Lightroom on Your
Mobile Devices
The mobile version of Lightroom allows you to access, edit, organise
and share your photos on your iPad, iPhone or Android device. With it
you can sync any changes, so updated images are available for further
editing in the Lightroom desktop program.
Adobe’s reach to the mobile
app world is one of the best
examples of the collaboration
between devices and standard
desktop systems. There’s plenty
you can achieve in the mobile
version of Lightroom but thanks
to some clever development
on behalf of Adobe being able
to get to the mobile images
is remarkably easy from the
desktop version of Lightroom.The Lightroom mobile app is
frequently updated, with tweaks
to its use, interface, how it
interacts with the device and
battery life considerations, and
how it syncs with the desktop
version. For example, with the
Lightroom app you can create
collections, just as you would with
the desktop version, to help you
better organise your images.You’re able to add existing photos
taken on your device prior to
installing the Lightroom app
to a collection, or create a new
collection for older content. From
within the Lightroom app you
can open a collection and tap the
camera icon to take a picture and
instantly add it to the collection.There’s both automatic and
professional options available
when taking a photo. Auto mode
will suffice for most users, with
the Lightroom app applying any
presets it determines will work
best with image, its colours and
light levels.The Professional option will give
you access to more settings, such
as shutter speed, light levels,
exposure and balancing, as well
as various filters too.The Lightroom app isn’t just for
snapping and storing, with it
you’re able to edit images. You
can crop, apply presets, flag and
rate images and eventually sync
or share them to the desktop
version of Lightroom or your
Adobe web cloud account.There’s plenty to get to grips with
here and with the new generation
of iPhoneographers armed with
powerful cameras built into their
devices, there’s no excuse to miss
out on taking the perfect shot.We look at some of the aspects
of the Lightroom app in the
coming pages, detailing how
to set up the syncing to the
Lightroom desktop version,
organising photos in the app,
image editing and how to share
your photos.Download the Lightroom
app for your Android
device from Google Play.Check the Apple App
Store to download this
official application for your
iPad or iPhone.LIGHTROOM CC: CLOUD BASED PHOTO EDITING
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