Originally posted by Marc Sabatella And yet, plnty of grownup photographers do find that Lightroom meets their needs. doesn't meet yours - that's clear. No need to insult everyone else.
No insult intended. Lightroom is a good program for what it does. I use it as the first software that my image files go through. With many of my landscapes, it's enough software too.
I just don't consider it to be a capable image editor, any more than I consider Photoshop to be a capable image databasing program.
Why is it an insult to say that even Photoshop Elements will take your image editing capabilities up a notch or two and allow you to grow as a photographer? It's just a statement of fact.