SmugMug and Adobe Lightroom: Better together.

Lightroom is the app of choice for editing your photos with ease. SmugMug is the app of choice to store, organize, share, and sell those photos. With our extensions, they’re a perfect match.

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Lightroom Classic versus Lightroom: Which version is right for me?

Lightroom Classic
Lightroom CC
Where it works
Desktop only
Desktop, mobile, web
File storage
Local hard drive
Cloud
File backup
None
Automatic
Editing tools
Comprehensive
Streamlined
Organization
Manual
Auto tagging, intelligent search

Adobe offers two versions of their best-selling editing app: Lightroom Classic and Lightroom (also known as Lightroom Creative Cloud or Lightroom CC). What’s the difference? Primarily, where you want your work to live and how involved your editing process is.

Lightroom Classic lives on your desktop, uses your personal preferred storage method, and comes withthe comprehensive suite of editing tools you’d expect from a desktop-based editing app.

Its cloud-based counterpart, Lightroom CC, is more streamlined editing-wise but offers more automatic features like tagging and intelligent search, too. It’salso available for desktop, mobile, and web.

What should I consider when selling photos online?

Making the move to selling your photos online is easier than you might think. Before you take the plunge, ask yourself a few basic questions:

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Galleries.

Another consideration is how you want to display your photos on your photo site. Do you want to feature just the highlights? Do you want visitors to be able to see a full catalog? Do you need special clients-only galleries or proofing pages?

Making sure that your website builder has the tools to help you organize and display your photos just the way you want them can save you a lot of time and effort in the long run.

Organization and storage.

The inner workings of your photo website are just as important as their beautiful exterior. When you’re building a photo website, make sure to check if your website builder has file compression or storage limits, which can negatively affect how your photos look online and the number of photos you can store.

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