mitchel_whitehead

<p>I am getting lot's of reports that people are "liking" the photo on facebook, but they are not all showing up on the "counter." We need to find a simpler way to tally "likes."</p>

<p>Conceding that LR is a powerful program that can produce good results, it is nonetheless a sad commentary how far removed from "photography" or "art" or "creativity" we have been taken by Lightroom (and some of the other enormously complex Adobe products). It would be fascinating to see a comparison the of hours spent trying to figure out obscure Lightroom issues and problems versus the time actually spent taking pictures. I am amazed by the disdain Adobe shows for its customers and how user unfriendly their programs can be. Perhaps that's why Deke McClelland's excellent book on CS5 begins with the concession that the program is seemingly "designed to frighten and intimidate," and is "vast and complicated, with redundant options, misleading commands, and downright ritualistically obscure functions." He concludes that "there may be occasional times when you'll wonder if Photoshop is Adobe's idea of the Nine Circles of Hell." Anyway, I digress. Just letting you know that I feel your pain (on the hopeful theory that misery loves company). Good luck...</p>