Digital photography

Yeah, but I'm mainly an events photographer, and apart from levels and cropping, that's all I need to do. So I deal with speed and quantity Photoshop is king for anything else though, say one image really well. Cloning in Lightroom is pretty funny. Works for basic things, but only that.

Now I feel like a dick for suggesting Lightroom to a friend. She does events as well. How much more effective is Photomechanic in batch and large numbers?