I found time for these 5 things after I gave my photo editing task to someone else

It was the 22nd of July. Fifty new dresses were launching on the 25th of July. I had already told my customers that I am going to launch those dresses no later than 25th and I didn’t even shoot the photos.

I don’t hate shooting photos but I hate editing them. I always thought that I could do more pleasing things if somehow I can throw this boring, mundane, and non-enticing task off of my life.

I spent only 2 minutes per photo which means that I spent more than 400 minutes on 200 photos. I post 4 photos per dress. But, those 400 minutes were like 40,000 minutes to me.

Somehow, I shot and edited the photos before 25th July. I never thought that I would feel this kind of pressure in my entire life. I always thought that I am good at handling pressure but I realized that I am not.

I got fed up so much of this task that I badly want to hand it over to someone else in my team. But, that came out costly because my employee started charging for the overtime and her hourly rate was $22.

Also, the work was not good. The photos she edited were not looking consistent and also the editing style did not match the photos that are present on my site. I can clearly see that the photos she edited look different than the other photos I edited.

BUT the worst thing was that I cannot rely on her because if she’s on leave then I’ll be screwed.

I started thinking this mundane task to someone else. I went to Fiverr, but Fiverr is cheap only if you have 5-10 photos. It becomes expensive if you have 20+ photos. Also, you don’t find anyone reliable there. I wanted to have someone whom I can contact 24×7 and that person has some dedicated time for me. So, I searched more on Google and found TrickyPhotoshop.

I gave my photo editing job to them these are the things that I can do now.

I can now spend more time alone doing nothing

I am an introvert. I enjoy sitting alone more than sitting with two people. Now that I don’t need to edit photos, I can spend 400 minutes every week sitting alone and doing nothing.

Don’t judge me.

I can now learn to play piano

I have always been a huge fan of piano. I like how it sounds. It has always been my second most favorite instrument.

The first one is violent but I have tennis elbow. I cannot move my hands fast especially the elbow.

I love my daughter and I can show it now even more

I used to edit photos every Thursday. I upload them on my site on Fridays and then scheduled to go live every Sunday.

Because I handed over the editing task to TrickyPhotoshop, I can go home 3-4 hours earlier every Thursday.

My daughter comes home from school at 4 PM every day. I reach home at 3:30 PM every Thursday, cook a delicious dish for her, and then we eat it together. Yes, I do this every Thursday.

I can think about the future (even more)

Every Thursday, I think about my company’s future. I do this when I am cooking food for my daughter.

On Thursday morning, I write down things that are haunting me or bugging me. I then think about fixing them. I use Voice Memos on my iPhone to record what can I do about these things.

I can watch documentaries and read Medium.com

I enjoy watching documentaries more than watching Netflix. I prefer watching what are black holes, white dwarfs, nebulas, etc. rather than seeing what did Penny tell Sheldon on that 12th episode of the Big Bang Theory.

I also love reading Startup stories on medium.com. These stories fire me up.

All of these are possible only and only because I delegated the task that I hate doing to someone else.

I am Anna and I run an e-commerce site with an annual turnover of $400K. I sell trending dresses to the ladies.

Difference Between Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom

One of the hottest queries that keep beginners awake is regarding the software that should be used to edit photos professionally. While the free options have Picasa and iPhoto among other commercial software like Pixelmator, the most popular ones are the Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. They have a lot in common but they still possess a few unique features sufficient to boost “What’s the actual difference between Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom?” query.

Today, I am going to share few of the differences between Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. So, let’s begin.

1: File Handling Varies

The first case where the Lightroom differs from the Adobe Photoshop is the way it handles the file fed to it. It neither edits your photos nor can be used to transfer them between multiple locations. The changes you make in a photo via Lightroom gets stored in a separate file named “Catalogue”. This means that while you are altering or modifying any pic, Lightroom will record this sequence of alterations into the Catalogue. It leaves the original file intact.

Photoshop on the other hand has no Catalogue and does edits on the same image. The original image is altered without any scope of re-modifying it from the initial state again. There is a way called as “non-destructive” editing where you get to preserve your image.

2: Workflow

Lightroom offers end-to-end workflow solutions to the photographers stepping newly into this profession. From importing pictures from your storage to organising, editing, sharing and finally printing them, Lightroom takes care of almost everything that you expect from it. It even has virtual folders to track the images being edited and organised.

Photoshop, however, fails to transfer files and doesn’t even organize them into slide shows or photo books. It’s editing is still better and powerful than the Lightroom. Photoshop Bridge is something which is can be engaged to import and organize photos in Photoshop (if urgently required). The workflow is not as streamlined as in Lightroom, but Photoshop is undoubtedly a great deal to compromise with a few points.

3: Variety in the Tools

Lightroom’s quickly editing feature helped it gain a major popularity over Photoshop. It was specifically designed for editing hundreds of pictures in one-go. Lightroom basically has all the tools from Photoshop bundled together in an easy to handle package.

From adding Adjustment Layer to the Blend Mode and Dodge Layer, Photoshop truly has made real editing possible. Lightroom however has a few features less than the Advanced Photoshop program. Photoshop also supports adding 3D support and text to your pictures. This is why it is ideal for every editing situation. Lightroom is a collection of only those editing tools which shutterbugs or professionals utilize the most.

Wrapping Up

So this was all about the difference between Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom. Thanks to the Adobe’s Creative Cloud Option under which you can own these two at $10 monthly subscription.

Both the programs have a lot to offer. The choice depends upon the type of modifications you want to implement to your snaps. If you too are familiar with these two programs, do share your feedback with us. There might be more differences which we need to spread. I hope you guys enjoyed this. Share this piece with as many as you can. We’ll be back with more such articles. Till then, good luck and stay tuned.