers from excessive noise. In those cases, I have no choice but to use either Lightroom's new Denoise AI tool or send it to Topaz Photo AI via Photoshop (because Lightroom doesn't have any 3rd party app support beyond PS). The other scenario is when I need to use Photo Merge for HDR or Pano, but I'm seriously hoping that Adobe finally brings those features to mobile. Aside from those scenarios, I can do everything I need in Lightroom Mobile.
I love your content, and it's been a huge help to me moving over to the iPad...........but the PS element of this tutorial went way too fast for me (and without visual indication of where you were pressing) and seems geared to those with an existing knowledge of PS. This is one of the few channels that has made a recent video on the PS mobile options for sky replacement, but I think you ccould do another where you slow it down and bring some less PS-savvy users into the fold. Apart from that: wonderful 🙂
really glad I stumbled upon this video. I've been in photography all my life, but sort of took the last 25 years off, living mostly in the "snapshot" world. As I near retirement, I'm getting back into it all, and boy have things changed! I have an iPad pro and only through research realized getting a Lightroom / Photoshop monthly sub seemed to be the right way to go. For the past month I've been playing around with all the tools and I quickly came to realize the mobile app on my iPad was superior to either the apps (regular or Classic) running on my Windows box (Win 11 with a newer cpu). I've spent my entire 2nd career (30 years) sitting in front of a computer, so haven't been relishing that idea as part of my retirement. The ability to do all this work on an iPad while sitting on a beach somewhere is very attractive to me. thanks for putting together videos like this - they really peel back the curtain on this stuff and wow is it all powerful (honestly don't miss the dark room and doing all the real dodging and burning)
Hi Brian, many thanks for your most interesting video about using LR on the iPad Pro. I am an old LRC and less LR user. Whereas I develop and have all my collections in LRC and make via synchronization some of them available in LR - on way road. I found all what you said very convincing, however there is one challenge using LR on the iPad when traveling: the synching with the cloud. When I come back from a wildlife shooting I have more than 300 Raw 45MB files on my express cards. Trying to sync that in an hotel or sometimes even at home can take hours. So the synchronization process for me is the weak element in the chain that makes otherwise a lot of sense. What is your take on that ?
Hi Brian definitely interested in Photoshop and light room mobile. Do you have any videos on the best practice for file management on an iPad since it doesn't have a file system like I was always used to on the desktop with bridge. Thank you
I've been using Lightroom mobile for several years and have 2 TB (already) ; I think that Lightroom mobile is very cool. I use my phone-not even the iPad. Yes, more videos please. And yes, how do you deal with noise?
Noise is the biggest issue because we don't yet have the newer Denoise AI feature that LR desktop has. I am not a fan of the classic noise reduction slider in LR Mobile, so if I am working on a photo with excessive noise, I wait until I can edit it using Lightroom on my laptop.
quick one: have you change the title of the training? lightroom mobile mastery to Lightroom everywhere? (I'm looking for the iPad training especially) thanks
Basically Lightroom CC is cloud based. So it syncs with all your devices. And Lightroom Classic is a normal software where you have your data on a harddrive. Also the interfaces look different, thats the main difference
Why doesn't anyone say that the iPad overheats when you process photos? I have air 5 and now I bought pro 12,9 m2 and it's overheating over 4-5 minutes after starting. It’s work fine but drop down the brightness
That was amazing and very interesting. I am looking to only work on iPad and I wonder how to stock all my content from the iPad. Is it better to put everything on the cloud or also use a hard drive on the side ? Let say I don’t use any computer with Lr on the side. How would you do it?
Love the advice! I'm thinking about getting the M2 Ipad pro for working with the larger Medium format files. Thoughts on this and memory I should get? I am an Adobe Creative Cloud subscriber and love lightroom CC
Bonjour et merci pour cette vidéo. Tout de même j’ai un soucis, entre Lightroom et iPad, lors du partage il me compresse et retaille ma photo. Je n’arrive pas a garder la même résolution. Un conseil pour remédier à cela? Merci
Hi Brian, great video - im about to go travelling and looking into packing light and possibly taking just ipad instead of macbook pro - im interested in your Workflow on the Go course but cant find it on your website - is this still available?
I noticed when you were switching to photoshop that you have Affinity Photo. I have those programs too. I actually prefer Affinity for some things, actually everything vs. photoshop on iPad, but I don’t use it enough to get used to the UI.
I really, really wanted to like Affinity Photo more. It has some great features that Lightroom Mobile is missing, like stitching panos and focus stacking. But, it doesn't support saving to DNG, which would be nice to have. I can save as a TIFF, which is also ok.
I have the IPad Pro M1 and it Overheats in Lightroom really quick so the Brightness goes down 😢 does someone have the Same experience?.. Love your work btw 🫶🏽
Hi Brian,great video, thank you for making this. I hope you will make more video on this topic. Can you also make some more video with the combo with Photoshop on ipad. I thought Photoshop is very limit on ipad. And what about Affinity photo? are you also using Affinity photo with Lightroom?
My pleasure! And you can be sure that I'll share more videos that focus on Lightroom and Photoshop mobile. In fact, I'm quite sure that I'm going to pivot entirely to mobile content going forward because that's what I'm most passionate about. I do have Affinity Photo installed on my iPad and use it for very specific purposes: to stitch panos, tone-map HDR images, and combine focus stacked images. Unfortunately, Affinity Photo doesn't support DNG as an output format, but that isn't a deal breaker. But, yup, I will create new videos using that app, as well.
Hey brian i have lightroom mobile on my phone but want to start using an ipad. Is it the same subscription or do i have to pay for another subscription on my ipad.
Thanks! I ended up combining my two former courses, "Lightroom Mobile Mastery" and "Workflow on the Go" in to a single course called Lightroom Everywhere. You can learn more about it and preorder it here: bit.ly/le-order
Hi Brian. Thank you for this. It was very informative and great to see and learn that Lightroom Mobile is not to be thrown away. I could not find the lightroom mobile mastery in your store though?
Hey Armand. I took down the preorder for a few days while I revised the course content. The good news is that it's now better than before and will include even more content! You can preorder it here: bit.ly/le-preorder
What a great video. Did I see something that Adobe is no longer doing the sync anymore starting in February? Also I would like to see your import process into Lightroom Mobile eg reading from a card and how you send the shots to a specific place in the cloud.
I think you’re referring to the notice that Adobe will cease syncing Creative Cloud Files via assets.adobe.com effective 2/1/24. That’s totally different than the photos synced via LR. as for my import process, I’ll be covering that in depth in my upcoming course, Lightroom Everywhere. The link is in the description above. 👍🏼
Hello Brian. I am using iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (4th generation) - which I love, generally. However, I find that I cannot use it for LR and Photoshop, due to memory restrictions and I am looking for ways of working around this, keeping my photos on either the cloud or hard drive - or both. I have not been successful in finding an easy fix - any suggestions? Do I just upgrade my Ipad to a newer version?
Yes, I would like to see more. Also I am unable to find any “link below” to pre order Lightroom Mobile Mastery. Can you please assist with ordering this video? Thank you, Julie
Hey Julie! I took down the preorder for a few days while I revised the course content. The good news is that it's now better than before and will include even more content! You can preorder it here: bit.ly/le-preorder
Hi Brian, I’m considering to pre order your course. But I don’t know if it is something for me. I’ve an IPad Pro since a couple of days and im starting out to explore Lightroom cloud based. I’ve so many questions and start to panic already :’) I do mostly client work (Events, Corporate, Marketing, Weddings, ..) It took my years to build my workflow that I’m currently using in LRC. Some questions: - I’ve a adobe plan which have all of the apps, is there a way to upgrade the storage from 100GB to higher amount without buying an additional plan? - My current Workflow: I transfer al of my RAW files to an SSD: 2023 -> 2023/09/13 (Client info) -> RAW From there I select the photos i want to edit with Photomechanic and import them to LRC (i have one catalog) . All of the RAW files keep stored on the SSD, is this something that’s possible as well with Lightroom? - Will the course learn how to transfer all of the existing settings, presets, etc from LRC to LR? - Will the course covers everything how to build a proper workflow?
Hi there, Dylan. Thanks so much for considering my Lightroom Everywhere course. I've been working on it nonstop, and am nearing the completion of recording all of the videos. With regard to your comment, the first disclaimer that I need to make is that it's difficult to give absolutes in terms of whether Lightroom Cloud or, by extension, Lightroom for the iPad, would be a perfect fit because I don't know the details of your workflow. However, I can say that virtually everything that I need from an editing workflow is available with Lightroom on the desktop and on my mobile devices (with a few exceptions). As for your questions: - You should be able to add storage to your Creative Cloud plan (with all the apps). Check out this Adobe support article for more info: helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/upgrade-creative-cloud-storage.html. I do recommend at least 1TB of storage for photographers interested in using Lightroom to manage their library. - I'm unsure whether you're using a desktop or an iPad for this workflow. If you're using a desktop, then you can specify an external drive for Lightroom to store all original files on. But, it only stores the actual files, not any sort of catalog or sidecar because Lightroom manages that in the cloud for you. I teach that workflow in detail in my Lightroom Everywhere course. If you're using an iPad, then you can copy original files from an SD card to an external drive using the Apple Files app, but that will not be accessible in the Lightroom iPad app because there is no external drive read/write support within the app. I hope we do see that eventually, though. - There is an in-depth module that walks you through migrating a Lightroom Classic catalog (including presets, edits, etc) to Lightroom. It is a very detailed process with a lot of moving parts, but I cover it all. - The course covers how to use Lightroom and understand the ins and outs of managing a library in the cloud. I share my personal workflow, but your needs may differ. Still, you will be equipped with everything you need to know to make Lightroom work for you (within its capabilities). I hope that helps!
Hello, I need help with something. I'm using an iPad pro M2 and I'm an amateur photographer, I process the raw files I took in lightroom and save them to the gallery at 15 MB resolution when I export them. Later, when I open these 15 MB photo files in Photoshop, make a few simple corrections and export again quickly, the resolution drops to 900 KB and the image quality drops, I couldn't figure out where I went wrong. I'm an extremely uninformed user, by the way, do you have any knowledge of photoshop, I need help, thank you very much.
Hi, Wow!! Your skills🤯!! I’m looking for a program to use on my late model iPad for retouching portraits, any suggestions? You mentioned simplicity, I’m lost. Your pre-order mastery.. would truly help a novice like myself? Tysm
Thank you for the kind words, Kimberly! Lightroom on the iPad would be an excellent option for portrait retouching, but I will say that the desktop version has some really powerful masking tools targeted for portrait photos. For example, with Lightroom on the desktop, the app can automatically detect each person in the photo and make selections of their skin, hair, eyes, clothing, etc. It's really powerful and easy to use, but it's sadly not available on mobile devices. With that said, I do cover how to use that in my Lightroom Everywhere course. I hope that helps!
@@brianmatiash It does help! Tysm for responding to my question, I appreciate your input. I hope to be half as knowledgeable as you one day!!! Thank you for the pro~tips. 👍🏼👍🏼🆙
Hey there! I took down the preorder for a few days while I revised the course content. The good news is that it's now better than before and will include even more content! You can preorder it here: bit.ly/le-preorder
I issue is with Apple. I had them totally screw me on my Ipod (forever lost 156gb of music I had paid for) and my IPad (features that were never realized, lack of support to resolve issues), and a work phone that couldn't do things my Android phone did with no problems. I will never buy another I-anything.
@@brianmatiash I was thinking of jumping to the 12.9 when I upgrade my iPad Pro. I haven’t done a lot of processing on my iPad. But considering it with increase of LR function on the mobile platform.
You can preorder my updated course, Lightroom Everywhere over here: bit.ly/le-preorder. And it definitely will cover Lightroom for the iPad, iPhone, AND desktop!
Thank you for the video. But it's not photography. It's Photoshop. There is nothing wrong with that. But don't confuse the two. Some of us try to take pictures with our cameras -- and maybe we're no good at painting with Photoshop. So, our work is the work. The sky is the sky. It cannot (should not) be replaced in a photo -- as that was the moment. That said, I am not against the artistic flow. Want to paint a picture? Go for it. Rembrandt & Monet did it all the time. But they called it painting. Not photography. All told -- I did love your final image. It was great. But it was a painting. Not a photo. And that's great. It really was a good picture. I loved the contrast. Nice job.
*Are you interested in seeing more Lightroom Mobile and mobile photography content on this channel?*
Mobile Adobe assets are under appreciated, and thank you for giving me the courage to use them on a more consistent basis. Thank you
Yes, sure. They are very handy !!!
@@geraffe8763 Rest assured that you'll be seeing a lot more mobile LR content. A new LR iOS video is going to drop any day now!
Yes please. I’m fairly new to photo editing and just can’t get on with LRc file management. I started with LR and PS mobile/desktop and it’s much easier to get into. I really hope they bring ‘open as layers in PS’ to make focus stacking easier as that’s the only reason for me to use LRc. Otherwise I have all I need from the cloud versions.
@valleyfella I have brought that very feature request up with Adobe. I don’t know when we’ll see it added, but I hope it’ll be sooner than later.
This channel is really geared towards me. I started out with photography about 6 months ago and grew really comfortable with the mobile version of Lightroom. I needed to get Classic to do some print layouts and I was totally lost in all the functions. There's like no intuitive feel to Classic compared to mobile and I'm not sure why really. Even the design of the interface feels like something from the early 2000's. I'm at a point where I'm concidering getting an iPad Pro because it just looks so smooth to edit with a pencil directly on the screen. The only thing I'm missing is the amazing AI noise reduction from the desktop version. Since I do a lot of bird photography on small format cameras it's essential to have good noise reduction. I really hope Adobe will get working on it as well as some other important functions that you mention in the video!
Hi Brian, I recently purchased a 12.9 inch iPad Pro and just today I managed to download Adobe Lightroom. Because I feel like I’m ‘flying blind’ I would love more videos on the basics of Lightroom, however I would prefer you not to complicate things by incorporating Photoshop … one step at a time for this slow learner!
Thanks, Chris
Adelaide, Australia
Welcome to the wonderful world of Lightroom Mobile, Chris! I'll certainly publish more Lightroom content on the channel, but if you're looking for an in-depth course that will explain absolutely everything you need to know about getting the most out of Lightroom's cloud-based eocsystem, then I'd love it if you considered my course, Lightroom Everywhere. It's currently available for preorder and will be released very very soon! bit.ly/le-order
Holy smokes! This is exactly what I needed! I was getting overwhelmed and frustrated trying to use Lightroom CC and Photoshop on my Mac. I got a Creative Cloud sub and found myself mostly editing on my iPad Pro and iPhone 14 Pro. As a neurodivergent photographer, this is so very helpful. Simplicity is key for me. I didn’t realize that the mobile versions were this powerful. Thank you so much for demonstrating. Please continue to share tutorials like this! I’m hanging off the edge of my seat for your next one. 🙏🏼
I'm so glad the video was helpful for you, Lynda! Trust me, there are plenty more videos coming soon!
@@brianmatiash I can’t wait to see! And for your course to be released. I definitely want to support, so I’m going to wait until it’s released to pay the full price. 👍🏼 You’re doing us all a huge favor!
Your videos for LR and PS on the iPad are the best out there! Thank you for the mobile support.
Great video, Brian, I always enjoy your content. I have been shooting for close to 40 years, primarily news, editorial, and dabbling in landscape/nature. I purchased my first iPad Pro in 2017 and frankly have not looked back (honesty the iPad Pro is the best thing to ever have come out of Cupertino bar none, and I have been a Mac user since 1993). I am currently using a 2022 12.9 iPad Pro (maxed out) for most of my personal work and paid assignments, frankly I sold my 15’ Macbook Pro late last year, leaving me with a Mac Mini M1. That said, as much as I love the iPad for editing ( some 90% of my workflow is done on that device), there is still room for improvement. I am sincerely hoping that Adobe develops a mobile version of ‘Classic’ or brings ‘Mobile’ up to the level of ‘Classic’. There are still a lot of features in LRc that I use (HDR/Pano, the new Denoise, the updated spot/Healing/Remove tool), so with the power that these new iPads now possess, I hope to see more 3rd party pro apps make their way onto this platform.
I feel your pain, trust me. I've been hoping for Pano and HDR merge with LR Mobile for a long time, but I just don't know if we'll see it. I hope we do! Same with the new denoise AI tool that the desktop apps have. I get it to a degree. That sort of technology may require more processing power, but the iPad (M1/M2) can crush anything you throw at it. I mean, if you can run Final Cut Pro on an iPad, you should be able to do tone mapping, pano stitching, or a focus stack.
With that said, Lightroom Mobile does have the new Remove brush, so that's a step in the right direction. Still... I absolutely love Lightroom's cloud-based ecosystem and would never go back to Classic. I can't stomach the thought of managing another catalog ever again.
Boy, a lot of food for thought here and an excellent and thought provoking video. Firstly I am a Lightroom CC person mainly as I only wish to pay for the minimum 20TB plan and do use features such as the NIK filters, Topaz Denoise, and the Book module (we travel somewhat frequently - COVId excepted - and I make Blurb books). However, I have been using LR Mobile while I'm away and doing a fair amount of editing. My equipment BTW is an X-Pro2, GRIII, and an iPhone 13 mini. I used to take my 11" iPad Pro but now find the iPad mini 6" does the job well. Recently I have used Photoshop for a few features such as Content Aware removal and adding text. After watching this I opened PS on my iPad and was astounded by what it does.
One conclusion from your RUclips is while I do not want to be as capable on PhotoShop as I am on LR I need to become more adept and especially as my few found IPad Phtoshop!
Photoshop on the iPad is just powerful enough to be interesting because it can do a few things that Lightroom can't. I'd love to see Adobe build it out to where you can do a multi-image select and send them to Photoshop on their own layers. That'd be amazing, especially if they added focus stacking capabilities. But, even that's a pretty niche use case.
Trust me - this Lightroom cloud-based ecosystem is the future of digital photography... for Adobe at least. It's only going to get better, and if they can make their cloud storage pricing more affordable, it'd be unstoppable... although $10 for an extra TB isn't that bad.
@@brianmatiash thanks Brian and whilst in Ireland I'm using LRM (and your cloud presets) extensively but not linking to PS. I will use PS when I'm home for content aware removal and adding text but I do need to become more proficient on PS.
After being tied to a computer for 20 years, I just can’t stand being chained to it. I do 99% of my processing on the iPad. And that includes high grade architecture and real estate photography. Loved you content!
Where can I see your work?
Please do. I think the new m4 pro iPad took mobile editing to a new level. You seem to be the leader in this area. Thanks
Yes, more mobile and cloud content please.
I think this type of workflow is the way of the future. With the release of the iPad Pro M4 the sky is the limit. Thank you for realizing this and creating content to show what the possibilities are.
I also enjoy using Lightroom mobile to edit photos, especially when I am on the go. I would enjoy seeing more of these type of processes, especially the use of Photoshop with the Lightroom process.
I added Affinity Photo 2 to my iPad, $15, and it does HDR, Pano and Focus merges. If you add that to LR you could do everything from the iPad.
Yup! I've got Affinity Photo on my iPad, as well, and was playing around with its photo merge functionality. It's not bad at all! I guess I'm secretly wishing to have it all done right within Lightroom.... but perhaps it'd be worth doing a video on that workflow?
Brian, I'm confused. You mentioned that your external hard drive serves as a backup when you connect to it. However, I was under the impression that LR (Lightroom) photo storage was solely cloud-based. Also, I am one of those not willing to add photo storage to my monthly bills, until it is less expensive than the electricity required to run my local HD.🤪 P.S. I currently have 5TB of photos, but working hard a shrinking that via good editing as I started with 11TB.
Definitely agree with you on the Cloud fee as it is very costly. I just went for the 1TB rate for $10 a month even though I do have over 6.5TB of photos with Classic. Just added current images from this year. The other issue I have is Data Cap. That can get costly also. However with that said I do like editing on the iPad M1 I have. Love the portability. Cheers!
Hey Ron. So Lightroom does currently require you to sync your files to their cloud. That is true, and I hope we see that change in the future because there are lots of photographers who'd benefit from the simplified-yet-powerful interface of Lightroom (vs Classic). With that said, there is an option in Lightroom to designate an external drive to have a local backup of all your files. Mind you, this is just a backup of the original files, not any sort of XMP sidecar because Lightroom manages all of that in the cloud.
So, when I get back from a trip, as soon as I connect my laptop to my TB3 dock (which has my 24 TB drive connected), Lightroom will automatically begin downloading all of my synced files to that drive. The important distinction between this and LRC is that this is purely a local backup. Lightroom will never reference those locally backed up files. It's there for peace of mind only. It sounds like a video on this process may be worth creating.
As for the cloud storage cost - I totally agree. While $10 for 1 TB (with LR only) seems fair, I understand that many photographers have already amassed way more photos than that. Adobe likely understands that, too, and will hopefully add additional plans that are reasonably priced so that more photographers feel comfortable making the switch.
The data cap is a real thing. I was fortunate when I did my first full upload to Adobe Cloud. I was living in Portland and had just gotten fiber internet with Gigabit up/down speeds and no data cap. Now that I have XFinity here in southern FL, I don't think I could get away with that.
yes please make a video on this to clarify for newbies to working with LR mobile and using Adobe's cloud.@@brianmatiash
You've opened my eyes to a much improved workflow. I've been a purist over the years, spending considerable time to edit images in a Lightroom Classic to Photoshop workflow, even if the images end up on social media. I've got an array of hard drives on my desk that back up to each other, and it has become quite cumbersome. I need to simplify.
Brian, really appreciate this video, would love to see more on the Mobile approach , as I have been equipped with hardware, and all mentioned software mentioned for eons, but held back from pursuing thinking that things were not fully developed for my purposes. Now I see that I can go much further than I thought in Mobile, will also increase my cloud plan to handle this. These PSD files can sure add up on Adobe cloud. I am lucky enough to have the funds to do this, however, many others might not be able to do so. Perhaps best approach might be to swap or replace existing cloud storage to Adobe. I am not a professional. Thank you for your presentation, I think both you and Matt are my favorites in all the space, and yes, I look forward to more of these Mobile efforts.
You are 100% correct that these PSD and TIFF files can quickly eat into cloud storage quotas. I totally get that, and the only surefire solution that I can currently offer is diligence. What I mean by that is that you can manage which files get synced, but it isn't especially straightforward.
Here's what I'd recommend (and I'll either create a video on this for YT or include it in my upcoming Lightroom Mobile Mastery Course, or both): in Lightroom Desktop, go to All Photos and search for all PSD files because they generally have the largest file sizes. Next, I'd ensure that I have local copies of each of those PSDs, which I do because I have that option enabled in settings. Then, I'd then export each of those PSDs as full resolution JPEGs. I'd then repeat the process for TIFF files.
With that done, I'd delete those PSD and TIFF files to free up my cloud storage space and import the JPEGs, which would have far smaller file sizes.
I totally get that this is far from an ideal solution, but that's one option. The other option is to log onto Lightroom Web (lightroom.adobe.com) and use their "Clean Up" technology preview to identify photos that you may want to delete. I haven't tried it out, but it may be worth a look.
Great tutorial. Inspires this retired hobbyist to look at the Adobe mobile software. And may encourage me to update my old iPad.
If you decide to upgrade your iPad, I recommend looking at various sites like Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, and even fredmiranda.com for a used one. I got a used 512 GB iPad Pro 12.9 with many accessories for a fantastic price, and it was in pristine condition.
Love your video. Yes please more of those types of videos. Just subscribed. ❤
for me as i am stopping my photography side-business with paid jobs and now enjoy private photography for my family - It is such a hoy to import/edit photos (even 40 MP) on my ipad pro (M2) - super easy -that's the way i was long searching for. And when i need a big screen it is no problem to connect my ipad pro to 27" screen and used the magic mouse for editing. Best of both worlds
My husband took over my iPad Pro when I got the iPad Mini last year. Will your workflow work on the mini, too? I would prefer the larger workspace on the Pro but my husband is 84 years old and I'm just glad he is using an iPad at all. I don't want to disturb the universe by taking it back.
Yup, Lightroom should work pretty much the same on either iPadOS device. The biggest bottleneck would be the port. The transfer speeds from an SD card and external drive will vary based on the type of USB-C port it has. You’ll also have to be cognizant of how much storage space you have available. But, it’s absolutely doable.
Sounds great to me as I pretty much live on the road as a surfing photographer.
Nice video, Brian. I am trying to work more on my iPad. I have been using photoshop for decades, and lightroom since it was in alpha and beta. I have been disappointed with the iPad Pro versions, so I have just started working with them recently. They are improving. Your video helped illustrate how I can do a lot of what I need. It was well put together. Thanks!
I’m glad the video helped! Lightroom really does get better and better on mobile devices with each update that’s released.
Great video. I have a very similar workflow. I've typically got my mobile devices nearby, compared to my laptop availability. Simple is good!
Simple really is good!
I paused this video to comment. I just wanted to let you know, after coming across a few of your videos, how much I appreciate your content and how I feel your style closely resembles the direction I envision for myself. I am not a pro by any means, and photography is purely a hobby for me. However, I have a desire to improve. I have an iPhone 15 PM (as well as a drone) and have been using an iPad Pro for editing (photo and video). I recently purchased a MacBook Pro as well, but I find I enjoy working on the iPad the majority of the time. Really looking forward to the continual education you provide. Thanks again. Liked and subscribed
HI, I am looking to purchase a new MacBook and am so confused. I do video and photo editing. May I ask what MacBook you bought and the specs. I am so confused with all the options. I am looking to buy one that will hopefully last me 5-7 years. The MacBook Pro I have is from 2013…lol…and my iMac is 2017 intel…they both need replacement. If you can help me I’d greatly appreciate it. Have a fantastic day.
It's amazing how much better LR and PS have become on the iPad. A few years ago I would never entertain the thought of doing any post processing on a phone or tablet.
You are so right, Frank. In fact, I was working on this sweet new LR/PS iPad editing video last night and I can’t wait to share it. It really is mind boggling how capable these workflows have become.
Thanks Brian I just became a subscriber to your channel. Im looking foreword to more great videos from you.@@brianmatiash
Fab video, certainly a game changer for me. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure! I’m glad you found it helpful!
Great video with very useful tips. It’s rare to see videos specific to Lightroom CC for iPad. This has been my workflow for many years. I love being able to edit my images on the couch with my iPad. Unfortunately, with the latest release of v9.0, Adobe “simplified” and broke the interface. Hold Tapping the image while dragging a slider no longer shows the clipping/masking which to me was a critical feature as I typically use the Apple Pencil while editing. I can still show the clipping/sharpening mask by using two fingers while dragging the slider but this doesn’t do much good while using the Apple Pencil. Also, while in magnified view, it used to be, the adjustment panel would hide while I drag an adjustment slider while still showing me the adjustment value which was a nice feature. In the latest version, it no longer shows the adjustment value while I drag making it hard to make fine adjustments. I reported this to Adobe and they confirmed that this is a bug that was introduced in the latest v9.0 update. Fingers crossed that Adobe fixes this bug soon as these minor interface bugs took away some of the joy of editing images with my iPad. I find that for most of my images, Lightroom for iPad has all the functionality I need.
Thank you for the thoughtful comment, Carmelo. Adobe is really good at rolling out fixes with their bi-monthly updates, so I’d hope to see a fix in the Dec release. I also think your last sentence is spot on and it’s what my channel is focused on Lightroom Mobile and Desktop (as opposed to Classic), because it really does have 95% of what most photographers need to get great looking photos.
Yes please - more - brilliant video - simple is the best. We often get lost in all the options, but at the end of the day it is the simple tools that are ready to hand that are the most powerful. They say the best camera is the one you have with you, well the best editing tool is also the one that you have with you - and Lr and Ps on the iPad is pretty much always to hand.
Please do more videos on using Lightroom CC and photoshop. This is great content!
Yes! More mobile, please. I’ve been doing almost all my editing on an iPad for over a year now. I’m just forced to use my MB Pro for printing.
Hi Brian enjoyed watching this . I’m not sure I’m sold on LR Mobil Process but I hope you keep going with this. Also your comments on not sweating stuff is right where i am at . Seems like I’ve heard that somewhere before. Photography is for me mostly. With some social media posting and bombing the kids. Who only look at their phones. Thanks - tim
Amazing . Well done!
Excellent video. I use lightroom mobile all the time but photoshop on my Ipad, I struggle with. I'd LOVE to see more Photoshop on Ipad videos !! Thanks for sharing !!!!
Great! More of the mobile!!! Not many youtubes about this. I would love to see more editing tips and how you backup your photos in the cloud and hard drive.
prefer the original, 😀but thanks for showing the teachniques step by step. Really helpful
Holy cow, those apps have come a long way since I last had a fiddle with them! Having tried in vain to operate an iPad first workflow for several years, I finally gave up when the M1 MacBook Air came out. It allowed me to have full fat LR Classic in a package not much bigger or heavier than a 12.9 inch iPad Pro and keyboard. I think part of the problem was that I was running a 1st gen iPad Pro, which just wasn't up to the job. As I wasn't confident that the workflow would work for me, I resisted upgrading. But seeing what the recent versions can do on an M1 iPad I might have to rethink!
Hi Brian, I just found you and I am so excited!!!!! I am purchasing your course later today and I am highly interested in the workflow course as well but I can’t find it. I have the iPad Pro M1. I am currently looking to buy a new MacBook 16” but all week in my researching what is best for me is frying my brain…lol…I also do video editing. Anywho, thank you so much for your videos….I am going to binge watch now. 😝🎉🙌♥️
Great video Brian. I have been using and still use a 7 year old version 1 iPad Pro and love Lightroom on the iPad. Personally, for the way I work it has almost everything I need and I find Classic a bit too much overkill. Similarly, Photoshop for iPad reduces things down to what I need.
Brilliant. More on iPad processing pliz 🖤
What a fascinating video. I’ve been taking pics for over 50 years but only a recent convert to mirrorless and Lightroom/Photoshop also I only discovered raw 2 years ago. I would love to see more mobile editing and articles on phone photography. Most of what you featured went over my head and I need to learn so much more to improve my final image. At 65yo my ability to absorb new information is not what it was. I am also extremely lazy but I am so keen to learn more. Thank you for such an informative video.
I totally get it, Alan. There is A LOT that can easily overwhelm many people. And that's why I gravitate towards using Lightroom (as opposed to Classic). I had spent years learning the ins and outs of Classic, but it was always too unwieldy for me. That's why I switched to Lightroom Cloud/Mobile, and its comments like yours that reinforce my decision to focus on mobile.
Just discovered your channel and would definitely like to see more tutorials on using Lightroom on the IPad pro. Currently this is all I use for all my editing needs. I just wish there were a more options that Lightroom Classic utilizes. Thanks again for your time and effort on a quality training exercise.
Welcome to the channel! You’ll definitely see a lot more LR/Mobile content. Trust me on that. But out of curiosity, what Classic features would you like to see?
The Denoise feature would be very useful and being able to use the curve adjustment in selected masks.
Yes to editing on a IPad, thanks you
More on mobile would be nice. I tried using my iPad Pro on a trip to Spain and Portugal shooting wildlife. While editing photos was great, my file management work process was less than satisfactory. I don't rely on internet access at all the places I go and therefore copy my photos from my camera cards to external drives so that I have 3 sets of photos. The iPad OS system is way slower than my MacBook pro in handling the file transfers from cards (high speed/good quality) to fast external discs, so since that experience I now take my MacBook Pro instead. I shoot with a Nikon Z9 in compressed raw and some jpgs and the bigger file sizes and quantity of photo files impact what I use. I can see using the iPad and LR mobile if it fits the type of photography and location with plenty of high speed internet access.
Quick question, Ed. I assume you are using UHS-II SD cards, right? If so, what kind of card reader are you connecting to your iPad? Virtually every card reader I've seen only supports UHS-I speeds. I have both the Apple USB-C SD Card reader and another USB-C hub with a UHS-II card reader, and both transfer RAW files to my iPad Pro way faster than any other method.
This is great , I am a novice at photoshop so I appreciate this very much .
I really would love more mobile content. Maby a video that compare lightroom and Photoshop on ipad with android. I don't understand why adobe don't give us android users the same oportionity as ipad users to use photoshop.
Yeah, it’s tough for sure. I remember when I worked at Google, there was always an effort to maintain feature parity between the iOS and Android apps. Unfortunately, I don’t own any Android apps, so I can’t create content for that platform.
I would love to see some portraiture edits if you have some
Yes, more tutorials for using LR mobile in tandem with LR Classic. Also include instructions for importing photos from camera to LR mobile and then to LR Classic, which allows for editing of photo shoot in either mobile or classic.
Hey Bruce, I don’t teach or use LRC. I focus exclusively on LR Cloud (Desktop + Mobile).
Where do I purchase the Lightroom Mobile iPad Videos you referred to in the above video?
I took down the preorder for a few days while I revised the course content. The good news is that it's now better than before and will include even more content! You can preorder it here: bit.ly/le-preorder
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing :)
awesome video thanks for sharing, learn some new techniques.
Glad it was helpful!
A very brilliant video. Thank you
Great video! Question: Does using Lightroom heat up a lot? Thanks
Wow what a fantastic video! The explanation was crystal clear and well paced so that I could follow with my iPad. Thank you Brian for this video. Please do make a detailed LR-PS editing for a wildlife kind of scenario too. Thanks mate.
Consider it done. The biggest limitation with wildlife photo editing using LR on the iPad (or iPhone) is the lack of that new Denoise AI feature. But, it's not insurmountable.
Hi Brian, First let me say I would definitely like to see more videos on this topic. I am in the process of using Cloud Sync more then in the past. Definitely like the portability. Now if I remember correctly didn’t you a number of years ago change your mind and went back to Lightroom Classic? I assume that since Mobile has gotten better over the last coupe of years you have returned to Mobile. I know also you like Topaz Photo AI so the question is how do you use this product with Mobile? By the way I do plan on getting your upcoming new videos on Mobile and the travel video. Always enjoy your videos. In fact I have been following you since yours days when you were with ON1 many years ago. Cheers!
Rock on, Stuart! I am so grateful that you've been with me all these years. I still chat with some of the folks at ON1, they're awesome people and I miss them a bunch.
You are correct. In fact, I did two livestreams in early 2021 where I explored the reasons for going back to Classic and actually made the switch. That lasted less than a month. It became clear to me very quickly that Lightroom Classic just didn't suit my photo management and editing preferences. Fortunately, switching back to Lightroom wasn't difficult, and I've been there ever since.
And I do mean what I say: I edit just about every single photo using Lightroom Mobile on my iPad Pro. However, there are exceptions where I have to use Lightroom on the desktop, including one that you brought up. That is, when an image suffers from excessive noise. In those cases, I have no choice but to use either Lightroom's new Denoise AI tool or send it to Topaz Photo AI via Photoshop (because Lightroom doesn't have any 3rd party app support beyond PS). The other scenario is when I need to use Photo Merge for HDR or Pano, but I'm seriously hoping that Adobe finally brings those features to mobile. Aside from those scenarios, I can do everything I need in Lightroom Mobile.
I love your content, and it's been a huge help to me moving over to the iPad...........but the PS element of this tutorial went way too fast for me (and without visual indication of where you were pressing) and seems geared to those with an existing knowledge of PS. This is one of the few channels that has made a recent video on the PS mobile options for sky replacement, but I think you ccould do another where you slow it down and bring some less PS-savvy users into the fold. Apart from that: wonderful 🙂
really glad I stumbled upon this video. I've been in photography all my life, but sort of took the last 25 years off, living mostly in the "snapshot" world. As I near retirement, I'm getting back into it all, and boy have things changed!
I have an iPad pro and only through research realized getting a Lightroom / Photoshop monthly sub seemed to be the right way to go. For the past month I've been playing around with all the tools and I quickly came to realize the mobile app on my iPad was superior to either the apps (regular or Classic) running on my Windows box (Win 11 with a newer cpu).
I've spent my entire 2nd career (30 years) sitting in front of a computer, so haven't been relishing that idea as part of my retirement. The ability to do all this work on an iPad while sitting on a beach somewhere is very attractive to me.
thanks for putting together videos like this - they really peel back the curtain on this stuff and wow is it all powerful (honestly don't miss the dark room and doing all the real dodging and burning)
Great video, thank you.
Hi Brian I have just stared using my iPad as my preferred lightroom workflow, so would love some more mobile content. thanks
Rest assured that there is lots more to come, John!
Hi Brian, many thanks for your most interesting video about using LR on the iPad Pro. I am an old LRC and less LR user. Whereas I develop and have all my collections in LRC and make via synchronization some of them available in LR - on way road. I found all what you said very convincing, however there is one challenge using LR on the iPad when traveling: the synching with the cloud. When I come back from a wildlife shooting I have more than 300 Raw 45MB files on my express cards. Trying to sync that in an hotel or sometimes even at home can take hours. So the synchronization process for me is the weak element in the chain that makes otherwise a lot of sense. What is your take on that ?
So what do you think of using LR & LR Camera on a smart photo.
Hi Brian definitely interested in Photoshop and light room mobile. Do you have any videos on the best practice for file management on an iPad since it doesn't have a file system like I was always used to on the desktop with bridge. Thank you
I've been using Lightroom mobile for several years and have 2 TB (already) ; I think that Lightroom mobile is very cool. I use my phone-not even the iPad. Yes, more videos please. And yes, how do you deal with noise?
Noise is the biggest issue because we don't yet have the newer Denoise AI feature that LR desktop has. I am not a fan of the classic noise reduction slider in LR Mobile, so if I am working on a photo with excessive noise, I wait until I can edit it using Lightroom on my laptop.
@@brianmatiash Thanks
quick one: have you change the title of the training? lightroom mobile mastery to Lightroom everywhere? (I'm looking for the iPad training especially) thanks
I always want to know what is the different between LRC/LR , because i keep using LRC most.
Basically Lightroom CC is cloud based. So it syncs with all your devices. And Lightroom Classic is a normal software where you have your data on a harddrive. Also the interfaces look different, thats the main difference
@Milan-cf1xe 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾thanks for the follow up
Why doesn't anyone say that the iPad overheats when you process photos? I have air 5 and now I bought pro 12,9 m2 and it's overheating over 4-5 minutes after starting. It’s work fine but drop down the brightness
I’m late but keep doing this. I only use my iPad and it’s the cheap one
You mentioned at the end of the video that your images will be backed up to your eternal hard drive when you plug it in. How does that work?
That was amazing and very interesting. I am looking to only work on iPad and I wonder how to stock all my content from the iPad. Is it better to put everything on the cloud or also use a hard drive on the side ? Let say I don’t use any computer with Lr on the side.
How would you do it?
More please!
Love the advice! I'm thinking about getting the M2 Ipad pro for working with the larger Medium format files. Thoughts on this and memory I should get? I am an Adobe Creative Cloud subscriber and love lightroom CC
Lots more mobile content please
How many TB of storage do you use? I have several TB and it can get relatively expensive…10TB $1200/yr correct?
Thanks for the video, it’s so helpful. Btw can we do select people and select background in lightroom on ipad pro?
Bonjour et merci pour cette vidéo. Tout de même j’ai un soucis, entre Lightroom et iPad, lors du partage il me compresse et retaille ma photo. Je n’arrive pas a garder la même
résolution. Un conseil pour remédier à cela? Merci
Hi Brian, great video - im about to go travelling and looking into packing light and possibly taking just ipad instead of macbook pro - im interested in your Workflow on the Go course but cant find it on your website - is this still available?
Hi there! I ended up rolling that course up into my Lightroom Everywhere course to keep things simple.
Interested in learning more about Lightroom mobile mastery and workflow on the go
I noticed when you were switching to photoshop that you have Affinity Photo. I have those programs too. I actually prefer Affinity for some things, actually everything vs. photoshop on iPad, but I don’t use it enough to get used to the UI.
I really, really wanted to like Affinity Photo more. It has some great features that Lightroom Mobile is missing, like stitching panos and focus stacking. But, it doesn't support saving to DNG, which would be nice to have. I can save as a TIFF, which is also ok.
I have the IPad Pro M1 and it Overheats in Lightroom really quick so the Brightness goes down 😢 does someone have the Same experience?.. Love your work btw 🫶🏽
Yes
Hi Brian,great video, thank you for making this. I hope you will make more video on this topic. Can you also make some more video with the combo with Photoshop on ipad. I thought Photoshop is very limit on ipad. And what about Affinity photo? are you also using Affinity photo with Lightroom?
My pleasure! And you can be sure that I'll share more videos that focus on Lightroom and Photoshop mobile. In fact, I'm quite sure that I'm going to pivot entirely to mobile content going forward because that's what I'm most passionate about.
I do have Affinity Photo installed on my iPad and use it for very specific purposes: to stitch panos, tone-map HDR images, and combine focus stacked images. Unfortunately, Affinity Photo doesn't support DNG as an output format, but that isn't a deal breaker. But, yup, I will create new videos using that app, as well.
Hey brian i have lightroom mobile on my phone but want to start using an ipad. Is it the same subscription or do i have to pay for another subscription on my ipad.
Love the video. Is your course 'Workflow on the go' available on your site?
Thanks! I ended up combining my two former courses, "Lightroom Mobile Mastery" and "Workflow on the Go" in to a single course called Lightroom Everywhere. You can learn more about it and preorder it here: bit.ly/le-order
Hi Brian. Thank you for this. It was very informative and great to see and learn that Lightroom Mobile is not to be thrown away. I could not find the lightroom mobile mastery in your store though?
Hey Armand. I took down the preorder for a few days while I revised the course content. The good news is that it's now better than before and will include even more content! You can preorder it here: bit.ly/le-preorder
Downloaded the Lightroom app to my iPad just to increase resolution on some photos. I don’t see “enhance” in the tools. What am I missing?
What a great video. Did I see something that Adobe is no longer doing the sync anymore starting in February? Also I would like to see your import process into Lightroom Mobile eg reading from a card and how you send the shots to a specific place in the cloud.
I think you’re referring to the notice that Adobe will cease syncing Creative Cloud Files via assets.adobe.com effective 2/1/24. That’s totally different than the photos synced via LR. as for my import process, I’ll be covering that in depth in my upcoming course, Lightroom Everywhere. The link is in the description above. 👍🏼
And I thought I was the only one to move most editing to Lightroom Mobile.
Nope! There are tons of people using LR mobile to edit photos, and the app will only get better and more powerful. You amongst good company, trust me!
Hello Brian. I am using iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (4th generation) - which I love, generally. However, I find that I cannot use it for LR and Photoshop, due to memory restrictions and I am looking for ways of working around this, keeping my photos on either the cloud or hard drive - or both. I have not been successful in finding an easy fix - any suggestions? Do I just upgrade my Ipad to a newer version?
Certainly, would love to see how you edit astro images using LR mobile.
Yes, I would like to see more. Also I am unable to find any “link below” to pre order Lightroom Mobile Mastery. Can you please assist with ordering this video? Thank you,
Julie
Hey Julie! I took down the preorder for a few days while I revised the course content. The good news is that it's now better than before and will include even more content! You can preorder it here: bit.ly/le-preorder
Hi Brian,
I’m considering to pre order your course.
But I don’t know if it is something for me.
I’ve an IPad Pro since a couple of days and im starting out to explore Lightroom cloud based. I’ve so many questions and start to panic already :’)
I do mostly client work (Events, Corporate, Marketing, Weddings, ..) It took my years to build my workflow that I’m currently using in LRC.
Some questions:
- I’ve a adobe plan which have all of the apps, is there a way to upgrade the storage from 100GB to higher amount without buying an additional plan?
- My current Workflow: I transfer al of my RAW files to an SSD: 2023 -> 2023/09/13 (Client info) -> RAW From there I select the photos i want to edit with Photomechanic and import them to LRC (i have one catalog) . All of the RAW files keep stored on the SSD, is this something that’s possible as well with Lightroom?
- Will the course learn how to transfer all of the existing settings, presets, etc from LRC to LR?
- Will the course covers everything how to build a proper workflow?
Hi there, Dylan. Thanks so much for considering my Lightroom Everywhere course. I've been working on it nonstop, and am nearing the completion of recording all of the videos.
With regard to your comment, the first disclaimer that I need to make is that it's difficult to give absolutes in terms of whether Lightroom Cloud or, by extension, Lightroom for the iPad, would be a perfect fit because I don't know the details of your workflow. However, I can say that virtually everything that I need from an editing workflow is available with Lightroom on the desktop and on my mobile devices (with a few exceptions).
As for your questions:
- You should be able to add storage to your Creative Cloud plan (with all the apps). Check out this Adobe support article for more info: helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/upgrade-creative-cloud-storage.html. I do recommend at least 1TB of storage for photographers interested in using Lightroom to manage their library.
- I'm unsure whether you're using a desktop or an iPad for this workflow. If you're using a desktop, then you can specify an external drive for Lightroom to store all original files on. But, it only stores the actual files, not any sort of catalog or sidecar because Lightroom manages that in the cloud for you. I teach that workflow in detail in my Lightroom Everywhere course. If you're using an iPad, then you can copy original files from an SD card to an external drive using the Apple Files app, but that will not be accessible in the Lightroom iPad app because there is no external drive read/write support within the app. I hope we do see that eventually, though.
- There is an in-depth module that walks you through migrating a Lightroom Classic catalog (including presets, edits, etc) to Lightroom. It is a very detailed process with a lot of moving parts, but I cover it all.
- The course covers how to use Lightroom and understand the ins and outs of managing a library in the cloud. I share my personal workflow, but your needs may differ. Still, you will be equipped with everything you need to know to make Lightroom work for you (within its capabilities).
I hope that helps!
Hello, I need help with something. I'm using an iPad pro M2 and I'm an amateur photographer, I process the raw files I took in lightroom and save them to the gallery at 15 MB resolution when I export them. Later, when I open these 15 MB photo files in Photoshop, make a few simple corrections and export again quickly, the resolution drops to 900 KB and the image quality drops, I couldn't figure out where I went wrong. I'm an extremely uninformed user, by the way, do you have any knowledge of photoshop, I need help, thank you very much.
Hi, Wow!! Your skills🤯!!
I’m looking for a program to use on my late model iPad for retouching portraits, any
suggestions?
You mentioned simplicity, I’m lost. Your pre-order mastery.. would truly help a novice like myself?
Tysm
Thank you for the kind words, Kimberly! Lightroom on the iPad would be an excellent option for portrait retouching, but I will say that the desktop version has some really powerful masking tools targeted for portrait photos. For example, with Lightroom on the desktop, the app can automatically detect each person in the photo and make selections of their skin, hair, eyes, clothing, etc. It's really powerful and easy to use, but it's sadly not available on mobile devices. With that said, I do cover how to use that in my Lightroom Everywhere course. I hope that helps!
@@brianmatiash It does help! Tysm for responding to my question, I appreciate your input. I hope to be half as knowledgeable as you one day!!!
Thank you for the pro~tips.
👍🏼👍🏼🆙
Hi Brian, The link to pre-order the Lightroom Mobile Course does not show up. Please do check it.
Hey there! I took down the preorder for a few days while I revised the course content. The good news is that it's now better than before and will include even more content! You can preorder it here: bit.ly/le-preorder
I issue is with Apple. I had them totally screw me on my Ipod (forever lost 156gb of music I had paid for) and my IPad (features that were never realized, lack of support to resolve issues), and a work phone that couldn't do things my Android phone did with no problems. I will never buy another I-anything.
Brian..do you use a 11 or 12 inch iPad??
I use the 12.9” M1 iPad Pro.
@@brianmatiash I was thinking of jumping to the 12.9 when I upgrade my iPad Pro. I haven’t done a lot of processing on my iPad. But considering it with increase of LR function on the mobile platform.
I cant find where to buy lightroom mastery
The course has been expanded and renamed to Lightroom Everywhere. You can preorder it here: bit.ly/le-preorder
how do I preorder "Lightroom Mobile Mastery"? Is it covering Lightroom using an iPad?
You can preorder my updated course, Lightroom Everywhere over here: bit.ly/le-preorder. And it definitely will cover Lightroom for the iPad, iPhone, AND desktop!
or your IPAD
Thank you for the video. But it's not photography. It's Photoshop. There is nothing wrong with that. But don't confuse the two. Some of us try to take pictures with our cameras -- and maybe we're no good at painting with Photoshop. So, our work is the work. The sky is the sky. It cannot (should not) be replaced in a photo -- as that was the moment. That said, I am not against the artistic flow. Want to paint a picture? Go for it. Rembrandt & Monet did it all the time. But they called it painting. Not photography. All told -- I did love your final image. It was great. But it was a painting. Not a photo. And that's great. It really was a good picture. I loved the contrast. Nice job.