No video :(

5 FREE Lightroom Alternatives | Edit your photos for free today!

Подписаться 113 тыс.

Просмотров 172 тыс.

50% 1

Today 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!
Nick Page Orton Effect: • The Nick Page Effect -...
To sign up for my weekly emails click on this link: www.bit.ly/BHMe...
---------------
Want to buy a Camera today!?: amzn.to/2EHdOOh
Foo Fighters T-shirts: amzn.to/34hBvqg
My Equipment list:
Godox AD200: amzn.to/2Hxn59V
Star Tracker: amzn.to/2Lr4f7W
Big tripod for tracker: amzn.to/2Ye3AN2
Tiny tripod for travelling: amzn.to/31JucGq
Sony A7iii: amzn.to/2IIq4fm
Samyang 14mm: amzn.to/31yjBw7
Batis 25mm: amzn.to/2WDQKb0
Tamron 28-75mm amzn.to/2MLLwWe
Sony 85mm: amzn.to/2WK8phd
Ifootage carbon tripod legs: amzn.to/3kvDA7X
Manfrotto ball head: amzn.to/3dWHwvW
Rode NTG3 Microphone: amzn.to/35wc6sB
---------------
Affiliate links
Some of the links above are affiliate links, which means at no extra cost to you I will make a small commission, if you click them and make a qualifying purchase.
---------------
My Favourite online Photographers:
Nick Page / @nickpage
Ben Horne / @benhorne
Michael The Maven / @mmaven
Thomas Heaton / @thomasheatonphoto
Curtis Judd / @curtisjudd
---------------
I have recently become an ambassador for Epidemic Sound which I am stoked about and I'll be talking in the near future about getting royalty free music and sound effects...if you need good music, head over to their site for a free trail: share.epidemics...
If you would like to see more, subscribe and turn on notifications for weekly videos, hints and tips and more. If you know anyone who would benefit from this video, share and like the video.
Thanks
Mike
---------------
Timecode
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
---------------
mike@boxheadmike.com
www.boxheadmike...
/ boxheadmike
/ boxheadmike
Music by: share.epidemics...
So many good songs and sound effects on the epidemic sound website, go check them out!!
#boxheadmike #phototutorials

Опубликовано:

17 авг 2024

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 166

@arletteo9813 Год назад

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 4 месяца назад

I don't want to subscribe either, I wanna buy.

@Wistbacka 13 дней назад

And Capture One Pro took it one step further that they do offer one time buy, but then you will not get any future updates, despite paying a premium 350 dollars for it. Or you can opt for the 20 dollars/month subscription - MORE expensive than lightroom + photoshop (photo bundle)

@pinabad 3 года назад

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 года назад

I'm going to give it a go. I tried rawtherapee but didn't like it

@mikesphotography 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing Diego! That sounds like a good setup. Thanks for watching 😁👍

@pinabad 3 года назад

@@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 Год назад

Or makes RAW edits once in a week/month, just hobbyist ...

@arnonart 8 месяцев назад

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.

@Ry311GP 3 года назад

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 года назад

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 года назад

For simple edits, Irfanview is great. Been using for many years. Great video sir, will try dark table thanks.

@tectoramia-sz1lu Год назад

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.

@stephenwoodburn2970 3 года назад

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 года назад

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 года назад

I guess GImp is a great alternative to photoshop and I prefer darktable to lightroom because of its flexibility..mask, modules, etc..

@lindakantes873 Год назад

Affinity Photo---and iPiccy ---it is amazingly versatile, layers etc. so easy to use but no ARW yet

@marchinderickx8193 3 года назад

Great job to find alternate solutions to Lightroom. I hate the subscription model.

@mikesphotography 3 года назад

Thanks very much Marc! There are some great alternatives out there. 😁👍

@Valerie7897 2 года назад

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 года назад

No worries, I'm glad I could help. Thanks for watching Valerie 😁👍

@amg247 3 года назад

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 года назад

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 года назад

@@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

@mahmoudfotoh1 2 года назад

What a great video, helps A LOT in the beginning.

@mikesphotography 2 года назад

Glad to hear I could help Mahmoud! Thanks for watching 😁👍

@c0ldc0ne 2 года назад

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.

@samuellambert6128 3 года назад

I currently only take photos with my smartphone and edit them in lightroom mobile and snapseed mobile. Saving for my first dslr.

@mikesphotography 3 года назад

That sounds like a good plan. Thanks for watching 😁👍

@vitron1898 Год назад

Thank you! That was a great tutorial!

@mikesphotography Год назад

No worries, thanks for watching 😁👍

@budjeepman 2 месяца назад

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.

@lolob3rry 4 месяца назад

love the foo fighters shirt

@AymericFrerejean 8 месяцев назад

thanks for this very clear video and explanations!

@SYPCWAK Год назад

Thanks for the video and info.

@tasneemcoovadia5825 3 года назад

Thanks for an informative video. Please share your thoughts on the Canon editing programmer DPP. Thank you.

@mikesphotography 3 года назад

And thanks for watching Tasneem! I'll see what I can do. 👍

@Eliaspraciano 3 года назад

Thank you, Mike! Great content! ☕👍🏻♥️ I use Hugin to stitch my pictures into panoramas.

@mikesphotography 3 года назад

Thanks very much...and thanks for sharing with us what you use as well Elias! 😁👍

@jean-claudelaurin4180 2 года назад

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.

@dmitriykratos2522 Год назад

Capture One is the best!

@Vxortex Год назад

Thank you man!

@deihnu5695 Год назад

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

@FarzadFarzamfar 3 года назад

I use Capture One Pro and if needed Affinity Photo.

@mikesphotography 3 года назад

Great to hear! 😁👍

@fandangofandango2022 Год назад

Dear Sir, Thank You.

@signedelacroix7213 Год назад

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.

@edwardbarbieri5283 2 года назад

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 года назад

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 😁👍

@neilcole3406 3 года назад

I use Snapseed on my iPad, it’s not bad considering it’s free!

@mikesphotography 3 года назад

Snapseed is great isn't it. Lots of features ... And like you said, it's free!! 😁👍

@eddthirty4065 5 месяцев назад

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.

@VeeScaliaDesigns 3 месяца назад

Great video thank you

@earavichandran 3 года назад

Wonderful introduction video. Awesome one. But I use Lightroom 5.1 and it is enough for me.

@mikesphotography 3 года назад

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. 😁👍

@ahmedbahgat5726 3 месяца назад

nice t-shirt man

@ocistim.si7121 4 месяца назад

thank you!

@ahealthierkirk2558 3 года назад

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 года назад

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 😁👍

@bobbowring1702 3 года назад

Have a look at Affinity Its a one time payment and you own it for life and is much like LR/PS

@mikesphotography 3 года назад

Thanks Bob, I'll have to check it out. 😁👍

@user-je1kz9wu2g 9 месяцев назад

Please teach me on how to install one of these apps . Thank you so much 😊

@SmolStufff 3 года назад

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 года назад

Good to hear what you use. Thanks for watching 👍

@iancuaresma Год назад

omg that how I feel!

@asrbari5 8 месяцев назад

thank you ❤

@bobblack4048 3 года назад

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.

@toninogreco262 Год назад

How do you rate Photoscape X?

@mikesphotography Год назад

I've never tried it so couldn't comment ... maybe I should give it a go ...

@billbell8800 3 года назад

Thanks Mike I edit in On1, easy to use and does everything I need.

@mikesphotography 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing that Bill. I'll have to check that one out. 😁👍

@gurugokul3732 3 года назад

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 года назад

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! 😁👍

@ki69pp 3 года назад

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 года назад

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 8 месяцев назад

lightroom plastic :v

@accentontheoff 3 года назад

What would you recommend for a beginner (hence budget friendly) for an iPad. Thanks.

@mikesphotography 3 года назад

I'd go with snapseed. That is IOS based and is a great, free app for editing photos. Thanks for watching 😁👍

@accentontheoff 3 года назад

@@mikesphotography Thanks for the tip. Cheers :)

@andrewbbarnett6717 3 года назад

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 года назад

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. 👍

@penguin3427 2 года назад

good vid

@badhabit714 3 года назад

Superb Mr Mike. Will some of those convert RAW files?

@mikesphotography 3 года назад

And thanks for watching! Yes, Darktable and RAW therapee will do that. 😁👍

@thamires.magalhaes 3 года назад

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 года назад

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 года назад

@@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 года назад

Which Android emulator are you using Thamires?

@thamires.magalhaes 2 года назад

@@migueljh55555 i use bluestacks :)

@ukariah Год назад

did i download the wrong darktable or smthn???

@MullerCreativity 2 месяца назад

which one is the best

@Tobi-as 17 дней назад

I think that depends on your needs.

@DalsPhotography 3 года назад

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 года назад

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 года назад

@@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.

@cameraprepper7938 2 года назад

Capture One Express for either Fuji, Nikon or Sony are free !

@mikesphotography 2 года назад

That is true. 👍

@pktbpsdm4913 Год назад

Thank you

@mikesphotography Год назад

And thank you for watching 😁👍

@granthiksharma4626 2 года назад

i really didny want to crak light room again. but these software r soo slow. i will have to do it

@astanisystems Год назад

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 Год назад

You should have a look at the free, camera specific, Capture one software.

@mikesphotography Год назад

Thanks for the advice Mark. 👍

@markbaigent8373 Год назад

@@mikesphotography it is called, Capture one express Fuji, or Sony or Nikon.

@troyladoux1953 Год назад

Did I miss something? Was Affinity Photo mentioned?

@raghavendradasa1971 3 года назад

Good Video

@mikesphotography 3 года назад

Thanks very much! 😁👍

@georgeosier5459 Год назад

What I really need is ability to convert my negatives on film to positive to edit ... suggestions ??

@mikesphotography Год назад

I think that's a completely different subject ... And there should be a lot of videos on the very subject. 😁👍

@LunarWind23 3 года назад

What are your thoughts on Affinity Photo?

@mikesphotography 3 года назад

Good question. I'm going through paid alternatives at the moment, so hopefully that will be in an upcoming video soon. 👍

@ClubedaSombra_ 2 года назад

What are the differences from the regural and the free trial one

@mikesphotography 2 года назад

Some of the ones with free trials have watermarks on export ... or have limited functions.

@sujaltamrakar1246 Год назад

how to download dark table?

@multiedits6774 2 года назад

with which programs you can remove something

@mikesphotography Год назад

Snapseed can do it to a certain extent.

@leenkabha1969 Год назад

Foreal man.

@joaovtaveira 2 года назад

9:37 so as darktable.

@roberthjalmarsen2931 2 года назад

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 года назад

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 10 месяцев назад

Im in the same shoes now. Did you find a solution?

@SniperPhotography 3 года назад

Thank you Mike I use Lightroom,Photoshop on the desk top and Snapseed on my IPad Pro Thank you for your video.

@mikesphotography 3 года назад

That sounds like a great combination. Snapseed is a powerful app isn't it! Thanks for watching 😁👍

@davemorrison3705 3 года назад

Off subject a bit... Is that a Takamine?

@mikesphotography 3 года назад

Haha! Well spotted...yes it is! 😁👍

@Federon 3 года назад

Am I the only one who doesn't understand how to import images on RawTherapee for Mac? Damn, I feel dumb

@mikesphotography 3 года назад

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. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Vmmc7f117SM.html This guy covers it a little bit in this video. I hope that helps. 👍

@joaovtaveira 2 года назад

7:17 or any other one.

@GrantSR 6 месяцев назад

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.

@stevencurtisphotography 3 года назад

Hi Mike, sent you an email for a RU-vid video.

@mikesphotography 3 года назад

Hi Steve, It's email day today, so I'll check it out this morning. 😁👍

@asadfarraj Год назад

I've pirated Lightroom. I might use these as safer and more legal alternatives...

@mikesphotography Год назад

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 😁👍

@EliasLeo6 2 года назад

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 года назад

Thanks for your feedback Elias.

@cameraprepper7938 2 года назад

I HATE shortcuts ! A software program should always be easy to use without shortcut !!!

@mikesphotography 2 года назад

Programs are so complex these days that shortcuts are the only way to manage the thousands of different commands.

@cameraprepper7938 2 года назад

@@mikesphotography No, not for me, mouse, curser and remember where to go. There are too many shortcuts and they are different for most programs