First off:
Now, back to the topic.
I'm sure some of you are asking:
What do you mean Lightroom doesn't change a photo?
What if I edit it?
How Lightroom Handles Photos
Many folks are leery of Lightroom, because they are concerned about ruining their photos. Lightroom never changes the photo itself. Lightroom simply points to the photos. In fact, if you open the original photo outside of Lightroom, say in Windows Picture Viewer, you won't see any Lightroom changes.For example, note the photo locations on the left. That's from my external hard drive, and when I import a photo, Lightroom notes where it resides.
This is key to understand.
Once you import a photo into Lightroom, do not manipulate the photo outside Lightroom, such as moving, renamimg, deleting, etc. Anything further work on the photo should and can be done inside Lightroom, including opening in external editors like Photoshop.. If you maneuver the photo outside Lightroom, Lightroom may lose that link, because the file name or location is now different. You take steps to correct this, but why would you want if you don't have to? Stay in Lightroom.
Saving a Photo in Lightroom
You never actually save the original photo in Lightroom. You save the tasks performed in Lightroom, such as editing, keywording, etc. Lightroom saves these changes separate from the photo. Then, when you re-open the photo in Lightroom, it re-applies those changes on the screen. Again, it hasn't changed the original photo at all.
For example, in the Develop module (editing), the History Panel shows all the edits I've done. Since the final result isn't stored in the photo itself, I can easily back out of any changes or even start over.
Saving the Photo with Lightroom Changes
Your question now may be, how do I give the photo to someone with my changes? You Export it to a brand new file created from your original plus any Lightroom changes. Again, doesn't touch the original photo.
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