Thanks for the reply. I actually use Adobe Lightroom to organize my photos (I am good with remembering the dates of when pictures were taken, so my photos are organized by capture date of the images). I also use keywords to tag images so I may find them easily in the future. When I want to edit the photos in Photoshop, I export them as a .PSD file directly from Lightroom.

>I’ve considered switching to Lightroom or Aperture a lot, >actually, but I’d rather not shell out $300 if what I’m >using already is doing just fine.

I see. So it sounds like you’re using Photo Mechanic because you’re already used to it, which is what I was thinking initially. By the way, if you still have a student email address, you can get a Lightroom license for around $100 (so it’s not a bad deal at all).

Thanks,

~Eugene

I use Photo Mechanic because a) I’m used to it and b) I have a license. It’s not necessarily better than Lightroom, but because I used it on a daily basis when I was the photo editor of my school paper, it’s just sort of become second nature and I’ve managed to work around any of its inadequacies.
I’ve considered switching to Lightroom or Aperture a lot, actually, but I’d rather not shell out $300 if what I’m using already is doing just fine.
For JUST organizing photos, Photo Mechanic is top notch. I love it. As far as integration with Photoshop or being able to edit RAW right in the app, it’s not really the way to go. If you’re trying to decide whether to take the leap, I’d say it depends on what your focus is. Mine was being able to pull up any given photo with a few keystrokes. The editing was secondary.

Hope that helps!

That said, are you using Photo Mechanic because you’ve always used it, or because you prefer it over other programs? In particular, I’m curious if you’ve ever used Adobe Lightroom, and if so, how you think it fares in comparison to Photo Mechanic in terms of organizing your photos?