do I really need iPhoto if

[laura grimes]

I have Lightroom 2.3? Is this redundant, am I doubling the photos? What would you do?

[katrinak]

I use LR Laura. It really would be duplicative to use iPhoto as well. Plus tagging rocks in LR!

[laura grimes]

So you don not use iPhoto at all? Did you just import your libraries right into LR and call it good?

[Cassie Jones (1gr8muggle)]

Originally Posted by sabine2598

So you don not use iPhoto at all? Did you just import your libraries right into LR and call it good?

I don't even open iPhoto.

[KerryMac]

I only use iphoto as a source for my desktop wallpaper slideshows and to sync the photos that I want to have on my iphone.
Other than that, nada! And I don't even have lightroom yet! Just Bridge

[kmartorina]

I have never opened iphoto on my mac...have had imac almost 1 year now. Just using LR.

[katrinak]

never open it

[Britgirl]

so therefore you could *almost* delete it and save space. aside from the fact all my iweb and stuff work from it!!

[hguenthe]

like Kerry, I only use it for my iphone photos

[Amy L]

I don't use iPhoto either.

[Bush Girl]

Yep, like so many others, I don't even open iPhoto.

[maryannwise]

i use iphoto all the time!! i am thinking it works just fine. i can tag anything and have as many libraries as i want and edit in pscs3.

[iUma]

I'm not even going here.

[kb522]

I am a MobileMe subcriber and also use iWeb to create my website. My whole family has MobileMe so we share pics via iPhoto subscribing and MobileMe galleries. I *do* use iPhoto, but in a different way...

If I have just done a mini portrait session with my daughter or a friend's kids then I open the photos in LR first, edit, fix whatever I need in PS and then export to jpegs. For pictures of my family I will then import them into iPhoto to tag, name faces/places and can then easily export to facebook, flickr, MobileMe gallery or my blog. If the photos were of friends then they stay in my "LR Retouched 2009" file.

If I have just taken pictures of something fairly ordinary where I may need to just tweek a few things (like this weekend's trip to the cabin) I import them straight into iPhoto to tag, name, do minor adjustments and the out to blog or facebook or what have you.

I have really struggled with all this importing/exporting but I've recenly decided that the above senarios, while it looks rediculous, is working the best. If anyone has better suggestions, I'm open!

[kkstock]

This so answers so much for me. I switched to a Mac in October and have been struggling with I-Photo. I am now considering Light Room. I don't hardly ever use I-Photo.

[anxela]

I like iPhoto for the beautiful photo books. Other than that, I don't use it.

Oh, and the slide shows of the photo books are great. The kids love to watch them.

[HeatherPrins]

we use both!

[mugsbigsis]

The only thing I've used Iphoto for was to make a few music slideshows. But, then I only use LR for tagging. :O)