You might just remember why you fell in love with editing in the first place. Let me know in the comments—or argue with me that 2024 is better. I’m ready 😄
In this post, I’ll explain why I still fire up Lightroom 2019 for certain projects—and why you might want to, too. Before “Super Resolution,” “Denoise AI,” or “Select Sky,” Lightroom 2019 had something better: honest editing . lightroom 2019
If you find a copy (or still have one installed), dust it off. Edit a portrait. Push the texture slider to +30. Add a radial filter manually. You might just remember why you fell in
But here’s the thing— was a turning point. It wasn’t as bloated as today’s 2024 version, nor as primitive as the CS6 days. It was the Goldilocks release: powerful, stable, and refreshingly focused on photography , not AI gimmicks. Push the texture slider to +30
Why this vintage release might be the hidden gem in your editing workflow. Introduction: The Awkward Teenage Years of Lightroom Let’s be honest: 2019 was a weird year for Adobe Lightroom. Creative Cloud was in full swing, “Lightroom CC” (the cloud-native app) was causing mass confusion, and the beloved Lightroom Classic CC had just turned 7.0.