Photoshop vs Aperature

[Eden]

I've not used Lightroom - but it sounds a lot like Bridge, which was included with Photoshop, though I'm guessing it has some extended capabilities.

I use Bridge to open and correct raw files. It has some basic editing - you can adjust color balance and levels, crop and probably some other stuff I've never tried. It allows batching too and is non-destructive. One of my colleagues uses it to make contact sheets and says it's easier than using the batch function in Photoshop.

[colorisnt]

I'm no pro. I'm a hobbyist, but I use Lightroom for simple adjustments that I may have to make. I have very little in the way of lighting equiptment, so sometimes things need to be corrected or sometimes I just want to play around with things. If I do a client shoot, this is by far the easiest way to adjust a whole bunch of things quickly without losing the original shot.