No one photo workflow is more ‘correct’ than another. Photography is ultimately about the photos we produce. Photographers use lots of tools to create images - cameras, lenses, filters, tripods, and yes, software, to make those images. The photos we each produce are unique and often is the case that our workflows to create those images are equally unique. I am asked often what software tools I use and why. To answer that question, I need to give you a brief history of photo software usage over the last 10+ years. My workflow in 2023 didn’t just materialize … it grew, shifted, changed, and meandered as my photography grew … and as industry changes caused ripples to my workflow. At a very high level, my core photo workflows have been: Circa 2013: Apple Aperture and ON1 Perfect Photo Suite Circa 2023: Adobe Lightroom and ON1 Effects Yet there is a lot more surround and I have used many photo tools for my photography, both currently and in my past. Watch the video as I describe the photo tools I’ve used, how I’ve landed on the tools I use today, and why I’m not looking to migrate my core workflow anytime soon. And along that path of 10 years, I’ve used a wide breadth of other tools: - HDR Soft Photomatix - MacPhun Intensify Pro - MacPhun Tonality Pro - Aurora HDR - Nik HDR Efex - Nik Silver Efex - Nik DFine - Topaz Sharpen AI - Skylum Luminar Neo (and ancestors) - ON1 Resize - ON1 NoNoise And probably others I’m forgetting. A handful of these I continue to use in 2023. PHOTO GEAR I USE * Sony A7Rii, https://amzn.to/2GchPVy * Sony A6400, https://amzn.to/2OabTCf * Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS, https://amzn.to/2jW26BA * Sony FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS, https://amzn.to/2GbOevm * Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS, https://amzn.to/2KXaIE9 * Really Right Stuff Tripods, https://amzn.to/2KZQYj5 * Haida Filters, https://amzn.to/2YoQJIT * Formatt-Hitech Filters, https://amzn.to/2KVxTyy * ThinkTank And MindShift Camera Bags, http://bit.ly/2KTvg0p * The entire list: https://scottdavenportphoto.com/gear ENGAGE * Subscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScottDavenport?sub_confirmation=1 * Join my mailing list: https://scottdavenportphoto.com * Attend a photo workshop: https://scottdavenportphoto.com/workshops * Ask a photo question: https://scottdavenportphoto.com/contact or leave a comment below 00:00 Introduction - Scott’s Photo Tool Workflow 00:45 Use The Software That Makes The Photos You Like 02:13 2010 - All About Aperture 02:45 2013 - Adding ON1 And More Tools 04:25 2014 - Aperture Is Dead! 05:10 2015 - Migration To Lightroom And Keeping Using Plugins 08:10 2023 - Lightroom + ON1 Effects Is My Main Workflow 10:05 Other Tools Round Out My Workflow 11:17 Will You Migrate Away From Lightroom To ON1? 12:45 Wrap-up