"Lightroom 3 is reworked from the ground up to create a fast, proficient and generally awesome photo editing experience."
WIRED, Scott Gilbertson, June 10, 2010
"If you're the sort of person that skips to the end of a review to read the verdict before you do anything else, then you'll be pleased to learn that Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 is a very good piece of software."
Digital Photography Review, Barnaby Britton, July 23, 2010
"As it did last year, Lightroom 3 outpaces Apple Inc.'s Aperture on a couple of points, as well as in the cross-platform race."
The Washington Times, Mark A. Kellner, August 10, 2010

"Lightroom's beefier editing tools offer more flexibility [than Aperture 3] for pro photographers and advanced hobbyists."
Mac|Life, Rod Lawton, September 2010

"With Lightroom 3, it's more tools in the toolbox, better performance overall along with a noticeable bump in speed, and a more sensible interface."
Photo District News, Dan Havlik, August 2010

"The best photo management, RAW processing and workflow software Adobe Lightroom recently got a significant upgrade with the release of version 3.0."
McClatchy Tribune, Gregg Ellman, September 22, 2010
"Powerful and easy to use, this is probably the best cross-platform photography management software out there."
CrunchGear, Devin Coldewey, October 15, 2010
"The new and updated features are significant enough to make this a very compelling upgrade."
Ars Technica, Dave Girard, June 22, 2010
"Should you upgrade? This is one case where the answer is an absolute no-brainer. Even if you're infatuated with Aperture, you really should take a look at this release."
MacDirectory, Ric Getter, June 8, 2010

"The final release includes a few goodies that weren't in the public beta releases and performance took a big jump in the final release. Importing is now much faster and the increased flexibility makes my day-to-day work easier. ."
Shutterbug, Jon Canfield, November 2010
"A superb Adobe image correction toolset makes this a first choice over Photoshop when workflow, rather than design and effects, are the most important factor."
DV Magazine, Oliver Peters, July 22, 2010
"It's obvious that Adobe has gone to great lengths to meet the digital darkroom needs of photographers with Lightroom."
About.com , Sue Chastain, November 2010

"Adobe has improved on its strengths, such as speed of import and RAW processing, and has added new features that are useful to a wide range of users."
AfterCapture, Stan Sholik, August 2010
"For me, the File Import and video improvements alone have made digital photo management a more enjoyable experience. ."
Designorati, Jeremy Schultz , June 8, 2010
"I'm honestly at a loss for words to describe how impressed I am with Lightroom 3."
DigitalCameraReview.com, Jerry Jackson, June 25, 2010
"All and all I'm extremely impressed with this version of Lightroom 3. It is by far the best tool that I know of today to process your photos."
Thomas Hawk's Digital Connection, Thomas Hawk, June 7,2010
"With Lightroom 3, Adobe has taken its popular workflow application to the next level, with more than enough updates to make this a must-have update or first-time purchase."
Photo.net, Theano Nikitas, July 2010

"Not just another upgrade, this version of Lightroom breaks new ground, and even brings new life to old images."
Professional Photographer, Ellis Vener , November 2010
"Since its first release, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom has set the standard for digital photography postproduction. Its simple and intuitive interface combined with its fast performance and wonderful options makes it a trend setting program."
MicroFilmmaker Magazine, Justin Pugh , September 1, 2010
"It is a great choice for professionals and advanced amateurs who are looking to for the best way to improve their digital workflow, and it has an appropriate learning curve for those who are new to this series of editors. In short, it may be all you ever need."
Bright Hub, Jonathan Wylie, July 5, 2010
"In a world where time is money, you'll find that you can save tons of time editing your images in Lightroom compared to most any prior method."
Cameratown, Ron Risman, September 2010
"Have you ever had one of those, 'game changer moments' when you sat in front of something and just said out loud or to yourself, 'Oh My God'? The first time I sat down in front of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 (LR3), was one of those moments for me."
MyMac.com, Mark Rudd , July 1, 2010
"In light of the competition, Lightroom 3 remains my personal choice in professional photo editing applications."
Epoch Times, Joshua Philipp, June 20, 2010
"This is an application I couldn't live without and I am excited to see it evolve."
Adorama, Diane Miller, July 16, 2010
"Lightroom 3 does exactly what it says it can do and it now does it even better."
Applelinks, Gary Coyne, September 23, 2010
"The amount and effectiveness of the tools available truly make it possible for you to transform images that may have previously been labeled as garbage into very usable — if not amazing — images."
Appletell, Jake Gaecke, July 26, 2010
"Adobe's Lightroom 3 is a significant upgrade from the most recent version, Lightroom 2, and one worth considering, particularly if you are already a Lightroom user."
Computing Unplugged, Scott Koegler, October 2010
"The final release includes a few goodies that weren't in the public beta releases, and performance took a big jump in the final release."
Photography Blog, Jon Canfield, June 15, 2010
"While newer versions of software usually improve upon the previous versions, Lightroom 3 appears to just about do it all."
Kenstone.net, Steve Douglas , January 17, 2011
"What Lightroom 3 provides is an environment for photographers to: organize, process and output their photography and to do this in an integrated, simple and robust environment and to do so without fuss.."
Software Latest, Grant Mundell, November 11, 2010
"Lightroom 3 is a worthwhile upgrade for anyone using a previous version of the software; it adds many new and powerful tools for a digital photographer to leverage. At a cost of under a hundred dollars for the upgrade, it's worth every penny."
Digital Home Thoughts, Jason Dunn, November 2010
"Lightroom 3's overall implementation is excellent."
TechRevu, David Em, December 28, 2010

"I think it's a great upgrade. If you have Lightroom 1 or 2, I say upgrade. It's well worth it.… I don't think for workflow, Lightroom could be beat."
PC-Review Online, Robert Barnett, July 26, 2010
"I can't even begin to imagine thinking about digital photography without Lightroom."
TechByter Worldwide, Bill Blinn, October 3, 2010

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